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It may be a bit polished and not as edgy, but it's still C.O.C and they remain on the most infuential bands out there. So to me it remains an underrated classic. This CD is probably not their best work, but for me it features some of their best songs, or my fav C.O.C songs like "Over Me", "Congratulations Song", "Diablo Blvd.", and my fav on this particular Cd in "Doublewide". There are a few songs on here I don't like, but that's not unusual for any release by this band."Gettin' It On" and "Who Got The Fire" I believe a couple, "Stare Too Long" I can tolerate sometimes, but most often I skip over it also.It seems to be more structured and commercial on the surface, but can't say as I've heard any of these songs on the radio (at least not very often).
This is what good music sounds like I strongly urge you to go out and buy this cd. Peppers voice has a winsome quality on this album like he is looking back over time and remembering Ronnie Van Zant. You will not regret it. I cannot even begin to say how much I enjoy this album. The Southern Rock influence is fantastic but the grooves in it are just incredible.
Great Deal.and it arrived faster than expected. Although it was 'Used' it was in excellent condition. I'm happy to have it back in my collection. This is one of my favorites. I ordered this CD to replace one that my EX took it when he moved out.
Imagine that spinning at 33rpm. It starts with a monster guitar hook and pummels away your senses. The cover art is from a sticker on Black Sabbath's Volume 4 vinyl release, side A.
There's a big difference between a cool instrumental bit for a minute, and a Load-like 45 minute rock album. On this album, though, there's just way too much of those qualities. Many people would use those three words for the instrumental interlude bits on "Deliverance," but I actually liked those.
I'm not sure what, though. Perhaps this just reflects my biased expectations, but to me this album seems too slow, too soft, and too disjointed. I think that something happened to COC between Wiseblood (1996) and America's Volume Dealer (2000).
There's nothing wrong with being slow and soft, or even disjointed at times. I think the album before this (Wiseblood) and after (In the Arms of God) were both better than this one. This album isn't terrible.
It's still got some good riffs, some good vocals, and generally some good music.
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