Straight into opener 'Sit On You' blast M.I.C. (which is like winning a competition to have dinner with a celebrity, and ending up with a Big Brother winner from, like, 10 years ago)......this a bit of a non starter to say the least.

However, I honestly thought that it may be that the opener was the weak link - I was totally wrong! This band needs someone to tell them to spice it up or at least get some urgency in their playing/songwriting as it all sounds a little too "Blah!" I'm not saying that it's bad - some of it is good - but they just sound like they are going through the motions. What they need is a producer who can bring out the best in them, or at least give them an edge. All the songs have the rock/pop edge which I normally love but this just leaves me lukewarm instead of hot, hot, hot!

I really wanted to like this, but it is not for me - a first for me. The PR for this album states "The album features different styles ranging from punk, rock & roll, ballad to melodic rock." Which is true but they never master any, which truly is a shame!

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