Their CD Universal Asshole was originally released in 2002 but was only given to me lately by their newest drummer Steve Scott (S.W.A.T. / Arayaseyes). Thanks Steve this is a great CD. 

The album starts off with an incredible song entitled “Night & Day” which has all the elements of a great rock song. With the album now getting my full attention the second song “Brother of Another Mother” has my speakers vibrating. Now we begin. 

The album as a whole is pure rock bringing me back to the classic hard rock/metal sounds of yesterday. I love this album and would say anybody who loves the old style metal/hard rock would also enjoy adding this album to their collection as my first thoughts of hearing this album was I would of sworn I had heard elements of a Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow songs within this album but after listening to it for awhile I settled with another great band from my past, Kiss. 

The guitar work inside the album is incredible and the lyrical content is well written only adding to the over all chemistry of the bands material. I definitely love the song “I Can’t Wait” and can only say one thing. “You might not be an overnight sensation but your CD has definitely impressed me”. 

I was seriously considering adding some thoughts on favorite songs but the album as a whole is too good to break down on an individual basis but if I can add some thoughts on the songs I prefer over the other songs. I would have to say the following songs are definitely worth checking out.  “Night & Day”, “Brother of Another Mother”, “I Can’t Wait”, “Jungle Jazz Juice”, “Comeuppance”, “Complete”, “Universal Asshole” and my ultimate favorite “Voices”. I could add more songs to this list but I would be listing the whole album instead of a couple of songs of interest. 

The album ranks in the top three for discovered artist for 2005 by myself and can only add I’m definitely awaiting their next album and have just one request Black JU-JU please come to K Town. 

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Frank Sheldon