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Florida band formed in 1997 with their 5th album, 2nd with major label Sire. Butch Vig is back with the production chores. They pick up a new drummer in George Rebelo, as Warren Oakes split to try out the restaurant business. First single is I Was A Teenage Anarchist. This album is said to be quite a change from the previous. I wouldn't know. One near great track here, which pushes it into the possible buy range. This guys vocals on the fast tracks sounds like Meat Loaf.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Bamboo Bones

Best Track - High Pressure Low

There was a high pressure low developing off the coast of Africa,
Uplift in the atmosphere pushed waves
Across the ocean towards Antilles and Bon Air.
I paced in Agitation. I drew the curtains closed.
I turned the air conditioner on.
I pressed a warm wash cloth to my face.
Somewhere out there a hurricane was coming.

There's just no future left for us to dream of,
Living in an era of instability.
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
Fear breeds in honest men.
It's a high pressure low.

7 missiles flying over the sea of japan.
Tales of feral children sleeping in wolf dens.
And the pious preacher commands.
I hold my breath in anticipation.
Into the shelter of the jungle noble savages run.
Vestal virgins triumph over life long inhibitions.
And I wonder, what is real? What is fiction?

There's just no future left for us to dream of,
Living in an era of instability.
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
Fear breeds in honest men.
It's a high pressure low.

Would anyone forgive Robert McNamara?
In retrospect he had to admit;
There was mistake in going to war without first asking all the questions.
Yes, Robert Strange McNamara,
There are those who just cannot forget.
And I wonder, have I lost my own compassion?

There's just no future left for us to dream of,
Living in an era of instability.
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
Fear breeds in honest men.
It's a high pressure low.

1) White Crosses - 1.5 - audio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUqpqeIUbeo
2) I Was A Teenage Anarchist - 1.5 - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RUeMCZL3Q
3) Because Of The Shame - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7uNJc58yp4
4) Suffocation - 1.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anNpLsml7a4
5) We're Breaking Up - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzA5fQ7SKsM
6) High Pressure Low - 2.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoSVMw97oX8
7) Ache With Me - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RybqwnQTCzM
8) Spanish Moss - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3ykMaB1DT8
9) Rapid Decompression - 2.0 - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1KIm9ZznP8
10) Bamboo Bones - 1.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYlRF-ok76A

Average Rating - 1.7