It's hard to say why we like what we like. Maybe someday psychologists will figure that out. We listened to this album fresh out of the wrapper after visiting "Fry's" on New Year's Day. (Yah, it was open.)
This is their new one. Their last album of new material "Out of the Vein" really grew on me and Stephen Jenkins has this knack for capturing the "regrets of lost youth" in his lyrics. It's going to be interesting how this tack holds up as he gets older -- we'll see. For the most part, the reason I think I've always liked this band is their tendency to rock, be melodic, and provide variety in their songs in tempo, instruments and vocals. Their first album is one of my all-time favorites (the one that contains "Semi-Charmed Life").
Favorite tracks so far on "Ursa Major":
Bonfire -- got a Sting vocal quote in there, ha.
Why Can't You Be
Why can't you be like my water pic shower massager /
A sweet and reliable machine
Why can't we be happy with what we've got? There's a new year's thought for you.
cds
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