I'm not real familiar with their past work I must admit. I climbed aboard the bandwagon same as everyone else who made 'em famous. I did, however, quickly step off after about the umpteenth time hearing that song. Okay, it was commercialized, crossover, Green Day, Offspring, big sales, big time, boring, feed the machine, don't need 'em. I do know they at one time were at home among the newer wave of Punk Rockers, having seen their name flash across this or that compilation. Well, much of what I'm getting here is what I expected. A lot of driving steady beats, usually in the mid-tempo range; pale humor/nice title; melody-laced, pop-infused, well groomed vocal harmonies; and a fair amount of guitar crunch (maybe something like The Bouncing Souls, or NOFX, or a lot of those sunny-side, golden state, fair-haired boy types). The tunes are more aggressive in some instances, which is welcome, as are some of the song titles like "Happy Holidays, You Bastard," or "The Rock Show," which is one of the better of the tracks here. The thing is, practically all of 'em could be considered candidates for that next hit single category, yet none of 'em sound like their last hit.

"Everytime I Look At You" is one for the throttle squeezers. It's a bit reckless, but somehow, in between all the derange, they manage to throw in more of those vocal harmonies which, however catchy, do get on your nerves. Every now and then a little screaming couldn't hurt! I like "Shut Up" not only because of the name, but also that it bring in a heavier alternative style bass n' thump. It's laced with the F-word and is overall a nicely structured, weird tune that precedes the childishly versed "Please Take Me Home," but kicks in a good power chorus.