Menthol,

This album will kick you in the nuts. And you'll love it.

I picked up this album used for $2, almost solely for the fact that it had a song about Francis Scott Key, but it surprised me. The word I always use when describing it is "nobility." The songs are proud, righteous, determined. Not bombastic, like Gene Simmons or some rock wiener, but noble. It's most evident in "Perfect Spirals," a song, in all sincerity, about football heroics: "The sideline bench is tense, we fall into a trance, the field has turned to mud, the crowd is out for blood, he takes the field so full of love, the king is here, the king is here." Blessed sincerity! I never heard the "Rock Science" disc--it seemed universally reviled, and people kept throwing around words like "New Wave," and I got scared. But grab this if you have the chance, and it'll be $3 well spent.

The main thing is that Joel Spencer is still working in restaurant somewhere.

Truly an underappreciated gem. "Stress Is Best" was the single, and it's a great track for sure, but "Perfect Spirals" and "Codes and Ciphers" are the highlights for me.

My only regret regarding this CD is that I can't listen to just one song. Each track is so outstanding that the CD must be listened to in its entirety every time. Seriously though, this album has stood the test of time and is--quite literally--as good today as when it came out years ago. The lead singer and guitar player, Balthazar De Ley, is one o' them there genius guys. Who else writes a song about Francis Scott Key that Totally. Kicks. Ass? I really shouldn't have qualified my praise in the title since it's actually one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Period. If this album doesn't get you fired up, please accept my apologies and return to your lite rock, 8-track collection...

Alternative pop-rock master work. Plays as well in 2015 as it did in the 90's post-grunge era. My best guess is a cross of DEVO & SmashingPumpkins. Enjoy.

I remember first hearing this band on 89X in Detroit and promptly went to Harmony House and bought the CD. I still rock it today one of my all time favorite albums. Pick it up and give it a listen.

This cd is just brilliant. Its that rare thing, an album where every track is brilliant. Not only that the songs are varied, exciting, excecuted perfectly and the lyrics are fantastic, poetic almost. At last look this cd was available for a few pence/cents. YOU CANNOT LOSE!! buy it now before they are all gone!! Impress your friends by re-discovering a band which should have been huge.