Other bands have done it, for sure, but you have to hand it to them - Birdbrain does it well. Maybe as well as Ruth Ruth (who they sound similar to), with that extra twist of Stone Temple Pilots' radio-ready sensibility. I think the general public might just eat up an album like this... straight ahead, driving, almost-punk rock that has a melodious pop-like sensibility.
"Youth Of America" is a *real* obvious one - almost a 'write me-a-hit'. That, my friends, does not make it a bad song. Actually, I played it over and over like a mental patient. It also appears on the soundtrack to the horror genre big-winner movie, Scream, as the lead track. Also recognizable is that guitar riff on "Tell Me" - you tell *me* where you've heard that one before.
The vocals are surly, the bass is a heartbeat, the guitars rage from start to finish, and the songs are well-written. What more can we ask for? They are not the most original band, but Let's Be Nice and forget that part...
