Barely Pink sound like a group of
Kiss and
Cheap Trick fans who got together and recorded a blatant homage to their idols on
Last Day of Summer. Most of the tracks are melodically and lyrically light odes to girls, rock & roll, and having fun, and while the songwriting isn't embarrassing, the lack of originality is.
Barely Pink are nowhere near as good as their influences, and in fact , tunes as pedestrian as "Girl in the Crowd" and "Mood Meter Maid" may actually make you forget why you ever liked
Cheap Trick in the first place. ~ Matt Collar