What these guys lack in the field of aggressive, hard-hitting punk, they make up for in cuteness.
Percolator is
All's most playful album to date, and the recording refrains from laying it on thick with tales of heartbreak and bad days -- this time around, it's more about just having fun. If the instrumental tracks such as "Charligan" and "Birds" fail to bring the mood to an uppity level, "Dot," "Nothin'," and "Breath" will definitely strike a nerve. Just completely ignore the song "Hot Plates," which has this scary resemblance to
Def Leppard during their
Pyromania era. ~ Mike DaRonco