Right-e-o gets straight to the point- just simple, fun party rock. Good times! Same goes for Kiss the Night Away, Talking to Myself and My Only Getaway. I don't have much to say about these, it's just good fun. The lyrics might have some kind of narrative, but really they're just fun phrases to sing along with.
Fight This Time is another in this style, however the verses don't really work for me. The same applies to Don't Techno (For An Answer) which has a fantastic chorus and I really enjoy the bad pun of the title! The situation is reversed for Trial By Media, where I feel the verses are the highlight but the chorus doesn't really grab me.
While I'm picking nits, there's some gripes about the recording quality. Strangely, one of the cymbals is located away from the rest of the drums, which is quite disconcerting. More importantly, the drums sound like they're recorded in a bathroom and the horns lack top-end sparkle. On the plus side, the guitars sound nicely crunchy, the bass guitar is characterful without being boomy and the backing vocals are nice and smooth. But this is all missing the point a bit, because it's a light-hearted album that isn't meant for intense audiological scrutiny.
Yeah You and Hey Dad provide some nice variety. They are more a "refreshment" to avoid getting fatigued than great songs in their own right, but they fulfil this role well. We'll Be Alright is a bit disjointed, but every section is still good fun.
Now for my favourites: the riff during the verses of How Can It Be is catchy pop/rock brilliance. The ending is a bit out of place, but overall its a fantastic song. The tongue-in-cheek ska attitude shines through on Bingo Every Tuesday. Very silly, very catchy. It is like The Ramones with a horn section.
Then the cheesiness enters a whole new with The Urge to Submerge. Perhaps it's becuase I associate it with Kung Fu Attack of the One-Legged Moonwalkers, but for some reason I really like this strange instrumental.
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