That's about as killer an opening riff-and-beat as I've heard in a long time, promising some serious Thin Lizzy-style 70's romp-and-stomp*. The rest of the album doesn't really find a way to reach that highwater mark again, but its a lot of fun watching the band scramble against the wall anyway, whipping out the best Beatles, Oasis, Smiths, and Stones moves they've got, speeding up, slowing down, digging in, flying high. It all sounds like a band that loves making rock and roll, making it as good and hard as they can, finding some impossible, endearing combination of effortlessness and desperation that'll keep you grinning 4/5
* And boy to they deliver (check that Boys are Back in Town solo on Iggy and Angus, even)
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