Customer Reviews

Come and Get It

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These guys blend motown, ska, jazz, and even a little punk to achieve a very well-textured neo-retro sound that just about anyone can enjoy. I picked this up at Warped Tour 2009 & met the band who were all very nice. They played their cover of 'Save the Last Dance for Me' (originally by Percy Sledge, I think) which was amazing. One of the few albums (that's not over-produced or overly mainstreamy) that Warped kids, Gen Xers, Baby Boomers can all enjoy!

There is great material on here. Westbound Train continues to try new things and do them well, but the record isn't as solid as Transitions was. I don't know if it was the loss of a key member or two (drummer and tenor sax player) that made the difference, but the album doesn't feel like an ALBUM. Its a patchwork of great material around other sort of "meh" songs. Transitions was solid all the way through, and played like an album that had every track placed with careful consideration.

If this album had come out before Transitions, it would be okay, but because this is the newest record, it sort of feels like a backwards step for the band. Maybe backwards isn't the right word... A side step...

This album is very difficult to get out of your head. It is recorded by Bob Weston (June Of '44, Rodan, Rachels)..."You stepped on a landmine as I was jumping through a hoop. You were awarded a cookie for valor, I was given funny looks."