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Let's Eat

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I bought this album as soon as I saw it, a new Love/Hate album - fantastic! Unfortunately, Love/hate without Skid is like the Beatles without John Lennon. This album is good, don't get me wrong, but 30 minutes is more like a single, and there are only one or two tracks that catch the imagination, "don't play your guitar.." is a great song, and "uncle said" is pretty good, but the rest just doesn't hit the same spot as the "Blackout.." and "Wasted.." tracks. In fact, this is the worst album to be flaunted under the Love/Hate banner. Still, if you like Love/Hate, like me, you'll buy it and make your own mind up.....

With Love/Hate's 6th release, "Let's Eat," expect to hear songs remininscent of their earlier work on 'Blackout' or 'Wasted,' but with significant growth. L/H took a drastic detour with both 'Rumble' and 'Happy' but gets back on course with this album. Featuring "Don't Play Your Guitar..," "Walk On The Moon," "No Regrets" and aptly named "Food For The Fire." This album smokes.

"Let's Eat" is a must for all Love/Hate fans, and it makes me wonder what would have become of the group had they stuck together in their original form. Gone is principal songwriter Skid, and it shows in the songwriting. Where "Blackout" and "Wasted" had maybe one or two 'filler' tracks, this one is mostly filler tracks. "Don't Play Your Guitar While You're Talkin' To Me" would have sounded good as a b-side to one of their earlier albums, but doesn't really live up to the band's early standard. Still, it gives us a newer sounding Love/Hate with rhythmic vocal delivery that borders on rap but doesn't fall into the category of Limp Bizkit or Linkin Park. That means I can still like it. Real rock and roll, Jizzy Pearl style, and his voice is worth the price of admission.

I listened to this a few days before I bought it, so I really can't complain. If you're a true L/H fan, then buy it. If you just have Blackout and Wasted - then don't bother. It falls more into the dark genre of their later attempts. If these really appealed to you (Let's Rumble, I'm not Happy), then I guess you're in for a treat.

at this point the band was in disarray. The first 3 tracks are pretty killer, but has a few filler tracks as well. I would start with 'red Room' or 'Wasted...' if a new listener.