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I will start by saying that this Cd has been religiously playing in my Cd player for at least tow years. I have not gotten bored of it yet, nor is there any sing of me getting bored of it. In a few words : They are the queens of all girl garage pop bands! They have all it takes: rhytm, Incredibly smart lyrics, talent , and that girl can play her violin with out making it look geeky. I live in a little town and getting by there CD is hard, unless I buy it for over 30 bucks I got lucky, and found this one in a pawn shop! The other ones I will soon be buying.

This album shows the growth and maturity achieved by the band's members since their first(self-titled)album. Touring really paid off for the girls(and guy). Their rhythmic and writing skills have obviously been honed, as has their tonal and emotional vocabulary. The engineering on this album is much cleaner than their previous effort(a miracle, when recording at the same studio twice). Pay close attention to the harmonies by the Haden sisters, as well as the incredible bass playing skills of Rachel Haden. One might like to also give credit to multi-instrumentalist Tony Maxwell, whose drumming takes the listener through a journey into odd-feels and tight rhythmic bliss. As always, the terriffic songwriting skills of Anna Waronker display the hooks that the listener desires, as well as her own personal quirks. An excellent listen, well worth your time and money...

This is the only great that dog. album. The self titled has some great material, but a lot of skippable tracks, and their third album "Retreat from the Sun" has some very good songs as well but is 100% pop and overly produced.

This album has it all: good songwriting, gritty grunge power chords, screaching violin solos, and beautiful three part harmonies. The aesthetic which is undeniably that dog. at its best. The only criticism I have is that the last song just doesn't do it for me at all. Whenever I listen to this album I play it the whole way through until the last song and then I turn it off.

Now I know that the only reviews you're probably going to see here are very very positive ones (I know that *I* wouldn't take the time to write about how annoying Celine Dion is), but this review is sincere. That Dog is great! This CD should go down in history as one of the landmark "post-grunge" experiments, and the late and lamented now-supergroup That Dog should be revered much more than all these monkeys who are making music nowadays. Every track on this CD is a classic. It's an A+!

The sophomore album from That Dog is a great follow-up to their self-titled release. The songs range from very pumk sounding to bittersweet, and the album as a whole is one of my personal favorites. The songs Lip Gloss and Ms. Wrong are probably the best songs on the album. This was the last quality album from That Dog before thier collapse on Retreat from the Sun, and I recommend buying this album. Also, as a side note, great artwork for the cover of the album- very sweet and insightful.

this disc strikes an excellent balance between garage punk, art school concepts and ultra suede harmonies. anna waronker and the haden sisters elevate high-school-crush-diary-confessions into the realm of the metaphysical with plenty of sugar left over to help all the pretensions go down as smooth as peppermint schnapps. a brilliantly conceived piece of work.

This CD is great. The songs are catchy and you'll find yourself singing them all day. that dog created some great, upbeat music, that can't help but put a smile on your face. In my opinion this is their best album.