Mclusky - Mclusky Do Dallas (2003) - Review

Mclusky - Mclusky Do Dallas - (2003) - Cover

Mean and Lean (4/5)

Their first album remains one of the 3 great rock albums of the past half a decade, original, exciting, in-yer-face and off the wall.

The second album picks up the torch well. It could have gone either way. We are treated to a focused blast of early Husker Du sound stabbing up yours and Pixies riffage.

Lean and mean, they are at their most focused on this record, everything sounds tight, together and as it should be. The excursions aren't as original as earlier work, but the visceral thrill remains.

There in the problem lies. To my mind, the ramshackle, ad hoc bits and bobs soundscape of the first album is what kept it edgy and spot on the mark. This album sounds too clean and too together, without the raggedy arsed charm of My Pain.

Still heads and shoulders above 99.9% of the music out there that purports to be both 'punky' and 'alternative' (they are ironic apostrophes), this is ultimately satisfying, but kinda familiar too

David Lloyd © 2003 - Originally written for Amazon

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