It's amazing that people actually compare this band to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin & Flaming Lips etc. I mean seriously? I bought my copy for .29 and I still feel cheated. I'm using the jewel case to replace my cracked "Saucer Full of Secrets" jewel case and using the disc for a drink coaster.

Breaking the rules of rock, this album really defies categorisation. Drummers will love its strident simplicity, low fi fans will love its simple lines and unorthodox pathways. I just love it from go to whoa and it really cannot be considered song by song, but as a whole. Enjoy

The reason I only give this album four stars is because these songs were that much better live.

I went to see the Kings of Leon at the historic Ryman Theater in Nashville and the Secret Machines opened for them. Not only did they open but they blew the Kings out of the water and in their own home town! This band produced so much sound and rocked so hard I had to get the album. This is a tight great sounding album, put it on loud.

On a surface level you might shrug and go, do we really need another band that draws heavily on the past or a generic overproduced new band that isn't pushing things forward? But look again, this certainly is no throw away, they totally take their inspirations (none of which I can say they individually rip off) but they make an excellent melting pot of heavy, ambient, simple songwriting that just flat out rocks. I have said to friends before that this band leaves the build up out of what you would find in most rock songs and just sticks to the straight up rocking out. And before I fail to mention- do yourself a favor and see them live. This album is an excellent one to have cranking in the house, but this is a show that should not be missed either. As for their new one.... we'll see what happens, this one gets all my thumbs up.