The First track "Electra Made Me Blind" has great, powerful guitar riffs and overwhelming vocals. It's a perfect introduction song. Art is the voice of the band, and what an amazing voice it is. His unique style helps bring the music alive.

The lyrics scream the truth. Not exactly biographical, but enough to understand Art's life. "Heartspark Dollar Sign" is based on a true event in Art's life. In "Heroin Girl", there was no real Esther, but the lyrics, "Just another overdose", are about Art's brother. That's what he heard the police saying about him when he was found dead. "Pale Green Stars" is about Art's daughter, but he changed the name in the song because he thought that it would be to obvious. "You Make Me Feel Like A Whore" is about how Art felt about one of the many record representatives he has dealt with.

Overall, this album is great. The lyrics are good, the music is good, and it all sounds great together. It is not one of those albums that you throw in the cd player and you skip around to only hear a few songs. Some of the songs are not as good when listened alone, as they are when listened with the rest of the album. The album itself is an experience. Whether you can relate to Art's words or not, they do sound sincere. The music is like a soundtrack to an autobiography, and the lyrics are vague yet descriptive enough to get a mental picture in your head. Listen to the whole entire album, or don't listen at all.

1. Electra Made Me Blind
2. Heroin Girl
3. You Make Me Feel Like A Whore
4. Santa Monica
5. Summerland
6. Strawberry
7. Heartspark Dollar Sign
8. The Twistinside
9. Her Brand New Skin
10. Nehalem
11. Queen Of The Air
12. Pale Green Stars
13. Chemical Smile
14. My Sexual Life

Best Aspect: Lyrical content.
Worst Aspect: So true it's depressing.
Yay: All.
Nay: None.
The hits: Santa Monica, You Make Me Feel Like A Whore, Heartspark Dollar Sign.
Similar: Any music lover should be able to appreciate this album.
Style: Rock
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