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Working in a record Store in 1995 we received a lot of promos on a daily basis and the owner allowed me to take them all home. The first time I gave this a spin I was like WOAH!!! there's something about this that has my full attention. This material is not Grunge, Funk, Hard Rock, Trash Jazz, Ballads etc.. it's all that combined and more and perfected like a fine piece of art. Shawn Smith's vocal style changes throughout this disc from soulful to powerful on "Taste It" and a little funky on the Hip Hopish/Ballad "Trouble Comes Down" in a style that reminds me of the late Marvin Gaye and then we have "More Ways Than 3" which has a Grunge/Psychedelic sound and then the first stand out for me "Hollywood" that has a slow, sad, haunting creepy sound about the "Darkside of Hollywood" and I swear Shawn's vocal style on this one reminds me of the late Andrew Wood. "O" switches to a funky jazz style. and then there's "Mr. Pink" one of my favorite tracks on this disc that is always turned up LOUD when in rotation. The others tracks on this disc with the exception of the last "Suffering" are really "Filler" of Funk/Metal/Soul for me however still very enjoyable.Recently when I went to replace my worn out copy I was surprised to find how difficult it was to find another CD and especially a new one. This album is very underrated in my opinion, and one I consider a 'Classic" in my large collection and full of variety. I would love to see a deluxe edition one day.I never understood the "Reservoir Dogs" connection though???

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Killer album for the Seattle sound. Right next to the first Brad album- two forgotten classickz.

Being a HUGE Brad and Shawn Smith fan, I was delighted at the quality of Shawn's older work. Every song is good. It's Seattle easy listening.

Epic disc. RIP Shawn Smith.

AAA

five gold stars

excellent