Best of Boring rock

If your a fan of this brand of music, this is as good as it gets. Still boring as watching paint dry, but there is an edge that The Counting Crows, Third Eye Blind, and Matchbox 20 can't match. Most of the songs on this 11 song set are well crafted and from the heart. I know that the music goes nowhere, but if you can keep that out of your mind, you'll find this very listenable. Who know, maybe this guys might grow a set and put out a great record one day. The have the talent to do so, but for now we'll just take B.A.R (boring ass rock).

L.A.M.E. - Listless, Average, Mediocre, Euphamistic

This band is indistinguishable from all the other whining 90's electronic-neo-folk bands ~ REM, Matchbox 20, third-eye blind, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.



Why spend money on this album when they're on pop radio round the clock? If they are not playing, wait a few minutes and some new cluckers will come along.



If you don't know the difference between Train and real Southern Rock try ZZTOP's Greatest Hits.

Train's Best Work to Date

Somewhere between 1998 and 2001, the Train switched tracks and headed full steam into sugar-sappy adult pop-rock, radio friendly music. No doubt, it's been good for their careers. Monster hits like Drops of Jupiter and Calling All Angels keeps their concerts sold out and their banks accounts filled. Luckily for us, they recorded their self-titled release before heading off in this direction.



The album starts with the song that put them on the map, 'Meet Virgina'. While this track may hook you into their music, the best is yet to come. 'I Am', 'If You Leave', 'Homesick' and 'Blind' drip with lyrical emotion and have the riffs and hooks to keep them fresh and memorable. The quirky tracks, 'Eggplant' and 'Idaho' are fun to listen to and very original in this genre of music.



Where Train really shines is on the rocking track 'Free' and the two hidden tracks, 'Train' and 'Heavy'. 'Free' is a song that is not easily described, but should be experienced. Like 3 songs in one, it grooves, rocks, and soothes throughout the spin. Not sure what the logic was behind making the final two tracks hidden as they are both solid songs.



Sadly (in my opinion), Train went with the 'Meet Virgina' formula for their future releases. If you want good, 90's version of Southern Rock, look no further than Train.