The concept here is a bit gimmicky. This act, as the name and title of the album foretells, create songs that would serve as the title track to famous albums that were lacking in such pieces. That makes the set a little on the uneven side because how you feel about each song will have something to do with how you feel about the artist whose style is being mimicked. That said, these guys do quite a good job of accomplishing their victory conditions. Most of this really does feel like it could have fit as the title track of the album where it’s supposed to sit. As gimmicky and uneven as this can be, I’d highly recommend it. That’s because it’s mostly a lot of fun.

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Wow! This sounds so much like something from the classic period of the Rolling Stones. Right down to the backing vocals and horns, they nailed it. The lead vocals are recognizable as not Mick Jagger’s, but this killer rocker could pass for the real thing otherwise.

I have to say that I’m one of a minority of people who don’t like Bruce Springsteen. For that reason, this has a lot in common with the music of Springsteen, but I’d consider it better. It doesn’t quite sound like him, and that’s a good thing. It’s obvious that it’s a nod to his sound, though. It’s enough like Springsteen to land far short of the best material here in my book.

Starting slow and mellow, this really does sound like U2, and particularly the Joshua Tree album. Sure, you can tell that it’s not Bono singing, but it’s a close replica. This is one of the songs on the set that works better than the rest for me. I like this one a lot.