Yuck

     Yuck by yuck. Contrary to the name, and fortunately for me, its title does not suit it well. I found about seven eligible albums yesterday while sifting through the bargain bin; I guess this one won out for its obvious pretense of self-loathing on the cover, with a nice cheery picture of the band under a bright blue sky on the back.
     I mean I guess it's more alternative rock than anything else if I had to confine it to just one genre. The first track on the album, "Get Away," is definitely the best in my opinion. It has a certain spunk to it that's really intriguing in the way it draws attention. It's almost familiar like it has been around your whole life, but you just have to pinpoint that one moment in time that it brings it back to you. Well played Yuck, well played. Sad to say I can't praise the rest of this album as highly. The remainder of the songs seemed to pass quickly and unnoticeably. In the few moments when my attention was brought back to this album, I noticed the songs were prolonged longer than they needed to be and were just repeating words and phrases. The album also continually got calmer and more mellow as it progressed, with the enthusiasm slowly fading away. But still, props for the first song, and overall worth it just for that specimen of musical masterpiece.