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Now this isn't "punk" by any stretch, so leave those notions alone, but it is aggressive enough and tuneful enough to earn a spot on your Top-10 of 2K list. These guys are a lot smarter than people give them credit for. If you can't tell that they deliver lines like "your heinous highness broke her hymen" with MORE than a wink and a nod, then you're just a bit too jaded for your own good.

And the vocalist owes 80% of his style to old school rap. His delivery isn't your normal "tortured" singsongy type, it's got some deftness and agility that makes it almost sound like something straight out of The Treacherous Three. Which brings up another good point: this sounds like new-wave. I keep reading reviews that play up the keyboards present on the CD, but honestly you don't really notice them, they just make for a fuller sound and more radio-friendly gloss effect. It's the almost-spoken vocals and deadpan delivery that make it sound like a Gary Numan single.

Look, I hate radio rock, and I hated Eve 6, before this. It's good to see a mainstream band with a little bit of talent and something in reserve, and not just a creation of some studio producer. It'll surprise you. Not to mention, the hooks are LETHAL.


Smart Punk   April 8, 2003
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Though definitely leaning on the "pop" of the term "pop punk," Eve 6 is perhaps one of the wittiest and best-educated bands in rock & roll today. Deft-spoken linguist Max Collins steps fresh off of the success of the band's radio-friendly first release to produce an even greater collection of ear candy complete with Eve 6's patented tongue-twisting lyrical stylings. From the frank honesty and tongue-in-cheek wit of "Promise" to the nearly frantic urgency of "Enemy," the album unravels and keeps you listening close to the lyrics so the tunes can be as amusing as they are engrossing. While definitely not my general taste in music, Eve 6 is just one of those bands you can't help but listen to, and come away from feeling smarter for the time you spent.


Dull and lifeless alt-rock...NEXT!   October 27, 2000
 6 out of 30 found this review helpful

If I made a list of all the "alternative" (alternative to what?!) rock bands that have surfaced since, say REM's "Murmur" or Nirvana's "Nevermind", it would parallel the dictionary in length. And if I were to remove the bands that were worth your time and hard-earned money, it would only take about a page out of the book. Eve 6 is just one in this long list of soon-forgettable groups. They have merely nudged in progression from their equally lackluster debut. Sure, the guitars are heavier and there's some Casio-keyboard-electronics. Pull me up a chair. Simply, Eve 6's songwriting is terrible, their approach to composition is laughable and Max Collins has the vocal range of Ben Stein. The only bands I find worthwhile are the ones that are innovative and/or have their heart in the music. Eve 6 is neither of these. I hope they liked selling themselves to 1-800-Collect so much that they drop their "music" career for commercials. If you want to hear real "alternative rock" go buy "Doolittle" by The Pixies. Oh and another thing, I beg all of you to stop referring to Eve 6 as "punk-pop". If this is punk we are by far the yuppie generation.