Wake up pop/rock music lovers and listen to the wonderful harmonies and song writing of three guys from Austin, Texas!

My only peevs - I believe this CD should have been named "Perfect World" and the cover art should have been that atom bomb cover I saw on a fan web site. That rocked! Other then that...it can't get much better then this!

Long live Fastball! Keep the music coming!


Fastball is back!   June 9, 2004
T-Bone (Sugar Land, TX United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I remember walking into a Best Buy way back in 1998 and hearing "The Way" by Fastball. After the song had finished, I turned to my dad and said, "That was a really good song." We then proceeded to ask an employee who the song was by. After we were told Fastball, we proceeded to purchase the record. This is how I came to experience my favorite band. The music Fastball makes (Tony, Miles, and Joey) can be dubbed classic rock with a modern mix. In these wonderful tunes from they're new album, Keep Your Wig On, I hear beautiful songs that harken back to the days of The Beatles and Badfinger. Sharing lead vocal duties on songs and harmonizing with each other throughout, Fastball is perhaps the most underrated rock band of all time. If you purchase Keep Your Wig On, the groups incredible follow up to 2000's The Harsh Light Of Day, you will rediscover what it takes to make an incredible album. I eagerly anticipate every release from this band. They continue to make every dull day bright.


Redefining Pop Music   June 8, 2004
Ian (Austin, Texas)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Once again, fastball creates an album sounding totally different
from anything they have produced before. This very texas rootsy almost country/rock is an innovation for them, and for the genre. They have created a pop album that seamlessly mixes traditional rock guitar, base, and drums, country and jazz extra instrumentation, and insightful lyrics (perfect world especially). Well done and a great buy.


Love it!   July 30, 2005
J. Dimassimo (Rochester NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have been a Fastball fan from the beginning and I was anxiously awaiting more from them. When I first listened I was a bit disappointed - there were none of the harder rock tracks like "Sooner or Later", "This is Not My Life", "She Comes 'Round", and "Time" which are my favorites from Fastball. Keep Your Wig On definately has more of a pop style with songs more similar to their previous radio hits. But after listening one or two times I found myself unable to get the songs out of my head (no pun intended)! The best tracks are "Drifting Away", "Airstream", "I get High", "Til I get it Right", "Falling Upstairs," and "Our Misunderstanding". If you are a Fastball fan you will love Keep Your Wig On - but give it a chance - you may need to listen to it a few times before you love it!