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Sep 10, 2013Solid performances and a vision beyond the obvious equate to an album that makes more sense than it should and one that pulls immediate gratification out of unexpected places.
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Alternative PressSep 10, 2013This is a band in complete control of ts creative vision, and the result is a sharp, confident album. [Oct 2013, p.88]
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Classic Rock MagazineOct 23, 2013What they lack in scope is more than made up for by the physicality of their attack, chopping out jagged chords and rank fumes of garage-y noise. [Sep 2013, p.89]
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Sep 10, 2013Bed & Bugs finds one of America's mightiest, smartest rock bands playing at peak power, challenging themselves and conveying the ragged glory of camaraderie.
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Sep 10, 2013It’s easily the most-realized project from the guitar-wielding freewheelers, shy in the right spots but also unafraid of boogieing down in a dive bar.
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MagnetSep 19, 2013After the mid-morning tide, recedes, the quartet repairs to its combination autobody shop/barbeque hotspot for beer-battered everything as the Wipers, Dick Dale, Burning Brides and crankshafts spin in the background. [No. 102, p.59]
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Sep 10, 2013The album’s relative drop in quality towards the second half is a minor quibble though. Obits have long since made their point.
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Sep 10, 2013Mainman Rick Froberg might be midway through his fifth decade, but he and his cohorts can still make one hell of a racket.
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Sep 10, 2013Bed & Bugs is uneven, bewildering and about four songs too long--but I don’t think these dudes would have it any other way.
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Sep 10, 2013With one foot in the garage and one halfway out the door, the record instead finds the band hitting upon a happy medium.
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UncutOct 10, 2013There's the sense that primarily, they're out to please themselves, but that's of little issue when the result is a string of three-minute knee-tremblers played with excellent chops and plenty of gusto. [Nov 2013, p.76]
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Under The RadarDec 4, 2013The crew [is] doing just what they do: amped-up, straight-up rock & roll served raw, with churning guitars framing a tight rhythm section and Vocalist/guitarist Rick Froberg mercilessly beating up his voice box. [Nov-Dec 2013, p.97]