While this album got a bit of a critical pounding when it came out, it has a lot of good songs on it. "Moon & Tree," the opening track, is one of my favourite songs, harking back to the summery feel of "Five Days" without being a retread of anything on that album. It's one of Greg Keelor's "living in the country" tunes and it sounds like one of his happier songs in a while. Keelor's work on this record ranges from that type to breakup rockers to meandering opuses like "Frogs' Lullaby" -- a strange piece that grows on you.
Jim Cuddy's material also includes several good tunes, notably the midtempo "Shed My Skin," the jazzy ballad
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"Falling Down Blue," and the poppy protest song, "It Could Happen To You." (This is no longer a band that feels they have to write political songs, but when the spirit moves them they still know how.)
Not a classic, perhaps, but at least eleven of the fourteen songs could be rated from good to excellent. That's not bad.
By Shelley McKibbon
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