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Day Eighty Three (Year Three)

So, this is slightly behind schedule, but I'm really digging the new Wallflowers record, Glad All Over.  It's always fascinating to me when a band can go away for a long period of time (7 years, in this case... oddly enough, the same length of time the Stones have been away before releasing new music), and then come back like they've never even been away.

As with the last couple of records, Jakob Dylan has pulled in a few new influences (reggae, most notably), brought in a friend or two (i.e. Mick Jones of The Clash), and then set about making a record that fits flawlessly in with the rest of his band's material.  The Wallflowers have always been great about making records that evolve while still managing to sound exactly like they ought to, and Glad All Over is no exception.  In fact, I'm tempted to say that it's their most consistent record since Breach, which was released all the way back in 2000.

Don't misunderstand me, I have absolutely loved all of their records, I've just felt that there were certain spots in each one that haven't been quite as strong as they could have been.  Then again, perhaps there were just selected songs that I didn't like as well as others.

And, oh yeah, I'd absolutely love to see them live.  They don't release records that often, and they tour even less, so it'll probably not happen soon,but it would be fun.

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