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August 11, 2003
Daddy's Highway
The Bats
Insta-love. The jangly guitars! The harmonies! The melancholy! Sheer bliss. From the first notes of opener "Treason" through to the quiet hum of "Tragedy" I sit completely gobsmacked. "Block of Wood" continues on similar themes, then near the end there is the surprising "Mad on You" which starts out with a decidedly punky guitar line. In other words, there is perhaps not a whole lot of variation on this album, but the formula they got sure works for me.

So we go together like chalk and cheese I know
You may mind my reason go on and tell me now
—"Treason"

You should see the letter I got today
It came out of the blue and grey
Tragedy begins at home or so I'm told
—"Tragedy"

I came around to see what you'd do
This much I know to be true
—"Block of Wood"

Some people say that there's times when you leave alone
I wouldn't know but I tell you (this much is true)
—"Mad on You"



   



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