Hi Shaun,

Thanks for the review. I like Sloan a great deal too (also starting 
with "Twice Removed"). Very sorry to hear this early review of it not 
being so "hot" and I'm now curious if others will agree (anyone??). 
Is it more in the vein of "Navy Blues"?  I ask, per that one's a bit 
harder rockin then the usual Sloan and I actually think that disc is 
one of their best. Also, in the your mileage may vary department, I 
tend to least like Andrew Scott's songs, thus, this fact isn't 
necessarily bad news to my ears. However, you've already got me 
wondering about this one....

Best, Steve


> Although I've only listened to it a few times so far, I am terribly
> disappointed in the new Sloan. It is all hard rock ala AC/DC and 
April Wine,
> there are no songs by their drummer Andrew Scott, and even jay 
Ferguson's
> songs are hard rockers. There is one song in particular, I can't 
remember
> the name right now but it is a Patrick Pentland song, that is just
> atrocious.
> 
> I'm not just slagging the band, I've been a big fan since Smeared 
and their
> album Twice Removed is one of my favourite Canadian records of all-
time. I
> really want to like the new one, but it's not happening. Not yet 
anyway.
> 
> I don't know if a US label has been found for the album yet either.
> 
> Sean Palmerston