Wallflowers [1996] Bringing Down The Horse

[01] One Headlight
[02] 6th Avenue Heartache
[03] Bleeders
[04] Three Marlenas
[05] The Difference
[06] Invisible City
[07] Laughing Out Loud
[08] Josephine
[09] God Don't Make Lonely Girls
[10] Angel On My Bike
[11] I Wish I Felt Nothing



amg: No sophomore jinx here. Of course, there are only two Wallflowers left from their first release, so this could be called a whole new band. No matter, because the music here is assured and contemporary with just enough of the past showing through to catch one's eye. Jakob Dylan has been polishing his compositional chops and it really shows on such cuts as "Invisible City," the hit "6th Avenue Heartache" and especially "One Headlight." A fine effort indeed.
(amg 9/10)