MASS MEDIA STARS

I've owned both of their proper albums since they came out, although I certainly wouldn't put them alongside PFM or Banco. What you have here is a pretty cheesy album, with the exception of the first and last tracks. The first track is PRETTY good, although there's still plenty of cheese inhabiting it. The synth riff that finally gets the track going near the end is the saving grace. The last track, "Coffee Song", is what makes having the album worthwhile. The cynical (though awkward) lyrics and the instrumental "outro" make this a song I can appreciate time and again. Listen to the way the whole track is slowly "eaten" by severe phase-shifting! Vocalist Bernardo Lanzetti's finest moment, whether in this band or with PFM.