The Stepford Five are a rare find these days, in that they actually seem to have no hang-up with good,straightforward rock. That's highlighted by "Overcoming Eve", a song that starts where the Goo Goo Dolls left off, then adds some heavy guitars to scrape a little bit of the sensitivity away. Not all of their songs (like "Strange Days" and "Get Yourself Together") are as good as this one or "No Chance", which starts out with a riff straight from Sarge, but none of them suck either. They even succeed at "Misplaced You", their attempt at a ballad. Production could be a lot better -- either that or their guitars just gravitate toward the "soundwave uglies" -- but they're a band to watch and, for label owners, a band to pursue.
