"Change of Ideas," "Big Bang," "No Control"; the album that concludes the eighties for the Californian band opens with this trio of songs. Give or take, it's four and a half minutes: heart-pounding rhythms, bursts of hardcore infused with that masterful melodic touch that has set the standard. And there are still twelve more tracks with the same driving pace, for an album that just exceeds twenty-six minutes; to be passed down to children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren... AUTOMATIC MAN...
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