The Vue -: Babies are for Petting EP 
Label: RCA
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From the opening riff of "Look Out For Traffic" one might make the mistaken assumption that The Vue are just another "nu-garage" (god I hate that term) band.  It only takes a few seconds for the band to dash that apart with the inclusion of a rather psychedelic-style riff into the song itself.  Indeed much of the band's strength lies in a fusion of garage-punk, old-school blues-rock, and some psychedelia that isn't as noticeable as the other two, but it's still there.  The title track, despite its name comes off as a more raucous get-drunk-at-bar-and-meet-strange-ladies-and-follow-them-back-to-their-place -"tipper gore"-all-night-and-sleep-all-day song.  The live rendition of "Find Your Home" owes obvious influence to Led Zeppelin and "It Won't Last" could do any rocker proud.  In fact if you ask me, the rest of it could be half-assed covers of Puddle of Mudd songs and it would still be worth it just to hear "It Won't Last".  This EP's flaws however would be that sometimes the instruments take center-stage over the vocals and the elements of the styles aren't perfectly combined yet.

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