There's no real reason to check out this Chilliwack album which cut in not long before they elevated to bigger commercial status, other than - it's well done! It's reasonably similar to an early 80's Cheap Trick record, but the songs are a bit more adventurous, and there was no reason - other than the standard excuse of lack of promotion - that tracks such as "148 Heavy", "Communication Breakdown" (nothing to do with the Led Zeppelin version), and "Road to Paradise" shouldn't have stormed a chart or two somewhere in this world. Solid album.

Grand Prix feels like a fresh, uncluttered start. For the first time, they made an album which was natural and not forced. Some people will deride the album as “simple music”, or maybe because it’s not thick and heavy like grunge or metal, or even as in-your-face as their now-colleagues Oasis and Blur, but they are missing the point. Call it “power pop” or “jangle pop” or whatever, but the clear aim here is – make sure the song connects with the listener in the surest way a rock song should. This is easily the best start-to-finish TFC listening experience money can buy.

TFC brought their indie/slacker sound to a major label and managed to squeeze out a victory for "Album of the Year" over Nivrana in 1991 (at least according to Spin Magazine). But compared to later albums the contents are a bit underwhelming.

A decent surface collection of Steely Dan's key tracks from their commercial heyday. If you don't feel like getting all of the records (which I highly suggest) or a deeper compilation this is a good bargain bin pick-up.

Many people have slagged on the Dan's comeback effort as just a dumb rehash of the Aja/Gaucho years, but they haven't listened very closely. Unlike those inscrutable grooves, it actually sounds like Becker and Fagen are having a ton of devilish fun on this record, which pumps new life into their performances. Don't miss out on this one.