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Cover Art The Peechees
Games People Play
[Kill Rock Stars]
Rating: 7.7

The Peechees play really good punk rock. But what makes them different from any other annoying punk band? Well, they're kinda cute. Huh? Yeah, it's weird, but they play with all the aggression of a sleeping puppy dog. Games People Play is, all told, punk with college rock influences.

From the saturday morning sounds of "Lose the Motorcade (And Live It Up)" to the hammond organ stylings on "Quadruple Bypass" and the math-rock anthem, "The Restart," these Peechees show that punk can be fun. For the record, there's no way in hell I'm gonna miss these guys when they come to town.

-Ryan Schreiber

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10.0: Indispensable, classic
9.5-9.9: Spectacular
9.0-9.4: Amazing
8.5-8.9: Exceptional; will likely rank among writer's top ten albums of the year
8.0-8.4: Very good
7.5-7.9: Above average; enjoyable
7.0-7.4: Not brilliant, but nice enough
6.0-6.9: Has its moments, but isn't strong
5.0-5.9: Mediocre; not good, but not awful
4.0-4.9: Just below average; bad outweighs good by just a little bit
3.0-3.9: Definitely below average, but a few redeeming qualities
2.0-2.9: Heard worse, but still pretty bad
1.0-1.9: Awful; not a single pleasant track
0.0-0.9: Breaks new ground for terrible
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