Dead Presidents

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MUCH as I hate to burst the bubble of musical heroes of mine, I am more than a little disappointed new album from The Presidents Of The United States Of America, whose debut album The Presidents Of The United States Of America remains to this day one of my favourite albums of all time.

I feel a list coming on...

That's not to say that These Are the Good Times People hasn't got positives - the guitar licks are peppy and energetic, and as always The Presidents Of The United States Of America have delivered a rockin' good time.

There are even tracks on the album that could have held their own alongside the likes of Peaches, Lump and Mach 5, such as Ghosts Are Everywhere and Flame Is Love.

However there is a feeling that The Presidents Of The United States Of America haven't moved on - perfectly good tracks such as More Bad Times are ruined by the forced kookiness that makes the band use words like "baboon" and "spork".

It's like the joke just isn't funny any more - The Presidents Of The United States Of America now come across as the sort of people that say that they're crazy but really are just annoying.