The Salads — The Big Picture

If you thought The Salads' ska-influenced frat rock was annoying, well, apparently so did they. You won't find another unbearably catchy song like "The Roth Kung Fu" here. In its stead are chunky, even more generic hard rock numbers that take more than a few cues from Sum 41's recent work. They also share a similar love for hair metal solos — there's a large amount of shredding going on — though it all seems tacky, and not in an ironic way. What's really ironic is that The Salads have gone for more maturity and ended up with a less appealing sound than they had before. It's hard to believe that you'll almost want them to go back to the way they were.

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