1. What were your VERY FIRST impressions on listening to the album, say from the first five minutes in?
It sounded mostly like D.O.A. crossed with The Reverend Horton Heat but not nearly as interesting as either one to me.
2. What did you think of the opening track?
Sonded like Jane's Addiction crossed with The Reverend Horton Heat.
3. What did you think of the next track?
Sounded like "The Prisoner" by D.O.A. crossed with The Reverend Horton Heat.
4. Did you like the vocalist? Hate him/her? Any impressions?
Average for the genre.
5. Did the music (only) generally appeal to you, or not?
Some of it I enjoyed and some of it sounded a bit mediocre.
6. Did the album get better or worse as you listened to it?
It went back and forth.
7. What did you think of the lyrical content?
What I could understand, generally sounded interesting to me.
8. Did you like the instrumental parts?
Some of it, yes.
9. What did you think of the production?
Sounded good.
10. Did you know of this artiste prior to listening to the album, and if so, did that foreknowledge colour your perception of this album?
Had never heard of them before this.
11. Is this, generally, the kind of music you listen to or not?
Not usually. When I'm in the mood for punk or rockabilly, I listen to one or the other. Not much into the combination of the two (with, perhaps, certain songs by "X" being a rare exception.)
12. Assuming you listened to the album more than once, on repeated listens, did you find you liked the album more, or less?
Listened three times. Liked some of it it a bit more after the first listen.
13. What would you class as your favourite track, if you have one?
"Outlaw Heart" started out like a Johnny Cash song and continued with an outlaw country vibe all the way through. I especially dug the pedal steel guitar playing throughout the song.
14. And the one you liked least?
Their cover of "Twenty Flight Rock" wasn't awful but it seemed like the weakest track on the album to me.
15. If the album in question is a debut, did that fact allow it, in your mind, any leeway, and if so, was that decision justified or vindicated?
Listened to it first, found out it was a debut afterwards.
16. Are you now looking forward to hearing more from this artiste, if you have not heard any of their other material?
I might check into them some more just to see if they have any more songs similar to "Outlaw Heart."
17. Were you surprised by your reaction - positive or negative - to the album?
When I saw the album cover, I thought they were probably going to be a hard rock/metal band.
18. Did the album end well?
I thought the last track was one of the weaker ones on the album, so no.
19. Do you see any way the album could have been improved?
"Twenty Flight Rock" seemed a bit out of place. Maybe swap it for an original song which would fit in a bit better.
20. Do you think the album hung together well, ie was a fully cohesive unit, or was it a bit hit-and-miss?
I thought it hung together very well.
6/10