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A handy 19-track compilation of B-sides, stray contributions to compilations and split EPs, and live recordings, with three new recordings rounding things out, Cocktails & Dreams is both a boon for longtime fans and a perfectly fine introduction to the Chicago pop/rockers for the uninitiated. Unlike a lot of bands, the Lawrence Arms don't treat these stray tracks as an excuse to be half-assed, goofy (although one track is titled "Joyce Carol Oates Is a Boring Old Biddy," a sentiment to which a generation of English majors nods in assent), or needlessly experimental; silly title and all, "Hey, What Time Is 'Pensacola: Wings of Gold' on, Anyway?" is a powerful, punky rocker with a soaring chorus, a well-turned lyric, and a killer primary riff. The similarly impressive "Overheated" is quite possibly the band's best song yet. The three new songs, "Intransit," "Turnstiles," and "The Old Timer's 2x4," are equally fine: catchy indie rock songs that don't sacrifice catchy melodies for punk rock power, featuring lead singers Brendan Kelly and Chris McCaughan's gruff but tuneful vocals and the whole trio's admirable musical muscle. ~ Stewart Mason
The Lawrence Arms: Dreams (guitar); Coctails (bass guitar); Neil Hennessy (drums).
Cocktails & Dreams Music | List Price | $11.97 (You save $2.32) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Punk CDs, Alternative, Rock | | Label | Asian Man | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  73155  | | CD Universe Part number | 6861446 | | Catalog number | 131 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 21, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Matt "Dude, Fuck Sammy Sosa" Allison; Matt "Dude, My Ears Are Seriously Cashed Allison; Matt "Dude, Last Night After I Left Simo Allison | | Personnel | Coctails - bass guitar
Dreams - guitar
Neil Hennessy - drums
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