LEAVING TRAINS
Emotional Legs (Steel Cage)
Reviewed by John Sekerka

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Whoah baby, the Leaving Trains do rock! Whammo blammo spirited rawkinglamroll played with enough dexterity to prick up ears, and enough looseness to enjoy staying power. A delicate balance, my friends, and few can pull it off. Twelve official anthems led by the thunderous "Big Baby," and a plethora of tacked on tracks (is this some long lost Trains album?) make this an ideal stocking stuffer. Cross-dressing frontman about L.A. town, surviving ex-hubbie to Courtney "where is the" Love, and master of the double innuendo, Falling James has always possessed the elusive gift of spitting out addictive melodic punk laced with brilliant sarcasm, and the new record comes just in time to ruin yer holidays. Gawd bless 'im.

© 2002 - John Sekerka