Whatever It Was 7''
Arena Rock
1997
Rating: 6.5 military families out of 10
While 30 Amp Fuse appeared to be the brainchild of Mike Smithers, the fact that John Davis and Don Coffey of Superdrag also played on this sorta made me think of the band as a Superdrag side project. That's not really fair to this band or Smithers, but sometimes that's just how shit shakes out. There are three songs here, two originals and a cover. The originals are good pop punk with strong lean towards pop, though definitely more aggro than Superdrag ever was. Catchy, enjoyable songs. And then they continue the Superdrag connection to Guided by Voices by doing a rendition of "A Good Flying Bird," an all-time favorite of mine and undoubtedly my favorite song here. Again, this seems slightly unfair to 30 Amp Fuse's original compositions, but that's what happens when you cover one of the best GBV songs of all time.
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