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- Summary: This is the debut album for the rock group led by John Petkovic, which includes Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis, Cobra Verde's Tim Parnin, and Witch's Dave Sweetapple as members.
- Record Label: Tee Pee
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Sometimes Petkovic’s confessional urgency takes its toll, but those hooked by ferocious rock riffage might be too stoned to hear the lyrics anyway. It’s all in the title: Petkovic’s love letter to his hopeful future is a loud one. Mission accomplished.
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UncutThis terrific album casts its net wider though: as well as Dinosaur fans, this will appeal to admirers of T. Rex, Thin Lizzy, Reigning Sound ad Alex Chilton, too. [May 2010, p.108]
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Love & Desperation is one hell of a good time. A testament to both the cathartic, healing power of rock, as well the undeniable joy to be found in an arena-sized riff, Sweet Apples’s debut makes for excellent listening.
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Despite its moments of lethargy, Love & Desperation quakes with an energy that’s simultaneously exhausting and gratifying.
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Two dudes from bong rockers Witch, including Dinosaur Jr. ax god J. Mascis, and two more from middle-aged glam junksters Cobra Verde, including singer John Petkovic, make for a three-guitar, super-ish group that actually gets somewhere rather than just revving its engine (see Them Crooked Vultures).
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This is one for the ‘pleasant but unremarkable’ file, and it seems that’s all the band was striving for in the first place.
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Under The RadarThe songs of Love & Desperation come across as enthusiastically crafted tunes, if ultimately seeming like a period piece. [Spring 2010, p.71]
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