. . . you'll have to take my word for it, they are really great! I had read about Greg Sage and the Wipers before, but this is the only album of theirs I have managed to track down and buy. I hear it's not the best one, but if it's any indication of the band's music, they are easily better than the majority of the grunge bands they unfluenced. The main problem with this is that too many of the songs sound alike, especially during the first half of the disc. But that doesn't mean the songwriting is bad. And Sage's guitar playing (sort of a grungy Tom Verlaine is the best way I can put it--except Sage can sing) is particularly amazing. If you buy this, you'll definitely be impressed by the peek at this chronically underrated (or unknown to be more specific) band.

I'm not a big fan of oldies, nor nostalgia for that matter, but I continue listening to this music after all these years. This is the Wipers CD I go to first. Great music.