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08 April 2004
Service Group, Minimum R&B (Squid Vs. Whale)
A seriously goofy album with one good song ("C.M.E.M.") and a bunch of forgettable garbage. Yay, it's power pop. Boo, it's power pop done wrong. Everything here is obvious from the diluted Beatles influences ("Dream Vs. Dreamer") to the ripped-off Kinks ("No One You'd Know"). It's all a quite embarrassing affair, and proof that Service Group will probably not be around for very long if they keep cranking out lousy discs like Minimum R&B. Some folks really get a kick out of anything power pop these days, maybe because Cheap Trick continues to bottom out, but there's really no reason to get all hyped over something this turgid and meaningless.
— Jason Thompson
.: posted by Editor 7:21 AM
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