Disc 2: Ike Reilly

There is music is this world that's for women and some that are for men. Ike Reilly is a man's man of music. He for the grounded intellectual music fan. His lyrics tend to be rough around the edges, but yet ring true in it's bluntness. When I think of Ike I think of the man who opened his first album with the line: "Last time I couldn't make you cum. Last time you didn't fake me out". That's how the man cares to open an album. Very blunt. Very confessional. His music doesn't appeal to to womenfolk for some reason. I've tried. They don't like it. Maybe it's the stuff about not cumming that turns a woman off.

On second thought... I'm sure not cumming turns them off.

This time around Ike has taking on a full band and add Assassination to the end of his name to make it the band's name. The album title is Junkie Faithful . Taking on a full band seems to have caused a back step from the level the first album was playing at. The lyrics aren't as sharp. Though they are still very dry and witty at times. If there is one thing Ike is consistent about is his sense of humor and his irony. But there is a problem with this album. The fun doesn't really begin until the sixth track, then sticks around till track 12 (the last song) which did nothing for me. What about the tracks before the sixth? Eh. They're okay. The four track is grating, the rest are good to poor. The album lost what the first had. That gritty, sitting in the bar drinking hard with all the other barflys that are sort of your friends but not really. Singing along and laughing, even when faced with harsh reality (wheather it be your own or Ike's).

So... the question remains: "Is this a buy?"

No it is not. Not unless you are fan already. If you've never heard of Ike Reilly, I suggest getting his first album Salesmen and Racists. If you like that, maybe buy this one used for no more than $5.