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Cover Art Spacehog
Resident Alien
[HiFi/Sire]
Rating: 7.6

This is like a lost Bowie album, circa Ziggy Stardust. In fact, a more appropriate name for the band may have been Fucking Davy Jones. Now, personally, I'm not complaining. Nothing since Scary Monsters has been very interesting, so this Spacehog record is pure glory. Thirteen tracks of electric lunar genius that will make you smile guaranteed. Look for reissues of this album in a green-tinted jewel case 20 years from now.

-Ryan Schreiber







10.0: Essential
9.5-9.9: Spectacular
9.0-9.4: Amazing
8.5-8.9: Exceptional; will likely rank among writer's top ten albums of the year
8.0-8.4: Very good
7.5-7.9: Above average; enjoyable
7.0-7.4: Not brilliant, but nice enough
6.0-6.9: Has its moments, but isn't strong
5.0-5.9: Mediocre; not good, but not awful
4.0-4.9: Just below average; bad outweighs good by just a little bit
3.0-3.9: Definitely below average, but a few redeeming qualities
2.0-2.9: Heard worse, but still pretty bad
1.0-1.9: Awful; not a single pleasant track
0.0-0.9: Breaks new ground for terrible