The debut platter from this Champaign, IL four-piece conjures up what might have resulted if the Feelies or Popealopes had skewed more towards classic rock than left of the dial. Not an entirely unappealing prospect, but it's one that was better left in the hands of
Otis and the Elevators than the aforementioned. Owing a far more pronounced sonic debt to Cream than the Chameleons UK, the long defunct Elevators profess on their
Facebook page to amounting to a "jam band long before there was such a genre" during their 1985-90 lifespan. By this set of ears, certainly not in the realm of the Dead, Phish or likewise, so I wouldn't let that claim scare you off.
Some Career's most striking anomaly is perhaps "Dominate," a tight slice of UB40-inflected reggae pop that manages to blend in just fine with the rest of the proceedings. I have Otis' follow-up album,
Cross the Bridge in my possession, so perhaps this won't be my final say on the band. My apologies in advance for all the annoying surface noise.
01. Foolish Man
02. Living Alone
03. Dominate
04. Little Man in a Large Automobile
05. Where Are You
06. Victim of a Magazine
07. Tired and Alone
08. Egg Salad
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