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The Music Machine's debut would have been a lot better if they'd let Sean Bonniwell write all of the songs. Yet it was, as was often the case at the time, divided between fine Bonniwell originals and dispensable covers of then-current rock hits. Which means that, side by side with excellent Bonniwell originals like Talk Talk, The People in Me, and Trouble, you'll find lukewarm covers of Neil Diamond's Cherry Cherry, the Beatles' Taxman, and 96 Tears (though the slow, moody reading of Hey Joe is nice). Most of the Bonniwell songs were issued in much better company on the Rhino anthology, although one good one, the typically tortuous Wrong, is only available on this album. [A Japanese version of the CD was released in 2007.] ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi