While everyone from the indie-kids to Greil Marcus was wetting pants over the first four albums, I found myself chasing every listen with Bikini Kill or Throwing Muses. And when it comes down to it. All rage sounds pretty much the same, no matter whose it is. That s why Rage Against the Machine have some work to do before they can be truly relevant again. What it comes down to is that in the world of artistic endeavor, inspiration, whatever it s based in, only gets you so far.
Most punk bands burn up quickly if they don t learn control.
The truly great art comes from the sweat of craft. Finally, S-K have exhausted their pure energy and allowed themselves to become themselves. Maybe it s the consistency of the same line-up for three albums. Maybe it s age. Whatever it is, they re officially that rare breed a punk band that gets better with each album.