But of the Bostonian men, only Dave Petrelli is in a class with these women. The less said about Hard to Handle , the better. Renaissance man Dave Petrelli doesn't just stand out at the mic, he penned the album's best track, an excellent original, As Yet Untitled . Just call it way better than the college originals you're used to. But the rest of the set list meanders as much as the solos do, wandering from the creative to the overdone, from the daring to the puzzling.
Nothing unifies the songs.
The chords won't make you shudder, but they'll rarely make you smile. If you're building a collection of collegiate originals, Quarter Past Nine features one of the best. For most buyers, though, it won't stand out from the college crowd. I was a little disappointed that the Bostonians haven't achieved better consistency on this, their fifth album. Greater attention to detail in rehearsal and in the studio might clean up the messy chords.