Greyhound bound, the runt of the litter that bore the mighty Cattle Boy Rattle is rewound and ready for play. While twins, these records are certainly fraternal. CBR may have been influential, but Pesky Plus is immediately recognized as pragmatic, grounded, and in it for the long haul.

Which is good, since buses are slow and full of inane, highly jammable conversation. New Concord Pest Control is instantly the band's first radio single. Checkpoint Charley also goes gold. Contrapuntal vocals and crashing guitars make for good, angry rock throughout. The defiant Rake serves as the anthem against suburban chores everywhere and always.

A bus ride is only as good as its toted tunes, and this rumble down the gut of the Atlantic seaboard was as good as it gets. It may have been the guy on the cover driving the bus for all i know -- i only got a glimpse of him from behind.