All I have been hearing about “Home” is that it’s the best release of ‘89. I was so sick of hearing all this and not the album that I decided to give it a chance. Well, for all of you that are going to the show tonight, you might be in for a surprise.

“Home” is one of the most uninteresting albums I have ever heard in my life. The BoDeans, from Waukesha, Wisconsin, are the latest in a long string of bands to eliminate all forms of soul from their music.

They open up the album with “When the Love is Good.” Have you ever thought of a song as possesing a green neon sound? This song does.

“Beautiful Rain” could win the award for the most boring song of the century. The BoDeans pretty much rehash everything that has been done in rock already. There seems to be a total disregard for innovation.

“Good Work,” the next cut on side one, really breaks up the pattern set by all the other songs. I am really glad that this one came up. I have to say that I really like this song on principal. The first thing that might come to your mind is Chuck Berry. I believe the BoDeans should write all their songs in this style.

“No one” is by far the weakest song on the album. The vocals are unbelievably unclear and force the listener to struggle comprehension of the lyrics.

I could go on forever about the next cut, “You Don’t Get Much.” Someone has caught that nasty disease referred to as the “U2 virus.” It strikes right after you tour with them. For the next few years you can’t help but sound like them sometimes.

“Hand in Hand” is the first track on side two. This is one of those rehashes of the “if everyone could live together” theme. Don’t get me wrong, everyone living together would be great, as long as this song was exiled.

The most average song on the album, and in my opinion, the free world, is “Worlds Away.” It really could have been written by any one of fifty bands, or by all of them.

One song that definitely deserves mentioning is “Brand New.” This is a good, solid song, and it is really too bad that the rest were not as impressive.

The BoDeans “Home” is a welcome surprise to old BoDeans fans, but if you’re looking for a new, innovative, fresh and exciting band, I’m going to have to say – stay away.