Well, not only is this CD from Woody Whatever limited to 50 handmade copies, it appears that each is in effect, unique. Unless they’ve managed to somehow get 50 copies of the exact same newspaper from which the comic pasted on the front cover was cut out from. Blod Records, releasers of extreme DIY CD-Rs (including an interesting 90s tribute CD called “How Bizarre” that was thoughtfully included) certainly know how to keep it real. Man. Though less organized than other CD-R labels such as Asaurus or Keep, this is still a label I’d probably keep an eye on. But back to Woody Whatever, who play great catchy indie rock that sounds a bit nostalgic at times. “Go Away” and “For Beautiful Nothing” were two of my favorite songs on the album. The latter song sounds like a mishmash of The Cure, Masters of the Hemisphere and the Ramones. There’s also occasional slower tracks like “Relationship” that sound sort of like Mark Eitzel. “Long Walks Instead Of Alcohol” treats you to lo-fi fuzzed drum beats and the lazy offhand vocals of Erik Schmall. (Other members of the band are Jeremy Schmall on bass and Allen Sanders on drums) At times I’m not sure if the band is about to win major indie awards or drop drunk on the floor from trying. Such is the unpredictibility of some of their musical moods. In that respect, they carry on the great tradition of pop and rock mutability, like that put forth by Bob Pollard of the great GBV; wherever the songs will fall and however they sound, they make their way as equals onto the grand jostling stage that is this album. – review by RABBIT (8.17.04)

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