Album number two from Shitar is an improvement over Solitary Confinement
though still uneven and packed with fillers. Bassist Jeff Eskow
is included on 5 of the 8 tracks, which were recorded in 2 sessions
in July and December. My Mom is Such a Bitch
received airplay and was the band's first anthem. It is still
played in arenas throughout America and the rest of the world today.
Another highlight is the second single, Never Meant to
Be, the first of many power ballads penned by Matt.
The is a marked improvement in the playing skills of the musicians,
who were ripped critically for their poor skills on
their first effort. The experimentation continues on such tracks
as Dr. Faustis, a mostly instrumental minor
key salute to the dark side and The Very End,
a hodgepodge medley admittedly done to fill up the end of the album.
Hopefully done tongue in cheek.
