a pin, a cork, and a card . . . Reviews

New York Times: "It's a really FAT-tastic listening experience!  But, I am glad that I did not have to pay for my copy."

Boston Globe: "Yet another promising young group to emerge from the Boston folk music scene.  a pin, a cork, and a card is a real treat for hearing-impaired listeners over the age of sixty-five and some tone-deaf kitchen appliances!"

Village Voice: "A triumph over the sterility of contemporary musical creativity!  This folk-pop foursome is going places, including the bargain bin at Tower Records!"

Rolling Stone: "FATHOUSE who?"

Bondage Weekly: "It is a genuine pleasure to see some of our closest friends and regular submissives making a name for themselves in the mainstream media.  Way to go, guys!"

Boston Phoenix: "Finally, something new, tasteful, and wholesome!  Ghita, Shafer, Esdaile, and Asmussen will become names synonymous with McCartney, Lennon, Harrison, and Starr!  This album will break the mold, and a couple of belts!"

Los Angeles Times: "Rich vocal harmonies and commanding guitars combine with rock-steady rhythms to create this year's most impressive album by a new artist.  Still, we're a little confused.  Where's the explicit lyrics warning label?  Where are the explicit lyrics?"

MAD Magazine: "The best, best, best!  The best album we've ever heard!  Go out and buy it, today!  Bring your money!"

Better Homes and Gardens: "Makes a fine coffee table coaster."

Maine Agricultural Digest: "We shoor are mah'ty proud of our Joshie and all his li'l friends!"

Psychiatry Quarterly: "Obviously the product of troubled minds.  Dark, brooding lyrics betray deeply embedded psychoses in Ghita's psyche.  His mind works like a time-bomb, ready to explode violently at any moment.  Why 'Gorilla'?  We recommend making four months of psychiatric therapy appointments before listening to this album."

Teen Beat: "Ohmygod!  Ohmygod!  Ryan is SoOoOoOoOo cute!"

Piano Player: "A delightful performance by a talented artist.  Still, we were all wondering how Esdaile made a keyboard sound like that."

Geriatric GQ: "Eh? Oh, right...these young fellahs pack a bigger punch than my Viagra cocktail, heh, heh--ah, that's just a little joke. Ah, leave me alone."