DOPE SMOOTHIE - FOR MILKING

With a name like Dope Smoothie, I didn’t know what to expect. I definitely didn’t have high hopes, because the ratio of good to bad is about one out of every ten CDs we get.
Anyway, I throw Dope Smoothie’s For Milking in for the 40-minute drive to work. The first song is not bad. Kind of an upbeat, poppy alt-rock thing going on. I’m swerving in and out of traffic when I realize I’m really getting into the album. One minute, they are doing punky Sonic Youth-esque stuff, then an almost bouncy Sublime-ish ska-type of thing, followed by some really cool jazzy rock fusion-type of stuff, and top it all off with some Southern Reverend Horton Heat-style of blues rock. These guys really are unbelievable.
Dope Smoothie is a trio made up of Josh Bate (guitar/vocals), Zack Clements (bass), and John McCallum (drums). Combine hyperactive, slaphappy bass with stylish beats and hypnotically, catchy lyrics, and you have For Milking by Dope Smoothie. Needless to say, it was a great drive to work, and I ended up being 15 minutes late, because I sat in the parking lot and listened to the rest of the album. But it was worth it.
PS: Stay away from the fifth song: "Sea Of Green". It will burrow into your soul, and set up camp. I’ve been walking around singing it for four days now. Please, make it stop.