PEPPER - IN WITH THE OLD

Pepper is an odd, eclectic band who spin from rock to reggae to country, with a little bit of everything in between. The vocals have a Living Colour/Corey Glover feel to them, while the lyrics are,.. wait a minute. Did he just sing about clit rings?
Yes, In With The Old is a little strange, and maybe even a little unfocused in the way it slips from genre to genre, but there is something about the tone and feel of this disc that will keep you listening.
It's a shame, though, that no one will ever pick up this disc because the cover art is so atrocious. It’s as if Jimmy Buffet joined a death metal band, then hired a retard to do the cover illustration. Pepper sounds nothing like what this cover conveys, so it will either be purchased by someone thinking it’s black metal, or by no one at all. It’s a shame, too, because this album is really starting to grow on me. Too bad I'm embarrassed to leave it sitting out where anyone could see it.
I recommend purchasing this one online so you don’t have to see the wincing of the clerk when you take it to the checkout counter. When it arrives in the mail, take it into a dark closet with a small black trash bag. Make sure you remove any light fixtures from the room to save yourself from the curiosity that could taint your opinion of this CD. Take off the protective packaging surrounding the jewel case. Carefully remove only the CD itself from the package. Put all other packaging in the trash bag. DO NOT LOOK AT IT! Immediately take the garbage bag directly to the incinerator. Do not feed it piece by piece into the flames-- throw the whole fucking thing into the fire. Turn away quickly and do not look back, as the flames may have burned away some of the dark plastic bag, forcing you to gaze upon the aborted afterbirth of "creativity". Now go back upstairs and listen to your new CD. It kicks ass, doesn’t it?
Aw, shit. Vinnie ran a picture of the CD really big above this, didn’t he? Oh well. Never mind. You’ll never buy it now.