The Rave-Ups - Chance (1990)

Much of Chance, with its snide attitude and thick, clean riffs, sounds like vintage Who or Kinks. In a just world, this record wouldn't have fallen into obscurity. Though it's not hard to sound like mid-'60s Britrock -- think Oasis, the Charlatans U.K., and the Soup Dragons -- the Rave-Ups do it in such a way that it sounds less like aping and more like music that was unearthed from a time capsule. The hooks are endless -- "She Says Come Around," "The Best I Can," and "Respectfully King of Rain" sound like they were written for the radio -- and the playing is superb. Chance is proof that Poison and Firehouse weren't the only American bands making music in the late '80s. by Steve Kurutz


1.The Best I Can't
2.For the Loser (Hallelujah!)
3.Respectfully King of Rain
4.If It Was (A Matter of Mind)
5.Hamlet Meets John Doe
6.The Tallest Tree
7.She Says (Come Around)
8.Watching Out for Jesus
9.Tinker Tommy
10.Smile
11.Faint Sense of Success

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