A few months before the release of {$Buckcherry}'s long-awaited sophomore album, the national press proclaimed that classic {\rock} was back, as if {\rock} -- classic or otherwise -- had ever gone away. {$Buckcherry} most definitely had, though, for four long years, and the group that returned sported three different members than the one that had left. But their timing was impeccable, as evidenced by the success of {&"Crazy Bitch,"} a taster for this set. The thundering {&"Bitch"} has a decidedly {$Aerosmith} feel, not surprising when you discover that band's producer {$Marti Frederiksen} co-wrote one of the numbers within {^15}, the lavish power {\ballad} {&"Sorry."} {&"Carousel"} also echoes with sounds of the past, and is hands down the best song {$Rod Stewart} and {$the Faces} never wrote but should have, with guitar solos that reverberate of {$Ron Wood} and a gorgeous melody that grasps your heart and never lets go. And then there's the tasty {\country}-fried {\blues} of...{&"Brooklyn"}? Sure, why not? There are rednecks in the Big Apple, too, but who knew you could hear such mean slide guitar and great bluesy riffs in that borough? Moving forward in time, {&"Everything"} boasts some ringing {$U2-ish} guitar, but the song itself has a much more '90s {\alterna-rock} feel, one of several tracks that fall into the now well-missed genre. And at the far end of the spectrum comes the likes of {&"So Far"} and {&"Broken Glass,"} the former a storming {\hard rocker}, the latter pushing toward {\hardcore}, both perfectly bookending this stunning set. So no matter how you like your {\rock} served up, {$Buckcherry} dish it with delight, and you'll be wolfing it down and demanding more. ~ Jo-Ann Greene, All Music Guide