In Brief
- Share via
* * 1/2 Urge Overkill, “Saturation,” Geffen. The quirky Chicago trio’s journey into ‘78-vintage FM rock is about as riveting, or humorous, as the playlist of your average classic-rock station. Despite rock hooks cheesier than Loverboy’s, song structures more predictable than BTO’s best and vocals a la Eddie Money, they still claim their sound is no parody. The band needs to either add its own twist or pump up the kitsch value.
New albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor), two stars (fair), three stars (good) and four stars (excellent).
The biggest entertainment stories
Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
