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The Morning After

On the Rocks (MySpace.com/TheMorningAfter21)

By D.X. Ferris on Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 4:00 am

The Morning After The Phantasy Nite Club Saturday, November 18

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Shakin' and stirring, the Morning After's On the Rocks is straightforward, ambitious rock. With only brief nods to alt-rock, the members of this Cleveland quintet spend their debut album showing how well they can play their instruments. Behemoth guitarist Justin Smith squeezes out blues riffs and classic-rock solos -- "Homewrecker" could be a Blue Öyster Cult deep cut. Frontman Ryan Rini is the Sinatra of the party, grousing about homewreckers and politicians before he gets back to his rocks glass. <

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