Hello there folks. It's me again. Here to review the latest installment of Swedish punk rock. The Regulations have been blowing minds and penetrating young girls for quite some time now. When I heard "To Be Me" their new full length was coming out, I was very excited yet a little apprehensive much like Gary Glitter's first encounter with beating his meat to child pornography. I say this because their "Different Needs" ep was their most recent and to me their least impressive record. Spun it once and thought eh. Second listen was a lot more into it. Third listen caught in the middle. It's got all the things you love about the Regulations, still rockin tunes in that early Black Flag/Circle Jerks style with some interesting little guitar hooks thrown in but overall the songs just aren't as memorable on this record. A little more melodic which is nice but it sounds more like less energy as opposed to trying to make it catchier. A few weird slower tracks thrown in which usually I'm down with but it's like Helen Keller trying to bake a cake from scratch: It ends up coming out wrong but I appreciate the effort to try something new. The direction they were going on "Electric Guitar" was fantastic and I wish that this record was more reflective of that.
3.5/5 - It's good but it gets this when comparing it to their two other LPs
-Davey
