>>PUNK PLANET jan/feb 2004

TOM FOOLERY AND THE MISTAKES "TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM" CD

This is the best record i've heard in a long time. I first listened to it under some kind of ADD overload, and i was looking for a way to explain it in a musical or technical way. Unsuccessful, I threw this CD on while answering some e-mails and caught myself humming along with the songs. There are no easy musical comparisons, but I've settled on Modest Mouse, because of the clever lyrics. Later after looking at the picture, I realized that the guitarist looks a little like a young Doug Martsch from Built to Spill. Another great thing is the hidden track. After meditationg for five minutes, I was rewarded by a most wonderful electronica drummachine cover of C + C Music Factory's "Things That Make You Go Hmm...". Yeah, I saw C + C perform twice live in the Early 90's, and the Mistakes make it sound so much better. -Don Irwin