It�s the first thing I�ve heard by Beauty School Dropout. They�re from Scotland I think and fuck, they rock. High-pitched singing from the male vocalist but it fits perfectly to the music and there�s some perfect harmonies going on in the choruses. I know nothing about this band as there�s minimal info on the sleeve. Do they have a female member? It sounds like it from the harmonies but maybe that�s just more high-pitched singing. Both �Poison Pen� and �Pass The Buck� are great and you are urged to find this single NOW on the strength of this side alone.

Happily, Discount are great too with a couple of songs from the Half Fiction era � the singalong �On The Counter� and �Antiseptic�, one of Discount�s best songs in my opinion and certainly the one with the most majestic chorus. The side ends with a mysterious acoustic tune, the title of which isn�t on the sleeve but it�s certainly not worth ignoring as it�s as good as anything else here. Alison�s vocals suddenly sound younger than ever on this song but that�s not a criticism�

--Chris (30th Oct 2001)