Review by Brian OlewnickChadbourne joins forces with the Violent Femmes for some typical fare, albeit played with a bit more smoothness and more of a rockish edge than many of his other projects. As is often the case, Chadbourne"s at his best performing cover versions of songs for which he has a deep affinity, in this instance several by Phil Ochs. When he launches into "I"m Gonna Say It Now," one hears all the youthful conviction the song demands without any of the forced wackiness that mars much of his own work. He does a similarly admirable job on Mingus" "Fables of Faubus" and, a piece surely right up his alley, "Der Fuehrer"s Face," the latter complete with various digestive sound effects. The album also includes a couple of Chadbourne"s more successful, less whiningly pedantic compositions like "The Bully Song" and "10 Most Wanted List" alongside a few more forgettable attempts at post-adolescent social satire. The members of the Violent Femmes, apparently big fans of Chadbourne, support him ably and bring a certain amount of cohesion to the proceedings, something often (intentionally) lacking in other projects of his.