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The Mockers
Living In The Holland Tunnel (The Mockers)
By: Gary "Pig" Gold
 The Mockers always have, and I bet always will have, each and every hallmark of rock'n'poppery all the way DOWN. Namely? Good playing, good singing, and -- now here's usually the tough part, folks -- good songs. But on this, their too-long-awaited second full album, Seth Gordon, Tony Leventhal and Co. decisively bring into full bloom at last the big audio dynamite we always knew lurked deep inside them.Of course, co-producer Mitch Easter plays a grand roll here in helping add the Power to the Mockers' pop (does ANYONE still know how to put guitars onto tape like he does?!!) But without the raw material -- songs joyously leaping big gamuts between, for example, the Itchycoo Turtle spoonfulness of "Comes As No Surprise" and the snarling neveaux-garage of "C'mon Over To My Side" -- this disc wouldn't be near the true-blue revelation it is. Nice use of vintage keyboard flavoring the cooly-called "Sheepwalking" and the raging kick-offer "More Important Things" and, for us New Yorkers, exquisite cover snaps as well. But as nice as these adornments are, the REAL star here is a just a great, GREAT band and another wonderful record I only hope they don't wait too long again in following up!
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