This came out in 2000 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Last time I heard a song with the word Kryptonite in the title was when Spin Doctors leapt to the top of the charts in a single bound.
But it’s doubtful this Mississippi foursome’s debut — featuring the haunting boogie-metal of their K-word-titled single — will be hitting No. 1 faster than a speeding bullet. The fact is, their oddball sound — dark, introspective vocals and guitar-crunch that occupies a weird no-man’s-land between Southern rock, post-grunge and roots-metal — isn’t exactly in line with the Britneys, Backstreets and Bizkits out there. And while it sometimes comes together magnificently — like on the burnished Southern gothic gem Life Of My Own, the CD’s best track — mostly it sounds indecisive, as if they can’t choose between their mild-mannered alter ego and their all-powerful superhero guise. You get the sense they’re aiming for Days Of The New; sometimes, they end up with a ticked-off Hootie. And that’ll kill your career like a pocketful of you-know-what.
