USA Today's Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia review (3 stars)
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USA Today
Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia
by Edna Gundersen
August 1, 2000
On it's third studio release, the Portland, Ore., foursome recaptures the deviant glory of bygone rock, from the raw glam of Iggy Pop to the rough beauty of Nirvana. Singer/guitarist Courtney Taylor, a rock star hatched from the decadent ranks of Keith Richards and Lou Reed, leads of the band into a stylistic house of mirrors, bounding from the hip-hop rhythms of guitar-stoked Horse Pills to the sly twang of banjo-kissed Country Leaver to the retro-rock of Bohemian Like You, a clever put-down of posers. Despite a self-consciousness ordering on parody, the Warhols triumph in reviving organic alternative-rock values without sounding dated. Vibrant pop melodies and sumptuous harmonies co-exist with guitar noise and psychedelia to create sonic bliss, a tonic infinitely more satisfying than today's choreography-laced snake oil - masquerading as modern pop.
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