<p><span><span>- There is a truism that lightning cannot strike twice in the same place, even more impossible would be for lightning to strike thrice in that same spot. The natural world, however, doesn’t obey truisms, which are often anything but true. The record industry, however, is very keen to adhere to truisms, particularly with artists releasing their second or third offerings after gaining critical or public acclaim with their initial releases.

<p><span><span>- Come with me on a brief sojourn to the land of The Lazy Eyes. <em>SongBook</em> lures us straight into their funky, psychedelic world, offering up the aptly named <em>Intro</em>. It becomes abundantly clear from the get-go whose musical merry-go-round we’re about to embark on.