Credits:WheatusDescription:Wheatusisashowcaseforthesongsofsinger/guitaristBrendanB.Brown,whohasatasteforcatchy,guitar-drivenpop/rock,agiftforgab,andasnottyattitude."TeenageDirtbag,"Brown'santhemforhighschoollosers(featured,appropriately,inAmyHeckerling'sfilmLoser),whichcombineshumiliationwithhumorandevenahappyending,iscarriedalongonfamiliarriffs,ahookychorus,andsmart-alecklyrics.Andthat'sthestoryformostofthesongsonthisalbum,thoughBrownrevealsbroaderexperienceinaheartfeltcoveroftheErasurehit"ALittleRespect"andsoundslesslikeahighschoolstudentthananaspiringrockstarimpatientwithhisrecordcompanypubliciston"Hey,Mr.Brown."Whatevertheirnominalsubjects,fromtheperilsofobsessiveromance("LoveIsaMuttFromHell")toawhiteboy'shaplessattemptstoacquirehip-hopculture("WannabeGangstar"),Brown'ssongsappealbecauseoftheirpeppypop/rockenergyandthecleverlyrics.ThisisaguywhorefersmorethanoncetoIronMaidenbutwhosemusicismoresuggestiveofCheapTrick(especia