Triplefastaction....CMJ New Music Monthly, April, 1996

I'd be lying if I said that Triple Fast Action doesn't fit into the alterna-rock niche: its songs do have that Replacements/Nirvana sound that always seems to find a home on commercial radio. But to dismiss Triple Fast Action as merely part of an icky trend fails to recognize what distinguishes the band from its less-inspired peers. At its core, this is angsty, guitar-heavy garage rock, tinged with just enough post-grunge distortion -- in and of itself, nothing special -- but Broadcaster works because these elements are applied to really good songs. The Chicago quartet builds its songs around solid, catchy hooks, and its keen sense of dynamics -- songs (especially the 10-minute epic, "Superstar") sway from quiet, balladic moments to thunderous rock-outs without sounding cheesy or contrived -- save them from verse-chorus-verse hell. Poppy elements make its songs even more refreshing, as on "Anna (Get Your Gun)" (check out the "ooh-ooh-ooh"s) or "Revved Up" (possibly the album's finest, and definitely its catchiest, four minutes), which features some chirpy female backing vocals. Consider TFA a real alternative.