With raspy voice and big bass/drum sound, the liveliest moments work well, unfortunately they bookend a rather lackluster platter: the opening ‘Ashes To Ashes’ and near disc end trio of a gritty ‘Dirty Money’ and ‘Right Between The Eyes’ and ‘Insanity’.  Elsewhere, there’s a bluesy guitar swagger in ‘Love & Pain’ (a synopsis of the lyrical content throughout Everest) but precious little to get excited about, given the proclivity to long running, better known entities. The concluding piano laced snooze-fest ‘Hopeless’ is an accurate depiction.