Josefus' second album was actually an improvement over the band's first (
Dead Man), by virtue of its more versatile songwriting, slightly better riffs, and occasional drifts beyond sub-
Led Zeppelin-style early metal. All that considered, it's still a pedestrian
Led Zeppelin-like Texas take on early hard rock-metal, though
Pete Bailey's vocals are a little less obviously in the
Robert Plant mold this time around. Less blues-based than
Dead Man as well, it contains some of their better songs in "America," which shows the influence of lighter California-styled psychedelia, the odd "Jimmy, Jimmy," apparently about a friend unfairly institutionalized for freaking out (inspired by fellow Texan
Roky Erickson by any chance?), and, most surprisingly, the gentle country-rock of "Such Is Life." The album's been reissued as one of the three CDs in Akarma's
Josefus box,
Dead Box.