2005's Penny Pills is the debut album from Canadian retro-rockers Crash Kelly. The band's sound is equal parts Cheap Trick and T-Rex, and is a much needed throwback to when rock & roll was a lot more fun.Penny Pills is a catchy, melodic, upbeat, and flamboyant rock & roll album, and the work of a band that seems to succeed effortlessly at what the much hyped The Darkness so spectacularly failed to achieve. I wasn't even old enough to pay attention to radio rock in the seventies, but Crash Kelly and bands like American Heartbreak and Sweden's Diamond Dogs makes me feel like I'm reliving the glory days of pure, fun rock & roll. The closing cover of Cheap Trick's ELO Kiddies only reinforces that feeling.Penny Pills will definitely put a smile on the face of anyone who misses the 70's glam and mainstream rock sound, and should please anyone who likes their rock FUN. It's all but guaranteed to have you turning it up and singing along "That 70's Show style" in no time flat!