If you love John Brannon, you won't regret picking this one up. It took me longer to get into "Hard Times" than say "You Can't Pray a Lie," but I like it just as much now (what is it, 13 years later?). "Just Can't Win" is classic, hard-chargin' Stooges rock and roll and I agree with the other reviewer about the greatness of the downer album closer "Each Dawn I Die." And "Hard Time Blues" is a total epic -- another bluesy, loser tale with a driving, hypnotic beat. I think the only realy miss on this one is "Stay," which drones on a little too long for my tastes and gets a bit silly in the middle part.As with virtually all of its catalog, I wish Touch and Go would step up and remaster this and all of the Hyenas albums. This and "You Can't Pray a Lie" would sound "mammoth" remastered.