WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE VANDALS 10/09/2015 Richard Carpenter seems determined to

Richard Carpenter seems determined to demonstrate that there was more to the Carpenters than just the hits

"Good Over Evil" is positively haunting

Genre: Comedy

the steely-cool precision of "Isolation" reflects Curtis's growing detachment from a life that's spinning further from his control

as well as producing

WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE VANDALS 10/09/2015 Richard Carpenter seems determined toAs snotty punk albums go, When in Rome seems unexceptional on the surface. There are the tasteless joke songs ("Viking Suite," about a man disturbingly fond of little boys in costumes, presented as a mock prog style rock opera). There's the requisite cheesy cover ("Hocus Pocus" by Focus, renamed "It's Not Unusual," complete with tuneless howls and shrieks that are even more painful than the original's yodeling). One key difference is that the band is