THE SAMMUS THEORY - MAN WITHOUT EYES published April 2006, Zero Magazine

Here's how you know a debut album is good and it's simpler than you would have thought. If you are allowed to feel or in some way sense the blood, sweat and tears that went into making the record, it's worth your time. The album in question can even slightly suck but if that doesn't get in the way, you know you've got a decent work on your hands. On this criterion, Man Without Eyes squeaks by but makes it all the same.

A definite asset to these guys is their collective musician's resume. Drummer Joe Morris tours with Esteban and has done a handful of TV show themes. Guitarist/bassist Gary Pozner has also worked with various big artists. All the members are definitely solid players with the weakest link being singer Sammus. This guy had at one point reminded me of Layne Staley and Scott Weilan's love child and at another: Amy fricken' Lee. But something in you halts when the words "this guy sucks" creep into your throat. Bottom line, it boils down to potential and you can just smell it when listening to this album. If Sammus Theory comes out with another album, I'd be intrigued to see how they have polished up.