The Romantics
by Chris WoodstraThe cover, featuring the four members decked out in identical red leather outfits with the de rigeur skinny ties, leaves no doubt as to the album's content. This is your basic artifact of the era -- lusty, girl-crazed, teen anthems sung to hard-driving, punchy power pop. "What I Like About You" was the hit, but any of these songs could have been hits. It's easy to dismiss this band, but few albums provide this much guilty pleasure.