It is tempting to toss Me Rock You So Hard into the hard rock/punk rock bin and just be done with it. And, for the most part, this Akron, Ohio band seems okay with that (heck, their website title refers to themselves as a "hard punk rock band"). So, going with that classification, the album is a well produced, energetic affair that is easy to start and surprisingly easy to finish in the same sitting. Laden with infectious, hard rocking guitars and a potent rhythm section, nearly every track has the potential to grab you on that particular day when a specific riff or drumbeat just feels right... The album's lead-in Sounds of Earth does a fantastic job of using the English greeting from the Voyager spacecraft and feeds right into the albums first excellent track and its extremely strong guitar lead, People Watching People; these tracks belong together on every listen. Two songs later, Games showcases some of the strongest "punk" vocals on the album. Having started out so positively, here's a caveat that probably should have started this review: this reviewer isn't typically drawn to "hard rock" or "punk." He's not into the Akron music scene. And, he would be lying to you if he suggested he was emotionally connected to many of the lyrics on this album. So, you may be wondering how such a person would decide that overall this is a good and worthwhile album to recommend. It's very simple: this reviewer was completely sucked in by the tenth track on the album, Next Years New Years Eve, the first time (and every time since) he heard it. This song crosses into other rock genres and isn't quite like the songs that surround it on the album. Starting with an understated guitar and simple vocals that put the singer out in front of the music unlike anything else on the album, the piece builds up a potent energy that carries it through its full four minutes... ...and it inspires one to reconsider everything else on the album that they may not have fully "heard" on first listen. And, on that second (then third, then fourth...) listen, it turns out that Me Rock You So Hard is worth that recommendation.