This album marks a turning point for Stü Art. The Perfect Response combines the musical improvements of the band's middle efforts with the lyricism of their early albums. With several outstanding songs, such as "Fast," "Where We Are," and "The End" this album is the band's most cohesive production. Songs tend to be shorter and less monotonous than on preceding albums. "Fast," truly one of the gems from this album, is only a minute and a half long. With well-written lyrics, great, dramatic vocals by M. Nickras and a wonderful stark guitar accompaniment, "Fast" is a moody, haunting song. "Where we Are" weighs in as the longest song on the album at only 2:07. Another one of the album's showpieces, it has a church hymn-like feeling that's accentuated by the keyboard accompaniment. The album is not without its flaws. The synthesizer has a tendency to get too loud and drown out the other accompaniment, and there are one or two songs that simply stink. "Runt," which features the band's cat screeching in the background is a very short instrumental. This reviewer is of the opinion that Stü Art should stick to songs with words, since the band's strength obviously lies in its lyrics. "5 Bullets in the Head" is the other glaringly horrible song, simply because of its overwhelming boredom. The lyrics, the accompaniment and the vocals all leave the listener rolling his or her eyes. Overall, however, this album is good. It is musically decent and a lyrical improvement. In addition, it has a number of songs that are a pleasure to listen to and are worth hearing multiple times.