The smashing band has a real knack for solid tune-penning; hard rock infused with hooky choruses, solid and bluesy guitar work, great drumming, and downright entertaining lyrics that are funny, sad, raw, and angry often in the course of only one or two tracks. Even more interesting is the fact the Giraffes have no problem churning out slower-paced jams every bit as good as their balls-to-the-wall rawk. The oddly catchy yet poignant rocker "Haunted Heaven" blazes by before "Man U" takes the stage with a strange jam hinting at soccer violence and sounding like a much heavier Sublime for some reason. Hell, track #5 caps this trio with much adieu, as "Having Fun" is one of the hookiest pieces of swinging rock I've heard. Get this on the radio, and let it absorb everything else into oblivion. The blatant guitar wankery of "Sugarbomb" and the great vocals pasted over it will make any retro rocker grin with barely contained glee. I think anyone with half a nose-hole could probably smell the radio-friendly fare that is "79 & Weightless." Album closer "Honey Baby Child"is fantastic slow-paced rock jamming, the kind of stuff that should be spun at stations the world over to give it a swank kick to the ass.