Apathy, 1999- While one of the members who performed on this disc has since departed, the threesome from Santa Rosa known as 26 MPH have put together a collection of somewhat diverse tunes on their disc entitled "Apathy". After the recording of this disc, bassist Chris Henderson parted ways with the band making way for John Rosser. However, Henderson's work with guitarist / vocalist Erik Nettleton and drummer Tono Romero Garcia combined produced a smooth mixture of a few styles of music to produce an angry, straight-off-the-street blend of tones. Comprised of fourteen tracks, each of which introduces a different side of the band, "Apathy" certainly is not tame by any measure. Starting with opening track "Rise Up" which jumps out to a fast start, this disc is a good read lyrically and an even better listen. Nettleton's work as the vocalist, combining a somewhat higher pitched clean style with a distorted vocal tone keeps the dynamic nature of this disc. The second track, "Can't Stand the Sight of You" as well as the eleventh track "H.C.C." introduce a strong punk influence with the straight ahead bass tones and barking vocals. The strongest tracks on this disc include the bass led "Ejected" with it's intense lyrical content and the Romero drum-led "The Tribe" which features Nettleton's strongest vocal work. Each of these tracks define the 26 MPH sound with the chunk-driven smooth riffs and intelligent street-wise lyrical content. While some of the tracks on "Apathy" are defi