They are the epitome of whiner rock when that unfortunate style was at its peak in the early 90s. This style is mainly defined by the yearning, pleading, whining vocals. For a while in the early 90s it seemed like all of the bands on "alternative" stations had this sound. Made me nostalgic for band like Green Day, who weren't good, but were at least aping bands I like; The Clash, Buzzcocks, The Damned, etc. Some other bands in this style include Blind Melon and Soul Asylum. Many of these bands continue to hang around on the AAA format stations.
Really, I'd rather listen to Billy Squire. Fortunately, I was able to find some Aerosmith
on the classic rock station to get the taste out of my mouth.
In fact, The only things I can think of I would want to listen to less are:
Karl Rove giving a lecture on ethics.
Joe Castiglione saying "with the score tied, Eric Gange's coming in from the bullpen."
