Both albums were recorded at the height of Sussman Lawrence 's creative genius in sculpting a sound that veteran Billboard writer Jim Bessman aptly called a cross between Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello .
Veteran Billboard writer Jim Bessman covered the group for Variety .
Both albums were recorded at the height of Sussman Lawrence 's creative genius in sculpting a sound that veteran Billboard writer Jim Bessman , who covered the group for Variety , aptly called a cross between Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello .