Far be it from me to expect forthright candor from a press release. As a matter of fact, if I were in a band, and the release for the new joint said something like, "Gee, you know, these guys, I'd love to say they're the bee's knees, but they're not there yet, though they're trying really hard," I'd seriously consider gee-you-knowing the soon-to-be-former PR guy. Hyperbole and spit-shining and working the angles is part of the racket.