Lollipop Magazine

God Lives Underwater – Review

March 1, 1995

The digitized guitar sound plays catchy rhythms and the drumming blends both organic and electronic percussion into a pleasant hybrid.

Circle of Dust – Review

March 1, 1995

Besides the techno percussion, heavy guitars and distorted ravings, Circle of Dust manages to work sweetly tortured vocals and catchy melodies into the mix.

Car – “Knows When” / “No Damage” – Review

March 1, 1995

Side one drones on and on. If that’s the single, it’s not a sleeper, it’s asleep.

Gapeseed – Lo Cell – Review

March 1, 1995

Some of the stuff is downright grating. But underlying each scratchy, Sonic Youth-influenced anthem pulses the life-force and emotion of the three musicians.

Canine Guru – Review

March 1, 1995

An emphasis on heavy, Chili Peppers funk. I get the feeling that Canine Guru will go somewhere big, providing they establish a hook to get themselves noticed.

Buccinator – The Great Painter Raphael – Review

March 1, 1995

Sound bites are chopped ‘n’ blended with screwy geetars ‘n’ the usual rock gear, plus some shortwave radio and Moog action.

Flowerhead – The People’s Fuzz – Review

March 1, 1995

After …ka-BLOOM!, the band toured the country, opening for such acts as Blind Melon and Ned’s Atomic Dustbin. This record shows a serious growth.

Blightobody – “Party Snout” / “The Moon Floats Overhead” – Review

March 1, 1995

They combine guitar rock, pop sensibility, country twang, spaghetti western solos, and heavy, chugging guitars into humorous, well-produced songs.

Fleshold – Pathetic – Review

March 1, 1995

Seemingly normal heavy wall-of-guitars metal with snarling vocals and “society sucks” lyrics, Fleshold morph from one style to the next.

Erik Welsh – Review

March 1, 1995

I would insult the shit out of this saying it sounds like a cheesy commercial, but I see that’s what Erik Welsh produces.

Black Velvet Flag – Come Recline With… – Review

March 1, 1995

Covering songs by Black Flag, the Circle Jerks and other cool ’80s groups (lounge style), this band manages to retain nothing from the originals but the lyrics.

East, West – Review

March 1, 1995

The stories vary in subject and theme, giving excellent illustrations of the differences between Eastern and Western culture, thought and ideals.

Drinking, Smoking, and Screwing – Review

March 1, 1995

It’s probably best to notice that the selections offered are those of the most basic type. Bukowski’s piece is from Women, and Miller’s from Tropic of Cancer.

The Black Box – Review

March 1, 1995

You won’t find a better representation of Wax Trax! than Revolting Cocks’ “Attack Ships on Fire,” with Ministry and Front 242 on stage with Trent Reznor.

Big Lick – Review

March 1, 1995

Six songs of Bosstones-ish ska with heavy guitars. I don’t hate this guy’s voice, though. Layers of sax and horns amounting to gobs of fun energy.

Wet Shorts: The Best of Liquid Television – Review

March 1, 1995

Today, the only thing about MTV possessing any enduring value is Liquid Television, their show of adult cartoon shorts. Yet this compilation falls short.

Big Audio – Higher Power – Review

March 1, 1995

Whatever they’re called, they’ve still got the Mick Jones sound from past discs: Clever, amusing, a melange of aural stimuli.

Shallow Grave – Review

March 1, 1995

Shallow Grave’s not-so-subtle shifts accelerate the film into a careening series of mind-bending hair-pin plot twists and turns.

Better Than Ezra – Deluxe – Review

March 1, 1995

This Louisiana trio is best described as “Toad the Wet Sprocket and the Gin Blossoms co-headline for a Muzak benefit.” Deluxe is as sappy as sappy gets.

MTV Year in Rock 1994 – Review

March 1, 1995

The best and worst of 1994, distilled down to only the bare essentials, and delivered as only Kurt Loder and Tabitha Soren could.

Legends of the Fall – Review

March 1, 1995

Every time Brad Pitt comes on screen, huge collective sigh escapes, and the squirming begins.

Barkmarket – Lardroom – Review

March 1, 1995

This EP is what happens when you take schizophrenics and make them play loud music.

Band of Susans – Here Comes Success – Review

March 1, 1995

This band owes a tip of the hat to the numerous wall-of-guitar Sonic Youth-influenced bands of today.

In The Mouth of Madness – Review

March 1, 1995

John Carpenter takes a cast of character actors and finishes what Wes Craven started in New Nightmare, with its recursive themes and interpretive subjects.

Alphabet Soup – Layin’ Low in the Cut – Review

March 1, 1995

Alphabet Soup’s hip-swinging bass riffs, sizzling sax, and smoothly rapped vocals pull the listener in hook, line, and sinker.