November 1996 – Page 8 – Lollipop Magazine

Nirvana – From The Muddy Banks of the Wishkah – Review

November 1, 1996

I know nothing about these guys. The best I’ve been able to figure is that they’re some kind of Foo Fighters spinoff band.

New Bomb Turks – Scared Straight – Review

November 1, 1996

New Bomb Turks play an inventive blend of rockabilly and punk rock. Sort of a Jerry Lee Lewis meets the Ramones type of thing.

Nevermore – The Politics of Ecstasy – Review

November 1, 1996

The layering alone in the title track is astounding, the crisp phrasing could saw through cold steel, and the musicianship is not something often heard today.

Nerdy Girl – Twist Her – Review

November 1, 1996

“You fuck like a man/ but you act like a boy/ and I’m annoyed” are the first words uttered. I’m embarrassed to say how many times I’ve sung this line in public.

My Drug Hell – This Is My Drug Hell – Review

November 1, 1996

What a killer name. My Drug Hell. There’s nothing particularly druggy, hellish, or insane about this album. In fact, it’s all pretty pedestrian.

MU330 – Chumps On Parade – Review

November 1, 1996

MU330 don’t write the best melodies, but they do write great music to go underneath those sometimes disappointing vocals, so it sort of balances out in the end.

Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar – Review

November 1, 1996

Currently, MM is doing that industrial-metal thing that’s all the rage. That’s all fine and good. Sometimes it works. MM’s crack at the genre is average.

Luca Brasi – “Pill Popper” – Review

November 1, 1996

Not since the Unsane have I heard aggressive noise-rock with such weight. You can’t hear the words, you can’t hear the chords, but it works in a big way.

Los Lobos – Colossal Head – Review

November 1, 1996

The first thing that comes out of my stereo is gritty, War-era Latin funk, total Low Rider music. This is Los Lobos? Okay, bring it on!

Liberator – This is Liberator – Review

November 1, 1996

This is a Swedish ska band with that very European ska sound who play mainly in the two-tone style, with token reggae and rocksteady tunes thrown in.