Lollipop Magazine

WAAF Live CD – Unusual Suspects – Review

February 1, 1997

There’s really a few choice cuts on Unusual Suspects, mostly live studio recordings (too bad all that on-air patter detracts from the flow of the music…).

Cop Shoot Cop – Meathead – Dick Smoker Plus – Review

February 1, 1997

Meathead and Cop Shoot Cop remix songs by each other, but still can’t disguise the fact that the songs aren’t very interesting.

The World Still Won’t Listen – A Tribute to the Smiths – Review

February 1, 1997

Morrissey and Marr, as verbose, jocose and morose as any, reinterpreted by a gang of meat-munching, instrument-trashing, machismo-heavy hardcore bands.

Circus Of Pain – The Swamp Meat Intoxicatio – Review

February 1, 1997

The Swamp Terrorists team up with Meathead for half an hour-plus of throbbing new songs.

Cheeseburger – “Happy Hill” – Review

February 1, 1997

“Happy Hill” is a bad imitation of Iggy Pop versus a bad imitation of Frank Zappa. “Hellvis” is a speedier version of the same thing.

The Roots of Power Pop – Review

February 1, 1997

Without these bands, it is unlikely we would have seen acts like Green Day, Presidents of the U.S.A, Weezer, Liz Phair, Matthew Sweet or even Nirvana.

Champ! – “Passing Car” – Review

February 1, 1997

Combines the dissonant heaviness of Tad with a kitschy garage flavor.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – Music from the Motion Picture – Review

February 1, 1997

Great movie, great music. Not since KIDS has a soundtrack been so unmistakably evocative of the film it purports to represent.

The Resonance Found at the Core of a Bubble – Review

February 1, 1997

Some of it is archaic “experimental” composition that’s more headache inducing than “trance” inducing. Illbient can be cool, but this is just too boring.

Carcass – Wake Up and Smell The Carcass – Review

February 1, 1997

Pillaging the Carcass archives, Earache releases, while perhaps not a best of, at least an overview of Carcass’ nearly decade-long career of extremity.