November 1998 – Page 19 – Lollipop Magazine

Frontier – 4 – Review

November 1, 1998

It’s all guitars. Seriously. They put three guitars and amps in a room, turned up the volume and tweaked the feedback for 70 minutes.

Waterbone – Tibet – Review

November 1, 1998

Waterbone bring the tinkle of jingle bells, Gregorian chants, lush choirs, and all sorts of instruments sounding vaguely Indiana Jonesian to a very dancy form.

Fernando – Pacoima – Review

November 1, 1998

Pacoima’s an unvarnished (but unxeroxed) trip past Chuck Berry’s riffage, weepy Spanish balladry, slow knock-out R&B, and steel guitar.

Vision – The Kids Will Have A Lot to Say – Review

November 1, 1998

Strong, harsh, single note vocals mixed with group shouts, singalongs, and various melodic breaks where the singer shows he really can sing.

Esthero – Breath from Another – Review

November 1, 1998

Drum ‘n’ bass ‘n’ trip hop ‘n’ AAA. The equivalent of Barry Manilow for the electronic crowd.

Will Oldham – Black/Rich Music – Review

November 1, 1998

What’s beautiful about this disc is the way Oldham breaks down three of these songs into their constituent parts.

ESP Summer – Review

November 1, 1998

Ian Masters (Pale Saints) and Warren Defever (His Name Is Alive) create a spare, mainly acoustic affair putting the emphasis solely on Ian’s words.

Elliott – U.S. Songs – Review

November 1, 1998

Elliott busts out of its hometown with spit on their lips and melodies swinging.

Rowan-Morrison’s Guide To Home Videos – Column

November 1, 1998

Kevin Spacey is at the top of his game as he portrays a heartless Hollywood big shot who abuses his employees for kicks. Death & The Maiden meets 9-to-5.

Vidna Obmana – Crossing The Trail – Review

November 1, 1998

“Sometimes they sound like Dead Can Dance on downers, sometimes they sound like Eno on a bad day, and sometimes… sometimes… ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.”