Lollipop Magazine

Bat Head Soup – A Tribute to Ozzy – Review

September 1, 2000

A higher echelon of has-beens assemble here to rock Ozzy tunes, replacing Ozzy’s trademark vocals with their own. Ditto with some well-respected axe-meisters.

Wish You Were Queer – Tribute to Ministry – Review

September 1, 2000

Most of the songs chosen aren’t my faves, and they all sound like Erasure or Depeche Mode on a bad day with some over-dramatic hack on vocals.

Another Prick in the Wall – Two-Part Tribute to Ministry – Review

September 1, 2000

Another Prick in the Wall has a bit more o’ the roar, but everything here is still significantly worse than the originals, so what’s the point?

Uranium 235 – Cultural Minority – Review

September 1, 2000

You gotta love it: Dancable industrial masking a penchant for pop songwriting. Sex, drugs, and mediocre dance music, huh?

Two Ton Boa – Review

September 1, 2000

Fraser harnesses images of horror to torture the men who deserve it. She thrusts rich cheats into Hell, with insects clicking their wings in their nostrils.

Tuuli – Hotrods and Honeysuckle – Review

September 1, 2000

A little more touching Joan Jett balladry, but when they switch over to the “Do You Wanna Touch Me There” raunchy rock, that’s when my, um, ears perk up.

Throes of Dawn – Binding of the Spirit – Review

September 1, 2000

They play melodic and epic metal saturated with keyboards, seething guitars and sick, screeched black metal vocals.

Three Ways Till Tuesday – Review

September 1, 2000

Lots of heavy guitars, palm-muted arpeggios, and decent vocal lines captured pretty well in a driving and crunchy format.

The Yo-Yo’s – Uppers and Downers – Review

September 1, 2000

Sounded like Johnny Thunders clones schooled on Gene Vincent 45s instead of Phil Spector girl group 45s. Rock’n’roll classicism with rough edges.

Josh Freese – The Notorious One Man Orgy – Review

September 1, 2000

This is Josh Freese’s first solo record. I have some serious problems with it, and it surprises me, seeing as this guy’s considered so top-notch.