September 2000 – Page 18 – Lollipop Magazine

Samantha 7 – Review

September 1, 2000

Ex-Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille returns as singer/guitarist for this straight rock surprise. Without the trappings of glam, ya realize C.C. sounds pretty rock.

Bangs – Sweet Revenge – Review

September 1, 2000

Bangs still definitely smell of the old anthem-y, Riot Grrl-y shouts about those annoying boys. This is poppy, punky stuff.

Sacred Steel – Bloodlust – Review

September 1, 2000

Titles include the word blood three times, steel twice, metal twice, and hammer, oath, wrath, war, warriors, gates, fate, lust, and thrones once each.

Axel Rudi Pell – The Masquerade Ball – Review

September 1, 2000

German precision heavy metal with powerful vocals, crunch and tasty leads, so ya know what’s what. Weak, fake-sounding drums, surprisingly enough.

Run Devil Run – Sinking Deeper – Review

September 1, 2000

Straight-up hardcore. Members of In Cold Blood, Brother’s Keeper, and The Spudmonsters.

Avail – One Wrench – Review

September 1, 2000

Punk anthems with occasional melodies, classic hardcore breakdown parts, “emo” sentimentality, and a roughneck vibe that only old country singers can top.

Automatic 7 – Beggar’s Life – Review

September 1, 2000

Kinda Mike Ness in the vocals, some chord changes you get to once yer so sick the same three chords, and songs that are catchy without being formulaic.

Rozz Williams – Live in Berlin – Review

September 1, 2000

Rozz Williams started doing this depressed pompous dark rock schtick back in high school. Apparently, the fact that he’s now dead hasn’t slowed him down much.

A Planet for Texas – You Can Still Rock in America – Review

September 1, 2000

The bulk of said material is on the “zoop-zoop” pop/punk melodic vocal side, without any of the dry-cleaned bullshit radio rock production.

Royal Trux – Pound For Pound – Review

September 1, 2000

Pound For Pound is a pretty good un, which, by my math, makes two thumbs up in a row for this ex-degenerate duo.