September 2000 – Page 19 – Lollipop Magazine

A Perfect Circle – Mer De Noms – Review

September 1, 2000

On the whole, these 45 minutes are colorful and active (more swaying/grooving than fist-banging), a great record to play from end to end while hanging out.

Rotten Sound – Still Psycho – Review

September 1, 2000

The band’s from Finland, sound like a disembowelment, and I stare dumbly at the CD player, wondering how much longer this machinegun assault can last.

Angel Dust – Enlighten the Darkness – Review

September 1, 2000

Germany’s Angel Dust are proving that power metal can indeed include a solid wallop of just that: Power.

River City High – Forget Their Manners – Review

September 1, 2000

A lot better than their recent effort. There’s more depth in the playing and synchopations, fewer clichés but still plenty of predictable big hooks.

Right Direction- Bury the Hatchet – Review

September 1, 2000

They’ve been doing this since ’89, but still, classic Suicidal Tendencies and D.R.I. they ain’t. You get the trademark hardcore stuff here, nothing more.

Andre Williams – Black Godfather – Review

September 1, 2000

The various jumpin’ backing bands on various tracks turn the whole thing into an incoherent circus based around Blackspoitation hommages’n’Andre’s phrasology.

Richard Ashcroft – Alone With Everybody – Review

September 1, 2000

Runs itself into the ground by repeating gratuitously and aimlessly each song’s refrain and often childish hook, until you swear it’s Matchbox 20.

Ancient Wisdom – And The Physical Shape of Light Bled – Review

September 1, 2000

Ancient Wisdom is theatrical and “symphonic” with a liberal helping of piano and keyboards imitating string sections.

Radford – Review

September 1, 2000

Aside from the formulaic radio non-hits (loud/soft/loud/soft) and girlie ballads, there are a couple songs that’ll stick in yer head after a listen or two.

98 Mute – Slow Motion Riot – Review

September 1, 2000

98 Mute aren’t bad, they just are no different from a couple hundred other punk bands who aren’t bad.