April 2001 – Page 6 – Lollipop Magazine

Samiam – Astray – Review

April 1, 2001

Samiam has written an album of tunes most radio scrubs wish they had the brains to write, and most indie bands wish they had the melodic bones to understand.

Hateplow – The Only Law is Survival – Review

April 1, 2001

There’s something missing here, just like their debut. It’s not that I’m against grinding fast riffs… just not a whole record of ’em.

Runnin’ Riot – Reclaim the Streets – Review

April 1, 2001

Workin’ class Oi, pure Irish style, the kinda stuff ya can fake ’til yer blue in the face, but you’ll never get right.

Hannah Fury – Soul Poison – Review

April 1, 2001

Sighing, dying nymph. Delicate arpeggios. Tori Amos Goth.

Hammerfall – Renegade – Review

April 1, 2001

Twin guitar leads blaze like trick fighter pilots at an air show, chugging, melodic riffs and long, dramatic holds where the guitarist can point “look out!”

Halfway to Gone – Alabama Thunderpussy – Split – Review

April 1, 2001

Features two former members of Solarized, which featured members of Daisycutter, who in turn were Monster Magnet related… You get the point.

Green Day – Warning – Reviews

April 1, 2001

Aside from the jumpy punkpop and acoustic touching Top 40 ballads, there’s a vulnerability and sadness and dark underbelly to the chipper, jangly threesome.

Grand Theft Audio – Blame Everyone – Review

April 1, 2001

Grand Theft Audio are onto something with their interesting blend of rock balls, lush pop sing-a-longs, and electronica’s, um, electronic sounds.

Good Charlotte – Review

April 1, 2001

Here’s today’s story: these adorable, barely-twentysomethings are formed by a couple identical twins, name themselves after a children’s book.

Goatsnake – Flower of Disease – Review

April 1, 2001

Though this falls into the “doom” sub-genre with a bunch of bands I don’t like, it stands above all of those bands because it avoids the pitfalls.