February 2002 – Page 11 – Lollipop Magazine

Quake III – Revolution – Review

February 22, 2002

A valiant but insufficient effort to export a very popular multiplayer only PC game onto a console system that won’t have online capability for a year.

American Standard – The Classics – Review

February 22, 2002

It’s anthemic but not macho and knuckleheaded, it’s melodic but doesn’t sacrifice grit, it’s lessons well-learned from older brothers showing kids the ropes.

Judas Priest – Sin After Sin – Review

February 22, 2002

Sin After Sin, Stained Class, Hell Bent for Leather, and Unleashed In the East: The silver gleamed, the riffs rifled, and Halford was at his high-flying’ best.

Two Man Advantage – Don’t Label Us – Review

February 22, 2002

The first Two Man Advantage release was a punk rock record about hockey: Playin’ it, watchin’ it, and drinkin’ beer to it. Here, there’s one about a GTO.

Clive Barker’s Undying – Review

February 22, 2002

Undying plays a lot like Quake, but at its heart is a good old-fashioned ghost story.

Isis – SGNL>05 – Review

February 22, 2002

This five-song creation is high on the artistic meter with both intense heaviness and esoteric melodies that lull you into a state of transcendental bliss.

Irving Klaws – Pajama Party – Review

February 22, 2002

The Klaws aren’t borin’ and rockabilly bands usually don’t write songs about panty sniffin’ and surf bands don’t really write songs with lyrics. Dig my six!

Mactatus – Blot – Review

February 22, 2002

A re-issue of Mactatus’ first release from ’97. Classic black metal, full of violence and echoey vocal howls, mid-tempo guitar sawing, and limited keyboards.

Turbonegro – Darkness Forever! – Review

February 22, 2002

There’s a tongue’n’cheek quality goin’ on here, ‘specially when they do stuff like “Back to Dungaree High” and “Don’t Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker.”

Inkling – Miscommunication – Review

February 22, 2002

The screamer finally learned how to sing, the guitarists took a few lessons from The Dillinger Escape Plan, and the copycat Deftones/Far vibe has evaporated.