Lollipop Magazine

No One – Review

February 22, 2002

No One is from Chicago, combines rapcore groove and the stuttering riffs and roar/speaking styles, but they toss in a psychedelic acoustic desert stroll…

H2O – Go – Review

February 22, 2002

Go is powerchords glazed with sweetness; singalongs at every turn. And the next album might see H2O dangerously close to commercial rock.

This Ascension – Tears in Rain – Review

February 22, 2002

Starts with an old school instrumental a la Mephisto Waltz or early Christian Death before falling between Gothic rock and swirlie-girlie ethereal.

Björk – Vespertin – Review

February 22, 2002

These are the sounds of an ice goddess trapping herself in a cocoon made of atmospheric fibers and trying to get out by singing through the cracks.

Gun Barrel – Power-Dive – Review

February 22, 2002

Drunken romps thru blue collar booze cans, wandering widely within that pigpen to the odd poppy ballad, the odd boogie woogie, a li’l AC/DC, a li’l Wildhearts.

Nokturnal Mortum – Lunar Poetry – Review

February 22, 2002

Lunar Poetry is Nokturnal Mortum’s first album from, like, ’91 or so. This 10-song reissue seethes for almost an hour.

Grant-Lee Phillips – Mobilize – Review

February 22, 2002

As frontman for Grant-Lee Buffalo, Phillips opened for R.E.M., Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam. Phillips has the same ability to stir up the soul as they did.

This Ascension – Light and Shade – Review

February 22, 2002

This Ascension combines rich layers of guitar sounds with strong female vocals. Dru’s clear voice is refreshing over the aggressive melodies and rhythms.

Gorguts – From Wisdom to Hate – Review

February 22, 2002

This shit’s frightening on many levels. If the magnificent playing and arrangement don’t win you over, the spookiness of it will.

Gore Gore Girls – Strange Girls – Review

February 22, 2002

Gore Gore Girls even sound more teasey than pissed, which is a welcome thing since most all female bands that rock only wanna sound angry.