February 2002 – Page 8 – Lollipop Magazine

Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American – Review

February 22, 2002

The truth is that Bleed American just isn’t that good. How did a band as untouchable as Jimmy Eat World create something as bland and mundane as this?

The Flaming Stars – Ginmill Perfume: The Story So Far 1995 – 2000 – Review

February 22, 2002

These English Muffins dig Lou Reed but have the self-respect to not make such a big deal of it. Still, he’s in there.

Pleasure Forever – Review

February 22, 2002

It’s alternately pretty’n’ugly’n’sometimes pretty ugly. I’ll be throwin’ it on the next time I smoke pot while I watch the sun come up in a snatch-pink sky.

Jason Falkner – Necessity: The 4-Track Years – Review

February 22, 2002

With impeccable pedigree (Jellyfish, The Grays) and two equally flawless solo records behind him, Jason Falkner is the King of Pop.

Alice Cooper – Dragontown – Review

February 22, 2002

Dragontown paints the final portrait in jet black, the last piece of the concept born of violence, vice, and corruption in a material world gone awry.

Andromeda – Extension of the Wish – Review

February 22, 2002

Swedish prog/heavy metal with a killer guitarist, unexceptional vocals (ex-Darkane vocalist Lawrence Mackrory), and run-of-the-mill songwriting.

Pleasant Grove – Review

February 22, 2002

Lethargic combination of Pavement’s vocals, Wilco’s country vibe, and Bedhead’s minimalism. Soothing, almost lullaby-like for the broken hearted.

Judas Priest – Demolition – Review

February 22, 2002

All the bad moves on here dot the map between brave and stupid.

Placebo – Black Market Music – Review

February 22, 2002

This disc is not only exciting, it is singable, listenable, and crammed with dirty secrets to clog your mind’s jewelry box, like jewels crusted in garbage.

Alec Empire & El-P – Shards of Pol Pottery – Review

February 22, 2002

I usually expect Alec Empire to set a drum machine to its fastest tempo and distort the hell out of it before chanting anarchic lyrics into a shitty mic.