July, 2002 | Lollipop Magazine

Jeremiah Freed – Review

July 12, 2002

Maybe it’s a Maine thing, but Jeremiah Freed practically oozes “down-home honesty,” and in a world of preening peacocks, that’s refreshing.

Theory In Practice – Colonizing the Sun – Review

July 12, 2002

Just the way I like ’em: Mind-boggling prog/fusion/jazz death metal splashed with spacey acid trip-ness ala Nocturnus.

Kyle Fischer – Open Ground – Review

July 12, 2002

Rainer Maria guitarist/vocalist Kyle Fischer strips away the volume and breaks out the acoustic for an album full of aching folk tunes.

The Movielife – Has a Gambling Problem – Review

July 12, 2002

The Movielife has totally mellowed out since signing to Drive-Thru. Gone is the NY-style hardcore energy, replaced by Southern Florida sunshiny emo sentiments.

The Mooney Suzuki – Electric Sweat – Review

July 12, 2002

NYC art students rockin’ out – ‘scuse me while I stifle a yawn – or so I think. Their MC5 cop-offs circa, like, Back in the USA actually goes down alright.

Down – II: Bustle In Your Hedgerow – Review

July 12, 2002

Down has created do-it-yourself-er beer drinker’s material for the handyman with a well-stocked, well-traveled toolbelt.

Diabolical – Synergy – Review

July 12, 2002

Impressive debut from a Swedish technical death/thrash outfit that draws equally from early Pestilence, Believer, and Arch Enemy.

Craving Theo – Review

July 12, 2002

Swagger mixed into the plod. They can call this groove-oriented all they want, it’s pretty flat and boring and the singer sounds like he’s taking a shit.

Coheed and Cambria – The Second Stage Turbine Blade – Review

July 12, 2002

The smartest-sounding Equal Vision band. Melodies abound, but delivered in snarling spite and quivering hatred… a strange yet original combination.

Brandtson – Dial in Sounds – Review

July 12, 2002

Tighter both rhythmically and vocally, Dial in Sounds is lean muscles all over and two spoonfuls of sugar too much.