January 2003 – Page 22 – Lollipop Magazine

Sixty Watt Shaman – Reason to Live – Review

January 3, 2003

Kick your ass, rock your house, groove-bangin’ metal on the stonerrock side of the divide. Scott Reeder’s knob-twisting is great.

Sixer – Beautiful Trash – Review

January 3, 2003

Like Social Distortion meets Rancid. That’s alright if you like those bands, and I like Rancid (except Life Won’t Wait) and Social Distortion, so fuck off.

Sinners and Saints – The Sky Is Falling – Review

January 3, 2003

Former members of Blood For Blood, The Ducky Boys, Ten Yard Fight, and In My Eyes make a puzzling move towards arena rock.

Sepultura – Under a Pale Grey Sky – Review

January 3, 2003

Two discs full of songs I could’ve written while taking a shit during lunch break, replete with obvious breakdowns and moronic lyrics.

Safety In Numbers – Build and Structure – Review

January 3, 2003

The side project of Hot Rod Circuit’s vocalist/guitarist Alan Jackson. As frontman again, he uses HRC’s formula and it works successfully on this debut.

Rotting Christ – Genesis – Review

January 3, 2003

Rotting Christ has created the most groundbreaking record of their career, and without even a trace element of permissive female lust or cinematic FX.

Rotten Apples – Real-Tuff (Durable Plastic) – Review

January 3, 2003

Strong vocals, full-bodied tunes constructed of hard pop rock, a bit of Ramones drilling, a handful of the first couple Joan Jett and the Blackhearts LPs.

Roger Miret and The Disasters – Review

January 3, 2003

When Agnostic Front-man Roger Miret throws a party, you can believe some talented folks are going to show.

Rhapsody – Power of the Dragonflame – Review

January 3, 2003

The musicianship is stellar, the vocals draw you in, and you can’t avoid bouncing your head and wishing you could hit the high notes so you could sing along.

Retisonic – Lean Beat – Review

January 3, 2003

From the ashes of Bluetip and Garden Variety comes Retisonic, a (formerly) two-piece that transforms its album title into effective practice.