Najwa – Carefully – Review

January 3, 2003

Najwa Nimri shares Björk’s fondness for live strings, most of these songs featuring violin, viola, and cello. A superbly-produced electronic pop masterpiece.

The All-American Rejects – Review

January 3, 2003

Synth pop with innocent, adolescent melodies, radiant vocals that display dazzling control of vibrato… these songs just won’t be denied!

T-Model Ford – Bad Man – Review

January 3, 2003

Bad Man is raw like a wound scrubbed with steel wool, jagged like the neck snapped from a bottle of Thunderbird ESQ, and chock full of soul and attitude.

Symphony X – The Odyssey – Review

January 3, 2003

Explodes band-like, Michael Romeo measuring his attacks, Russell Allen the consummate vocalist. I’ve not heard better production/tones on a science rock album.

Staring Back – On – Review

January 3, 2003

Multi-faceted songs, way too intelligent and technically fluid to be simply labeled “pop punk,” dominate this album.

Spiritu – Review

January 3, 2003

It ain’t about snappy tunes, the sound is a huge part, and producer Jack Endino is so locked onto what organic rock barf is, it sounds effortlessly upchucked.

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