Soilwork – Natural Born Chaos – Review July 5, 2002 Natural Born Chaos is a very heavy record and it’s a great record, groundbreaking, potentially star-making.
Nine Inch Nails – And All That Could Have Been: Live – Review July 5, 2002 Pure sonic ear candy aside, the tormented howls and quivering-with-hate whispers (yeah, OK, and the gut-wrenching yearning) really hits home.
Nine Inch Nails – And All That Could Have Been: Still – Review July 5, 2002 Still isn’t supposed to rock your shit. It’s supposed to be introspective and revealing.
NOFX – Rancid – BYO Split Series Volume 3 – Review July 5, 2002 Rancid’s songs are a waste of NOFX’s talents, and when Rancid covers NOFX songs, I keep crackin’ up before I realize they aren’t kidding.
PipeDown – Enemies of Progress – Review July 5, 2002 Good music can justify a lot of nonsense. Pipedown, on the other hand, sound like an uncomfortable cross between lightweight “punk” and lightweight “hardcore.”
Poison the Well – Tear from the Red – Review July 5, 2002 With more dexterity and variety than Opposite of December, not to mention melody, Poison the Well successfully take a leap forward.
Rancid/NOFX – BYO Split Series Volume 3 – Review July 5, 2002 Rancid’s songs are a waste of NOFX’s talents, and when Rancid covers NOFX songs, I keep crackin’ up before I realize they aren’t kidding.
Red Shirt Brigade – Home of the Cannon Saints – Review July 5, 2002 Jangly, stringy-sounding, intricate guitar exercises that employ fragile sounding production and quick-stepping drummers.
Rocky Votolato – Burning My Travels Clean – Review July 5, 2002 Rocky Votolato is basically Dashboard Confessional with a better sense of craft.
Flaw – Through the Eyes – Review June 28, 2002 In nü metal terms, “diverse” seems to mean “we can play loud and soft.” Kind of a snoozer of a record, really.