Lollipop Magazine

Supagroup – Rules – Review

February 16, 2005

Swagger rock from New Orleans. Part AC/DC, part Black Crowes (vocal infection, but not nearly as bluesy and talented), mostly Ugly Kid Joe.

Hater – The 2nd – Review

February 16, 2005

I expected more, given the all-stars: Soundgarden, Wellwater Conspiracy (same thing, what a let down), Pearl Jam, Mark Lanegan Band, Monster Magnet, and more.

Red Giant – Devil Child Blues – Review

February 14, 2005

The members spent the time at the gym, listening to classic rock records. Devil Child Blues is a ferociously muscular, blues-based hard rock sledgehammer.

Greenhaven – Review

February 7, 2005

Full-on kickass tapping into the rocker yee-haw! mystique between Thin Lizzy, dirt metal Motörheadism’s, and early Dee-troit MC5/Nugent chug-grunt.

Gluecifer – Automatic Thrill – Review

February 7, 2005

Familiar, big beat, bluesy power riff sound with throaty vocals, slick production, and competent songs. Too much of it sounds like outtakes from Dr. Feelgood.

The Reverend Horton Heat – Revival – Review

January 31, 2005

Cut-for-cut, one of their best. This is rock that rolls. It’s boogie and fast-as-hell jump rhythms with distorted, twanged-out Chuck Berry and Link Wray riffs.

The Glasspack – BridgeBurner – Review

January 31, 2005

This shit is knee-deep in bell bottoms, psychedelic drugs, and distortion pedals, which is probably why they’ve been embraced by the stoner rock folks.

Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers – Believe – Review

January 31, 2005

They’ve expanded their blues-punk sound, incorporating elements of Stax style funk, kletzmer, and country waltz ballads. The current champions of boogie.

Sahara Hotnights – Kiss & Tell – Review

January 24, 2005

These four don’t fool around, cuz they just don’t have the time. No ballads, no freaky jams, no 24-second intro tracks, just another 11 cold classics.

Rwake – If You Walk Before You Crawl You Crawl Before You Die – Review

January 24, 2005

Eight doses of painfully slow hatecore, with some metal guitar flourishes thrown in. Rooted in blues music and, thus, truly righteous.