Lollipop Magazine

The Want – Greatest Hits Volume 5 – Review

April 1, 2001

For a band so obviously hell-bent on paying tribute to their favorite band, The Want do it right. They don’t lift any of Zeppelin’s songs or riffs.

The Obsessed – Review

April 1, 2001

The first official reissue of the first Obsessed album, an album whose every facet is shrouded in the legend that comes with being talked about more than heard.

The Cutthroats 9 – Review

April 1, 2001

No catchy tunes here, but the songs are constructed to afford the rather massive guitar riffs maximum physical impact. This rocks, it slams, it bludgeons.

The Atomic Bitchwax – II – Review

April 1, 2001

The grooves are hotter, the solos are much tastier, and the period-flavored production is the final masterstroke, pushing the pedal through the floorboard.

Sixty Watt Shaman – Seed of Decades – Review

April 1, 2001

No surprises here if you’ve been following the recent ’70s rawk trend; lotsa early-to-mid ’70s classic rock with early Metallica whomp.

Shallow – 16 Sunsets in 24 Hours – Review

April 1, 2001

16 Sunsets in 24 Hours has the fat, down-tuned heaviness of Kyuss as well as the pretty melodicism, but I don’t think anyone would confuse the two, you know?

Halfway to Gone – Alabama Thunderpussy – Split – Review

April 1, 2001

Features two former members of Solarized, which featured members of Daisycutter, who in turn were Monster Magnet related… You get the point.

Goatsnake – Flower of Disease – Review

April 1, 2001

Though this falls into the “doom” sub-genre with a bunch of bands I don’t like, it stands above all of those bands because it avoids the pitfalls.

Electric Wizard – Dopethrone – Review

April 1, 2001

It’s been months since I heard Dopethrone and even then, not all the way through, but I have the strange feeling it’s responsible for my being here.

Che – Sounds of Liberation – Review

April 1, 2001

Reminds me of Queens of the Stone Age, specifically the part that says, “Hey, we really like Can.” Lots of simple, hypnotic grooves repeated over and over.