Lollipop Magazine

Cop Shoot Cop – Review

September 1, 1994

Release is one of those rare works that can catch a listener on the anger factor alone. Frustration drips from the CD like toxic waste from a treatment plant.

Black Salad – Amatuers of Reality – Review

September 1, 1994

A Sabbath tribute. A Boston supergroup side project: Bob Daley (Chloe), John Queenan (454 Big Block), Jeff Turlick (Stompbox), and Tim Catz (Roadsaw).

Helmet – with Sausage and Rollins Band at The Wallace Center – Review

September 1, 1994

While they managed to bring their bristling, raw power to the stage, they just weren’t as smooth and seamless as Rollins or as innovative as Sausage.

Bad Mother Seed – with Love/Hate at The Rat – Review

September 1, 1994

The sound was pleasing to those who appreciate good, heavy attitude music, and yet they seemed like they were holding back.

Trip Master Monkey – at Local 186 – Review

September 1, 1994

I was expecting the standard, college alternative. What I got was alternative with a healthy dose of punk agitation.

Sausage – with Rollins Band and Helmet at The Wallace Center – Review

September 1, 1994

Free-form jam sessions full of awe-inspiring bass work, Todd Huth’s drifting, sonic maelstrom, and lively chops from drummer Jay Lane.

Rollins Band – with Sausage and Helmet at The Wallace Center – Review

September 1, 1994

Barefoot and spewing liquid from pores and mouth, King Henry led his super tight band and the pit through a monster set.

Love/Hate – with Bad Mother Seed at The Rat – Review

September 1, 1994

Singer Jizzy Pearl dropped a few gallons of sweat. The rest of the band kept it tight and heavy, playing fiercely as the small but fanatical crowd sang along.

Pride & Glory – Review

August 1, 1994

Showcases Wylde’s Southern rock influences. From banjo riffs to the mandolin and harmonica, that rural sound pokes through Wylde’s trademark Les Paul crunch.

Wicked Maraya – Cycles – Review

August 1, 1994

Kinda like Helloween, kinda like Fates Warning. Maybe Helmet? Their seamlessly heavy sound and vocalist Lou Falco’s gravelly wail defy analysis.