Lollipop Magazine

Future Bible Heroes – Memories of Love – Review

October 1, 1997

Future Bible Heroes take their cues straight from the percolator-pop peccadilloes of the no-guitar crowd on Memories of Love.

The Minus 5 – The Lonesome Death of Buck McCoy – Review

October 1, 1997

Compared to the Mark Eitzel solo disc most of these guys contributed to, this is positively bubbly, but so’s hemlock if you spike it with Schweppes.

The Gremmies – The Boss Now Sound of… – Review

October 1, 1997

Fur waxed-up wave-ridin’ trem ‘n’ twang instros flippin’ the surfin’ bird to anyone L7 enough to Venture outside the clambake/drive-in/shindig axis.

The Geraldine Fibbers – Butch – Review

October 1, 1997

An enthralling, harrowing experience, denying the simplified roles women in music have backed themselves into, speaking for one rather than pandering to all.

The Fall – This Nation’s Saving Grace – Review

October 1, 1997

Cements their ability to be both of the pop moment and miles beyond it simultaneously, resulting in one of their full-fledged classics.

The Fall – The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall – Review

October 1, 1997

Now nearly twice the length of the English vinyl original due to the many contemporaneous tracks tacked on over the years, bursts with expanded possibilities.

The Fall – Seminal Live – Review

October 1, 1997

Their integrity and refusal to bow to fad except as it suits them remains a model of the punk ethos and an iconoclastic beacon for unorthodox music-makers.

The Fall – The Frenz Experiment – Review

October 1, 1997

With the twin-babe presence of Brix and keyboardist Marcia Schofield adding sex appeal, The Fall crafted one of the least challenging records of their career.

The Fall – I Am Kurious Oranj – Review

October 1, 1997

Kurious is a perfect snapshot of a band, a country and a planet teetering on total collapse and Smith channels the tension into a handful of brilliant songs.

The Fall – Bend Sinister – Review

October 1, 1997

These six discs represent a mere slice of The Fall’s assault on rock convention, now loping into its third decade.