Lollipop Magazine

Metallica – Re-load – Review

March 1, 1998

Metallica’s lack of adrenaline is primarily due to their songwriting strategy of submerging power ballads beneath their traditional guitar chugging techniques.

Spice Girls – Spice World – Review

March 1, 1998

It’s scary to actually recommend songs off this album, but the Spanish guitar-driven “Viva Forever” is as good as any other pop ballad torturing the airwaves.

Download – III – Review

March 1, 1998

Just as their popularity was peaking among fans of rhythmic noise, they released this mediocre excursion into the less abrasive world of trance and ambient.

The Simpsons – Songs in the Key of Springfield – Review

March 1, 1998

From Reverend Lovejoy’s “In-a-gadda-da-vida,” Tito Puente’s infectious salsa about “Señor Burns,” the Kwik-E-Mart epic, to the “Itchy & Scratchy” theme.

The Duran Duran Tribute Album – Review

December 1, 1997

Near the end of “Rio,” Goldfinger switches from ska to Dio’s “Rainbow in the Dark,” both in rhythm and vocal melodies, yet keeps the lyrics to “Rio” intact.

Rubberneck – Victim – Review

December 1, 1997

Soon Pennywise, Face To Face, and Blink-182 fans will be putting Rubberneck stickers on their skateboards.

Moby – I Like To Score – Review

December 1, 1997

This compilation captures a time when Moby was at his turntable peak. Rather than a random collection of work, this disc features 12 tracks from movie scores.

Luke Vibert – Big Soup – Review

December 1, 1997

Big Soup delivers some sample-basted, old school-flavored funkhop that will appeal to fans of the Beasties’ Check Your Head material.

Front Line Assembly – Reclamation – Review

December 1, 1997

Reclamation is not a new album, it’s a “best-of” collection that documents most of their 11 year career, starting with their singles circa ’89 .

Treponem Pal – Higher – Review

November 1, 1997

France’s Treponem Pal’s advent material was a metal-heavy behemoth with a thin veil of electronic augmentation. The synth-basting bits are now more pronounced.