Scott Hefflon – Page 316 – Lollipop Magazine

Expulsion – Overflow – Review

June 1, 1995

Rumblings so low, they sound truly evil. Growling vocals and minor chord progressions lead me to label this as doom without the surreal keyboards.

Engine 88 – Clean Your Room – Review

June 1, 1995

One second it’s punky, driving pop, the next it’s noisy pop with dark lyrics, then jangly pop with insightfully inane lyrics. Everything they do, they do well.

Eden – Fire & Rain – Review

June 1, 1995

Eden is as subtle as soft rain, with Sean Bowlfy’s rich voice buffeting your face with gentle winds of vocals. Sensuous and regal.

Black Rose Garden – at the Kirkland Cafe – Review

June 1, 1995

Energetic, powerful, and sexy, this is a vocalist to keep a couple of eyes on. Generally guitar-driven pop rock, but the diversity keeps them exciting.

D.O.P.E. – Resination – Review

June 1, 1995

Kinda funky, kinda trippy, kinda stoner hard rock. It’s just kinda. Albini couldn’t save it. The cool artwork couldn’t save it.

Decoryah – Wisdom Floats – Review

June 1, 1995

Tragedy and beauty lurk in this badly-mixed masterpiece. Gorgeous arrangements of whispered vocals/rich choirs of angels and anguished guitar.

Peace in the Pit Is Bullshit – Rant

June 1, 1995

Boston shouldn’t have or get a bad reputation for excessive violence, because it’s just not the case. It’s not that bad.

Circle Jerks – Oddities, Abnormalties and Curiosities – Review

June 1, 1995

Circle Jerks are back. They’re loud, want to destroy everything and they still have that endearingly crappy recording quality. You’re punk, here’s your check.

Bracket – 4-Wheel Vibe – Review

June 1, 1995

The same bopping energy, clever choruses, and pick-shredding guitarwork of their earlier work, but the hooks are more integrated. Every song is great.

Bodeco – Callin’ All Dogs – Review

June 1, 1995

Smokin’ blues, dangerous ballads, and pull-out-all-the-stops bar rock in full decadent style is what it’s all about.