Lollipop Magazine

Avenged Sevenfold – City of Evil – Review

January 20, 2006

Flashy playing, but not a song worth investing in. Some have a bridge or fade out that glimmers, but they’re surrounded by amazingly-played knock-offs.

Muse – Absolution – Review

November 15, 2004

Bellamy’s falsetto and the bass runs no longer seem like explorations into neo-classical territory, but these are fine tunes, despite their transparent streaks.

The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – Review

January 10, 2003

Electronic beats and monolithic orchestral arrangements in a Blade Runner setting, this sounds like a voyage to an eternally-sunsetting futuristic planet.

Beautiful Creatures – Review

February 22, 2002

Sounds like Bang Tango, only a lot heavier. Bang Tango was a glam band in the death throes of that (bowel) movement, but they rocked loud’n’rude.

Ministry – Greatest Fits – Review

February 22, 2002

They spawned cheap-knock-offs galore and became a Ministry cover band after a while, but they’ve written enough great songs to fill a set list, encore included.

The Soundtrack of Our Lives – Gimme Five! – Review

September 1, 2000

Formed from the ashes of cult legends Union Carbide Productions, The Soundtrack of Our Lives has been one of the best unknown bands in the world for four years.

The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin – Review

September 1, 1999

An album that sounds like Jad Fair covering the Carpenters set to disco thump and roller rink strings. Yet another example of why music sucks right now.

Grant Lee Buffalo – Jubilee – Review

November 1, 1998

Gifted with a plaintive rocker’s voice and the ability to affect a Motown falsetto, Phillips manipulates pitch and dynamics for maximum vocal effect.

Contact – Review

October 1, 1997

When all is said and done, Contact isn’t about aliens; it’s about faith, a neo-new age treatise on religion.

My Fellow Americans – Review

September 1, 1997

The merry meleé ensues as the ex-Presidents are framed, chased, meet the general public, and are forced to overcome nearly 30 years of rivalry.