L7."Bricks Are Heavy".Slash/Reprise.10.
(Fr. Breakfast #6)
In its category, this is definitely the best. The absolute best. L7 are
the frontiers in all-grrrl punk/hardcore/whatever-it-is quartets. Not only
are things here singable, but they really do mean something to you. Take
Monster, it isn't just catchy and snarly, but listenable as well
with lyrics such as, "...ghoulish passion you inspire/with your
kind of trouble I'll never tire...". The ever-scorching Slide
is also a hit in my book, seemingly about a roommate who just didn't work
out ("I put your stuff out on the porch/you pissed in your pants
and put out the torch/you splattered the bathroom with your hair dye/I'm
kicking you out and you know why") and left her with a lot of
hate ("From my garden I pull your weed/your stupid ego I will not
feed...no"). This is definitely an album that everybody needs to have.
Korn."Life is Peachy".Epic.7.(Fr.
Breakfast #6)
The real world inside Jonathan Davis' head. Powerful, twisted vocals ranging
between a mouse and a lion (Good God). It also includes a secret
track, an a capella version of the first song after Davis says something
to the likes of "Ready, f-cking little guy, well here we go."
The ones you should especially pay attention to are Good God ("You
came into my life/I gave into your games/Now won't you get the f-ck out
of my face/Nooooooo") and Kill You, about Davis' "evil
stepmother." Just remember to boycott A.D.I.D.A.S., a commercial
song with an acronym for "all day I dream about sex" that also
manages to form the letter the same as the brand name sponsoring them.
Some lyrics are pretty crafty, though -- problem is, you just don't understand
them.
Faith No More."We Care A
Lot".Slash/London.5.(Fr. Breakfast #6)
This is an extremely hard item to categorise, so I won't. In fact, I won't
do anything about it because there's nothing much about it I can do. The
only catchy track I find here is the title song, which unfortunately comes
first so you feel you don't want to listen to any other songs. It is a
mix between Korn, Rage Against the Machine and Rancid, and if you've heard
all three, you don't come up with great results. We Care A Lot seems
to be an ironic title for the album, because I just don't care a lot about
it.
Smashing Pumpkins."Mellon
Collie and the Infinite Sadness".Virgin.8.(Fr. Breakfast #7)
It is, in a way, impossible to review this album in one review. There are
so many different styles of music here. If you suddenly press play in the
middle of the tape, your ears are surrounded by beautiful (if not ambitious
and experimental) music. And who can forget the lyrics? "Speak to
me in a language I can hear/Humour me before I have to go" starts
off the hit thirty-three (even though most ppl don't realise it),
displaying Billy Corgan's want for a better lifestyle. "I hurt where
I can't feel/I feel where I can't hurt/I know where I can't know/I bleed
for me and mine" from the luscious x.y.u. is Corgan telling
us how much he hates ignorance. Mellon Collie is lush yet scenic,
mellow yet vibrant, and all your ears ever needed.
BaCk To ThE mAiN pAgE!