Category: Reviews

Artist: Public Enemy Title: Revolverlution Label: Koch Rating: 4/10 Public Enemy release tracks both new and old to celebrate their fifteen years. If you haven’t heard it where have you been?: “Miuzi Weighs A Ton” and “Welcome To The Terrordome” – The original is much better than this poor live recording. “Fight The Power” –…

Artist: Filter Title: Amalgamut Label: Reprise Rating: 5.5/10 Filter. Third record. The Amalgamut is singer/songwriter Richard Patrick’s tribute to America. Now hear this: “Where Do We Go From Here” – A good statement on our world as well as question of what comes next. “World Today” – Very off center and that is what is…

Artist: Styles Title: A Gangster And A Gentleman Label: Interscope Rating: 2/10 Styles rolls hard with the Mountain brothers as one of their members. Stylin’: He has no style. Glidin’: “Good Times” – The repeating “I get high” pounds into our head just what Styles like to do and the fact that he confuses the…

Artist: Trust Company Title: Trust. Co. Label: Geffen Rating: 4/10 Who do you trust? Trust Company hail from Montgomery, Alabama. Reminds you of: Deftones, Incubus and Tool. Rock: “Downfall” – it rocks, it rolls, it gives good hook. “Falling Apart” – Good, but dangerously cute. Roll: “Hover” and “Slipping Away” – too slow and similar…

Artist: Rosey Title: Dirty Child Label: Island Rating: 6/10 Artist: Rosey Sounds like: A child of Fiona Apple and Eddie Vedder Hot: “Love” and “Afterlife” – Her voice is salacious and it doesn’t hurt she has a good melody to roll around in. “My Baby” – more tracks like this and we might just have…

Artist: Nelly Title: Nellyville Label: Universal Rating: 7/10 Nelly came clean from no where when he broke out of St. Louis in the summer of 2000. Nelly took the world by storm. Has he brought the same magic back? Hot!: “Dem Boyz” And “Splurge” – He can bring it. “Dilemma” – Good duet with Destiny’s…

Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers Title: By The Way Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 8/10 Red hot: “By The Way” – Lovely. It picks up where Californication left off. “Can’t Stop” and “Dosed” – Simple perfection. “Warm Tape” – The trippy effects don’t wear off. “Don’t Forget Me” – Lovely. Simmering: “Universally Speaking” – Simple, beautiful…

Artist: Jerzee Monet Title: Love & War Label: Dreamworks Rating: 7/10 Jersey born Jerzee Monet spent her life dreaming about this album. Discovered by Ruff Ryders she’s as determined as hell and brought a long a fee friends DMX, Ja Rule and Eve to prove it. Love: “Most High” – soul love. “Respect” – Packs…

Artist: ONYX Title: Bacdafucup II Label: Koch Rating: 4/10 Onyx at one time brought it hard with Slam. But since disappeared. Can they claw their way back? Good: Nothing. Middle: “What’s Onyx” – What is it you ask? Well first ingredient is the f’word. “Slam Harder” – It’s not harder. Even the ‘Welcome Back Kotter’…

Artist: Counting Crows Title: Hard Candy Label: Geffen Rating: 7/10 The Counting Crows have been going strong since their first hit “Mr. Jones” eight years ago. Although they haven’t put out as many top hits, their albums have been consistently good and often better than the one previous. Better: “Good Times” – Lowly, but not…