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'alternative' selection from
Lee 'Patton' Malin


Title: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Artist:Smashing Pumpkins
Label: Virgin

Musical Talent will always shine through and it does on this double album from the Pumpkins. 28 (count 'em!) tracks on this CD and only 2 (maybe 3?) No-No's; then again nobody's perfect! The Pumpkins always manage to surprise the listener, whatever, and that's half the appeal.

From the sad, grand opening track on the album (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness) to the limpness of We Only Come Out at Night and then to the spiky Zero - only a brave band could attempt this. And it reveals a unit closer than ever; knowing (give or take a tune or two) that when Corgan touches it it turns to gold.

And anyway anybody who cites Mr (Lizzy) Lynott as an influence on his music has my vote!

The downpoint - The Price! @ �17.99 to shell out the big Q is is it worth it? Well like most things in this bullshit we call life it's not what you like it's what you can afford.
Go like me and blag it!!

22 Feb 96


Title: Korn
Artist:Korn
Label: immortal / epic

From the very first sonic cymbal to the screams of anger on the last track (daddy) of this album i found myself listening intently to these guys problems, (only shoots and ladders had my mind wandering).

Korn are at the front of a new kind of sound with year 2000 firmly in mind. Blind the opening track (and currently doing the business stateside in the singles chart) is what Korn do best. Vocals which wrench at the listeners feelings, guitars trading insults and a bass sound that goes the distance with any dub tune.

quite simply, a release on the edge, which is where we like it !!!


Title: Foo Fighters
Artist:Foo Fighters
Label: roswell / capitol
Apparently dave grohl wrote and recorded this album on a four track while the other 99% of his time was occupied by nirvana. nirvana comparisons are obvious but also pointless and insulting.

instantly hummable melodys over energetic and anthemic guitars, the energy and sincerity on ill stick around irrelevance of for all the cows or even the overcoming nausea and lump in throat of exhausted unite in the same way but different.

sound like KURT C? maybe it does, but the results are just as good .

BUY IT, BLAG IT, AT LEAST LISTEN TO IT!
7 Feb 96

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