by Gail Pop | 1999 | Music Reviews - V
Johny Vegas – Forest Hill Drive – CD (Creative Entertainment Group) Johny Vegas reminds me of a cross between Randy Newman and Huey Lewis. Safe and sanitized rock and roll. What’s the point in making music if it is conservative and the listener can tell...
by Mite Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - V
The Velveteens – Marveline – CD (Derailieur Records) You know when your mother told you that if you couldn’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. I think that this c.d. warrants me to follow that advice. - Mite Mutant...
by Mite Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - V
The Vidictives – Partytime for Assholes – CD (Liberation Records) Snotty punksters, The Vindictives, cover 25 of their favorite songs. To many of you, these songs will sound like originals, for us old fucks it’s a twisted trip down memory lane. My...
by Mite Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - V
Vivaldi – the Meeting – L. Arruga, D. Lombardo & Friends – CD (Thirsty Ear Records) The whole concept behind this recording was to get a heavy metal drummer, Dave Lombardo, to improvise to music by the great classical composer Vivaldi. The liner...
by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - V
Vanilla Ice – Hard to Swallow – CD (Republic Records) Well, regardless of what we had hoped, Ice Ice Baby is back. But now he has a band and they seem to want to be Rage Against the Machine with a touch of Prodigy and Pantara. Lame vocals (duh), but the...
by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - V
Voodoo Glow Skulls – The Band Geek Mafia – CD (Epitaph Records) One of the original 3rd wave ska bands. They’ve been around for ten years and sound as good as ever. They have a great skacore sound but unlike MMB their vocalist at times sounds like...
by Mite Mutant | 1998 | Music Reviews - V
Veil – Words Against Nothing – CD (KINGfisher Records) Imagine Grog sitting on the throne grunting. Nuff said. - Mite Mutant...
by Grog Mutant | 1997 | Music Reviews - V
Vasoline Tuner – Beyond Repair – CD (T.O.N. Records) Vasoline Turner reminds me of a mellow version of Brainiac. The singer goes between sounding like Al Jorgenson (Ministry) and Rodney Anonymous (Dead Milkmen) depending on the song. Some songs are...
by Grog Mutant | 1997 | Music Reviews - V
Visionstain – The Minature Pearl – CD (Silverdish Records) This bands music reminds me of the Dead Kennedy’s, however the singer sounds nothing like Jello. The vocalist sounds very ordinary and sings about fairly mundane topics, actually I...
by Grog Mutant | 1997 | Music Reviews - V
Viral Load – Brutalized Beyond Belief – CD (Bloated Dog Records) Just seeing the title, the cover and song titles like: Galloping upon the entrails of the dead and lacerated flesh, I knew this would be another death metal band. Yes, Grog is still getting a...
by Grog Mutant | 1996 | Music Reviews - V
V.Card – 3 Piece Set – CD (Allied Recordings) Really good mid tempo punk along the lines of … well you’d have to fill in the blank since they are pretty original yet, almost remind me of several bands. Gruff vocals, lots of energy, fun, poppy,...
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