by Grog Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Beast of British – CD (Deck Cheese / High Speed Recordings) This is a collection of 20 British punk bands and is a good representation of all your familiar styles such as hardcore, old skool, skapunk, skate punk, punk pop or street punk. Overall I...
by Grog Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Geek Monger Music Vol 1 – CD (Murk Ta Records) This is billed as 20 bands you’ve never heard of but you soon will since they rock. Actually I’ve been fortunate enough to have lived in the midwest and see several of these bands. The ones I know and...
by Mite Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Pop & Circumstance – CD (Eskimo Kiss Records) This is a compilation of bands put out by the folks at Eskimo KissRecords. The nineteen bands on this CD all have a melodious sound. One of the tunes that I really loved was “I Want to be your...
by Mite Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Vans Warped Tour: 2001 Comp. – CD (Side One Dummy Records) The Warped Tour has been around for a while, and while it’s not to the point of commercialism that Lollapalooza became, it seems to be gaining popularity among the kids who tend to enjoy...
by Grog Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits – 2 CD (Universal Classics) OK, I’ll bet that most of you reading these reviews don’t like listening to classical music (even if you like it on Bugs Bunny). However, I like quite a bit of it and this is a...
by Grog Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Gothic Club Classics – 2 CD (SPV) This disc starts off with one of the first goth songs I ever heard. I was just beginning to discover college radio and I had popped in a tape one night to record WWSU. The first song I caught was “Wasteland” by The...
by Grog Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Punk Goes Metal – CD (Fearless Records) Oh my God! Punk pop bands doing the “best” metal songs from the 80’s. Am I in heaven or what? Come on, I asked you a question punk! Tell me right now… Oh yeah, this is supposed to be a friggin review. OK, you...
by Mite Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Coal Miner’s Daughter – CD (Milan Records) I’m not a huge fan of country music. However, there are a few country singers that have that something special that puts them above the rest. Loretta Lynn is one of them. This is the soundtrack...
by Mite Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Bottled Violence – CD (Out of Step Records) 30 tracks of pure punk fun can be found on this little disk. There are so many great bands on this release, it’s hard to pick out my favorites, but I guess I’ll give it a try. Tsunami Bomb, 3rd Man In,...
by Mite Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Harley-Davidson: Legendary Road Songs – CD (The Right Stuff) This released is filled with a slew of classic rock tunes which make up a perfect soundtrack for an afternoon of driving or riding on the highways and back roads. Whitesnake, The Cult, ZZ...
by Mite Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Punk-O-Rama – CD (Epitaph Records) More fun than a barrel of feces throwing monkey’s, this CD has tunes from a slew of your favorite punk rock heroes. NOFX, Deviates, Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, All, Bad Religion, Voodoo Glow Skulls and Pennywise...
by Mite Mutant | 2001 | Music Reviews>Music Reviews-VA
V/A – Forces of Nature – CD (Dreamworks Records) A soundtrack full of pop-poop. I can actually remember when U2 use to be cool and not some musical whore. The many covers on this release are horrible. There are a few standouts like Tricky’s “Slowly”,...
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