Classic Album Review: The Phoids | The Phoids

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   For a bunch of...

Classic Album Review: Prolapse | The Italian Flag

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   The name refers to...

Classic Album Review: Skanic | Last Call

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   New dogs apparently can...

Classic Album Review: New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble | Get This!

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Full points for accuracy...

Classic Album Review: Agnostic Front | Something’s Gotta Give

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   After five years away,...

Classic Album Review: Straight Faced | Conditioned

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   One man's metal is...

Classic Album Review: Hole | Celebrity Skin

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   The cover pic kinda...

Classic Album Review: R.E.M. | Up

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   It's the end of...

Classic Album Review: Marilyn Manson | Mechanical Animals

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Call it The Return...

Classic Album Review: Elvis Costello With Burt Bacharach | Painted From Memory

This came out in 1998 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Plenty of fans are...

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