Reviews by chrocker

Good techno/electronica. Easy to get into, good sound, good quality stuff. Tracks include: Rain in the Air, Spark, I Could Murder, Unloved, 5, I Can't Breathe, Wow + Flutter, Be the One, Non-Self, Some Things Never Go Away, Whirling Within, Unloved (Chicks Will Dig It Remix). 7 out of 10 stars.

Above average techno/electronica/dance with a little power-pop thrown in for good measure. Not a well-known band, but catchy dance music none-the-less. Tracks include: Familiar, Purge, Black + Blue, Await, Only Roses, I'm So Scared, Pacify Me, Ultradramatic, My Bed with Tears, Disfigured, The Reflex, Await (Remix, + an untitled hidden track. 7 stars out of 10.

Aaron Sprinkle is not only a legendary producer/mixer, he's also one of the better artists in the music industry. "Bareface" is no exception. Brilliant indie rock from start to finish. Tracks include: Really Something, Sweeter Than Me, All You Can Give Me, Grave, No Reason To Pretend, Running in My Head, Colorblind, Let Me In, The Patron, The Boy Who Stopped the World. 7 stars out of 10.

Thoughtful rapcore. Good, but not great. Comparable to FurtherMore. Tracks include: Feel the Funk, No More Me, Extra Terrestrial, There's Something Out There, Tear Apart, Hack It, Interlude, Get Up, Question, Go, Summer (Your Love), and Let It Flow. 6 out of 10 stars.

This cd may be nothing new, but don't write it off just yet. Edgy rock is the theme for this cd. 38th Parallel kicks it up a notch. Not a bad cd, despite the fact that it isn't necessarily anything new. Tracks include: Hear My Cry, Turn the Tides, Higher Ground, Clouded, Who Am I?, Horizon, State of Mind, You Are My God, Wither, 3 Times Denied. 8 out of 10 stars.

Good debut from 12 Stones. They don't get enough credit for this cd, but it's solid all the way through. Tracks include: Crash, Broken, The Way I Feel, Open Your Eyes, Home, Fade Away, Back Up, Soulfire, In My Head, Running Out of Pain, My Life, and Eric's Song. 8 out of 10 stars.

Another brilliant performance from the rock/rapcore group .rod laver. Once again pushing the limits of rock 'n' roll, Trying Not To Try is a solid album from the opening second all the way to the very last. Tracks include: Black Star, Fifty-Five, Alex, FNL, All Around America, Who's the Chump Now, Brain Dead, Mongrel, Trying Not To Try, and Dance Hall. 8 stars out of 10.

With the 2000 release of No Toque El Toro .rod laver is pushing the limits again. No Toque is a brilliant, well-thought out masterpiece from start to finish. Tracks include: Trap Door, Breathe, 1980, Genius, Kiss, Time and Again, Tough Guy Stance, All Around the Bus Stop, Nine, Toy Song, and Plowhead. 8 out of 10 stars.