This week in music listening, featuring patent-pending two-word reviews:
Monster Magnet: Mastermind - robust stoner
Silkworm: Italian Platinum - bombastic indie
Pretty Boy Floyd: Size Really Does Matter - garage glam
Mike & The Mechanics: Beggar On A Beach Of Gold - forgettably dull
Juliana Hatfield: God’s Foot – lost gems
Watershed: Fifth of July - refined power
Watershed: The More It Hurts, The More It Works - blistering cuts
Watershed: Three Chords and a Cloud of Dust, Vol. 2 - hit-filled set
Watershed: Brick and Mortar - energetic return
HiFi Handgrenades: Carry On - quick bursts
Sponge: New Pop Sunday - missed opportunity
Soul Asylum: Made to Be Broken - jagged energy
The Smashing Pumpkins: Oceania - second rate
Redd Kross: Third Eye - sugary sweet
Glen Hansard: Rhythm And Repose - quiet intensity
Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do - familiar ground
Rush: Clockwork Angels - heavier licks
The Go! Team: B-Sides & Rarities – bouncy mixture
The Wannadies: Before & After - catchy pop
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: She’s The One - solid songs
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Pay Attention - overly long