This week in music listening, featuring patent-pending two-word reviews:
Lita Ford: Lita - artistic best
Firehouse: Firehouse - strong debut
Cabaret Voltaire: The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord - choppy electronics
Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers - pop hooks
Disatroid: Money & Guilt - Soundgarden-ish stoner
Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - strange brilliance
Funkadelic: Let’s Take It to the Stage - peak Funk
Gaza Strippers: Laced Candy - hi-octane rock
Peter Gabriel: Us - occasional meandering
Jim Carroll: Praying Mantis - broken beat
The Get Up Kids: Something to Write Home About - melodic punk
Jetboy: Make Some More Noise - mostly misses
The Jeff Healey Band: Hell to Pay - ripping blues
Kingdom Come: Hands Of Time - excessive slowness