Smoke 'em If You Got 'em
Artist: Reverend Horton Heat

Given how the psychobilly/punk/greaser/whatever underground just seemed to grow and grow throughout the '90s, there's every reason in the world to choose this album as one of the things that sparked it off. Little doubt as to why, too, re-recorded on two-track after a more technically complex version was deemed to lack that certain something,... Read More

Winter Wonderland
Artist: Mu330

MU330's Winter Wonderland features the ska-punk group's take on holiday favorites like "Angels We Have Heard on High" along with originals like "I Got This Neighbor," "This Year More Than Ever," and "Ghosts of X-Mas Day." A fun, irreverent album that will definitely please the group's fans. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide Read More

Hot Animal Machine/Drive By Shooting - 1999 REISSUE
Artist: Henry Rollins

Hank roared out of the box with this, his first solo release after the demise of Black Flag. Recorded in England with friend and guitarist Chris Haskett, this is a less groove-oriented album than subsequent Rollins Band releases, but it is still one hell of a rock & roll record. The punishing opener "Black and White" and the cover of Suicide's... Read More

The Battle of Los Angeles
Artist: Rage Against the Machine
Community Score: 7.73

Rage Against the Machine isn't really the only metal band that matters, but their aggressive social and political activism is refreshing, especially in an age of blind (or usually self-directed) rage due to groups like Limp Bizkit, Bush, or Nine Inch Nails. Recorded in less than a month, The Battle of Los Angeles is the most focused album of the... Read More

Much Against Everyone's Advice
Artist: Soulwax
Community Score: 8.50

Soulwax's US debut album Much Against Everyone's Advice mixes rock and electronica on songs like "Too Many DJs," "When Logics Die" and "Overweight Karate Kid." The Belgian group's mix of loops, guitars, strings and dance-inspired rhythms is fresh and appealing, and Much Against Everyone's Advice - Soulwax's third album overall - is their finest... Read More

Under the Milky Way: The Best of the Church
Artist: The Church
Community Score: 4.50

Buddha's Under the Milky Way: The Best of the Church is a terrific, comprehensive anthology, tracing their career from their 1981 debut, Of Skin and Heart, to 1994's Sometime Anywhere. Some hardcore fans may notice some personal favorites missing, but all their best-known songs -- "The Unguarded Moment," "Tear It All Away," "Month of Sundays,"... Read More

Veterans of Disorder
Artist: Royal Trux
Community Score: 5.50

With 1998's excellent Accelerator, Royal Trux completed their rock history trilogy and returned to Drag City. On Veterans of Disorder -- the title of which attests to the band's mix of classic rock and noisy experimentation, and to their status as survivors of their own chaotic excesses -- the Trux move forward and look back at the same time.... Read More

Tonight the Stars Revolt!
Artist: Powerman 5000
Community Score: 7.40

Displaying an obsession with trashy science fiction, Tonight the Stars Revolt! maintains the forceful production of Mega!! Kung Fu Radio, mixing roaring heavy metal with electronics and sound effects. Even if the record sounds great, though, Powerman 5000 still has a hard time writing consistently memorable songs; while some tracks do take hold,... Read More

Californication
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Community Score: 8.04

Many figured that the Red Hot Chili Peppers' days as undisputed alternative kings were numbered after their lackluster 1995 release One Hot Minute, but like the great phoenix rising from the ashes, this legendary and influential outfit returned back to greatness with 1999's Californication. An obvious reason for their rebirth is the reappearance... Read More

The Murky World of Barry Adamson
Artist: Barry Adamson
Community Score: 10.00
Short Bus
Artist: Filter
Community Score: 6.68
Sex & Food: The Best Of The Pursuit Of Happiness
Artist: The Pursuit of Happiness

Sex & Food is a pretty satisfactory greatest hits album -- it features the Pursuit of Happiness' best and most successful tracks, but several submissions mar the album. Songs like "She's So Young," "Two Girls in One," "Hard to Laugh," "Cigarette Dangles," and their signature hit, "I'm an Adult Now," comprise about half of the collection. These... Read More