WWWWW- One of the year's finest
WWWW- Great track
WWW- Isn't revolutionary, but it'll play
WW- Well...uhh...maybe
W- If I hear this ONE MORE TIME...
Alabama Thunder Pussy- Motor Ready (WW) Well, the riffs on this metal song's catchy, but that's about it, especially because of the indecipherable vocals.
Alchemist- First Contact (WWWW) It's not Opeth, but the alternating growling/clean vocals, the really nice and gloomy atmospheric riffs make it beautiful death metal. Seriously.
Amorphis- Alone (WWWW) It sounds like a heavier cross between Depeche Mode and Metallica...very interesting. Good line too: "I am empty but I have everything".
Benumb- Breathing Life Into Predestined Failure (W) Really, really, REALLY messy featuring atrocious, George Pettit-like vocals. Where's Steve Flynn when you need him?
Boo & Gotti f/Lil' Wayne- Ain't It Man (WW) The beat's good, but the raps are just satisfactory and the chorus is really, really lame...I don't think so.
Boy Sets Fire- Last Year's Nest (WWW) It's old Creed (on a positive perspective, though), doing metal. Very interesting.
Kiley Dean f/Timbland- Make Me A Song (WW) The song has Dean asking Timbaland to make her a song in the mold of Timbaland's old hits (like Missy Elliott's "Get UR Freak On"), but her average voice and good (but not great) beat from Timbaland really hurt it.
Eels- Saturday Morning (WWW) Really lame falsetto chorus, but this is enjoyable, catchy guitar-pop.
Escape Engine- This Jagged Alibi (W) This sounds like P.O.D. doing an up-tempo Ataris with zero continuity...in other words, CRAP.
Mark Geary- Adam And Eve (WW) The simple, booming drumwork makes for a gloomy experience and the lyrics are heartfelt, but I get this feeling this "God doesn't love me" despair song has been done way better before.
Ginuwine- In Those Jeans (W) It's not "Hell Yeah" crappage, but this overdone, cliched and plain old boring sultry sex song is still crap.
Faith Hill- You're Still Here (W) The Celine Dion of country is at it again, serving up another cheesy, sappy and overwrought ballad...ugh.
Lasgo- Alone (WWW) Very good loopy, Something-esque send-up of old school dance-pop.
Lo-Tel- Teenager Of The Year (WWW) Solid, emotional and personal teen angst rock song.
Metallica- St. Anger (WWW) Metallica return to their thrash roots for an all-out, gutsy and energetic performance...smashing.
Keith Murray- Candi Bar (WWW) Doesn't add much on The Rascalz's sample for "Movie Star", but Murray's "I can't get enough of you" raps are solid..."you could make The Grinch love Christmas".
Neurosis- The Tide (WWW) Sounds a bit too much like The Tea Party, but these metallers get it right, with drums and guitars flailing all over the place and with references to a freeing of an unnamed "they". Solid stuff.
Northern State- At The Party (WWW) They sound like The Donnas doing rap-metal...only without the infuriating lyrics.
The Saucers- Late Bloomer (WWW) Catchy but dark surfer-rock with great female vocals.
TQ f/Baby with Gotti Dialogue- Keep It On The Low (W) It's a cliched sex rap song (with the "classic" line "let me put Terrence Junior in ya") with a redone, "Where The Party At?" beat...so you've heard this before. Trust me.