From: maple@seas.gwu.edu (Maple M. Moriji)
Subject: Maple's Alternative Review
Organization: George Washington University
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 02:54:10 GMT

Hello everyone.  Some of you may know me from the metal newgroups,
but I just thought I would let you guys/gals know that I can make
a great contribution to this newsgroup.  This summer I've spent
a lot of time researching alternative bands, because of so many
metal bands selling out.  I found that so many alternative bands
were incredible, and some of them were even more powerful than
metal.  So I thought I'd give all of you a review of all the CDs
I've purchased over the summer.

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger/SOMMS

The album is incredible.  Forget about the new Black Sabbath album.
These guys take over where Black Sabbath left off.  Songs like
"Rusty Cage" "Outshined" "Room a 1000 years wide" and "Holy Water"
are excellent.  In fact, the SOMMS disk contains a Black Sabbath
cover, "Into the Void" with different lyrics.

Mudhoney - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

This album is awesome.  Check out "Into the Drink" "Who you drivin' now?"
"Shoot the Moon" and "Pokin' Around."  Although I like the Mudhoney album
better, this is really good.

Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff plus Early Singles

This is very good.  Songs like "Touch me I'm sick" "Sweet Young thing"
and "Hate the Police" are so powerful.  Mudhoney rules!

Afghan Whigs - Congregation

Another great band.  Songs like "I'm her Slave" and "Conjure me"
blows me away every time I listen to it.  I saw these guys at the
9:30 club this summer, and they were good.  Go see these guys!

Ministry - Psalm 69

The most awesome Industrial Metal album I've ever listened too!
"New World Order" "Just one fix" and "Jesus Built my Hotrod"
are simply amazing.  Mike Scaccia is one of the most underrated
guitarist today.

Nirvana - Lithium

Since I'm a die hard Nirvana fan, I bought the single.  It contains
the live version of "Been a son," and a new song called "Curmudgeon."
It's pretty good.

Body Count

Not bad for a rapper like Ice-T.  Songs like "There Goes the Neighborhood"
"Evil Dick" "Momma's Gotta die Tonight" and "Cop Killer" are most 
excellent.  There is some really nice guitar work on this album.
I'd say get this album, but it's a little too late for that!

Prong - Whose Fist Is This Anyway

These guys take over where Killing Joke left off.  These guys break
the fucking boundaries between Metal and alternative music.  This
album contains remixes of 4 of the songs from "Prove You Wrong."

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Some great guitar work by the guitarist John Frusciante.  Too bad he left.
Songs like "Power of Equality" "Give it away" "Funky Monks" and
"I could have lied" are really great.

Helmet - Meantime

These boys may not look scary, but they play death metal as good as
any other death metal band.  Check out "Unsung."  It's a really
cool song.

Rollins Band - The End of Silence

Henry Rollins is God.  He makes some of the most emotional music
I've ever heard.  And he says with such honesty.  Check out the
lyrics for "Low Self Opinion" "Tearing" and "Another Life."
Amazing.  And the music is simply incredible.  I've never heard
anything like this.

Well that's it for now!

C++ ya,

Maple

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