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Vol XXXIIII No. 59

Tuesday, November 30, 1999

  Another DMB album is just 'too much'
By GEOFFREY RAHIE
Scene Music Critic

Most bands try to put out albums once every two years or so. Some bands take even longer, trying to incorporate new sounds and styles into their music. Well consider this: Since 1997, the Dave Matthews Band has released four full-length ... [more]


Third time is charm for Rage's new album
By ROBERT CALLEROS
Scene Music Critic

Rage Against the Machine is back and without a doubt still "calm like a bomb." Battle of Los Angeles, just its third album in seven years, is the band's most ambitious and well-produced album yet, and it definitely leaves a deep ... [more]


Beck's new album is a joyride for the senses
By JAMES SCHUYLER
Scene Music Critic

There have been few albums that can be called revolutionary in the '90s. Sometimes sounds are marketed as new even though they do nothing but rehash old trends. Beck's Odelay, however, was a truly revolutionary album. It fused sounds with tormented ... [more]