Epinions Recent Reviews for sleestakk

Creepy Covers Revel in Cello.

Sat, 15 Feb 2003 23:01:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - Ok, so after seeing Rasputina @The Metro last week (fourth time in the last 9 mos) I've decided that they must be one of my favorite groups. I thought long and hard about this, I did, mulling over the various qualifications required to be considered one...

C.C., pick up that guitar and PLAY, dammit.

Tue, 14 Aug 2001 04:00:17 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - Check it. See that album cover over there... dude in the middle, that's C.C. DeVille. Yeah, you know, that C.C. DeVille. Don't be surprised. He's been trying to get his own gig going for the last ten years, esp. when Poison first gave him...

This Sun shines, you will agree

Tue, 7 Aug 2001 03:42:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - So I'm sittin' here working on this mix tape for soothsayer for yet another impending write-off (raise yer hand if you're gettin' as written out as I am on those things). And as I pace back and forth between my CD racks and stereo, throwing discs...

Demolishing the expectations

Tue, 31 Jul 2001 03:46:12 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - Lifeless smoke lazily lifts around the piss holes of the Metallian machine; the flames are extinguished. The fire that once bellowed within the beast no longer burns on their latest release. This isn't your daddy's Priest. And it ain't mine...

Rock-Off: Melancholy and the infinite rockiness

Sun, 22 Jul 2001 18:25:24 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - In a former life, I was a fairly avid hiker/backpacker. Those years were filled with some terrific trips that spanned across our sometimes great nation. From the Adirondacks in upper New York to the Smokies in Tennessee, from the Quetico boundary waters...

Nothing guilty or pleasurable about this

Wed, 18 Jul 2001 03:59:42 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - Regarding the recent resurgence of 80's heavy metal making a grand comeback in the zeros, I’m left with mixed feelings. Sure, I'm lovin' having these hair metal bands back on the scene satisfying the hunger of fans not down with the onslaught of nu-metal...

Bock in the Chippewa Falls Groove

Tue, 17 Jul 2001 02:57:17 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - I poured the best mug of beer ever when I poured my last bottle of Leinenkugel's Bock. It looked supreme with the ideal amount of foam cresting just above the rim over the dark tawny lager. All my malt glasses were playing dirty in the sink so I...

Final Festival: The Spirits With Hair

Mon, 16 Jul 2001 02:43:16 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - The day Hair Metal saves the world.

On August 12, 1989, seven of the world's most famous hair metal rock groups descended on Lenin Stadium in Moscow in search of the eighth spirit, that when combined with the other seven metal spirits, would...

Possibly the worst movie of 2001

Wed, 11 Jul 2001 05:53:19 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - I consider myself somewhat of a connoisseur of bad cinema. And I’m not talkin’ about B-movies, cult films, or movies made to be bad (although, I like ‘em all). What I’m really referring to is that breed of big screen stinkers that the general public has...

Organic doesn't always mean good

Thu, 21 Jun 2001 03:59:01 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - So it's Puerto Rican Day and I could think of no better way to observe the holiday than cracking into my stock of Lakefront Organic ESB. Living in the barrio I get a front row seat to the deluge of festivities ranging from an actual parade to the...

(it's a cruel) cruel summer

Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:14:17 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - The step by step guide for "Lessons in shark jumping" or "How to annoy your neighbors." Read on.

Despite our second round of layoffs this year and the exhaustive extra hours on the clock, work is still a comfortable place to be...

Eternal grinning jester masque...

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 03:46:18 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - The coolest thing about this CD - besides the fact it's from one of Sweden's best modern death metal bands - is that it's shaped like the jagged jester mask which has become their mascot of sorts since it graced the cover of their landmark The Jester...

Not just for breakfast anymore

Sun, 3 Jun 2001 23:29:15 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - I must remember that of the few foods that do not go so well with stout, fish is one of them. At least that's how it is for me. Last time I complimented my glass of stout with a fish entree, I ruined the taste of both. So what was I thinking when I...

Stein attempts to stymie

Tue, 29 May 2001 03:43:53 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - So it's Memorial Day and I'm partaking in that time-honored tradition of Spring-cleaning. Naturally it's just as important to imbibe fine beverages on an equally fine cool summer day. Okay, so my Spring-cleaning has fallen behind and lapsed into summer...

Gray goodness with the lavender lapels

Sat, 26 May 2001 18:09:02 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - Yet another Wisconsin bred oatmeal stout to capture my fancy here with Gray's contribution simply classified as Gray's Oatmeal Stout. Easy enough. Gray's addition to the stout family is rich in flavor and dark in color tempered with a pleasant...

The Machine is keeping us down

Wed, 23 May 2001 15:24:13 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - If the death troopers that invaded Poland just over a sixty years ago had a theme song I imagine it'd sound something like the intro to Structural Defect. The marching downtuned guitar builds with intensity every four measures adding another...

I am often misunderstood

Mon, 21 May 2001 18:41:57 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - With the buzz surrounding the new Mötley Crüe tell-all autobiography The Dirt hitting the shelves, I've kinda had a little Mötley on the brain lately. So the other day when I saw this single at Metal Haven (heavy metal record store in Chicago)...

Expedition not worth taking... for most.

Mon, 14 May 2001 02:59:33 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - Anytime someone asks me what my favorite midwestern microbrewer is, my unequivocal answer is always Kalamazoo Brewing Company aka Bell's Beer. And I know I mention that every time I review a Bell's product but it's true; I have a sincere...

Greener Days for Weezer

Fri, 11 May 2001 18:04:01 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - "mellow"

That's the first word that comes to mind 30 minutes after the album begins. Even with the sonic explosion of Hash Pipe, the 10 tracks seem to float into each other leisurely bouncing the listener back and forth from mid...

candies: My Marathon Courtship with Mars

Fri, 4 May 2001 22:41:49 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - Sweet Tooth Write-Off?! Gah!

Honestly, I didn't know I was taking part in this little candy shangbang until today when I saw my name magically appear in monssfisch's ode to the egg. It wasn't that I didn't receive the...

Train keeps a rollin' all night long

Tue, 1 May 2001 03:19:17 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - Now that the little square dance I threw the other day has finally reached its end (or has it?), it's time to reflect on a few of beers which I had the pleasure of indulging during the three (four, five...) day event. Did I say a few? More like several...

In an Eastside town, a dead end world

Mon, 23 Apr 2001 02:13:50 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - The East Side boys and West End girls (there's something to be said about the girls that frequent Water Street in Milwaukee during the summer... but that's for another time and place... for now we have beer). Hmmmm, beer.

As much as I fawn...

World War III might sound like this...

Thu, 19 Apr 2001 02:31:31 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - I'm curious as to why this band chose WWIII for their name when none of their material relates to or has anything to do with war or potential nuclear holocaust; there is no depiction of violence among nations or worldly conflicts in the words. I...

Say son, how's the ale?

Thu, 12 Apr 2001 01:39:50 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - When I was visiting my brother in Albuquerque for Thanksgiving last year, I was able to indulge in many brews unavailable in the midwestern region of the country where I reside. One of the brewers we found much satisfaction and temporary relief from...

Cut eight tracks and this might be good

Wed, 4 Apr 2001 03:04:53 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sleestakk - Frankly I'm surprised this SCHNITT Acht CD is even listed in the database since I've always considered the disc to be an overlooked import release buried in obscurity. Well, it probably still is just that because there's not much on Slash and...