Album Review: Summer music reviews in Haiku

Meat puppets
‘Rise to your Knees’
Release date: July 17
Genre: Rock

After seven years
Puppets have a new album.
It is glorious.

Bad Religion
‘New maps of hell’
Release date: July 9
Genre: Punk

They sold out punk rock
The Epitaph label sucks
Nothing but a joke.

Paul McCartney
‘Memory almost full’
Release date: June 5
Genre: Rock

He used to smoke pot
Now he just plays happy pop
And splits from peg-leg.

Gogol Bordello
‘Super Taranta’
Release date: July 10
Genre: Gypsy Rock

Funny gypsy rock
Their craziness still abounds
But in a good way.

Spoon
‘Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga’
Release date: July 10
Genre: Indie rock

The album is weird
But that’s known from the title
But it rocks the house.
Interpol
‘Our Love to Admire’
Release date: July 10
Genre: Indie Rock

New York pretty boys
Third album rocks the casbah.
Album sounds polished.

Common
‘Finding Forever’
Release date: July 31
Genre: Rap

The god of great rap
Put Chicago on the map
Rhymes flow like water.

Sum 41
‘Underclass Hero’
Release date: July 24
Genre: Pop-punk

Sum 41 makes
Red-headed stepson of punk,
Just like wife Avril.

The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins
‘Zeitgeist’
Release date: July 10
Genre: Alternative

The Pumpkins are back
But they’re missing two members
At least it beats Zwan.

R. Kelly
‘Double Up’
Release date: May 29
Genre: R&B

Pees on little girls
Album slow as usual
But who gives a crap?

Bad Brains
‘Build a Nation’
Release date: June 26
Genre: Hardcore punk

Legendary group
The first black hardcore punk band
Plays well despite age.

The White Stripes
‘Icky Thump’
Release date: June 19
Genre: Indie rock

Pasty Jack and Meg
Invisible band member
Same sound, different name.

Bon Jovi
‘Lost Highway’
Release date: June 19
Genre: Country rock

Pretty boy puts out
New country album for you
Keep living on prayer.

Maroon 5
‘It won’t be
soon before long’
Release date: May 22
Genre: Pop rock

They have a pop sound
Adam has angelic voice
He’s really cute, too.

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