Auf Der Mar
S/T
(Capitol)
There must be a curse on Melissa Auf Der Mar. The Canadian bassist joined Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins in the midst of their respective downward spirals, crashed with a Black Sabbath tribute and burned with The Virgins. Some had her pegged as a five-time loser, and they couldn’t be more right. Not even a cast including members of A Perfect Circle, Fu Manchu and Queens of the Stone Age could save this one from the bargain bin—listen to the laughably bad “I’ll Do Any-thing You Want” and you’ll get the picture.
—Jon Bruhm