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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Veruca Salt |
| Record Label: |
Geffen Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
Alternative |
| Release Date: |
November 22, 1994 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Get Back 2. All Hail Me 3. Seether 4. Spiderman '79 5. Forsythia 6. Wolf 7. Celebrate You 8. Fly 9. Number One Blind 10. Victrola 11. Twinstar 12. 25 13. Sleeping Where I Want (bonus track) |
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Veruca Salt: Nina Gordon, Louise Post (vocals, guitar); Steve Lack (bass); Jim Shapiro (drums, background vocals). Recorded at Idful Music, Chicago, Illinois. Remember Veruca Salt? She was the brat in CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY who was sent down the bad egg chute, screaming, "I want the whole world, and I want it NOW!!!" This time, Veruca is back in the form of a band (in the shape of a cuddly media package) and armed with one of the most hyped records of 1994. As a result, the single "Seether," from their debut album, AMERICAN THIGHS, charted on Billboard and received national airplay before anyone could buy it. With hooks as gleaming as the stars shooting off of Wonder Woman's teeth, Veruca Salt powers past Breeders comparisons which are on track, but only halfway there. Instead of the Breeders' surf rock noodling, Veruca Salt dish up straight ahead riffs and meatier, more thought-out solos. Their songs seem a tad more focused, even mean. With lyrics about killing people, and bubbling with rage be... |
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