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Ranking the albums of Veruca Salt and Nina Gordon.
Veruca Salt was one of those bands I grew up watching on MuchMusic (Canada’s own version of MTV in the 1990s). Their bad ass and punk rock sensibility spoke to a young, weird arts nerd who was looking who was learning who he was through the music scene.
Enter Veruca Salt, a Chicago-based band of badassery that offered amazing harmonies and a strong metal/punk/rock sound that was generally heard with male vocals. Being raised primarily by women who sang in choirs I fell in love with the melodies Nina Gordon and Louise Post created.
To honour their contribution, and because I like writing lists, here is my ranking of Veruca Salt and Nina Gordon’s releases (note: I have excluded singles, but included EPs).
10. Officially Dead EP (2003)
Clearly a release of ‘bonus material’ to appease fans during Veruca Salt’s Resolver Tour, Officially Dead pretty much is the only likeable track off this EP. The problem is that none of these songs are fleshed out as they are in demo form, as well the remix of the track ‘The Same Person’ is pointless.
Listen: Officially Dead
Ignore: The rest of the EP
9. Resolver (2000)
Resolver was the first sans-Nina album that VS released after their official break-up. It has an interesting approach as it is more of a hard rock album than including the poppy sensibilities of the first two records. Overall not a bad album but there is nothing to write home about as the chorus’ leave a lot to be desired.
Listen: Hellraiser, Best You Can Get, Pretty Boys
Ignore: Born Entertainer, Imperfectly, All Dressed Up
8. Bleeding Heart Graffiti (2006)
Nina Gordon’s 2nd solo album went through a lot of turmoil. She completed it years before under the title ‘Even the Sunbeams’, but she found the record to be too depressing and scrapped the project. Bleeding Heart Graffiti continues the radio-friendly pop-country vibe from her first album. The chorus’ are pretty and lyrically the album creates a beautiful picture, however the tracks feel too safe and the interludes become the most interesting takes. I wish those short tracks has been developed into full blown songs.
Listen: Bleeding Heart Graffiti, This Was the Year, Kiss Me Till I Bleed
Ignore: Christmas Lights, Turn on the Radio
7. IV (2006)
Louise Post’s final Veruca Salt album before the return of the original band mates is a solid effort. Strangely this album is a mix of hard rock track and ballads and really speaks volumes to Post’s growth as a writer and musician. Though it doesn’t again feel like a Veruca Salt record, it contains a lot more heart and soul than 2000’s Resolver. I give this credit even more kudos that Post released it independently once she left her record contract.
Listen: So Weird, Centipede, Circular Trend
Ignore: Blissful Queen, Perfect Love
6. Tonight and the Rest of My Life (2000)
Nina Gordon’s first solo release really was an unexpected hit in a lot of ways and a miss in some ways. The hit side was hearing such a coherent, emotionally driven record from one of rocks best female writers. The miss was unfortunately the expectation was to create the next great female driven record and at times it plays too safe, too pop and too radio friendly.
Listen: Tonight and the Rest of My Life, Badway, Number One Camera, End of the World
Ignore: Too Slow to Ride, Hold onto Me
5. Lords of Sound and Lesser Things EP (2005)
I really get old school VS vibes from this EP. The tracks and grungy, tight and has a lot of those 90s sensibilities that made the band work in the first place. If Nina Gordon has featured on this EP, including her wonderful harmonies, it would place much higher:
Listen: Save You, Blood on my Hands, Firefly
Ignore: I Got My Pants On (interlude)
4. Blow It Out Your Ass, It’s Veruca Salt EP (1996)
A short, weird and wonderful EP that seems like a commentary or travel log of a band on an extensive tour; the expectations of what to be as a female singer, the enjoyment of being abroad, the disasters on the news. It is also made even more special by the tongue in cheek artwork of a band wrapped in toilet paper during a glamourous photoshoot.
Listen: Shimmer Like a Girl, I’m Taking Europe With Me
Ignore: None of it.
3. Ghost Notes (2015)
Finally VS got its act together, and the original foursome rejoin to create music magic with the release of Ghost Notes. Upon listening, this album is a culmination of the older Veruca Salt energy infused with a lyrically maturity of two women who are ready to speak to their demons. Overall Ghost Notes is a great record, maybe not as radio friendly as the first two albums, but would rank as strong as releases from Sleater Kinney, Garbage and Le Tigre.
Listen: Museum of Broken Relationships, The Gospel According to Saint Me, Laughing in The Sugar Bowl, Eyes on You
Ignore: Black and Blonde (I prefer the Nina Gordon solo version)
2. American Thighs (1994)
Oh, I can already hear the purists knocking down my door. I’ve got to be honest, I came late to the Veruca Salt party as Volcano Girls was my first taste to their magic. American Thighs offers everything you could want out of 90s record; fuzzy guitars, a strong feminist perspective, experimental tracks. Overall one of the best albums from the 90s, but I do appreciate the #1 spot more.
Listen: All Hail Me, Seether, Get Back, Wolf
Ignore: None of it.
1. Eight Arms to Hold You (1997)
When I listen to this record I feel like 10 arms are holding me. Eight Arms is probably in my top 20 albums ever made. When I first saw the Volcano Girls video not only did I fall in love with the band, but I also found one of my first crushes in Stacy Jones, the sessional drummer for this tour. My brother and I shared a copy of this CD and listened to it so much that it became all scratched up and about half the album would skip, it didn’t stop us though. All I can say is thank you to VS and Bob Rock for creating what I consider the masterpiece of the Veruca Salt career.
Listen: Volcano Girls, Straight, Don’t Make Me Prove it, Loneliness is Worse, Earthcrosser… just the whole damn thing.
Ignore: None of it.
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