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Veruca Salt - American Thighs


Veruca Salt
American Thighs

   

There are reasons Veruca Salt are making noise in the indie-rock world: The Chicago foursome has written a clever lyric or two; Louise Post and Nina Gordon sing with girlish aplomb; and guitarists Post and Gordon, bassist Steven J. Lack and drummer Jim Shapiro have come up with some melodies that lodge themselves in your brain and resonate. On American Thighs, Veruca Salt's debut album, there are moments when the band (with producer Brad Wood) brings these ingredients together fiercely enough to rattle your stereo. But these moments are too rare and are surrounded by pools of flat balladry.

Thighs' most piercing songs twist elements of fuck-all punk and alluring pop around
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lyrics that explore the underbelly of the American psyche. "All Hail Me" begins with a churning rhythmic line, and with a melodic wail it becomes a disturbingly enticing, ripped-from-the-headlines defense: "So sorry, lady/So sorry, now/I've killed your baby/I don't know how.... I'm a bad man, I do what I can/All hail me." By the time Post and Gordon hit those last three words, they have brought the psychotic fury down to a honey-coated whisper, and it's hard to see how a jury wouldn't be swayed. "Seether," the single that put Veruca Salt on the map, punctuates a searing riff with words of maternal confusion: "I try to rock her in my cradle/I try to knock her out/I try to cram her back in my mouth/ ... keep her down, boiling water, keep her down/What a lovely daughter." Satire like this is as easy to gulp as cheap wine, the buzz is so good – and then its potency stings you.

But the energy on Thighs fizzles just as it's starting to get furious; too many songs meander without reaching any destination. "Wolf" has big vocals, but with Post and Gordon dragging through the words, their accompaniment achieves depth only through fuzz. "Celebrate You" is a melancholy tale of bad blood that shows no range. The first moments of "Fly" seem stark and pretty, but it lags without reaching any climax.

While not the most pointed record, American Thighs does serve as a solid springboard for a young band that needs to harness its energy and exert the musical muscle it has proven it can wield. "I'm stuck in my ways," one particularly buoyant chorus on the album asserts, but Veruca Salt seem fully capable of unsticking themselves.

American Thighs is available from Minty Fresh, P.O. Box 577400, Chicago, IL 60657; 312-665-0289. (RS 694)


KIM AHEARN



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American Thighs
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Postage/confirmation 2.50 questions Nero6724@aol.com veruc a Salt-american Thighs Cd has No Bac...
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    Veruca Salt   American Thighs
Minty Fresh, Mf-7, Usa, Nm/nm Usa
nm/nm CD   $5.45   vakuum
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    Veruca Salt   American Thighs
13 Track Cd Album From 1994 On Minty Fresh.tracks 1. Get Back2. All Hail Me3. Seether4. Spiderman...
VG+/VG+ CD   $5.99   Elvis Shakes
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1994 Geffen Records
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13 Tracks ( Paypal For Credit Card Payments + Other Options ) Minty Fresh, 1994
M-/VG CD   $7.00   Willy Coeck
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    Veruca Salt   American Thighs
Style: Rock Release Date: 10/25/1994 Label: Geffen Records & Geffen Records, 10/25/19
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    Veruca Salt   American Thighs CD   $7.90 - $8.94   AMZ Music
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    Veruca Salt   American Thighs
Year: 1994; Label: Minty Fresh
Like New CD   $7.90   AMZ Music
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    Veruca Salt   American Thighs
Year: 1994; Label: Geffen Records; tracks: 1. Get Back 3:12; 2. All Hail Me 3:05; 3. Seether 3:1...
Like New CD   $7.90   AMZ Music
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Year: 1994; Label: Minty Fresh
New CD   $8.94   AMZ Music
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Get Back All Hail Me Seether Spiderman '79 Forsy Dgcr, 24732, 11/8/1994
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    Veruca Salt   American Thighs
Brand New From A Seller With A High Star Rating 10/25/1994
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(second Hand Item) Last Copy In Stock Rockin' 1994 Album, Ft ''seether'' Aus, Ctx011cd
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13 Tracks mint / Still Factory Sealed No Cutout Marks On Jewel Case See Details Below For...
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    Veruca Salt   American Thighs
Cd. Release Date: 11/08/1994. Us, Dgcr, 720642473221, 11/08/1994
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Status: Available Label: Umgd / Dgc Records Catalog: 24732 Genre: Rock / Pop Subgenre: Rock / Pop...
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NEW CD   $11.86   HARD TO FIND
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New CD   $12.02   HARD TO FIND
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13 Tracks Germany, Rough Trade, Rtd15718972, 1994
NM/M CD   $12.17   Recordcorner
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26987 cd Condition: Vg++ Title: American Thighs Special Order
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Gef24732.2 new Copy/ Barcode: 720642473221 Releasedate: 10 25 1994 Style:rock Title: American T... Special Order
CD   $24.21   CDExpress
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7206424732 cd New/geffen Catalog Special Order
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VG+/VG+ CD   $45.86   F-seventies
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Veruca Salt - American Thighs Album   Veruca Salt   American Thighs
- Signed On The Cover By All Members (see Pic Below). **tracks **1. Get Back**2. All Hail Me**3. ...
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NEW Cassette   $1.65   HARD TO FIND
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Cassette   $4.85   Action
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    Veruca Salt   American Thighs
Get Back/all Hail Me/seether/spiderman '79/forsythia/wolf/ce lebrate You/fly/number One Blind/vict...
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Cassette 12 Songs 1. Get Back 2. All Hail Me 3. Seether 4. Spiderman '79 5. Forsythi...
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Mf 7x1557cass cassette Rare! Cond: Mint- Title: American Thighs Rock Special Order
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Minty Fresh, Dgcsd 24732
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Veruca Salt - American Thighs - Usa Minty Fresh 1994 13-track Cd   Veruca Salt   American Thighs - Usa Minty Fresh 1994 13-track Cd
Usa Minty Fresh 1994 13-track Cd In Custom Picture Sleeve Usa, Minty Fresh, Mf7
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    Veruca Salt   American Thighs - Virgin
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American Thighs 13 Tracks - Veruca Salt   Veruca Salt   American Thighs 13 Tracks
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Full Length Cd, Veruca Salt: American Thighs 13 Tracks, Minty Fresh Mf-7/stock/ps... Get Back/al...
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Lp And Digitally Remastered Audiophile Cd. Professional Artwork, Track Listing, Cd Jewel Case Etc Special Order
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Veruca Salt - American Thighs Promo   Veruca Salt   American Thighs Promo
Veruca Salt: American Thighs, Rough Trade, 94, No Cover, Promo !, Cd </fon
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    Veruca Salt   American Things
?, Rough Trade Records, ?, 1994
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Veruca Salt - American Tights   Veruca Salt   American Tights
Veruca Salt: American Tights, Rough Trade, A, 94, No Booklet But Original Cd & Backco
CD   $9.09   cdvinyl
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