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Tracklist (CD)
| 1 | | Roxy | | 4:38 | | 2 | | Violent | | 6:46 | | 3 | | When I Was A Fool | | 4:52 | | 4 | | True, Part III | | 7:25 | | 5 | | Tonight | | 5:03 | | 6 | | Valentine | | 3:34 | | 7 | | Your Llorona | | 5:07 |
See more tracks| 8 | | Take Me Home | | 4:42 | | 9 | | Inside / Outside | | 6:10 | | 10 | | Fried | | 5:05 | | 11 | | Angel | | 7:49 | | 12 | | Memory | | 4:01 |
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Review
Twelve grueling years, five ehh-to-excellent studio albums, one deafening whimper. Such was Concrete Blonde's story back in '94, when the troika quietly packed up their dark, decadent, distinctly Hollywood groove. Various solo projects and a fine, if uneven, legacy ensued. Group Therapy, the original lineup's grab bag of a comeback special, wants to tap into the outfit's many moments of greatness. It does. It also wants to amount to more than a trip down memory lane. It doesn't. The dozen tracks are a buffet of the red-meat rock, operatic… Read More broodings and South-of-the-Border spices that defined the group's varied output. "Roxy" is "Joey" redux, Johnette's breathy vocals engaged in some spooky, sonic sex with Jim Mankey's piercing six-string. "Violent"? Think "God Is a Bullet" and all the catharsis that it implies. "True, Part III"? "True," only more stately. "Your Llorona"? A twilight trip down Mexico way, re-revealing Concrete Blonde as gifted at just about anything they put their collective talent to. And if the new material never quite achieves Cohesive Statement status, it is a grand, welcome survey of the schizophrenic ingredients that make these three musicians such a compelling animal. STEVEN CHEAN
(January 14, 2002)
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