I didn't know much about Veruca Salt until the band had already been through some major changes. The first Veruca Salt album I heard was Resolver, which was the first album after co-front woman Nina Gordon left to pursue a solo career. I loved that album. In fact, I still do. And shortly after I got Resolver I worked my way back through Veruca Salt's other releases. I liked them all. Eight Arms To Hold You was a particularly good album. American Thighs had some good songs, but I wasn't as fond of that album. But I really enjoyed the Blow It Out Your Ass EP. I remember reading some fan reactions to Nina Gordon leaving, saying that the band was not as good without her. But honestly, I'm glad she left. When I listen to the first two albums and the EP, the songs I like the most are Louise Post's songs. I also think Louise has the better voice of the two. And Resolver remains my favorite Veruca Salt album. But this post is not about the 10 best Veruca Salt album tracks. This is about the 10 best Veruca Salt b-sides. A while back, on a visit to Veruca Salt's website to look for information on one of their upcoming albums, I discovered a wonderful thing that made my fucking day; almost every b-side, some demos, and other non-album tracks were available for download, completely free. That was such a nice little surprise. And in fact, they are still available on their site, so after you done reading this you should head on over there and download all kinds of great shit. But if you're only looking for the 10 best, look no further. Of course, if you are more of a Nina Gordon fan, you may not agree with my list, as there are only two of her songs here, "One More Page Of Insincerity" and "Sleeper Car." The rest are all Louise Post songs, with the exception of an interesting and excellent cover of "My Sharona" and another great cover of Depeche Mode's "Somebody" which is sung by Louise. My personal favorites in this collection are "Fragile," which was a demo recorded for Resolver and "Good Disaster." But honestly, all of these songs are excellent.All Mine
Break Up Song
Fragile
Good Disaster
My Sharona
Never Met Her
One More Page Of Insincerity
Pale Green
Sleeper Car
Somebody
Download
If you like these songs, be sure to purchase Veruca Salt's albums. I recommend starting with Resolver and/or Eight Arms To Hold You.
4 comments:
I got into Veruca Salt with the song "Seether", which was a Nina Gordon song, so I thought I was a Nina Gordon fan; but in retrospect, maybe Louise was the better of the two. The album "American Thighs" WAS kind of underwhelming, so I never checked out any of the following albums. Now maybe I'll give them a chance. Great blog, by the way. I, too, appreciate the female indie voice. Speaking of which, could you PLEASE repost Juliana Hatfield's "God"s Foot" again? Thanks.
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Thanks for this post and the info. I love Veruca Salt. I loved American Thighs when it came out and it still reminds me of high school. But I do think that Eight Arms is much more provocative. One thing I really like about A.T. is that it's fun to sing along because Gordon and post had great harmony. Their voices were complimentary. But I agree that Post has the more versatile of the two voices. ; )
sleeper car is truly an amazing song! thanks for reminding me :)
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