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VERUCA SALT - Resolver (Parental Advisory) Audio CD

A fair review of the VERUCA SALT "Resolver (Parental Advisory)" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all VERUCA SALT reviews here, or go back to the VERUCA SALT tabs.

VERUCA SALT Band: VERUCA SALT
Title: Resolver (Parental Advisory)
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Release Date: 2004-10-03
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Same Person 2: Born Entertainer 3: Best You Can Get 4: Wet Suit 5: Yeah Man 6: Imperfectly 7: Officially Dead 8: Only You Know 9: Disconnected 10: All Dressed Up 11: Used to Know Her 12: Pretty Boys 13: Hellraiser

A truly classic piece of work.
And it was pretty damn good to begin with. My girlfriend and I have both listened to this album for 4+ years, and I swear it gets better every time we listen to it. It's a real classic. I can't believe there are 1 star ratings for this album, but then again, Nina's total horse hockey albums seem to have fans, which boggles my mind. Louise is the real deal, and she more than keeps it going with this album. We actually like this album more than earlier VS work, and that is saying a lot.


Terrible. Just terrible.
It's hard to believe that this band had anything to do with the original Veruca Salt. What a nightmare. Same lame tempo shifts in every song it seems. They play soft, and then hit it hard trick has been tired for years before this album came out, and uses it it seems on *every* track. It was years since I had the misfortune of picking this one up, and obviously still leaves a very bad taste.


Still a must own..
So what are my complaints? Nina's absence? Nah. This, in my humble opinion is Veruca's weakest album but it is in no way bad. My "complaint" is Veruca Salt is such an amazing band, I'm used to expecting every song to be brilliant. There's a small handful of songs on here that don't live up to those standards, I won't mention those songs, I'll let you form your own opinion.

This is also an album of transition. Many people were skeptical after Nina's depature but this album proves that Louise is perfectly capable of carrying the band on its own.

This is VS's most emotional and raw album. Not all peppy and cheerful like Eight Arms To Hold You. It's unlike any other album and is experimental in many ways. I think the new band finally found themselves on the next album "IV" but I would strongly recommend listening to this before getting "IV" and if you don't like this album (which is highly unlikely if you like any other VS albums) get "IV" anyway because it's brilliant.

So Veruca Salt IV is out and it meets and surpasses all expectations. The new band is probably the finest lineup yet and I hope Louise keeps it like it is this time! Again, "Resolver" is a bridge from Nina-Veruca Salt to the current Veruca Salt and I recommend that every fan hears this pivitol album. You'll either love it, or like it, there's no way you can hate it! .


Nina's best contribution was in this funeral for her departure.
If you like Louise better, this album may be their best. Nina's gone. Music to cry to when your heart is broken.


The middle ground...where it should be.
Steve Lack and Stacy Jones jumped ship as well and Louise Post was left to put it all back together. 2000's "Resolver" essentially rose Veruca Salt from the ashes of a messy split with Nina Gordon. "Resolver" is the album one would expect after the resulting mess. It's bitter, pissed off and loud. It's confessional, disappointed and unapologetic. All of those qualities are what make it far more genuine compared to the rest of VS's catalog. It has a cohesive theme and real passion and fire behind it. It also proves that Post is far and above the more talented of the two front women. Gordon may relegate herself to the high gloss, super polished, Bob Rock pop of her current sound, but Post has stayed true to the band's vision and rock sound without any compromise. While there's no real resolution in these songs (all seem frighteningly exasperated), Post keeps her edge and also manages to show a vulnerability that almost makes the listener want to console her, most particularly on the heavy-hearted "Disconnected" which oozes the sorrowful line "you have shamed me since the first time you were with her". "Resolver" is bold and powerful music from a new and improved Veruca Salt.


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