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Joyful rock 'n' roll on Veruca Salt's debut...
...Veruca Salt isn't one of them. On the group's debut CD, American Thighs, singer-guitarist Nina Gordon, singer-guitarist Louise Post, bassist Steve Lack and drummer Jim Shapiro make music that is both disturbingly dysfunctional and thoroughly enjoyable. The band's lyrics are downbeat, fuzzy and weird while the tunes are upbeat and full of melodic guitar bravado. On the energetic Celebrate You, Post sings, "And in the dream/ You held a gun/ You killed off all who hurt you," accompanied by bright, jangling guitars. On All Hail Me, when Post cries, "I killed your baby...
Steely Dan disbanded at its peak in 1980, but Fagen resurfaced with two successful solo records in 1982 and 1993. Besides producing a few albums for other musicians (including Fagen), Becker stopped making records completely and holed up in his house in Maui. Now Becker's solo debut, 11 Tracks of Whack, is finally here, and it shows that he has not lost his touch...
Phair's 1993 debut album, Exile in Guyville, dealt bluntly, sometimes profanely, always intelligently, with sexual desire. It sold 200,000 copies -- a good showing for an independent release -- and won Phair critical adulation. On her second CD, Whip-Smart, Phair hews to her previous theme -- but where Guyville was an angry critique of relationships, Whip-Smart reveals a woman who appears much happier. On Supernova, for example, she sings with almost embarrassing exuberance about a lover who has proved to be ideal: "I have looked all over the place,/ But you have got my favorite face...
Fourth singles player, Hricko, sank her Terrier opponent 6-2, 6-1 in her collegiate dual-match debut. And freshman Julia Kim followed suit at sixth singles with...