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Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (1990) Re-up

Posted By: v3122

Date: 20 May 2017 13:40:59

Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (1990) Re-up

BLOODLETTING was the album where Concrete Blonde launched into the mainstream, without losing their conscience and true center. Underrated vocalist/bassist Johnette Napolitano's descending chromatic bass line that opens "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" is a sinister backdrop to lyrics that pay tribute to the urban legends of New Orleans. The blistering "The Sky Is A Poisonous Garden" keeps the Blonde's punky roots intact while "Caroline" speaks to heart-wrenching emotions.

Johnette's earthy imagery takes shape in "The Darkening Of The Light," while the Hendrix-influenced "I Don't Need A Hero" makes the most of sparse percussion. "Days And Days" features Johnette's trademark spoken verse/sung chorus style to great effect. The disturbingly sweet "Joey" is often misunderstood as a love song (in the tradition of "Every Breath You Take" by the Police) while "The Beast" personifies love as a predator.

Concrete Blonde:

Formed: 1982, Hollywood, CA
Disbanded: 1995
Genres: Rock
Representative Albums: "Bloodletting", "Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde", "Group Therapy"
Representative Songs: "Joey", "God Is a Bullet", "Caroline"

Concrete Blonde grew out of the Los Angeles post-punk club circuit that produced bands like X, Wall of Voodoo, and the Go-Go's, but it wasn't until 1987 that the band even recorded its first album. The group was founded by singer/songwriter/bassist Johnette Napolitano and guitarist Jim Mankey, who initially called themselves Dream 6 and released an EP. Their insistence on complete artistic control was off-putting to the major labels who took notice, however, and it wasn't until 1987 that the group signed to I.R.S. and changed its name to Concrete Blonde at the suggestion of labelmate Michael Stipe. Concrete Blonde's self-titled debut album betrayed the influence of the Pretenders, while 1989's Free was a tighter showcase for Napolitano's developing songwriting and produced a college radio hit with "God Is a Bullet." The morose, textured Bloodletting, a more accomplished record than both of its predecessors, broke the band to a wider audience with the left-field Top 20 hit "Joey," the tale of a love affair ended by alcoholism. Mexican Moon reflected Napolitano's interest in Hispanic music and culture, but Concrete Blonde's commercial fortunes had declined since Bloodletting, and Napolitano broke up the band. They reunited between 2001 and 2004, however, releasing two albums during that period, 2002's Group Therapy and 2004's Mojave, the latter featuring new drummer Gabriel Ramirez-Quezada. Napolitano announced the second and apparently final breakup of Concrete Blonde in June of 2006.

~ Steve Huey, Rovi

Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (1990):

Tracklist:

01. Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)
02. The Sky Is A Poisonous Garden
03. Caroline
04. Darkening Of The Light
05. I Don't Need A Hero
06. Days And Days
07. The Beast
08. Lullabye
09. Joey
10. Tomorrow, Wendy

Personnel:

Johnette Napolitano - vocals, bass
James Mankey - guitars, bass
Paul Thompson - drums

Additional Personnel:

Peter Buck - mandolin on "Darkening Of The Light"
Andy Prieboy - keyboards on "Tomorrow, Wendy"
Gail Ann Dorsey - bass on "Tomorrow, Wendy"
Steve Wynn - vocals on "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)"
John Keane - slide guitar on "Darkening Of The Light"

EAC Log

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EAC extraction logfile from 13. September 2009, 20:27

Concrete Blonde / Bloodletting

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