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Veruca Salt
Veruca Salt
Length: 122
Rating: 4.80 (337 ratings)
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Veruca Salt - "Somebody"
New Wave, Remembering WXB 102.7FM in Manila
Length: 242
Rating: 4.80 (19 ratings)
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VERUCA SALT on CAPITAL CHAOS TV 2006
VERUCA SALT performing "Centipede" @ The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA 2006
1993 - 1998: Formation and Success
Named after a character from the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago by Louise Post (guitar/vocals) and Nina Gordon (guitar/vocals). Post and Gordon were introduced through mutual friend and actress Lili Taylor, and began playing music together. They wrote songs for a year and a half before being joined by drummer Jim Shapiro, who is Gordon's brother, and bassist Steve Lack. The band had done a handful of shows when Jim Powers of Minty Fresh Records asked to sign them to the independent label. http://verucasalt.com The band's first release was the single "Seether"/"All Hail Me" on Minty Fresh Records, in 1994. The single was a success and Veruca Salt accompanied Hole on a tour, before releasing their debut full-length LP, American Thighs, which eventually reached gold status.
After signing to Geffen Records, the band quickly gained in popularity as "Seether" became an MTV hit. A stopgap EP produced by Steve Albini, Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt, was released in 1996. Veruca Salt's popularity skyrocketed after their second full album, Eight Arms to Hold You, was released in 1997. Produced by Bob Rock, the album generated the hit lead single "Volcano Girls", which gained exposure as the opening theme to teen comedy Jawbreaker. Shapiro left the band soon after the release of Eight Arms and was replaced by Stacy Jones (of Letters to Cleo and now American Hi-Fi).
Songwriting duties were shared between Gordon and Post, though the two seldom collaborated. Rather, each would typically submit a complete song to the group and sing the lead vocal on that song, while the other would submit backing vocals. Critics often cited the harmonies between Gordon and Post as one of the band's major strengths.
[edit] 1998 - 2005: Gordon's Departure, Reformation and Resolver
In 1998, Gordon left the band acrimoniously to pursue a solo career (her debut album Tonight and the Rest of My Life was released in 2000). The undisclosed dispute between Gordon and Post has been described as "one of the greatest rock soap operas since Fleetwood Mac or Hüsker Dü."[2]
Post recruited a new band, consisting of Stephen Fitzpatrick (guitar), Suzanne Sokol (bass) and Jimmy Madla (drums), and continued to record and perform under the Veruca Salt moniker. The new band signed with Beyond Records. The debut album with the new lineup was 2000's Resolver.
December 2002 saw the release of both Resolver and lead single "Born Entertainer", in Australia through Embryo Records / MGM. Following the release of "Born Entertainer" Embryo Records / MGM released the single "Officially Dead" which contained newly recorded tracks as well as a remix of 'the Same Person. The band toured Australia, including the "Splendour in the Grass" festival alongside bands such as Placebo and Coldplay. 'Yeah Man' was released as a radio only single and like "Officially Dead".
After planning to take some time to step away from the music industry the band once again toured and performed at some festival shows in Australia. The tour took in the capital cities as well as performances at both the "Falls Festival" and the newly created Southbound festival in Perth.The band completed the 2 week tour and upon arrival back in the United States performed a show at the iconic "Viper Room". The band debuted the tracks 'Blissful Queen' and 'Circular Trend' live, both would end up on the album "IV"
[edit] 2005 - Present: VSIV
2005 saw the release of a new EP and new lineup; the band now consists of Post, Fitzpatrick, with drummer Kellii Scott and bassist Nicole Fiorentino, and the band completed a tour of America during the fall. The EP, released independently at the band's live shows and via their website, was entitled Lords of Sounds and Lesser Things, and included six new songs. The title of the EP is an extract from Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. This preluded the full length album, "IV", released September 2006. Lead single "So Weird" was released to radio at the end of October 2006. The band are now on a short spring tour including their first ever Canadian date.
They recently recorded a cover of Neil Young's song "Burned" for a 2007 Breast Cancer Benefit album due for release in October 2007 http://capitalchaos.net
Length: 203
Rating: 4.60 (10 ratings)
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Veruca Salt - All Hail me
It's the Veruca salt video. COMPLETE!!!
Length: 191
Rating: 4.80 (244 ratings)
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Veruca Salt - Shimmer Like A Girl 8/15/97
Nina and Louise and a lot of bored looking Germans. How Bizarre.
Well I don't care, I swear its my turn now.....
Length: 316
Rating: 4.90 (73 ratings)
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Veruca Salt - She's a Brain
Documentary footage of the Veruca Salt explosion from the Chicago music scene in the mid-90's. Some rare very early live footage of the band. Cameos by Triplefastaction and Seam.
Length: 554
Rating: 5.00 (39 ratings)
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