After a nine-year hiatus and a number of side projects, L.A.'s post-punk Concrete Blonde has reunited to record a dozen new tracks. Listening to the first few cuts, which...
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When Concrete Blonde broke up in 1995, they were burned out, strung out, and emotionally bent. Musically, they didn't have a spark left to light what once was, therefore...
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After reuniting for 2002's Group Therapy, Concrete Blonde disappeared into the desert. Singer/bassist and occasional psychic medium Johnette Napolitano's Southwest is a...
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Concrete Blonde beefed up their lineup by adding a second guitarist, Alan Block, for 1989's Free. Like their self-titled debut release, the L.A.-based band focuses on the...
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After the demise of their original label, I.R.S., Concrete Blonde released Mexican Moon on Capitol in the fall of 1993. The band, once again, produced themselves with Sean...
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With their brief moment of commercial success having long since faded, Concrete Blonde had essentially split by the time this collection was released. For fans, it's a...
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Despite their obvious ambition, Concrete Blonde rarely made consistent albums, which is why the 18-track Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde is welcome. It collects...
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Though the sudden embrace of the trappings of goth culture via Anne Rice was a bit odd, given Napolitano's long-standing fascination with both Catholic and Mexican imagery...
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This adequate but hardly comprehensive budget-priced overview replaces the far better Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde, which as of this album's release in 2002,...
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Concrete Blonde's entry in Capitol's Essential series is similar to its Classic Masters retrospective from 2002. In fact, it's exactly the same track listing until Essential...
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