Resolver
Studio album by
Veruca Salt
ReleasedMay 16, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
GenreAlternative rock, grunge[1]
Length47:56
LabelBeyond
ProducerBrian Liesegang
Veruca Salt chronology
Eight Arms to Hold You
(1997)		 Resolver
(2000)		 Officially Dead
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[5]
Q
Rolling Stone[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Wall of Sound33/100[8]

Resolver is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band Veruca Salt.[9][10] It was released on May 16, 2000, on Beyond Records, followed by an Australian release on December 6, 2002. The album was the first for the band after the departure of all the founding members but Louise Post, who became the band's sole frontwoman.[11][12]

Like their previous album, Eight Arms to Hold You, the title is inspired by The Beatles; in this case, a play on the title of their 1966 album Revolver.[4]

Production

The album was produced by Brian Liesegang.[13]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that Resolver is the album "in which Post and Veruca Salt blow past the years of snide hipster innuendo that somehow they just weren't good enough, a pop concoction cashing in on a trend (female-fronted alternative-rock bands) with a formulaic, bubblegum version of a once-revolutionary sound (the soft-loud dynamics, whispered verses and raging choruses of the Pixies, Nirvana and the Breeders)."[14] The Washington Post thought that "what distinguishes Resolver is not a new style but a newfound consistency. Track for track, this is the band's catchiest album."[15]

Track listing

All songs written by Louise Post, except where noted.

U.S. release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Same Person" 1:03
2."Born Entertainer" 2:40
3."Best You Can Get"Post, Brian Liesegang2:45
4."Wet Suit" 4:23
5."Yeah Man" 3:31
6."Imperfectly"Post, Kevin Tihista4:18
7."Officially Dead"Post, Kevin Tihista2:49
8."Only You Know"Post, Brian Liesegang4:09
9."Disconnected" 4:48
10."All Dressed Up" 5:54
11."Used to Know Her" 4:36
12."Pretty Boys" 3:07
13."Hellraiser"Post, Kevin Tihista3:53
European release (Artful Records)
No.TitleLength
1."The Same Person"1:03
2."Yeah Man"3:29
3."Officially Dead"2:49
4."Only You Know"4:07
5."Disconnected"4:46
6."Best You Can Get"2:45
7."Used to Know Her"4:34
8."All Dressed Up"5:53
9."Born Entertainer"2:40
10."Wet Suit"4:23
11."Pretty Boys"3:07
12."Imperfectly"4:14
13."Hellraiser"3:53

Personnel

  • Louise Post - bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, vocals, production, artwork, layout design
  • Kevin Tihista - bass guitar, guitar, vocals
  • Stephen Fitzpatrick - guitar
  • Matt Walker - percussion, drums
  • Eric Remschneider - cello
  • Scott Pazera - additional guitars
  • Brian Liesegang - programming, production, editing
  • Travis King - engineering, production assistant, sound design, cover art, cover image
  • Joe Barresi - mixing
  • Howie Weinberg - mastering
  • Randy Nicklaus - A&R
  • Scott Steiner - programming, editing
  • Chad Adams - engineering, editing
  • Joe Wohlmuth - assistant
  • Joshua Shapera - assistant

Chart positions

Album

References

  1. ↑ JorgeM93 (2 February 2022). "Top 10 Grunge Albums That Survived the '00s". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 8 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Resolver at AllMusic
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: veruca salt". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 427.
  5. ↑ "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. ↑ "Veruca Salt: Resolver : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. October 1, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01.
  7. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 849.
  8. ↑ McCarthy, Jackie. "Wall of Sound Review: Resolver". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 2001-04-15. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  9. ↑ "Veruca Salt | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  10. ↑ "Veruca Salt". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  11. ↑ CATLIN, ROGER. "REVAMPED VERUCA SALT SURVIVES WOUNDS". courant.com.
  12. ↑ "Music Preview: Veruca Salt singer rebuilds the band after messy breakup". old.post-gazette.com.
  13. ↑ "Veruca Salt's Louise Post Strives To Be Heard On Resolver". MTV News.
  14. ↑ Kot, Greg. "UNGUARDED EMOTIONS". chicagotribune.com.
  15. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (May 12, 2000). "VERUCA SALT" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  16. ↑ "Veruca Salt". Billboard.
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