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| 4.5 superb | Robbit | May 27th 16 |
Concrete Blonde's 2nd album FREE was a sadly overlooked album that is easily one of their finest. Although their music has
since found a home on Alternative and College radio, it did initially defy easy categorization. Concrete Blonde's music
possessed a sophistication and intelligence that tempered even their most aggressively played songs. In that way, they were
something of an anomaly in the music scene at the time, which may explain why FREE failed to garner more attention.
FREE is a gorgeous collection of songs that vary between the angry "God Is A Bullet" (which is about police shootings & the
LAPD in general) and rocking cover of Thin Lizzy's "It's Only Money" to sparse acoustic numbers like "Sun" and "Little
Conversations". "Roses Grow" is an infectious and almost a capella sing-along type number featuring Johnnette over nothing
but a drum track. The dreamy "Scene Of A Perfect Crime" perfectly illustrates the well woven chemistry of Napolitano and
Mankey.
Although it would be their following record (BLOODLETTING) that would receive most of the accolades, FREE also deserves its
fair share of recognition. It's one of those albums you?ll come back to time and time again like visiting an old friend.
Highlights: "God Is A Bullet", "Scene Of A Perfect Crime", "Roses Grow" and "It's Only Money".
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| 4.0 excellent | heck | February 3rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | EoinCofa | November 22nd 18 |
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