American Thighs

Veruca Salt | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1994)
• Original Release Date: November 8, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B000003TBD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,409 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Veruca Salt: American Thighs CD contains 13 tracks and runs 52.5 minutes.

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28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Renewed Adoration for the Quintessential "Girl" Band, April 13, 2000

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Michelle Lee (Bloomfield, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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I first purchased "American Thighs" as a cassette when it first came out in 1994. I honestly say I couldn't stop listening to it. The harmonic voices of Louise Post and Nina Gordon made songs like well-known "Seether" and others like "Number One Blind" and "Forsythia" anthems for the girl rocker generation.

Then I lost the tape, and I never got a chance to buy another one...

Until recently... Veruca Salt opened for Filter at a recent concert I attended, and I was surprised at how many of the songs from "American Thighs" I remembered. I found myself singing along to "Spiderman '79" and "Victrola" like the songs had never been unshelved from my memory. Now, after being so wonderfully reminded of the great music that came from this album, I made sure to buy it again.

Good enough to buy twice...that's how good Veruca Salt are.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars my first love, May 3, 2005

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Ciara McL. "self professed bibliophile" (nyc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Thighs (Audio CD)

long before i discovered boys, i discovered veruca salt. i had read some silly article about american thighs in some teenage girl magazine (ym or seventeeen, i forget which), but the description was enticing enough for me to go out and buy the album. and holy christ, i'm glad i did. i'd never heard girls rock before, or express themselves with the passion and beauty that they did. nina and louise's voices harmonized perfectly, their guitars screamed and soared and whispered and their lyrics spoke of honesty. i instantly fell in love. true veruca salt fans know that this album is by far their best. it's so unassuming but perfect. while eight arms to hold you has it's own rockier, we are women hear us scream appeal, american thighs epitomized what i felt captured everything good and true about music. because of this album, i will always have a soft spot in my heart for veruca salt no matter how many other bands i love along the way. this ended up being more of a love letter than a review, but it's hard not to be swayed by emotion that this cd stirs up in me.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little mellower than Eight Arms..., but to good use, August 23, 2005

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Rachel E. Dillon (Bloomington, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Thighs (Audio CD)

My first exposure to Veruca Salt, a number of years ago, was their album Eight Arms To Hold You, which remains my favorite. This album is a bit mellower. The guitars aren't as dominant, the lyrics aren't as angry, and the overall feel is a touch quieter. These are not bad things though; if you were listening to hear the words and not to bang your head, you might actually prefer this album to their other work. Some of the earlier tracks on the album have quite an edge to them all the same, especially the opening "Get Back," which would fit just fine on Eight Arms, in my opinion. It trails off a bit at the end, and that's why I didn't give it five stars; this is an album I listen to the first two thirds of pretty often, and the last few tracks of not so much at all.