Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde [IMPORT]

Concrete Blonde

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 1996)
• Original Release Date: February 20, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000000QI7
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,905 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic but forgotten..., February 9, 2000

By	L. Alper (Englewood CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Concrete Blonde was one of the best bands of the late 80's/early 90's but unfortunately never got the recognition they deserved. "Recollection" is a wonderful overview of this neglected band.

From the punk/garage sound of the early "Still in Hollywood" (which ranks right up there with X's "Los Angeles" as a civic booster) to the evocative vocal stylings of "Tomorrow Wendy" & "Everybody Knows" the various facets of multi-talented Johnette Napolitano are well represented. Johnette is not only one of the greatest rock vocalists in recent memory, she also wrote or co-wrote nearly all the material on this album. Anyone who has ever heard the amazing "God is a Bullet" can attest to her song writing skills; her singing can ring with fury or croon tenderly as on "Joey".

Rediscover this amazing band with "Recollection" just as I did. You won't regret it!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Amazing, November 15, 2000

By	Tony Pizzuti (Corvallis, OR USA) - See all my reviews

I first heard of this marvelous band about the same time that most of America did...1990--"Joey". I liked them well enough but it wasn't until about five years later when a friend of mine bought this CD to replace her worn out one. I listened to it and immediately went out and bought my own copy. I made as many people listen to it as I possibly could. Four years down the road I made my girlfriend listen to it (she had never even heard of CB) she instantly loved it and one upped me. She went out and bought "Recollection" which I have since stolen from her. I would have a new favorite track on it daily...which in turn made me go out and buy all of the CB albums so I could hear all the songs that weren't considered "great hits". Needless to say, there isn't much of their music that I don't absolutely love. How could anybody not fall in love with Johnette's phenominal, diverse voice? Even the few songs that I don't particularly care for are worth a few listens. Only Johnette could do such a wonderful cover of "Mercedes Benz", you could almost believe Janis was reincarnated as Johnette. For anyone that even remotely likes this now defunct band...buy this CD and you will be a fan. A couple of candles and this CD and you're looking at the most relaxing evening ever.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and underrated., February 8, 2004

By	H3@+h (VT) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I can't imagine why this is currently out of print, but it's the best place to start your "Concrete Blonde" collection for sure. It also takes pretty evenly from their first 5 albums. Included here is "True", "God Is A Bullet", "Joey", "Someday", and "Heal It Up". Everything on here is great, but I do miss "Song For Kim", "Long Time Ago", and "End Of The Line". Also the original "Bloodletting(The Vampire Song)" would be nice, and maybe a b-side like "I Want You". But we do get "Everybody Knows" from the "Pump Up The Volume" soundtrack, and a live "Mercedes Benz", among 16 other tracks. As far as collections go, you may have to settle for "Classic Masters", or "Still In Hollywood", but I would search for this myself.