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It's Time That Concrete Blonde Be Recognized As One of the Greatest Bands of All Time

Posted on 2/26/25 at 6:43 pm
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
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Posted on 2/26/25 at 6:43 pm
And Bloodletting one of the greatest albums of all time. Their unique sound remains unduplicated to this day.

Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
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Posted on 2/26/25 at 6:43 pm to
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
70351 posts
Posted on 2/26/25 at 6:44 pm to
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
70351 posts
Posted on 2/26/25 at 6:44 pm to
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
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Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 2/26/25 at 8:04 pm to
I love them
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 2/26/25 at 11:53 pm to
I've been a big fan for a long time.
Love the writing and guitar work on some of the most simple stuff.
Liked the way she could be funny about creepy stuff.
She wrote a helluva lot of great lines in her songs. Pro all the way.
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 2/27/25 at 12:10 am to
Not familiar with them. Reminds me of the Pretenders.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
37760 posts
Posted on 2/27/25 at 7:01 am to
One of the most underrated singing voices in rock. “Caroline” is one of the most haunting tracks ever made.
This post was edited on 2/27/25 at 7:42 am
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 2/27/25 at 7:35 am to
I agree with everything you said, but it's worth pointing out that Bloodletting gets all the attention while Walking in London and Mexican Moon were both incredible albums in their own right.

Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 2/27/25 at 7:36 am to
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 2/27/25 at 7:37 am to
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 2/27/25 at 7:38 am to
Their cover of Everybody Knows from the Pump Up the Volume soundtrack was amazing too.

Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 2/27/25 at 7:41 am to
Johnette's collab with The Heads was incredible as well:

Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 2/27/25 at 8:08 am to
quote:

One of the most underrated singing voices in rock. “Caroline” is one of the most haunting tracks ever made.


Yes. Johnette Napolitano was the consummate frontwoman. She didn’t need to profess herself a powerful frontwoman. You just knew it when she stepped up to the mic with her bass guitar. Definitely one of the most unique voices in music—like a gutteral Grace Slick crossed with Ann Wilson.

James Mankey’s guitar tone was equally distinctive. Not sure how to describe it except for being a clean, chorusy, reverby tone beset by a full-time tremolo.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 2/27/25 at 1:24 pm to
frick that bitch.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
70351 posts
Posted on 2/27/25 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

Their cover of Everybody Knows from the Pump Up the Volume soundtrack was amazing too.


I wanted to post that so badly because it’s my favorite song of theirs; but, since it’s neither one of their originals nor on the Bloodletting album, I reluctantly didn’t link it. I’m glad you did.
Posted by WhiteMandingo
Member since Jan 2016
7424 posts
Posted on 2/27/25 at 7:31 pm to
They were above average to good not even close to be a greatest
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
77687 posts
Posted on 2/27/25 at 7:50 pm to
My favorite of their songs...
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
33823 posts
Posted on 2/28/25 at 8:56 am to
"Joey" would be a No. 1 country hit if some pop-country chick did a cover of it.
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