Into the Pink explained

Into The Pink
Type:Album
Artist:Verbena
Cover:Into the Pink.jpg
Released:July 27, 1999
Genre:Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length:39:59
Label:Capitol
Producer:Dave Grohl
Prev Title:Souls for Sale
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:La Musica Negra
Next Year:2003

Into the Pink is the second album by the American rock band Verbena, released in 1999.[1] [2] It was their first release for Capitol Records.[3] The album included the singles "Pretty Please" and "Baby Got Shot".

Production

The album was produced by Dave Grohl.[4] It was the band's first album as a trio, with Anne Marie Griffin changing from second guitar to bass guitar after the departure of the original bass guitarist.[5]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone called the album "skeletal rock with gravely roughed-up guitars." Entertainment Weekly wrote: "To make their potent retro cocktail, Verbena add a dash of Iggy Pop swagger and a measure of T. Rex power chords."[6] The Stranger thought that "the distinctly crumbly crust of grunge is detectable among the sexy hot rock this time around."[7] The Boston Globe declared that "Verbena's grimy guitar rock, as well as the potent vocal interplay between [AA] Bondy and bassist Anne Marie Griffin, still sounds as deadly as a rattlesnake."[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Scott Bondy and Verbena.

  1. "Lovely Isn't Love" – 2:41
  2. "Into the Pink" – 4:06
  3. "Baby Got Shot" – 2:42
  4. "John Beverly" – 3:51
  5. "Pretty Please" – 2:51
  6. "Monkey, I'm Your Man" – 2:38
  7. "Prick the Sun" – 3:29
  8. "Oh My" – 3:46
  9. "Submissionary" – 2:26
  10. "Bang Bang" – 2:39
  11. "Depression Is a Fashion" – 1:52
  12. "Sympathy Was Dead" – 2:51
  13. "Big Skies, Black Rainbows" – 4:13

Personnel

Verbena

Technical personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verbena | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  2. News: VERBENA 'Into the Pink' Capitol . The Washington Post . 5 August 2021.
  3. Book: Ells, Blake. Magic City Rock: Spaces and Faces of Birmingham's Scene. October 19, 2020. Arcadia Publishing. 9781439669679. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Verbena follows in shadow of former Nirvana advisor. March 24, 2000. Oklahoman.com.
  5. Web site: Best New Music. CMJ New Music Monthly. July 5, 1999. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Music Review: 'Into the Pink'. EW.com.
  7. Web site: Verbena's Sexy Hotpants. Kathleen. Wilson. The Stranger.
  8. News: Perry . Jonathan . VERBENA INTO THE PINK CAPITOL . The Boston Globe . 20 Jan 2000 . Calendar . 8.