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Resolver (Parental Advisory)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0639857810328
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Import
Label: Beyond
Manufacturer: Beyond
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Beyond
Release Date: October 03, 2004
Studio: Beyond
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Editorial Review:
Veruca Salt circulated through the late-'90s barrage of one-hit alt-rock bands with the single "Seether," and the number of critics placing bets in favor of the band's longevity was miniscule. But upon the departure of member Nina Gordon, lead singer Louise Post revamped the group, and Resolver beat the odds. The album follows the lead of fellow Chicagoans the Smashing Pumpkins with its monstrous guitars squalling against an explosive rhythm section. This tsunami of sound finds a strange bedfellow with Post's vocals. Immediately she seems a sweet, fuzzy urchin, but her abrasive, sexually charged lyrics and grunge-suited scream reveal a wildly rabid kitten with piercing claws and enormous teeth. Resolver's combination of eerie Pixies-influenced aggression ("Used to Know Her") and Billy Corgan bombast ("Born Entertainer") makes for a supremely satisfying head bang. Best of all, the new and resoundingly improved Veruca Salt have developed a penchant for slightly quieter songs like "Disconnected," where Post's utterly unseething, almost exhausted voice carves a wide space between unproduced drums and orchestral instrumentation, resulting in a moment of fierce beauty. --Beth Massa
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Terrible. Just terrible.
What a nightmare. It's hard to believe that this band had anything to do with the original Veruca Salt. Same lame tempo shifts in every song it seems. The play soft, and then hit it hard trick has been tired for years before this album came out, and uses it it seems on *every* track. It was years since I had the misfortune of picking this one up, and obviously still leaves a very bad taste.
Rating: - Hard Rock
My only complaint about Veruca Salt is that they don't have enough songs about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Willie Wonka. Because of their band name, I feel that each Veruca Salt album should contain at least one or two songs about Willie Wonka and/or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Resolver does not contain any songs about Willie Wonka or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, so I have to deduct one star from my rating.
If you enjoy listening to obscene language, you ... Read More
Rating: - Still a must own..
This, in my humble opinion is Veruca's weakest album but it is in no way bad. So what are my complaints? Nina's absence? Nah. My "complaint" is Veruca Salt is such an amazing band, I'm used to expecting every song to be brilliant. There's a small handful of songs on here that don't live up to those standards, I won't mention those songs, I'll let you form your own opinion.
This is also an album of transition. Many people were skeptical after Nina's depature but this album proves that ... Read More
Rating:  - Nina's best contribution was in this funeral for her departure.
Nina's gone. If you like Louise better, this album may be their best. Music to cry to when your heart is broken.
Rating: - The middle ground...where it should be.
2000's "Resolver" essentially rose Veruca Salt from the ashes of a messy split with Nina Gordon. Steve Lack and Stacy Jones jumped ship as well and Louise Post was left to put it all back together. "Resolver" is the album one would expect after the resulting mess. It's bitter, pissed off and loud. It's confessional, disappointed and unapologetic. All of those qualities are what make it far more genuine compared to the rest of VS's catalog. It has a cohesive theme and real passion and fire behind it. ... Read More
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