Still in Hollywood
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| Compilation album by Concrete Blonde | ||||
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Publication |
D: March 27, 1995 (USA: November 1, 1994) |
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| Label (s) | IRS Records / EMI Electrola | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, MC |
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Title (number) |
16 |
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running time |
69:45 |
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Sig Sigworth |
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Studio (s) |
various |
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Still in Hollywood is the sixth album by the American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde . It is a non-album compilation , namely a compilation of B-sides , live recordings and a soundtrack title.
Track list
| Track | title | composer | year | length | origin | Initial release |
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| 1 | It'll Chew You Up and Spit You Out | Johnette Napolitano | 1986 | 4:34 | Alternative version of Still in Hollywood | US Promo CD , 1994; D: CD re-release of Concrete Blonde , 2004 |
| 2 | Everybody knows | Leonard Cohen , Sharon Robinson | 1990 | 4:43 | Leonard Cohen cover | Soundtrack Pump Up the Volume : Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack , 1990 |
| 3 | Free | Johnette Napolitano | 1989 | 3:10 | Left-over from the album Free | Maxi single Happy Birthday , 1989; also on the follow-up maxi God Is a Bullet , 1989 |
| 4th | God Is a Bullet (live) | James Mankey, Johnette Napolitano | 1992 | 4:20 | Recorded live from The Vic Theater , Chicago , March 17, 1991 | CD single Walking in London , 1992 |
| 5 | Probably Will | Johnette Napolitano | 1992 | 2:51 | - | CD single Someday , 1992 |
| 6th | Mandocello | Rick Nielsen | 1994 | 4:21 | Cheap trick cover | Mexican Moon CD single , 1994 |
| 7th | The Ship Song | Nick Cave | 1992 | 4:19 | Nick-Cave-and-the-Bad-Seeds cover | CD single Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man , 1992 |
| 8th | Joey (acoustic) | Johnette Napolitano | 1994 | 4:07 | Acoustic set for MTV Unplugged broadcast | previously unpublished on phonograms |
| 9 | Little Wing | Jimi Hendrix | 1989 | 4:13 | Left-over from the album Free | Maxi single God Is a Bullet , 1989 |
| 10 | Roses Grow (live) | Johnette Napolitano | 1990 | 3:08 | Live recording from The Malibu Nightclub , Long Island , New York , undated | CD single Caroline , 1990 |
| 11 | The Sky Is a Poisonous Garden (live) | Bruce Moreland, Johnette Napolitano | 1990 | 4:05 | Live recording from The Malibu Nightclub , Long Island, New York, undated | CD single Caroline , 1990 |
| 12 | Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) (extended version) | Johnette Napolitano | 1991 | 7:07 | Remix of the album version of Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) | CD single Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man , 1992 |
| 13 | Simple twist of fate | Bob Dylan | 1993 | 5:44 | Bob Dylan Cover | CD single Heal It Up , 1993 |
| 14th | Side of the Road | Johnette Napolitano | 1993 | 4:37 | - | CD single Heal It Up , 1993 |
| 15th | 100 Games of Solitaire | Johnette Napolitano, James Mankey (CD single information; Booklet: Napolitano only) | 1992 | 3:36 | - | CD single Someday , 1992 |
| 16 | Tomorrow, Wendy (live) | Andy Prieboy | 1990 | 4:28 | Live recording from The Malibu Nightclub , Long Island, New York, undated | CD single Caroline , 1990 |
References to the debut album
At the time of publication , the band Concrete Blonde was disbanded. The rare pieces collected here are a kind of supplementary delivery to complete the entire oeuvre, the first milestone of which is the self-titled debut . There's a song from it, Still in Hollywood . The lyrically modified version It'll Chew You Up and Spit You Out opens the compilation. The cover photo of Concrete Blonde can be found in the middle of the booklet . It shows the band posing at an intersection in Hollywood . The Hollywood subject was chosen as the concept: street sign , neon advertising , homeless people and the corresponding poverty - indicators such as discount stores and car wrecks . In addition, the typography of the band logo , which consists of dirty typewriters, is based on that of the debut.
reception
The Internet platform Allmusic awarded 3 out of 5 stars.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Still in Hollywood at Allmusic (English)