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Bleeding Heart Graffiti
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Track Listing
- Bleeding Heart Graffiti
- Christmas Lights
- Kiss Me Til It Bleeds
- Suffragette
- This Was The YEar
- Don't Let Me Down
- Pure
- Watercolors
- Superstar
- Turn On Your Radio
- When You Don't Want Me Anymore
- Bones And A Name
- The Time Comes
- The Crickets Sound Like Sleigh Bells
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #22271 in Music
- Released on: 2006-08-08
- Number of discs: 1
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Add ex-Veruca Salt co-leader Nina Gordon to a growing list of 90s female rock singers (think Liz Phair and Alanis Morissette) who have left behind the grit of their earlier work to emphasize a more accessible pop sound. On her 2nd solo release Bleeding Heart Graffiti, producer Bob Rock polishes each song to a high-gloss, showcasing Gordon's lightweight but pleasant voice over lush backgrounds. The lead-off single "Kiss Me Til It Bleeds" is a catchy meditation on the guy-you-can't-resist, but most of the album lingers in somber ballad territory without displaying the tension of pop contemporaries like Aimee Mann or Fiona Apple. Nina Gordon sounds like she's having more fun on "Suffragette", where an infectious T-Rex groove and background vocals dead lifted from an 80s Prince record blend into a danceable concoction. --Ben Heege
Album Description
Nina Gordon is back. Six years after her debut solo album and eight years after her departure from Veruca Salt, the singer-songwriter with the emotionally intimate voice returns with Bleeding Heart Graffiti. A concept album about the beginning, middle and end of a relationship--being alone, finding yourself and becoming strong again--Bleeding Heart Graffiti was produced by Bob Rock [Veruca Salt's Eight Arms To Hold You, Gordon's solo debut Tonight And The Rest Of Your Life as well as Metallica, Bon Jovi, etc.]. Warmer and more organic than her first album--but still pop--Bleeding Heart Graffiti paints a new picture of Nina Gordon.
Customer Reviews
better than Tonight...
I am a hardcore Veruca Salt fan (past and present). I think this album is pop rock perfection. Nina's lyrics about love and loss hit me hard and her voice is absolutely beautiful. Yes, it's not VS. Get over it. She has evolved into something completely different, for the good.
Nina Gordon / Bleeding Heart Graffiti
I like most of the songs on this Cd, some of the songs sound the same but are good lyrically. "Church goers", there is a song you will probably not like so you may want to avoid this one. I would recommend this Cd, great tunes.
Nina is evolving...embrace her!
Like virtually everyone else who wrote a review on this album, my first exposure to Nina Gordon was during her Veruca Salt years. I actually received her first album, 'Tonight and the Rest of My Life' as an 'inherited' CD that no one else wanted. I connected with it, and was impressed by the range of her vocals, complexities of the lyrics and her seemingly effortless ability to swing between driving guitars and introspective ballads.
So, when this album first came out last year, I had high hopes that it would be a continuing artistic path for Nina to go down with more of the previous material we had become accustomed to hearing. I was surprised at first spin that this album was much moodier, even dark when compared to her initial solo effort.
However, it's an album that is reflective of the artist and true to her feelings. She left Chicago after a period of personal and professional turmoil and relocated to LA for a fresh start. This album is about the phases she goes through in her personal life, dealing with love/friendship/introspection. However, it's not a rock opera...nor is it a forgettable sophomore effort. Purists should not fear: Nina is still audibly paying homage to the influences of Aimee Mann, Prince's Wendy & Lisa and even her Veruca Salt roots.
Although some of the tracks are a little over-produced, and although 'Kiss Me Til It Bleeds' certainly is pop candy, a few of the tracks are standouts: 'Bones and a Name', 'Christmas Lights' and 'Don't Let Me Down' are sure not to disappoint. The re-mastered/re-worked 'The Time Comes' she originally did as part of a film soundtrack (the original can be found on Nina's MySpace account) hits a strong chord, too.
With a new relationship and now a child in her life, perhaps Nina's next album won't be quite so heavy since she seemingly has much to celebrate. In the meantime, give the album time to grow on you: after the 'newness' wears off, you'll still find many reasons to break this effort out and listen to it on a regular basis.
