Into the Pink

Into The Pink
Studio album by
Verbena
ReleasedJuly 27, 1999
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge
Length39:59
LabelCapitol
ProducerDave Grohl
Verbena chronology
Souls for Sale
(1997) 		Into The Pink
(1999) 		La Musica Negra
(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][5] 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.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Albuquerque Journal[7]
AllMusic[4]
Robert Christgau[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
Pitchfork6.0/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

Rolling Stone called the album "skeletal rock with gravely roughed-up guitars."[10] 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."[12] The Stranger thought that "the distinctly crumbly crust of grunge is detectable among the sexy hot rock this time around."[13] 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."[14]

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

  • Scott Bondy – vocals and guitar
  • Anne Marie Griffin – bass guitar and vocals
  • Les Nuby – drums

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ "Verbena Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Verbena 'Into the Pink' Capitol". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Ells, Blake (October 19, 2020). Magic City Rock: Spaces and Faces of Birmingham's Scene. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439669679.
  4. ^ a b "Into the Pink Verbena". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Verbena follows in shadow of former Nirvana advisor". Oklahoman. March 24, 2000.
  6. ^ "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. July 5, 1999.
  7. ^ Rodriguez, Kenn (September 3, 1999). "Into the Pink Verbena". Albuquerque Journal. p. F13.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. pp. 421–422.
  9. ^ "Verbena: Into the Pink". Pitchfork.
  10. ^ a b "Verbena: Into the Pink". Rolling Stone. June 9, 2008. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008.
  11. ^ "Verbena". Robert Christgau.
  12. ^ "Music Review: 'Into the Pink'". Entertainment Weekly.
  13. ^ Wilson, Kathleen. "Verbena's Sexy Hotpants". The Stranger.
  14. ^ Perry, Jonathan (January 20, 2000). "Verbena Into the Pink Capitol". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.
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