Free (Remastered) Concrete Blonde

• 1 God Is A Bullet 04:22
• 2 Run Run Run 03:58
• 3 It's Only Money 02:44
• 4 Help Me 02:41
• 5 Sun 02:37
• 6 Roses Grow 03:14
• 7 Scene Of A Perfect Crime 04:41
• 8 Happy Birthday 02:19
• 9 Little Conversations 02:48
• 10 Carry Me Away 03:43
• Total Runtime 33:07

Info for Free (Remastered)

Concrete Blonde continues their musical ascent with their second album, „Free“. Just like their debut, this album produced 3 singles "Happy Birthday," "Scene of a Perfect Crime," and "God Is A Bullet," the latter of which was their first big MTV hit & reached the Top 20 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.

Concrete Blonde's self-produced second release further expanded on the magic of their debut. Adding guitarist Alan Block to the core trio, the band fattened its sound and gave Johnette a chance to focus more on her vocals.

The set-opener "God Is A Bullet" sets the tone with its Peter Gunn-style creeping guitar line. Songs such as "Run Run Run" and "It's Only Money" find the band leaning away from punk and more towards mid-tempo rock.

Concrete Blonde

Produced by Concrete Blonde

Digitally remastered

Concrete Blonde
grew out of the Los Angeles post-punk club circuit that produced bands like X, Wall of Voodoo, and the Go-Go's, but it wasn't until 1987 that the band even recorded its first album. The group was founded by singer/songwriter/bassist Johnette Napolitano and guitarist Jim Mankey, who initially called themselves Dream 6 and released an EP. Their insistence on complete artistic control was off-putting to the major labels who took notice, however, and it wasn't until 1987 that the group signed to I.R.S. and changed its name to Concrete Blonde at the suggestion of labelmate Michael Stipe. Concrete Blonde's self-titled debut album betrayed the influence of the Pretenders, while 1989's Free was a tighter showcase for Napolitano's developing songwriting and produced a college radio hit with "God Is a Bullet." The morose, textured Bloodletting, a more accomplished record than both of its predecessors, broke the band to a wider audience with the left-field Top 20 hit "Joey," the tale of a love affair ended by alcoholism. Mexican Moon reflected Napolitano's interest in Hispanic music and culture, but Concrete Blonde's commercial fortunes had declined since Bloodletting, and Napolitano broke up the band. They reunited between 2001 and 2004, however, releasing two albums during that period, 2002's Group Therapy and 2004's Mojave, the latter featuring new drummer Gabriel Ramirez-Quezada. Napolitano announced the second and apparently final breakup of Concrete Blonde in June of 2006. (Steve Huey, AMG)

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