Concrete Blonde (lyrics, singer, pop, punk, rock)

Cheese · 11-26-2005, 03:43 AM

What do you think.Are they good or sh1te?
I think Johnette Napolitano has quite a unique voice.

notsocommon · 12-12-2008, 06:21 PM

Concrete Blonde is amazing. Their albums vary from the energy of punk rock (poisonous garden) to latin (Mexican moon). That's why I love them. No matter which album (except Walking in London), there is always a nice variety of songs. Ans yes, Johnette Napolitano has the best voice I have ever heard.

GuitarMan · 01-23-2009, 09:02 AM

I'm really surprised they never hit mainstream outside of Joey being briefly popular.

It's amazing to hear their progression. Their earlier stuff is really punk and 80's pop mixture into the jangly REM style stuff and even Latin.

And yes that voice...it makes the band. Live in Brazil is one of my favorite albums because of the amazing vocal performance.

And they covered Leonard Cohen so a plus. I love his lyrics, but can't stand his performance, so anytime a good singer does one of his songs I like it.

DJ Phoenix · 01-23-2009, 10:57 PM

"Bloodletting" is a fantastic song of theirs, I play that at times @ various Goth clubs when I spin.

11-26-2005, 03:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cheese Shadow on the wall Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 823	Concrete Blonde What do you think.Are they good or sh1te? I think Johnette Napolitano has quite a unique voice.

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GuitarMan Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 18	I'm really surprised they never hit mainstream outside of Joey being briefly popular. It's amazing to hear their progression. Their earlier stuff is really punk and 80's pop mixture into the jangly REM style stuff and even Latin. And yes that voice...it makes the band. Live in Brazil is one of my favorite albums because of the amazing vocal performance. And they covered Leonard Cohen so a plus. I love his lyrics, but can't stand his performance, so anytime a good singer does one of his songs I like it. __________________ It's better to burn out than to fade away....

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DJ Phoenix Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 202	"Bloodletting" is a fantastic song of theirs, I play that at times @ various Goth clubs when I spin. __________________ http://www.buffalobeast.com/134/50mo...2008-full.html

12-12-2008, 06:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
notsocommon Groupie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 5	Concrete Blonde is amazing. Their albums vary from the energy of punk rock (poisonous garden) to latin (Mexican moon). That's why I love them. No matter which album (except Walking in London), there is always a nice variety of songs. Ans yes, Johnette Napolitano has the best voice I have ever heard.