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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Albuquerque Journal[1]
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(neither)[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Pitchfork6.0/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Into the Pink is the second album by the American rock band Verbena, released in 1999.[7][8] It was their first release for Capitol Records.[9] The album included the singles "Pretty Please" and "Baby Got Shot".

Production

The album was produced by Dave Grohl.[2][10] 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.[11]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone called the album "skeletal rock with gravely roughed-up guitars."[6] 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. ↑ Rodriguez, Kenn (3 Sep 1999). "Into the Pink Verbena". Albuquerque Journal. p. F13.
  2. 1 2 "Into the Pink - Verbena | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: verbena". robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. pp. 421–422.
  5. ↑ "Verbena: Into the Pink". Pitchfork.
  6. 1 2 "Verbena: Into The Pink : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. June 9, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09.
  7. ↑ "Verbena | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ "VERBENA 'Into the Pink' Capitol". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Ells, Blake (October 19, 2020). Magic City Rock: Spaces and Faces of Birmingham's Scene. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439669679 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ "Verbena follows in shadow of former Nirvana advisor". Oklahoman.com. March 24, 2000.
  11. ↑ "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. July 5, 1999 – via Google Books.
  12. ↑ "Music Review: 'Into the Pink'". EW.com.
  13. ↑ Wilson, Kathleen. "Verbena's Sexy Hotpants". The Stranger.
  14. ↑ Perry, Jonathan (20 Jan 2000). "VERBENA INTO THE PINK CAPITOL". The Boston Globe. Calendar. p. 8.
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