Verbena's 1999 album Into the Pink completes the group's transition from a Memphis soul/indie pop hybrid into a straight-ahead rock outfit.
Indeed, with Scott Bondy's sardonic drawl and buzzsaw guitars, and Les Nuby's insistent drums at the forefront, Verbena resembles a souped-up, glossed-over version of the 1990s' most revered rock band, Nirvana.
Adding to the sense of deja vu is Dave Grohl's production work, which dips into the polish Butch Vig applied to Nevermind.
Though bassist/vocalist Anne Marie Griffin's vocals sweeten "Prick the Sun" and "Baby Got Shot," and ballads like "Lovely Isn't Love" and "Big Skies, Black Rainbows" add some sonic diversity to the album, most of Into the Pink sounds like forgotten mid-'90s grunge.
Despite their lofty aspirations and patronage, Verbena just aren't as interesting as that other power trio whose name ends with "-na.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lovely Isn't Love | Verbena | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 2 | Into the Pink | Verbena | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Baby Got Shot | Verbena | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | John Beverly | Verbena | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Pretty Please | Verbena | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Monkey, I'm Your Man | Verbena | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Prick the Sun | Verbena | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Oh My | Verbena | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Submissionary | Verbena | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | Bang Bang | Verbena | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Depression Is a Fashion | Verbena | Play | 01:51 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 12 | Sympathy Was Dead | Verbena | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 13 | Big Skies, Black Rainbows | Verbena | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 40 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 265 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Bondy | Guitar, Vocals |
| 2 | Rob Brill | Mixing Assistant |
| 3 | John Clark | Photography |
| 4 | Michel Cyr | Mixing |
| 5 | Anne Marie Griffin | Bass, Guitar, Vocals |
| 6 | Dave Grohl | Producer |
| 7 | Adam Kasper | Engineer, Mixing |
| 8 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 9 | George Mimnaugh | Art Direction, Design |
| 10 | Alan Narmore | Design |
| 11 | Lester Nuby | Drums |
| 12 | Jack Joseph Puig | Mixing |
| 13 | Nick Raskulinecz | Assistant Engineer |
| 14 | Ken Schles | Photography |
| 15 | Mike Terry | Assistant Engineer |
| 16 | Verbena | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |