Deconstruction (Deconstruction album)
Deconstruction is the only record released by the band of the same name, consisting of guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Eric Avery from Jane's Addiction, plus drummer Michael Murphy.[3] They wrote the album soon after splitting from Jane's Addiction, the other half of which went on to form Porno for Pyros around the same time.[4] The executive producer was Rick Rubin. It charted at number 31 on the US Heatseekers album charts, on August 6, 1994.
Deconstruction | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | July 12, 1994 |
Recorded | 1993 - 1994 |
Genre | Alternative rock, experimental rock |
Length | 71:13 |
Label | American Recordings[1] |
Producer | Deconstruction, Ron Champagne |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "while Deconstruction can claim a few decent songs and Dave Navarro’s dazzling guitar work, the album is ruined by utterly toneless vocals — both Navarro and bassist Eric Avery are credited, but whomever is doing the singing makes former bandmate Perry Farrell sound like Pavarotti."[5] PopMatters called the album "terribly underrated."[6] Exclaim! wrote: "Deconstruction is an ethereal and evolving affair, containing both Eric and Dave's stringed histrionics and ever-morphing jams, yet again lacks the edge of Jane's Addiction, and meanders when it should rock, almost to the point of being lackadaisical."[1]
Track listing
- L.A. Song - 6:02
- Single - 6:45
- Get at 'Em - 4:29
- Iris - 4:40
- Dirge - 5:53
- Fire in the Hole - 5:52
- Son - 3:07
- Big Sur - 5:41
- Hope - 3:49
- One - 5:32
- America - 7:02
- Sleepyhead - 3:09
- Wait for History - 6:03
- That Is All - 1:10
- Kilo - 2:09
Personnel
- Eric Avery - bass, vocals
- Dave Navarro - guitars, vocals
- Michael Murphy - drums
- Gibby Haynes - Guest Vocals on "Get at 'Em" and "Fire in the Hole"
References
- "Jane's Addiction What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been". exclaim.ca.
- Ned Raggett. "Deconstruction - Deconstruction | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- Thompson, Dave (June 24, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (June 24, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
- "Deconstruction".
- "Jane's Addiction: A Cabinet of Curiosities". PopMatters. April 23, 2009.