Beauty Lies is an album by the American band Bush Tetras, released in 1997.[2][3] It was the band's first album, as their 1980s output had consisted solely of EPs and singles.[4] All four original members participated in the reunion.[5]
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Label | Tim/Kerr[1] | |||
| Producer | Nona Hendryx | |||
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Production
editThe album was produced by Nona Hendryx; Henry Rollins had produced the band's first two singles after the band reunited.[6] Hendryx and Darlene Love provided backing vocals on Beauty Lies.[7] "World Dub" is a hidden track.[8]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Los Angeles Daily News | [10] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [11] |
| The Plain Dealer | B+[1] |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | [12] |
| San Francisco Examiner | [8] |
Stereo Review wrote that "the band has improved slightly on Beauty Lies, the first decently produced recording in its history... The approach is a bit more rock and less funk nowadays."[13] Rolling Stone deemed the album "incredibly tight, hardheaded, muscular, confident, hooky and funny."[14] The San Diego Union-Tribune opined that "the songs are often shallow, jagged little pills that start out big and fail to deliver any substance."[12]
The Los Angeles Daily News thought that Beauty Lies "finds the band in top form, still turning out funky pop gems powered by Pat Place's slash-and-burn guitar."[10] The Telegram & Gazette determined that "the band's deep-groove sense of rhythm gives it a distinctive sound, and its mix of whimsical and menacing lyrics straddles the best of punk rock's dueling interests: the abilities to incite and brush off."[15] The Dayton Daily News concluded that "there's a lot of anger and screeching, not to be confused with angry screeching, on Bush Tetras' Beauty Lies ... the difference between the two being that with all the metal-pop catharsis that spills from these songs, the band can't have anything to be hacked off about anymore."[16]
AllMusic wrote that "Place's guitar is more controlled and less slashing, though she can still work up a good old art-noise head of steam."[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. Love Song" | |
| 2. | "Page 18" | |
| 3. | "Dirty Little Secret" | |
| 4. | "Beauty Lies" | |
| 5. | "Color Green" | |
| 6. | "Satan Is a Bummer" | |
| 7. | "Silver Chain" | |
| 8. | "The Ballad" | |
| 9. | "Mental Mishap" | |
| 10. | "Find a Lie" | |
| 11. | "Basement Babies" | |
| 12. | "World" | |
| 13. | "World Dub" |
References
edit- ^ a b Kappes, John (September 26, 1997). "Bush Tetras 'Beauty Lies'". Friday. The Plain Dealer. p. 19.
- ^ "Bush Tetras Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Sherr, Sara (17 Oct 1997). "Alternative Choice". Philadelphia Daily News. p. F17.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil. "'No Wave' Bush Tetras Back in Action". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018.
- ^ Dickinson, Chris (7 Sep 1997). "Women on the Edge". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4C.
- ^ Ashare, Matt (Oct 1997). "Bush Tetras: Pat Place's post-punk slide". Guitar Player. Vol. 31, no. 10. p. 20.
- ^ "The name remains the same". The Dallas Morning News. June 5, 1997. p. 5C.
- ^ a b "Bush Tetras, Beauty Lies". Datebook. San Francisco Examiner. Jun 22, 1997. p. 55.
- ^ a b "Beauty Lies". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Shuster, Fred (20 June 1997). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L21.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 180.
- ^ a b Rapozo, Tami (August 21, 1997). "Bush Tetras, 'Beauty Lies'". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 16.
- ^ Milano, Brett (Sep 1997). "Beauty Lies/Bruiser Queen". Stereo Review. Vol. 62, no. 9. p. 94.
- ^ O'Dair, Barbara (Aug 21, 1997). "Beauty Lies". Rolling Stone. No. 767. p. 112.
- ^ McLennan, Scott (24 Aug 1997). "Short Cuts". Datebook. Telegram & Gazette. p. 8.
- ^ Rollins, Ron (September 19, 1997). "Recordings in Brief". Go!. Dayton Daily News. p. 19.