Nina Gordon - Tonight and the Rest of My Life
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Artist: Nina GordonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-06-27
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Now I Can Die
- 2003
- Tonight And The Rest Of My Life
- Badway
- Horses In The City
- Hold On To Me
- New Year's Eve
- Fade To Black
- Number One Camera
- Got Me Down
- Too Slow To Ride
- Hate Your Way
- End Of The World, The
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Free Music Review: Sugary Grit
Hit: 5 Stars
Nina Gordon's solo debut sparkles and pops like a firecracker. Every song, fast or slow, reaches a point where it explodes with enthusiasm and angst. Not as melodic or melancholy as Nina's recent "Bleeding Heart Graffiti", "Tonight and the Rest of My Life" oozes attitude.
This is one of those albums I picked off the shelf because I particularly liked the cover art. I had never heard of Nina Gordon nor did I know she was previously a member of Veruca Salt. But I was quickly impressed with the music and how infectious many of the songs were, like addictive candy. The ballads got me hooked. The perky guilty pleasures kept my spirits up. This album has a great balance of slow and fast, and is a wonderful example of the silver lining theory. The theme of every song seems to deal with the best way to cope with a particular matter, usually regarding to love and relationships.
For those that loved Nina's Veruca Salt days, there are a couple of rockers here, such as the harshly honest and desperate "New Years Eve" in which Nina intends to ignore the festivities in an attempt to forget about a lost love. "Badway" is perhaps the closest Nina gets to her harder-rock past and her voice sounds fabulous with its growl and rasp. Though not as easy to dance to, it's the more radio friendly pop tracks that really showcase Nina's vocal abilities and help her shine. The opener "Now I Can Die" is a cute and quirky confession of perfect to-die-for love, complete with occasional sparkly percussion and a sweeping chorus that's easy to sing along to. "2003" is the perfect coastal drive song and is as carefree and bright as a breezy afternoon. "Hold On To Me" is a beautiful ballad with strong lyrics and conviction, but it's the title track "Tonight and the Rest of My Life" that really takes the cake: The chords are warm and dramatic and the lyrics are comforting and strangely inspiring. The biggest surprise is "Hate Your Way", which starts incredibly muted and lazy but then bursts into an assertive guitar driven promise that though Nina can't stand a man she's still a fool for him and it doesn't matter what anyone says or thinks.
Years after I purchased this, I still come back to it often and enjoy it from beginning to end, occasionally playing certain songs twice or more because they're so darn good. Nina's voice is charming and full of life, cute but haunting at the same time. This is definitely one worth picking up, even if it's just for the cover art.
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Veruca Salt were a band torn between catchy pop hooks and arena rock dreams. Producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Motley Cr?e) tried to help them realize the "big" sound with mixed success. Now, he's helping former Veruca Salt singer-guitarist Nina Gordon turn away from "big rock" and toward the lush power pop championed by musicians like Aimee Mann. The title track, "Now I Can Die," and "2003" feature stacked harmonies and a carefree gait that recall the melodic renaissance of early-'80s new wave, with the additional bite of modern-day production values. Hammond B-3s, pedal steels, Mellotrons, and Chamberlins add somber texture to "Horses in the City" and "Hold On to Me" without sacrificing the straight-ahead rock feel. Producer Rock adds a bit too much gloss here and there, but in any case Gordon's a power-pop diva in waiting. --Rob O'ConnorAlternative Rock Music CDs
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