A Veruca Salt appreciation post

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Due-Translator-4331@reddit

I saw Veruca Salt open for Depeche Mode.

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I got to see their 4th or 5th show ever. They were opening for Liz Phair at the Metro in Chicago (Rock for Choice concert 5.14.1994). There’s a picture of the show on the back of their first album. No one had ever heard of them and they absolutely rocked everyone’s asses off. 14-year old me was front center—right against the stage—and my mind was blown forevermore. I became a woman that day. I still cherish the 7” of Seether b/w All Hail Me I got after the show.

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ISeeYouNoThanks@reddit

Hi!! I’m late to this thread but just commented below about seeing them at tower on Clark in late 90s. Loved them.

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ISeeYouNoThanks@reddit

FINALLY, I can tell a story someone might find interesting. Saw them at Tower Records on Clark street in Chicago in late 90s, they were promoting 8 arms to hold you. Lesbian friend (unbeknownst to us beforehand) had preplanned to write I LOVE YOU or something like that on her bra in black sharpie. So Louise was singing and got hit in the face with it , stopped, and put it on before continuing singing.

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extasisomatochronia@reddit

See, this is one of those "I totally look up to Gen X" bands for me personally. My brother had that famous album.

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asault2@reddit

I remember seeing/hearing them for the first time as a "Buzz Bin" clip on MTV. Loved their first two albums dearly

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belagrim@reddit

8 arms to hold you was the first disc I wore out instead of scratched.

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XFrankXGrimesX@reddit

I'm not sure how Seattle sucked up all the attention when Chicago gave us Veruca Salt, Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair, Jesus Lizard, Smoking Popes, an embarrassment of terrific bands.

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noonesaidityet@reddit

Jesus Lizard. My people. The Smoking Popes song Rubella is on a permanent orbit in my head, and I haven't heard the song in 25 years. It just pops in like some kind of nostalgia comet.

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let_me_lurk_it@reddit

The Chicago Post Rock scene was pretty hyped.

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bujuzu@reddit

This was my era! Thrill jockey forever!

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Putrid-Art-1559@reddit

Yes! Add Local H to this list.

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toasterb@reddit

Think of Local H makes me miss when radio was more independent. For some reason, my local modern rock station (104.1 WMRQ in Hartford, CT) picked up on them earlier than most stations did, and we got a heavy dose of "High-Fiving MF" before "Bound for the Floor" was released. So we were primed for them and BftF got huge airplay. Later that year they played our station's annual concert -- [check out the amazing act list](https://www.setlist.fm/festival/1996/radio-104-big-day-off-1996-63d4be3b.html) -- and we went nuts for them. I can't imagine a mainstream radio station finding obscure singles these days.

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Shrek1982@reddit

Every time I pass [Fritz's Corner](https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4647479,-87.8818536,3a,75y,354.06h,93.07t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s4Q-IUY9gkKdhmYegfHvm7Q!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-3.0687984880805743%26panoid%3D4Q-IUY9gkKdhmYegfHvm7Q%26yaw%3D354.061209179857!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQyNy4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw%3D%3D) I think of that band.

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ViceroyFizzlebottom@reddit

You high fivin’ mother fucker

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MlsterFlster@reddit

Yes! An all-time favorite.

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GaspSpit@reddit

+ Eddie Vedder

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YinzaJagoff@reddit

Stabbing Westward….

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soappube@reddit

Fuckin loved stabbing westward

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ViceroyFizzlebottom@reddit

Saw stabbing westward and gravity kills among others at twisted Christmas 96. Bloodhound gang, Fiona Apple, gravity kills, violent femmes, korn, sheryl crow, stabbing westward, wallflowers. I miss the late 90s era single day festival shows.

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YinzaJagoff@reddit

Hell yeah. Saw them at Rockstock outside Chicago in 96 or 97 and they were sweating.

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ViceroyFizzlebottom@reddit

I was there for rock stock 97. Great lineups. Megadeth, faith no more, veruca salt were Main stage. I saw helmet, limp bizkit, and jimmies chicken shack on the other stages. At least that’s what I remember.

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Pale-Conference-174@reddit

Urge Overkill. Dropout is my jam.

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No_Cow_4544@reddit

Big fan got to see them a little over 10 years ago in a very small venue, pretty much a bar with a stage .

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Pale-Conference-174@reddit

Did they play Dropout lol

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Pale-Conference-174@reddit

Ugh jealous.

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No_Cow_4544@reddit

And Urge Overkill !

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therealpopkiller@reddit

Don’t forget Fig Dish!

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mildOrWILD65@reddit

Love Liz Phair!

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noonesaidityet@reddit

Saw them open for Bush. They were the best part of the show, because the other part of the show was Bush.

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JeanRalfio@reddit

I always get Veruca Salt and Fairuza Balk's names mixed up.

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RemydePoer@reddit

It was an embarrassingly long time before I realized the name of the band wasn't Veruk Assault. I'd heard it said a lot but apparently never saw it written out until I was like 19.

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JHerbY2K@reddit

They’re named after the girl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!

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joeschmoe717@reddit

Damn it, take my up vote. Hahaha!

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chicahhh@reddit

My first concert!! It was in Toronto and it was free. Love them still

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McBeanserr@reddit

Lucky! Where did they play?

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chicahhh@reddit

Pretty sure it was the Phoenix

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BusFew5534@reddit

Saw them in 2000, they rocked!

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clakkec1@reddit

My first concert was Veruca Salt opening for Bush. American Thighs is so good!

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imlegear@reddit

HELL YEAH

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Geoff-Vader@reddit

I HIGHLY recommend checking out [the currently active band Momma.](https://youtu.be/nZWxWsEiGBQ?si=OkUMfnKl5ZNFA_w3). Not a copycat (it's been ~25 years) just VERY similar vibes. Guitar and harmonies that just purr. My daughter and I are going to catch their tour while we're visiting NYC.

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BoredOfReposts@reddit

Seether is one of my favorite songs to get pumped up while working on cars. Cant fight the seether.

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AmorFatiBarbie@reddit

LEAVE ME LYING HERE......

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ModBabboo@reddit

My favourite. I was so psyched after Nina and Louise reconciled that I went to 10 shows on their reunion tour.

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brownsugarandsalt@reddit

Love this band. Eight Arms to Hold You was seldom far from my Discman.

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rainbowspiralhawk@reddit

Same! 💜

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chumrunner@reddit

In my top 10.

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gorilla-ointment@reddit

That was my favorite of theirs 🤘

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DerbGentler@reddit

Not available in my country (Germany). Maybe whole Europe. This video is available, though: [Veruca Salt -- Seether](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_imxJaabU6g)

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TwistingEcho@reddit

Not available in my country 🤷🏽‍♂️

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DerbGentler@reddit

[Veruca Salt -- Seether](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_imxJaabU6g)

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gitismatt@reddit

I saw the title before the picture and I really thought I was going to see a little entitled brat singing about a golden goose

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MickeyMatters81@reddit

Man, memory unlocked! I'm British, bit often go to the USA because my dad and younger siblings are there. In about 2000 I met a really nice guy in San Diego and he told me when he had a daughter eventually he was going to call them Veruca after the band and the book. I took great pleasure in explaining that a veruca is a wart on your foot. I crushed his dreams! LOL

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thwip62@reddit

If that man has a daughter, she owes you big time.

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Relative-Gas-1721@reddit

Anyone know what they’re singing about?

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CalicoValkyrie@reddit

Fighting off the true self simmering beneath the surface in order to fit in as a good girl/daughter.

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Boring-Ad-6112@reddit

Volcano Girls was my jam!

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sloppypickles@reddit

They had this hard rocking "hot chick" voices thing going on that was their secret to success. Not many else did it better. Maybe Luscious Jackson was in there but they never rocked as hard as Veruca Salt.

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GoGatahs@reddit

Goddamn, this song still fucking rules. My 12 year old daughter loves it.

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Zilch1979@reddit

The distortion on those guitars just fucking *rips* to this day.

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jungolungo@reddit

I saw them open for Bush on the razor blade suitcase tour. It was a great show!!

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majj27@reddit

Yeah, this is good stuff. Amusingly, the first time I heard Seether was at a party and when I asked who it was I was just inebriated enough that I spent the next few days thinking the band was named "Baroque Assault". Which I'm honestly kind of disappointed was apparently never used by a real band.

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WalterWriter@reddit

I looked up the guitar tab for this song about 20 minutes ago. Also I will forever be attracted to skinny brunettes with straight hair through which elf ears sometimes protrude.

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therealpopkiller@reddit

Love love love this band. If anyone hasn’t heard their third* album, Ghost Notes (2015), go listen now. It’s fantastic. *with both Nina and Louise. After they split in 98, Louise continued VS in name only, putting out 2 more albums

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ElGranQuesoRojo@reddit

Yeah but to be fair Hellraiser is pretty sick.

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therealpopkiller@reddit

There’s some good stuff for sure, but didn’t have the same magic

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gorilla-ointment@reddit

Oh awesome. TIL. Thanks!

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DoctorDividend@reddit

LOL...this is so random...I stole this CD at a college house party back in the day and ended up returning it to the same house months later at another house party as a joke...we also may have dropped an "upper decker" for some fun

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McBeanserr@reddit

Psst, the seether's Louise!

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PhoneJazz@reddit

A great nod to the Beatles line “here’s another clue for you all, the Walrus was Paul”

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bikemandan@reddit

Never could be any other way

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johnvalley86@reddit

I was so stoked when I got eight arms to hold you. Still can rock that album start to finish

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MlsterFlster@reddit

I'd go to war for Veruca Salt.

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intensenerd@reddit

Right next to ya.

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ElGranQuesoRojo@reddit

I saw Louise Post a little over a year ago when she was doing a tour for her solo album. It kicked all kinds of ass.

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artfully_dejected@reddit

Listened to American Thighs on repeat while playing Riven (Myst sequel)…

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WunderMunkey@reddit

I still maintain they were one of the best “alt rock” bands of that era. I can’t understand why they so under appreciated. I still listen to them.

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chargeorge@reddit

recently I've Had Charley Bliss in my rotation, very similar vibes [Charly Bliss - Percolator (Audio)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRLaBW1_dY4&list=PLAStznhw29VQOevUQU99BHHjteIq2ABxG)

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Im1Guy@reddit

I love every track on Eight Arms To Hold You.

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heykidzimacomputer@reddit

Dave Grohl cheated on Louise Post with Winona Ryder.

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bronzemat@reddit

They're still around. [https://www.instagram.com/verucasaltband](https://www.instagram.com/verucasaltband)

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burritosandbooze@reddit

I saw them in LA with Bill Burr and Tig Notaro, very fun set!

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djsynrgy@reddit

Killer lineup!

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dishwasher_mayhem@reddit

I was in absolute love with Nina and Louise and fuck those ladies could thrash. I was overseas when Eight Arms to Hold You was released and I must have listened to the CD from start to finish about 100 times.

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thegholahayt@reddit

Before clicking, I thought it was gonna be a Willy Wonka post about how she was actually misunderstood and her attitude was more on her parents than her.

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waywardviking208@reddit

Veruca Salt also cured racism by noting that “Seether” is neither Black or Whiiite🎵

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punkpcpdx@reddit

My dog is named after them!!

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Sammy_Bubba@reddit

I’ve been listening to this song for almost 30 years and it hits the same every single time

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tomo6438@reddit

A band who’s music did all the talking 🤟

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Genericname187329465@reddit

I remember staying up to watch them on Saturday Night Live and being confused by the. Only performing one song. I think they were also drunk, but I loved them.

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