Deconstruction is the only album by the band of the same name, released in 1994.[3] It was released by Rick Rubin's label American Recordings.[4] It charted at number 31 on the Billboard Heatseekers album chart.
| Deconstruction | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
Critical reception edit
Critics gave the album largely mixed reviews, often while comparing Deconstruction to its predecessor Jane's Addiction. 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] 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]
AllMusic considered the album to be an experiment bridging Jane's Addiction and whatever Avery and Navarro might do next, and concluded that the album is a "springboard for more, certainly, but not a final product."[2] The most positive review came from PopMatters, which called the album "terribly underrated."[6]
Track listing edit
- 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 edit
- Eric Avery – bass, vocals
- Dave Navarro – guitars, vocals
- Michael Murphy – drums
- Gibby Haynes – vocals on "Get at 'Em" and "Fire in the Hole"
References edit
- ^ a b "Jane's Addiction What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been". exclaim.ca.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "The Hiring of Dave Navarro by the Red Hot Chili Peppers". Los Angeles Times. 1993-09-19. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ "Deconstruction".
- ^ "Jane's Addiction: A Cabinet of Curiosities". PopMatters. April 23, 2009.