Beauty Lies
Studio album by
Bush Tetras
Released1997
GenrePost-punk
LabelTim/Kerr[1]
ProducerNona Hendryx
Bush Tetras chronology
Boom in the Night: Original Studio Recordings 1980-1983
(1996)		 Beauty Lies
(1997)		 Very Very Happy
(2007)

Beauty Lies is an album by the American post-punk 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]

Production

The album was produced by Nona Hendryx; Henry Rollins had produced the band's first two singles after reuniting.[6] Hendryx and Darlene Love provided backing vocals on Beauty Lies.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Los Angeles Daily News[9]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[10]
The Plain DealerB+[1]
The San Diego Union-Tribune[11]

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."[12] Rolling Stone deemed the album "incredibly tight, hardheaded, muscular, confident, hooky and funny."[13] 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."[11]

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."[9] 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."[14] 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."[15]

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."[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

  1. 1 2 Kappes, John (September 26, 1997). "BUSH TETRAS 'BEAUTY LIES'". The Plain Dealer. Friday. p. 19.
  2. ↑ "Bush Tetras Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Sherr, Sara (17 Oct 1997). "Alternative Choice". Philadelphia Daily News. p. F17.
  4. ↑ Kaufman, Gil. "'No Wave' Bush Tetras Back In Action". MTV News.
  5. ↑ Dickinson, Chris (7 Sep 1997). "Women on the Edge". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4C.
  6. ↑ Ashare, Matt (Oct 1997). "Bush Tetras: Pat Place's post-punk slide". Guitar Player. 31 (10): 20.
  7. ↑ "The NAME remains the SAME". The Dallas Morning News. June 5, 1997. p. 5C.
  8. 1 2 "Beauty Lies - Bush Tetras | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  9. 1 2 Shuster, Fred (20 June 1997). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L21.
  10. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 180.
  11. 1 2 Rapozo, Tami (August 21, 1997). "Bush Tetras, 'Beauty Lies'". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 16.
  12. ↑ Milano, Brett (Sep 1997). "Beauty Lies/Bruiser Queen". Stereo Review. 62 (9): 94.
  13. ↑ O'Dair, Barbara (Aug 21, 1997). "Beauty Lies". Rolling Stone (767): 112.
  14. ↑ McLennan, Scott (24 Aug 1997). "Short Cuts". Telegram & Gazette. Datebook. p. 8.
  15. ↑ Rollins, Ron (September 19, 1997). "RECORDINGS IN BRIEF". Dayton Daily News. Go!. p. 19.
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