History Music / VerucaSalt

** And Nina Gordon’s solo song “Tonight And The Rest Of My Life”, which became a minor hit shortly after the band broke up. It sounds more like Sarah McLachlan than Veruca Salt.

* RefrainFromAssuming: "All Hail Me" is not called "So sorry" or any variants thereof.

* ShoutOut: Let's see... The band takes its name from a character in ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', ''American Thighs'' is a line from [[Music/{{ACDC}} "You Shook Me All Night Long"]], ''Eight Arms to Hold You'' was the working title for Music/TheBeatles' movie ''Film/{{Help}}'', ''Resolver'' is another [[Music/RevolverBeatlesAlbum Beatles pun]], ''Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt'' could be a reference to ''Music/NeverMindTheBollocksHeresTheSexPistols,'' the bridge of "Number One Blind" quotes Music/ThePixies' "Stormy Weather", "With Music/DavidBowie" is obvious, "Laughing in the Sugar Bowl" namedrops [[Music/LedZeppelin "Whole Lotta Love"]] and [[Music/B52s "Dirty Back Road"]], and "Volcano Girls" simultaneously referenced "Glass Onion" by Music/TheBeatles and their first hit with the verse:

* ShoutOut: Let's see... The band takes its name from a character in ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', ''American Thighs'' is a line from [[Music/{{ACDC}} "You Shook Me All Night Long"]], ''Eight Arms to Hold You'' was the working title for Music/TheBeatles' movie ''Film/{{Help}}'', ''Resolver'' is another [[Music/RevolverBeatlesAlbum Beatles pun]], ''Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt'' could be a reference to ''Music/NeverMindTheBollocksHeresTheSexPistols,'' the bridge of "Number One Blind" quotes Music/ThePixies' "Stormy Weather", "With Music/DavidBowie" is obvious, and "Volcano Girls" simultaneously referenced "Glass Onion" by Music/TheBeatles and their first hit with the verse:

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: From 1 ("Benjamin") to 5 ("Volcano Girls"), at least for the band's first incarnation.

* ShoutOut: Let's see... The band takes its name from a character in ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', ''American Thighs'' is a line from [[Music/{{ACDC}} "You Shook Me All Night Long"]], ''Eight Arms to Hold You'' was the working title for ''[[Music/TheBeatles Help!]]'', ''Resolver'' is another [[Music/RevolverBeatlesAlbum Beatles pun]], ''Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt'' could be a reference to ''Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's Music/TheSexPistols,'' the bridge of "Number One Blind" quotes Music/ThePixies' "Stormy Weather", "With Music/DavidBowie" is obvious and "Volcano Girls" simultaneously referenced "Glass Onion" by Music/TheBeatles and their first hit with the verse:

* ShoutOut: Let's see... The band takes its name from a character in ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', ''American Thighs'' is a line from [[Music/{{ACDC}} "You Shook Me All Night Long"]], ''Eight Arms to Hold You'' was the working title for ''[[Music/TheBeatles Help!]]'', ''Resolver'' is another [[Music/{{Revolver}} Beatles pun]], ''Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt'' could be a reference to ''Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's Music/TheSexPistols,'' the bridge of "Number One Blind" quotes Music/ThePixies' "Stormy Weather", "With Music/DavidBowie" is obvious and "Volcano Girls" simultaneously referenced "Glass Onion" by Music/TheBeatles and their first hit with the verse:

* ShoutOut: Let's see... The band takes its name from a character in ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', ''American Thighs'' is a line from [[Music/{{ACDC}} "You Shook Me All Night Long"]], ''Eight Arms to Hold You'' was the working title for ''[[Music/TheBeatles Help!]]'', ''Resolver'' is another [[Music/{{Resolver}} Beatles pun]], ''Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt'' could be a reference to ''Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's Music/TheSexPistols,'' the bridge of "Number One Blind" quotes Music/ThePixies' "Stormy Weather", "With Music/DavidBowie" is obvious and "Volcano Girls" simultaneously referenced "Glass Onion" by Music/TheBeatles and their first hit with the verse:

* ShoutOut: Let's see... The band takes its name from a character in ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', ''American Thighs'' is a line from [[Music/{{ACDC}} "You Shook Me All Night Long"]], ''Eight Arms to Hold You'' was the working title for ''[[Music/TheBeatles Help!]]'', ''Resolver'' is another Beatles pun, ''Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt'' could be a reference to ''Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's Music/TheSexPistols,'' the bridge of "Number One Blind" quotes Music/ThePixies' "Stormy Weather", "With Music/DavidBowie" is obvious and "Volcano Girls" simultaneously referenced "Glass Onion" by Music/TheBeatles and their first hit with the verse:

* LyricalDissonance: There exists a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2EGOB9-lc solo Nina Gordon cover]] of Music/{{NWA}}'s "Straight Outta Compton," preformed in a cheery folk sound. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer We shit you not.]]

* "Seether" - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC9AUR-iTo0]]
* "Volcano Girls" - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyVSKydUxKk]]

* LyricalDissonance: There exists a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2EGOB9-lc solo Nina Gordon cover]] of Music/{{NWA}}'s "Straight Outta Compton," preformed in a cheery folk sound. We shit you not.

* LyricalDissonance: There exists a solo Nina Gordon cover of NWA's Straight Outta Compton, preformed in a cheery folk sound. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2EGOB9-lc]] We shit you not.

* ShoutOut: Let's see... ''American Thighs'' is a line from [[Music/{{ACDC}} "You Shook Me All Night Long"]], ''Eight Arms to Hold You'' was the working title for ''[[Music/TheBeatles Help!]]'', ''Resolver'' is another Beatles pun, ''Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt'' could be a reference to ''Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's Music/TheSexPistols,'' the bridge of "Number One Blind" quotes Music/ThePixies' "Stormy Weather", "With Music/DavidBowie" is obvious and "Volcano Girls" simultaneously referenced "Glass Onion" by Music/TheBeatles and their first hit with the verse:

The band acrimoniously collapsed only a year later as Gordon left with Lack after arguments with Post. Post re-organised the band, bringing in new members to an almost RevolvingDoorBand-like degree, and has since recorded two more albums: ''Resolver'', which got a lukewarm reception due to its unfocused nature and AuthorTract like tendency to throw [[TakeThat potshots]] at Gordon and various other targets, and ''IV.''

Then the unthinkable happened, in March 2013 an announcement was made on the band's official Facebook saying "hatchets buried, axes exhumed" - officially PuttingTheBandBackTogether. Fan's patience was finally rewarded with the release of a new song "The Museum Of Broken Relationships" in April 2014 followed by the band embarking on a US tour. A second new song "It's Holy" was released during the tour. A brand new album, ''Ghost Notes'', followed in 2015 cementing the band's return.

* CanonDiscontinuity: ''Resolver'' is potentially a victim of this, as this is their only studio album to be omitted from most digital/streaming music services. This was the first album since Nina Gordon left the band, and considering how several songs on the album contain harsh lyrics that are often believed to be about Gordon (for instance, Born Entertainer and Only You Know), it's understandable that they might not have wanted to acknowledge songs with such lyrics when Gordon and Post have since made peace.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: From 1 ("Benjamin") to 4 ("Volcano Girls"), at least for the band's first incarnation.

Veruca Salt are an AlternativeRock band from [[TheWindyCity Chicago]], formed in 1993. Named after a character from ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory,'' the band had some initial success in TheNineties before fading out of view.

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Then the unthinkable happened, in March 2013 an announcement was made on the band's official Facebook saying "hatchets buried, axes exhumed" - officially PuttingTheBandBackTogether. Fan's patience was finally rewarded with the release of a new song "The Museum Of Broken Relationships" in April 2014 followed by the band embarking on a US tour. A second new song "It's Holy" was released during the tour. A brand new album, ''Ghost Notes'' followed in 2015 cementing the band's return.