I loved Veruca Salt then, and I love them now. As everyone knows Nina and Louise are no longer together in Veruca Salt. So you won't hear Nina on this CD. I was sad when I found this out. I was devasted that Nina left VS to sing POP, as any Alt-rock fan would be. I will not, however bash either of them since they are both really cool people.

This album has some great songs, such as "Wet Suit", "Used to know Her", "Yeah Man", "Disconnected" and "Officiall Dead". Louise does an excellent job retelling her stories of love and betrayal. We could all probably relate to them. The stories ring solidly in your ears. The new drummer does a great job, and the guitars and new sounds added on make it worth it to buy.

This is not however, a soft fluffy CD. It's "so rock". Or as I'd like to call it "Salt Rock".

Resolver- the truth from one point of view
I just bought Resolver a few days ago, it was my first introduction to Veruca Salt. I had to go online to figure out why Nina Gordon wasn't featured on this album and I got all the background on the breakup which makes the songs a little more interesting (and mean haha). I remember reading a not too flattering review of this cd by ROLLING STONE when it first came out but I really don't see what they had to say negative about this heavy hitter. Louise Post is scortching in a way that no other female has been able to accomplish in a long time. Songs like "Used to Know Her" and "Hellraiser" are full-blast electric songs with lyrics that are over-the-top at times but still powerful. The best parts of this album are when Louise bares her soul in songs like "All Dressed Up" and "Imperfectly". This being my first introduction to Veruca Salt's music I was not disappointed at all and have since bought more! This is a loud cd and is to be played no other way.
I adore this album. I think it's the best of the three Veruca Salt releases because it is different to all the other music out there. While American Thighs and Eight Arms To Hold You had great harmonies, killer guitar riffs and solos, and a very polished production sound, Resolver has more emotion and is much more intimate. Resolver is Louise Post pouring her heart into her music and sharing that with the listeners.

Resolver rocks hard like Veruca Salt should
This is not a Veruca Salt Album. It's a "Louise Post" solo album under the VS name. So what makes this album so bad? Well lets look at what the old VS had. Great lyrics, melodies, vocal harmonies, guitar solos, good guitar tone, good production, extremely catchy songs, etc. This album has NONE of that. Louises singing is absolutely horrible. (Louise give the marlboro man a break). The overall sound of this album is extremely "indie" sounding in comparison to the last 2 albums. The production stinks. It sounds like it was recorded in someones basement. The entire cd sounds like one big demo. One thing that made the old VS so great was that Nina and Louise had a chemistry that was unbelievable. These new people that louise picked up for the new band are completely talentless and it shows by what you hear on the album. If you want quality VS then go pick up EATHY and AT. They are faaaaaaaarrrr superior to this album. Ninas solo album on the other hand is pretty good. Imagine what VS would sound like if they made a "POP" album...thats basically what you get with Ninas solo disc. And just for the record im not taking sides here. I dont secretly like nina more than louise. Im only going by the music. I think a lot of fans are in denial with this album. I think some people love VS so much that they just cant stand to accept the fact that their little favorite band put out a crap album. So they force themselves into liking it and because they want to support Louise. Last i heard Louise got dropped from her record label which doesnt suprise me at all considering how bad this album is. I havent heard much since then but i think her career under the VS name is basically over. Bands that put out albums this bad usually dont ever recover.

Better than Thighs
I got this CD a few years ago, and it is still in my CD changer today. Solid, powerful jams from a very bitter woman. I guess the split between her and Nina was not very nice. I was surprised that "Officially Dead" never hit the radio. If you like it loud, and you enjoy a woman belting out harmonies, get this disc. I just came to this site looking for a new release, and I am still waiting. Make sure it is just as bitter and rockin' as this last one.
Veruca Salt circulated through the late-'90s barrage of one-hit alt-rock bands with the single "Seether," and the number of critics placing bets in favor of the band's longevity was miniscule. But upon the departure of member Nina Gordon, lead singer Louise Post revamped the group, and Resolver beat the odds. The album follows the lead of fellow Chicagoans the Smashing Pumpkins with its monstrous guitars squalling against an explosive rhythm section. This tsunami of sound finds a strange bedfellow with Post's vocals. Immediately she seems a sweet, fuzzy urchin, but her abrasive, sexually charged lyrics and grunge-suited scream reveal a wildly rabid kitten with piercing claws and enormous teeth. Resolver's combination of eerie Pixies-influenced aggression ("Used to Know Her") and Billy Corgan bombast ("Born Entertainer") makes for a supremely satisfying head bang. Best of all, the new and resoundingly improved Veruca Salt have developed a penchant for slightly quieter songs like "Disconnected," where Post's utterly unseething, almost exhausted voice carves a wide space between unproduced drums and orchestral instrumentation, resulting in a moment of fierce beauty. --Beth Massa