''Bitter Tongues'' is an album by
Ann Beretta
Ann Beretta was a punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1996 by Rob Huddleston, Leer Baker, Chris Rupp and Russ Jones (Baker and Rupp later left), the band plays straightforward punk with small doses of rockabilly and country mixed int ...
, released in 1997 via
Fueled by Ramen
Fueled by Ramen LLC is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by 300 Elektra Entertainment. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida in 1996, is now based in New York City.
History
John Janick conceived of the lab ...
.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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wrote that "with some judicious pruning ... ''Bitter Tongues'' would be a pop-punk treasure."
Reviewing a reissue, ''
Ox-Fanzine
''Ox-Fanzine'' is a monthly punk zine from Solingen, Germany, founded in 1988. It is edited by Joachim Hiller and has had many contributors. Besides its focus on punk subculture, it also covers similar genres, reviews of comics, books and films, ...
'' noted: "Not that they sound particularly polished today, but back then they were a bit rougher and gruff, but they also had the melancholy, hymn-like melodies on board for which they are valued."
Track listing
#Forever Family
#Fuel
#FM
#Dirty Faces
#Mr. Bowling
#Wasteland
#Broadway
#Bottlecaps
#St. Marks
#MCA
#Shovel
#Costello
#Hate Mail
#Tommy Gunn
#Spite
#Mary
#Baker Street
#Efforts Wasted
#Crash (Primitives cover)
References
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1997 albums
Ann Beretta albums
Fueled by Ramen albums