Deconstruction (Deconstruction album)


Deconstruction is the only record released by the band of the same name, consisting of guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Eric Avery from Jane's Addiction, plus drummer Michael Murphy. They wrote the album soon after splitting from Jane's Addiction, the other half of which went on to form Porno for Pyros around the same time. The executive producer was Rick Rubin. It charted at number 31 on the US Heatseekers album charts, on August 6, 1994.

Critical reception

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." PopMatters called the album "terribly underrated." 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."

Track listing

  1. L.A. Song - 6:02
  2. Single - 6:45
  3. Get at 'Em - 4:29
  4. Iris - 4:40
  5. Dirge - 5:53
  6. Fire in the Hole - 5:52
  7. Son - 3:07
  8. Big Sur - 5:41
  9. Hope - 3:49
  10. One - 5:32
  11. America - 7:02
  12. Sleepyhead - 3:09
  13. Wait for History - 6:03
  14. That Is All - 1:10
  15. Kilo - 2:09

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