V.O.L. (1996)

About this title: The first Vigilantes of Love album on the Warner Brothers label is a retrospective of their first five CDs, which featured five different band lineups. Fittingly, singer-songwriter Bill Mallonee has recorded four new songs for the compilation with yet another new band. With the exception of the rock-hymn "Double Cure," the new songs are the least interesting -- tuneful enough, but arranged blandly with familiar classic rock riffs. However, producer Dan Russell has made some excellent selections from the Vigilantes' past: the disc wisely focuses on Mallonee's pointedly poignant acoustic songs, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Struggleville [Mallonee]
2. Double Curre [Mallonee]
3. Real Down Town [Mallonee]
4. And You Drown [Mallonee]
5. Tempest [Mallonee/Donohue]
6. Skin [Mallonee]
7. Who Knows When the Sunrise Will Be [Mallonee]
8. When I'm Broken (See What Happens) [Mallonee]
9. Glory and the Dream [Mallonee]
10. Hopeless Is as Hopeless Does [Mallonee]
11. Earth Has No Sorrow Heaven Can't Heal [Mallonee]
12. Undertow [Mallonee]
13. America [Mallonee]
14. Blister Soul [Mallonee]
15. Losin' It [Mallonee]
16. River of Love [Mallonee]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.