| | |  | | Home » Trio B.C. | | | | | | | Description: | | 2009 sophomore album from the Texas trio. Girl in a Coma, hailing from the Lone Star State, formed when best friends Jenn Alva and Phanie Diaz met in Jr. High School art class over a mutual love of The Smiths, Nirvana, and skipping school. All they needed was a singer. Enter Nina Diaz, Phanie's then 12-year old little sister. Nina blew them away with her mesmerizing vocals, a powerful voice some critics have compared to Bjork, Patsy Cline, and the band's hero, Morrissey himself. 13 tracks. Blackheart. | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| June 02, 2009 | | Studio:
| Blackheart Records | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 7 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Bb | | 2. | Static Mind | | 3. | Vino | | 4. | Baby Boy | | 5. | El Monte | | 6. | In the Day | | 7. | Slaughter Lane | | 8. | Trail | | 9. | Pleasure and Pain | | 10. | Joanie In the City | | 11. | Pink Lemonade | | 12. | Empty Promis | | 13. | Ven Cerca | |
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Great Second EffortJun 05, 2009
By Pepe Unidos
Listening by pure accident to Girl in a Coma's debut album "Both Before I'm Gone, was one of those rare moments when a piece of music just becomes an instant revelation. The album combined raw guitar with thrashing beats one moment and then shifted effortlessly to more thoughtful melodies all the while combining various musical influences. Its genius was rooted in its simplicity and passion. This set up a potential pitfall for the band in their second album, Trio B.C. Would the band attempt to recreate the nice tight simple package of "Both Before I'm Gone," or would they attempt the risky, but more rewarding route, of refining their sound and going into different directions. I am pleased to report they close the second option and produced a more mature album that loses nothing in its quality. However, I will say that tracks in Trio B.C. do tend to drift apart some but does not distract from their value. I highly recommend listening to both the band's albums in order to track their amazing progression.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 one of the most underrated female vocalistsOct 16, 2009
By Willaim E. Tynor III
"anti-snob.com"
Nina Diaz of Girl In A Coma may had been one of the most underrated female vocalists in the national punk rock scene. Now with Trio B.C. released to the world earlier this summer, you can now say Diaz is one of the most underrated rock vocalists- period. With 13 new songs ranging from punk to blues-rock, folky alt-ballads, and rock en espanol, Trio B.C. is a major step towards musical diversity and maturity.
Female led alt-rock has had a fair history of strong vocalists, but I personally haven't heard anything as mighty and melodic since the days of Concrete Blonde (a good back to back comparison are tracks 7 & 8, "Slaughter Lane" and "Trails", both dead ringers for any Napolitano-penned song from the early 90s). Drawing comparisons to the golden era of modern rock radio doesn't stop there. The vocal melodies in "Pleasure and Pain" may remind you of The Cranberries while the chord progression of "Joannie In The City" could had come had been strung by Courtney Love herself (ironically, Love's idol Joan Jett contributes guitar on this particular cut).
If I can dismiss my least favorite track as the album's opener, Trio B.C. may be among my year's best. If you don't feel early 90s comparisons are cliché, you may feel the same way.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Everyone should own this CDJul 21, 2009
By Oliver JH
Quite how GiaC are not enormously popular is a mystery to me. Every song on this CD is a masterpiece and you can listen to it from top to bottom without skipping any tracks. You can hear their influences without being smashed in the face by them.
Simply Amazing!Jan 27, 2011
By Bit
This album is terrific. I can't stop listening to it. These girls are some of the most talented ever. It's unique, refreshing, & so beautiful it can put you in a trance yet hard enough for an old punk like me. I can not get enough of her voice, it's so powerful & deep. They are also one of the best live acts I've ever seen, I've never seen so much talent bursting from one stage!
Absolute EargasmJun 14, 2010
By Sunshine Daroga
I first listened to GIAC in late 2007. That first album was good but this one has a lot catchier tunes. I've had it in my car for three weeks straight and it has yet to get old. These chicks rock.
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