{"id":81,"date":"2017-08-06T18:02:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T18:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/knottheads.com\/blondevinyl\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2026-01-24T07:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T07:20:03","slug":"black-carnation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/knottheads.com\/blondevinyl\/artist\/black-carnation\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Carnation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nBlack Carnation was a modern rock trio from Grand Rapids, MI that was greatly influenced by post-punk bands like U2, The Fixx, and Morrissey. After releasing an excellent, but mostly unnoticed album on Blonde Vinyl, they pretty much disappeared. At one point most of their Blonde Vinyl album could be downloaded at JeffSeaver.net<\/a> (site currently down).<\/p>\n <\/td>\n\"Black<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Pre-Blonde Vinyl Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\n\n
\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nChildren Of The Revolution<\/b><\/span>
\nIndependent (1988)<\/p>\n

Jeff Seaver<\/b> – vocals, guitar, harmonica
\nMatt Cushman<\/b> – keyboard
\nTim Kelly<\/b> – drums<\/p>\n

Bart Lillie<\/b> – tambourine on “Sweet Israel”<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n Throw Red Roses \t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:17 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n Pity \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:02 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Sweet Israel \t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:27 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n Strawberry Jam \t\t\t<\/td>\n 1:59 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n Tongues of Fire \t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:41 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n Black World \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:46 <\/td>\n Seaver \/ Kelli Woods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07) <\/td>\n Rushes by the Seashore \t\t<\/td>\n 1:14 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08) <\/td>\n Cry Cry Lullaby \t\t\t<\/td>\n 1:35 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09) <\/td>\n Chasing after the Wind \t\t<\/td>\n 2:16 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10) <\/td>\n Forever Night \t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:36 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11) <\/td>\n Out of Sight – Out of Mind \t\t<\/td>\n 2:46 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n
\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nHope<\/b><\/span>
\nIndependent (1990)
\nProduced by Black Carnation<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeff Seaver<\/b> – vox, guitars, trumpet
\nKendall Thomas<\/b> – bass
\nPhil Melton<\/b> – drums<\/p>\n

Cort Langeland<\/b> – lead guitar
\nDan Kelchack<\/b> – lead guitar
\nRick Devon<\/b> – drums, backing vocals
\nTom Seaver<\/b> – backing vocals
\nDorah Helmus<\/b> – violin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n Today I Danced Upon a Fallen Tree \t<\/td>\n 4:56 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n Walk By Your Side \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:12 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n How Long Must I Run? \t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:55 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n Touched By the Hand of Love \t\t<\/td>\n 4:19 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n Devil Child \t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:04 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n One Fine Night In a Day Dream \t\t<\/td>\n 3:42 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07) <\/td>\n Love Dies Quickly \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:21 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08) <\/td>\n Hope \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:21 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09) <\/td>\n War \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:16 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Blonde Vinyl Releases<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\n\n
\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nit remains the same<\/b><\/span>
\nBVCD3412 (1992)
\nProduced by Brad Wildey<\/b> and Black Carnation<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeff Seaver<\/b> – vox, guitars, trumpet
\nKendall Thomas<\/b> – bass
\nCraig Hoeve<\/b> – drums<\/p>\n

Chris Scapellitti<\/b> – piano, organ
\nRick Devon<\/b> – vox
\nDan Bryska<\/b> – sax
\nBruce Madden<\/b> – harmonica
\nMax Colley III<\/b> – trumpet
\nBrad Wildey<\/b> – guitar
\nMike Sweeney<\/b> – congas
\nDave Lamse<\/b> – violin
\nDenise Flippin<\/b> – vox
\nSharon Alexander<\/b>, Nicole Erickson<\/b>, Heather Insley<\/b>, Monty Arnold<\/b>, Joni Grooters<\/b> – choir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n The Horse Song \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:52 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n One Fine Night in a Daydream \t\t<\/td>\n 3:23 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Black World \t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:41 <\/td>\n Seaver \/ Kelli Woods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n Chasing After the Wind \t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:23 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n It Remains the Same \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:26 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n Love Dies Quickly \t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:45 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07) <\/td>\n Legacy \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:28 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08) <\/td>\n Today I Danced upon a Fallen Tree \t<\/td>\n 4:49 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09) <\/td>\n The Wanderer \t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:20 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10) <\/td>\n On the Wind \t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n 2:59 <\/td>\n Seaver <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Post-Blonde Vinyl Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n“Their last concert, performed at Taylor University, was shut down midway by university officials because Seaver encouraged the student audience to disregard the conservative Christian school’s no-dancing policy” (from a deleted Wikipedia.org article<\/a>)<\/div>\n

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