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's label American Recordings and charted at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers album chart. Deconstruction disbanded shortly after the release of the album, with Eric Avery forming the band

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and Dave Navarro joining

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. The pair would later reunite as bandmates in

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in 2008.

Background

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was formed following the breakup of

in 1991 by bassist Eric Avery and guitarist Dave Navarro, along with drummer Michael Murphy. In his biography, Navarro described the band as "more of an artistic experiment than anything else." Every track on ''Deconstruction'' with the exception of "L.A. Song" and "Dirge" were written by Avery, Navarro and Murphy, while all lyrics were written by Avery. The band produced the album along with Ron Champagne and executive producer

Critical reception

Critics gave the album largely mixed reviews, often while comparing Deconstruction to its predecessor

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'' 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." ''

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'' 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."

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considered the album to be an experiment bridging Jane's Addiction and whatever Avery and Navarro might do next, and concluded that the album is a "springboard for more, certainly, but not a final product." The most positive review came from ''

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'', which called the album "terribly underrated."

Track listing

Personnel

* Eric Avery – bass, vocals, lyrics * Dave Navarro – guitars, vocals * Michael Murphy – drums * Gibby Haynes – vocals on "Get at 'Em" and "Fire in the Hole" * Ron Champagne – producer, mixer, mastering * Matthew Ellard – engineer * Eddie Schreyer – mastering * Kristina Champagne – coordinator *

– executive producer * Martin Atkyns – art direction, design * Dirk Walter – design * Amadeo – photographer

References

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