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Key Information
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| Artist: |
L7 |
| Record Label: |
Sub Pop Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
Grunge |
| Release Date: |
August 20, 1991 |
| Album Duration: |
30m:07s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Shove 2. Fast and Frightening 3. Thru, (Right On) 4. Deathwish 5. 'Till the Wheels Fall Off 6. Broomstick 7. Packin' a Rod 8. Just Like Me 9. American Society |
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L7: Suzi Gardner, Donita Sparks (guitar, vocals); Jennifer Finch (bass, vocals); Dee Plakas (drums). Engineers: Jack Endino, Michael James, Daniel Rey. Recorded at Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington; Radio Tokyo, Venice, California; Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California. The fitting middle ground between L7's punky self-titled debut on Epitaph and its thunderous initial outing for Slash/Reprise, 1991's SMELL THE MAGIC finds the Los Angeles-based band fortunately situated at the Sub Pop label just in time for the grunge explosion. On this short, swift nine-track album, the women of L7 gleefully mix metal, punk, and classic rock, resulting in a sound that fiercely updates the Runaways' bold take on rock & roll and reveals a kinship to unrefined label-mates such as Mudhoney and Tad. Gender issues are addressed with the charming subtlety of a sledgehammer on the hard-charging tunes "Broomstick" and "Packin' a Rod," but the record's true highlights come from the one-two punch of the raucous shout-al... |
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