The L7 reappreciation thread aka you won't find with the search engine

Jimmyboy · 24-04-2012, 00:11

Going back through some of my old cds boxed up and had a pleasant surprise when I saw I still had all my L7 cds, so I started going through them and was instantly reminded how great they were. Some of their tracks are real belters that stand up just as they did back then. They were the queen's of the riot girl scene and far more relevant and representative than Hole ever were despite the post Nirvana revisionism claiming otherwise. The sad thing is they seem to have been neglected over the years to a point where very few people seem to mention their relevance to the scene or even remember. I miss the feminist riot girl scene, looking back it seems unthinkable today that a group of girls could have made the type of music they did and been mainstream successful at it, especially in today's music industry which pushes the mass sexual objectification of female popstars and discourages real creative talent.

clarkyboy100 · 24-04-2012, 08:04

Bought a couple of their singles but I thought they were a bit lame, all show and no substance. Each to their own though. I remember one of them getting her muff out on The Word.

My mate had an L7 'Lick my Vulva' t-shirt!

Hood · 24-04-2012, 11:27

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Originally Posted by clarkyboy100

My mate had an L7 'Lick my Vulva' t-shirt!

Are you sure it wasn't a Smell the Magic T-shirt?

I liked L7. Bricks are Heavy is a top album and I saw them live supporting Faith No More at Brixton. L7 were the better of the two bands that night.

clarkyboy100 · 24-04-2012, 13:09

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Originally Posted by Hood

Are you sure it wasn't a Smell the Magic T-shirt?

I liked L7. Bricks are Heavy is a top album and I saw them live supporting Faith No More at Brixton. L7 were the better of the two bands that night.

No it was definitely Lick My Vulva, in luminous yellow letters.

chopperwilson · 24-04-2012, 15:18

saw them at Reading when one of them took a used tampon and threw it into the crowd

douglasb · 24-04-2012, 15:31

Bit strange to essentially say we've regressed musically to a pre-grunge era where women aren't making music unless they're taking their tops off. I barely listen to any new music where there's not a woman involved at some part of the process. I did a quick check and more than half of the albums The Music Fix picked out as the best of 2011 were either by female artists or acts with female members. And it's all mainstream stuff - or at least as mainstream as L7 ever were.

mjb1975 · 24-04-2012, 16:47

Don't really know much by L7, aside from **** List from Natural Born Killers, which I do love.

tizza · 24-04-2012, 18:05

I remember these. God they were crap.

AndyWilson · 24-04-2012, 19:51

Wasn't it Riot GRRLL anyway? I think the spelling was as important as the music...

JonL · 24-04-2012, 20:02

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Originally Posted by Hood

= I saw them live supporting Faith No More at Brixton. L7 were the better of the two bands that night.

I was at one of those shows. I disagree.
Tried to like L7, but couldn't.

Tyler Durden · 24-04-2012, 20:45

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Originally Posted by Hood

I liked L7. Bricks are Heavy is a top album and I saw them live supporting Faith No More at Brixton. L7 were the better of the two bands that night.

Bricks are Heavy is indeed a top album, I saw them support FNM in Birmingham, twas a great gig

sariel2002 · 24-04-2012, 22:02

I do remember the singer getting her pubes out on The Word.