I saw this today, so thought I’d give it a spin for tje first time in a while. Absolutely brilliant album that still sounds fresh. I love the wild, unrefined punk vibe that combines great melodies with powerful riffs. Gutted that twice their London shows were cancelled due to COVID and still not rescheduled.
https://guitar.com/review/album/the-genius-of-bricks-are-heavy-by-l7/Listen here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fWvV3ycGdtQ&feature=youtu.beHighlights for me: Everglade and Shitlist. I thinl the production is absolutely perfect (Butch Vig).
And, yes, one of them did pull down her pants live on The Word and pulled out a tampon and threw it in the crowd at Reading 1992. Most iconic moment for me is Shitlist playing during Natural Born Killers.
Edit: I didn’t expect many responses because they’re women who don’t show off their tits. So, let’s hear it for tedious chats about YouTube guitar girl boobs or Nina Strauss. Yawn.
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I don't think I've ever listened to any of their albums. For some reason whenever they're mentioned I think of Faith No More, were they also on Slash/London Records?
I’m sure, being charitable, there’s not been many responses more because they weren’t particularly massive 30 years ago and probably even less so now.
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to
I like Bricks are Heavy, it's good start to finish, but the earlier stuff is better.
Rockaboom in Leicester was my go to shop, they used to get Sub Pop stuff imported for me, cost me a fortune but so many great albums acquired.
Shows my love for the record label.