L7 - Bricks Are Heavy, 1992

Listen. I'm a reader. And thus I quote, "...but my favorite book is "Cash" by Johnny Cash." I was at the Eugene public and found this GEM among the large and impressive (and I do not kid about libraries or records, Dig?) CD collection. I checked it out. And was transported back to high school, sloughing, racing cars, um, holding hands with nice girls... THIS ALBUM JUST KICKS ASS!!! (I had a buddy who once said that chicks couldn't rock. I gave him this example, Joan Jett, Veruca Salt, The Pretenders, and many many many others. He still never got it...)

"Pretend We're Dead" was the single, and it hit pretty well. That was when GRUNGE (I hate that word. Why not smorg, or lig-up-nix-poop-poop. It's only rock n' roll, and I like it. Seriously.) was just hitting, and this thing made the top ten. And it's the "nice-girl" song on the record. The first track, "Wargasm," has a line, and this is the first line of the song, "Wargasm, Wargasm, 1, 2, 3, tie a yellow ribbon 'round the amputee..." This is a rock n' roll protest song at it's best (I think Country Joe, Barry McGuire, Janis Joplin's "Mercedes Benz," too, but "Wargasm" isn't very subtle). This also has a kick-ass Feminist statement about body image. ("Diet Pill") I think my Grandma bought this for me on easter (he he he). I only wish I could give you wonderful rock n' rollers more than five metal fingers. It's true, brick are heavy. Like this record!