Emerging in the late '80s in Los Angeles Silver Lake/Echo Park scene, L7 drew from a diverse set of infuences: from Motörhead to Ramones, and feminist Bay Area punks Frightwig. They made fun of the Sunset Strip's bouffants and machismo while playing the same kinds of ying-V guitars. They also had no patience for grunge's gloom, even though their friends were in bands like Nirvana, Mudhoney and Soundgarden.
A raunchy punk stampede that predated both grunge and girlpower, L7's 1989 self-titled debut is proof that chicks can rock just as hard, if not harder, as any guy. A surplus of rockin' punk/metal guitars and driving drums equal 11 tracks to remind yourself that it's ok to bang your head, HARD.
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Tracklist:
1. Bite The Wax Tadpole
2. Cat-O'-Nine-Tails
3. Metal Stampede
4. Let's Rock Tonight
5. Uncle Bob
6. Snake Handler
7. Runnin' From The Law
8. Cool Out
9. It's Not You
10. I Drink
11. Ms. 45