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Babes in Toyland - Nemesisters Audio CD

A fair review of the Babes in Toyland "Nemesisters" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Babes in Toyland reviews here, or go back to the Babes in Toyland tabs.

Babes in Toyland Band: Babes in Toyland
Title: Nemesisters
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Release Date: 1995-05-09
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Hello 2: Oh Yeah! 3: Drivin' 4: Sweet '69 5: Surd 6: 22 7: Ariel 8: Killer on the Road 9: Middle Man 10: Memory 11: S.F.W. 12: All by Myself 13: Deep Song 14: We Are Family

The Babes Will Blow Your Mind
Sweet 69 is fun and funny, Surd has the longest and most powerful scream I have ever heard come from a woman, 22 just makes me want to dance, Ariel is powerful and intimidating, and the rest of the album is just as awesome. This album is work of pure brillance and individuality. I'm not usually into screaming in music but when it comes from Kat it is different than when it comes from one of those bands you hear on Headbanger's Ball. Kat impowers me and makes me want to scream out "I am woman!".


Vintage Grr
For those of you who don't, the song "All By Myself," which is featured on this (excellent) album is a cover of a song which was recorded a long time ago by a weenie. For those of you who know the song "All By Myself," from Eric Carmen, you can just skip this. Yes, I know, that's harsh, but whether you liked it or not, Eric Carmen was a weenie. The original is the epitome of whining alone-ness, but it's definitely too sissy to be angsty.
Then there was Babes In Toyland's version, which is not, as some reviewers would have you believe, a poor recording or a lack of effort on the part of the band. The song needs to have the crap kicked out of it in order to both express the actual emotions of the song (whining angst, not loneliness) and to be terribly ironic. I'm not saying that Babes In Toyland are the next Beethoven, but this treatment of the song is deeply ironic. So when it all goes to pot at the end, it's intentional. Completely. And if you can't grasp that concept, just think of it as feedback at the end of a song.
The rest of the album has been appropriately reviewed elsewhere, but you should buy this album, if only for the various covers. That is, unless you liked Eric Carmen, in which case, you should really consider what you're doing.


Ariel ariella isadore is a door
The lyrics are fitting, and Kat always sounds like she knows exactly what she's talking about. Babes in Toyland is unique, and Kat's voice is one powerful growl that is damn right pretty.

Most songs are vicious and stellar, but there are some duds. This doesn't make the whole CD blow though. Overall, it's a great collection not to be passed up.


the babes pull another surprise out of the hat
the album is different to the rest of their material, but isn't that a good thing that a band can change their sound a bit and still rock. this album is the babes heavy metal album, it rocks! oh yeah is amazing, sweet '69 is a complex joke, SFW is angry punk and we are family is a crowning glory. i mean, Hole released c. skin which didn't rock, so its not true to every band, but the babes keep it fresh by changing their sound. the album is the best, and everyone should buy it now!.


Riot Grrl gone bad to worse
I liked it better when I first bought it back in '95. Bad and unoriginal, with very few exceptions. I took out this CD for a listen a few days back after leaving it for dust for so long and regretted my action. The drumming is sloppy and so are the guitars and all else. Sorry babes.


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