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L7 - L7 Audio CD

A fair review of the L7 "L7" 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 L7 reviews here, or go back to the L7 tabs.

L7 Band: L7
Title: L7
Rating:
Release Date: 1992-07-07
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 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

For completists only
It's truly awful. Even if you're a fan and just want to complete your collection, I'd hesitate to recommend this album. I was a huge L7 fan back in the day, but even I took this album and sold it to a used CD store within weeks of buying it. Avoid this one.


Not perfect but not terrible either
While everyone was into Nirvana and Pearl Jam, I was into L7. I was a big L7 fan back in the early to mid '90s. I felt that L7 was vastly superior to Nirvana and Pearl Jam. I bought everything L7-related that I could get my grubby hands on. Before drummer Dee Plakas joined the band, L7 actually had a male drummer (as if that would make any difference since the production on this cd was awful). I eventually bought their self-titled debut album. I have to admit that this was not the band's best album. Brett Gurewitz's production was less than stellar. Their sound on this album was pretty bad. The songs on the cd were not nearly as catchy as what I heard on "Smell the Magic" and "Bricks Are Heavy". Nevertheless there were some songs that I did like on this album like "Cat-O'Nine-Tails" and "Metal Stampede". The self-titled debut album by L7 may not be their best work but I have heard much worse music by other artists/bands than this album. .


O.K!!
I found their first cd very good! I love "metal stampede" and "ms 45"!! it's full of anger! It's power, adrenaline!! Not the best L7 album but. . . I LIKE IT.


Not for squares.
Raw, sloppy, and still pretty good. Released when "The Donnas" were still in elementary school, this sounds like what you would expect their debut to sound like. It's no "Hungry For Stink", but it's worth a listen for the "L7" fan. "Bite the Wax Tadpole" sounds like something from "Smell the Magic", and "Lets Rock Tonight" is just as good. My favorite by far is "Metal Stampede". One of my favorite "L7" songs. The rest is good, but not great. Die-hards should get this, casual fans go directly to "Bricks are Heavy".


For hardcore L7 fans only
The record is hampered by the inept and lackluster drumming of Roy Koutsky, who was soon thrown out of the band for his unprofessional attitude. This record is so bad that founding members Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner have completely disowned it and have retired it from their live shows. The material lacks any sort of focus or originality, and the only positive comment I can make is that the band's progress since then has been tremendous.


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