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Le Tigre - Feminist Sweepstakes Audio CD

A fair review of the Le Tigre "Feminist Sweepstakes" 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 Le Tigre reviews here, or go back to the Le Tigre tabs.

Le Tigre Band: Le Tigre
Title: Feminist Sweepstakes
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Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: LT Tour Theme 2: Shred A 3: Fake French 4: FYR 5: On Guard 6: Much Finer 7: Dyke March 2001 8: Tres Bien 9: Well, Well, Well 10: TGIF 11: My Art 12: Cry for Everything Bad That's Ever Happened 13: Keep on Livin'

my all time favorite
HOWEVER, if someone was to ask me what my favorite CD of all-time is I wouldn't think twice before saying Feminist Sweepstakes. If someone was to ask me who my favorite band is, it wouldn't be Le Tigre (although I am a HUGE fan and they run a close second and seeing them live really made my life).

I have been in love with this CD for a good three years probably. I can't listen to it without singing along with every word.

Tracks like LT Tour Theme, Fake French, Tres Bien, and Well, Well, Well are playful and fun. Others like FYR, On Guard, My Art, and Keep On Livin' really get your blood pumping and also have such a positive message (especially Keep On Livin'. . . probably my favorite LT song for that reason).

The thing I can't get enough of is the powerful feminist strength behind Kathleen Hannah's voice. Her voice is the cherry on top that makes this cd not just a great listen, but it is actually empowering.

I never get tired of this CD. I can't say enough good things. Buy it. .


The Most Annoying "Music" I Have Ever Heard
I always found Bikini Kill to be bratty and screechy despite their valuable politics, but this goes beyond bratty and screechy to be absolutely intolerable. I cannot understand why this band is considered god-like in the indie rock world. Atari-game keyboards and beyond-irritating nasal cheerleader-with-a-sinus-infection-on-helium taunts. A related irritation factor is drummer JD Samson who is a man in every way except biologically (and I do not mean this to be offensive. I have a few FTM friends but they proudly identify as either boys or transboys. Why does Samson still call herself a lesbian when she obviously goes out of her way to look like the epitome of masculinity AS WELL as maleness?, yet puts out a "Lesbian Calendar" full of supposedly "sexy" poses. I'm sorry, but as a lesbian my idea of a lesbian calendar is girls who look like Angelina Jolie posing. Samson is putting out the message that all lesbians either look exactly like men or date those who look like men. This has entered indie rock culture to the point that my girlfriend and I are blackballed by the local lesbians because we dare to look pretty in a world where Samson is considered the epitome of lesbian hotness. This really makes me puke, as it just contributes to the denigration of womanhood and femininity. Le Tigre gives girls two choices: Be a screechy loud hetero femme with a baby like Kathleen Hanna, or be a silent, surly, virtual male "lesbian" like JD Samson. And either way, you're a girl, so the music you listen to has to be bratty and obnoxious, not beautiful and languid like all of those indie male bands.


I'm Embarrased
About this (. . ). I HATE LE TIGRE. There untalented. MY COUSINS AND I STARTED A LE TIGRE HATE SQUAD.


One of the best CDs EVER
I got feminist sweepstakes 3 months ago, and it is STILL in my diskman! in general i prefer more hardcore crust music like rudimentary peni, crass,and Sub-Humans, but this is one of the best CDs of ALL TIME!.


Finally, people who know what they are talking about!
Julie Ruin was a great side project and then came Le Tigre, one of the best bands in my collection. I have been a huge Kathleen fan since Bikini Kill. I have purchased all of the Le Tigre albums and this one is by far the BEST yet! These 3 women take on political issues that are important to me and are usually overlooked. It isn't just girl power or riot grrrl anymore. This album covers homosesexual rights, gender differences, socioeconomic back grounds and how the poor get skrewed and the rich dont care! O. K. I may sound bitter, but I was so impressed by this album. My favorite tracks are "FYR" which is probably the most political of all the songs they have created and "Keep on Livin'" which still brings tears to my eyes everytime I hear it. I saw them live on their last tour in Salt Lake City and it was INCREDIBLE! These women have energy, power, pride and creative minds that work together creating unique and beautiful expression. I love all of their albums, but Feminist is the best by far! You will not and could not regret this purchase!.


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