Pussy Whipped

Pussy Whipped
Studio album by Bikini Kill
Released October 26, 1993 (1993-10-26)
Recorded October 1992
Studio Avast! Studios
Genre Punk rock, riot grrrl
Length 24:50
Label Kill Rock Stars
Producer Stuart Hallerman
Bikini Kill chronology
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
(1993)Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah1993		 Pussy Whipped
(1993)		 The C.D. Version of the First Two Records
(1994)The C.D. Version of the First Two Records1994

Pussy Whipped is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Bikini Kill.[1] It was released on Kill Rock Stars on October 26, 1993.[2] It includes the track "Rebel Girl", which is number 27 on the Rolling Stone list of "Most Excellent Songs of Every Year Since 1967", a playlist assembled by the magazine in 2006 to celebrate its 1,000th issue.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[8]
Uncut9/10[9]
The Village VoiceA−[10]

Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "'Rebel Girl' is a manifesto just waiting to be discovered, and the rest of the album sees the band occasionally adding fun to their recipe for punk chaos."[4] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of A−, calling it "the first great riot-grrrl album."[5]

In 2015, Spin placed it at number 222 on its list of the "300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years".[11] In 2016, Pitchfork placed it at number 10 on its list of the "50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest".[12]

Track listing

All tracks written by Kathleen Hanna, Billy Karren, Kathi Wilcox, and Tobi Vail.

No.TitleLength
1."Blood One"1:44
2."Alien She"1:41
3."Magnet"1:26
4."Speed Heart"1:47
5."Lil' Red"2:13
6."Tell Me So"2:20
7."Sugar"2:22
8."Star Bellied Boy"1:33
9."Hamster Baby"2:20
10."Rebel Girl"2:43
11."Star Fish"1:03
12."For Tammy Rae"3:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

  • Kathleen Hanna – vocals (all tracks except "Speed Heart", "Tell Me So", and "Hamster Baby"), bass guitar ("Star Fish")
  • Billy Karren – guitar
  • Kathi Wilcox – bass guitar (all tracks except "Star Fish"), vocals ("Speed Heart")
  • Tobi Vail – drums, vocals ("Tell Me So" and "Hamster Baby")
  • Stuart Hallerman – production, engineering
  • Tammy Rae Carland – cover photography

References

  1. ↑ Reiss, Natalie (September 16, 2015). "Revolution Grrrl Style: Bikini Kill". Clash. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Discography". Kill Rock Stars. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Most Excellent Songs Of Every Year Since 1967". Rolling Stone. May 5, 2006. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Pussy Whipped – Bikini Kill". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Browne, David (January 28, 1994). "Pussy Whipped". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ Ali, Lorraine (December 19, 1993). "Snarrrling From the Frontier of Feminism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ Kot, Greg (2004). "Bikini Kill". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 72. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. ↑ Pattison, Louis (August 2015). "How to Buy... Kathleen Hanna". Uncut (219): 93.
  10. ↑ Christgau, Robert (January 18, 1994). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  11. ↑ "The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014) (2/5)". Spin. May 11, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  12. ↑ "The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest (5/5)". Pitchfork. September 6, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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