L7

L7
Formed: 1985 in Los Angeles, CA
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Grunge, Alternative Metal, Riot Grrrl
Group Members: Jennifer Finch, Suzi Gardner, Demetra "Dee" Plakas, Donita Sparks, Gail Greenwood, Roy Koutsky, Janis Tanaka
Biography: Although often lumped in with the "Seattle Movement" of the early '90s (due to their sound, look, and attitude), the all-female punk band L7 hailed originally from Los Angeles. The seeds for L7 (whose name was taken from a slang term in the '50s that meant someone who was a "square") were planted in ...Read full biography
Bricks Are Heavy
Released: 1992
Label: Reprise
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Though they hailed from sunny L.A., L7 became the poster girls for grunge in 1992, with the meteoric success of their third album, Bricks Are Heavy. While their previous efforts had sounded sloppy and ...Read full review
Smell the Magic
Released: 1991
Label: Sub Pop Records
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On 1991's Smell the Magic, L7 begins to find the sense of melody to complement its distorted punk guitar assault. The band deserves ultimate praise for writing from a completely female perspective at all ...Read full review
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