| Smell the Magic by L7 | |
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| Information | |
| Name | Smell the Magic |
| Album Type | Studio Album |
| Genres | Grunge, Riot Grrrl, Punk |
| Release Date |
July, 1991 |
| Recorded Date and Place | 1989 at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, WA (Tracks 1, 4, 6 and 7),
Radio Tokyo in Venice, CA (Tracks 2, 3, 5 and 9), Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA (Track 8) |
| Label | Sub Pop |
| Length | 29:36 |
| Preceded By | Smell the Magic (EP) |
| Followed By | Bricks Are Heavy |
Note: The introductory paragraph and the personell are taken from a Wikipedia article. The article can be viewed here.
Smell the Magic is the second album by the Los Angeles band L7. It was initially released in September 1990 as a 12" EP containing only the first six songs. It was reissued on CD in July 1991, expanded to album length with three more tracks: "Packin' a Rod", "Just Like Me" and "American Society". The opening song, "Shove", was released as the band's first single.
Reception[]
The album has met with more positive reception among critics than its predecessor, the self titled L7. Robert Christgau gave the album a A. He wrote about the band, stating: "these clitocentric trouble girls are everything the Runaways were supposed to be." This was the first L7 album Christgau had reviewed. The album was given 4 stars by Allmusic and the Rolling Stone Album Guide. Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic's review staff gave the album 4 stars, praising the bands style. He writes "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 times." He also praised the track Fast and Firghtening.
Personnel[]
L7[]
- Donita Sparks - guitar, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2,4,5,7,9
- Suzi Gardner - guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1,5,6,9
- Jennifer Finch - bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 3,8,9
- Demetra Plakas - drums
Guest[]
- Mike Patton - guest vocals
Production[]
- Jack Endino - engineer
- Michael James - engineer
- Daniel Rey - engineer
- Randall Martin - logo
- Charles Peterson - photography
- Howard Rosenberg - photography
- Jeff Price - art director