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1/28/25. I'm familiar with Le Tigre but this is my first time listening through. Love the punk rock spirit and the electronic elements.
Le Tigre has a decent energy that pops when it's done well, obviously Deceptacon and Phanta but also Let's Run. It's good and I can hear a fair amount of influence it might've had on a bunch of music I enjoy now, but it doesn't sustain that quality throughout, and the last three tracks are really quite bad. Sure, that's not easy to do, but the guitar lines are the most memorable takeaway from most songs, rather than the song itself. 3/5 though, more good than bad.
This was pretty good - catchy, slightly rough pop punk stuff with big, loud guitar behind it. The slight distort on everything dates it a bit, but it's still a really fun listen without being lifechanging. High end of a 3/5.
I love the punk attitude, the sixties influences, the production and the fuzz guitar riffs. Less successful are the vocals and the single riff trick gets a bit monotonous and ultimately it started to get boring.
Tiger but in french! Grrr
an eclectic album with elements of rock, pop, new wave, and dance… all with a punk attitude. at times, it reminded me of the go-go’s. interesting stuff.
I discovered this album the year it dropped while deep in a music exploration phase, but only the first song was available to me at that time. It feels like the album fed off of Liz Phair (Fuck and Run) and L7 (Shitlist) and came out morphed like this and passed on the favor to Bikini Kill (Rebel Girl). This band is really appealing and I bet they were awesome live. The vocals are strong and effective.
Plenty of interesting stuff to listen to here, but an unfortunate amount of dreck, too. I expect I’d like it more with repeated listening (especially the stronger cuts) but not sure I’d feel compelled to spend that time. Mad respect for their energy and tenacity, but a tough 3 stars for me.
Kind of forgettable outside of the first track. I really like the 80's vibe mixed with some punk elements but there just wasn't much that stuck out.
I was hoping to like this more, based on what I've heard of Le Tigre before and being a Kathleen Hannah/Bikini Kill fan. It was still alright, but just felt a little disjoint. I wonder if their later albums are more cohesive. 3/5
Wanted to like this more than I did. I kinda find it annoying. I much prefer Bikini Kill stuff. 2.5/5
Not bad! C+
Genre: riot grrl? Hahaha I liked it
Album 643 of 1001 Le Tigre - Le Tigre (1999) Rating : 3/ 5 A "vibrant mix of dance-punk, riot grrrl, and indie rock" Fun album. Am not familiar with the "riot grrrl movement", so I'll have to research that a bit. Good tunes. Lyrics seem to offer a bit more than I picked up on the first listen. Not a masterpiece but worth the time.
The opening track is a stone cold banger. The rest of the album feels a bit like an extended single, and then has a load of musings gaffer taped to the end. So 3.5er rounded down.
I was really not enjoying the first few songs on this album but Phanta got my attention, and I sort of enjoyed the album after that. Definitely something.
Another album I would have loved as a 16 year. Great opening track - Deceptacon - but sadly not sustained over the album - a few other gems - in particular Eau d'Bedroom Dancing - enjoyed the garage band/punk vibe. High 3 for me as not sure would listen again that often.
If I was 13 and female I would have absolutely loved this. With an older head I can see why the opener has orders of magnitude more listens on Spotify than anything else, it got me intrigued, excited, but by the third track that had all but died away. Some ok ones later on, but this album surely has no staying power.
yeah good album!
This was fun to set up my new laptop to
Political. Fun. Noise ish.
They got annoying after a while, especially when the lyrics were just listing stuff. I liked Friendship Station alright enough but I wouldn't put this on the list it was ok at best
Was pleasantly surprised that I actually liked this album!
A good sound, but really just one sound played over and over, with some random intellectual smugness thrown in.
3 STARS!
This is weird wild stuff, I kinda dig it. It somehow feels before and ahead of its time.
Ihan kiva. College-henkeä, lähestytään 2000-luvun erityiscooliutta mutta lämpöä tässä onneksi edelleen on. Riot girliys vähän elähdyttää mua aina, vaikka sen naiivius ei olekaan mun ykkösjuttu. Voisin palata kuuntelemaan uusiks.
Pääsin toisella kuuntelulla sisään - ja halu kuunnella toisenkin kerran kertoo enemmän kuin tuhat sanaa. Bändin konemainen naivismi ei puhuttele minua esteettisellä tasolla, mutta musiikki itsessään on siinä määrin tarttuvaa, että LP on kiistatta kuulemisen arvoinen.
A new one on me, although I knew the opening track. I really enjoyed this. Fun, playful, energetic, with a proper punk spirit. Short, sharp and sweet. One to revisit.
I love the SHOUTY SHOUTY element to this, especially first thing on a Monday morning. There's a general skuziness to the sound. Plus the overtly feminist lyrics give you plenty to think about. Cassavetes doesn't come out of this well.
I don't know this was fine but not sure what to think of it. Had a song about Metrocard for the subway I guess. Be nice and give 3 stars why not
I didn't mind it. Couldn't really gather what they were singing about most of the time. But some of the tunes had catchy little beats and riffs. If you like this but want it amped up a bit find Oteboke Beaver. Like this but wilder.
frekar skemmtilegt hrátt bílskúrsrokk með áhrifum frá grúvi sjöunda áratugnum. 3,5.
My My Metrocard is chad. The rest is whatever.
Catchy, fun guitar on some songs. 3.5
I'm so back! This album was witty and fun but I don't know if I would actually... listen to it. A bit sparse and one note. All the same! Fave track: Deceptacon
have heard 2 tracks so far, cool! raw, growly
An opening track that is undeniable followed by fun 30 min. It's akin to an early b52s album updated for 2k. It's a blast for sure. Good but not great.
3 Stars (8/15)
en något svag trea. det är lite rått på något sätt och jag gillar känslan men känns lite för tillrättalagt eller nåt vad fan vet jag.
Dance-punk, riot grrrl, new wave.
Good punk liked two songs, will listen again!
weird but fun
Mér fannst þetta bara mjög hressandi plata en varð fljótt mjög endurtekningarsöm og eiginlega of listræn eða ég fékk það á tilfinninguna að þetta væri hálfgerður gjörningur. Mun gleyma þessari þrátt fyrir að hafa skemmt mér yfir taktinum í henni
Jú, bara nokkuð hresst og fjölbreytt. Gæti þetta alveg aftur.
Kathleen Hannah rules
Teetering between a 3 and a 4. This was very fun and likeable, like an energetic toddler, but also very throwaway and I probably won’t revisit. Landed 3 in the end.
A very cool blend of punk rock and girl power pop, photo-electronica? Whatever it is, it flirts the line between catchy and overly yelly very well. The experimental instrumentation lightens it up nicely.
No other album on this list has changed my opinion so quickly. In the opening 30 seconds I thought I wouldn't like this at all, mainly because of the vocal. But as it went on it's really grown on me. I almost gave it a 4, but it gets a bit samey after a while. Someone here knows how to write a catchy beat, it forced my toes to tap and my head to nod along. It doesn't feel like an album, but more of a collection of individual songs, all of which are really fun. There's not enough fun music around anymore.
Deceptacon is a fun album. This is like 90s The Go-Gos and I like it infinitely more. There's something punk and something pop and something retro about this. The feminism on this album is right in your face which I guess makes some sense due to the fact that this album came out at the height of the Grrl Power and Riot Grrl eras. What's Yr Take On Cassavetes has maybe the stupidest lyrics of any song I've ever heard. Phanta shares some of the Imperial March. You can hear the Pixies influence. Eau D'Bedroom Dancing is cool. The lyrics pn this album could have been written by a whiny sixteen year old girl in 1998. The album is short and catchy. I don't know that I love it, and again, the lyrics are truly dreadful, but I wouldn't turn this off if it was playing. The Donnas owe these ladies a debt of gratitude. Dud Yr so Crazy!! is maybe worse lyrics than the Cassavetes song except the spoken word lyrics over an industrial beat makes for a much less appealing song.
This is a pretty basic album. Instrumentation is simple, production is simple, mixing is rudimentary. But I think that's the point of this one. It sounds like an album that was recorded in someone's garage. The use of a drum machine instead of an actual drummer kind of irks me a little. Typically I'm a sucker for female rock bands but while I like this, I don't think I would really play it again. I find myself thinking that this was sort of a missed opportunity and that the songs would be so much better with a little step up in production. I love the message, I love the sentiment, but the music is just lacking a little for me. I would be very interested to hear some other things they did after this album; I feel like they were a band that could have grown into something great. I wanted to like this record more than I did and I think I'd rate it like a 2.75/5.
kötü deil
Playful and not over thought. Not my favorite, but good for what it is.
Interesting album from an interesting band. But not quite my style.
Gear: Hifiman Arya Artwork: 🟨🐯❓ Mix: 😲🙂👌 Musik: 🧷♀️💪 Wertung: 🐯🐯🐯/5
I probably would have loved this if they were not trying to purposefully underproduce the whole thing, as a political statement. They write beautiful melodies, and have a sense of song structure that many highly acclaimed artists lack. All in all I am glad I know that this exists, even If I am not going to revisit it.
Some of the upvoted 1 star reviews tell you a good chunk of what you need to know about why Bikini Kill and Le Tigre are cool. It would be cool to have listened in 1999. Sadly for me this record's been mined for pretty much all it's got by low effort dance punk bands & self-deprecating twee acts, and though it's way better it's not all that distinct. That half this doesn't take itself seriously would have been fun when it was more novel and when it was more current. There's something a lot more compelling about levity from people who can be serious, something cool and brave about it when you were just in a band that faced throwing-stuff-at-you-on-stage level antagonism. music: failed to appreciate adequately. ( -_-)
77% Best: Decepticon, Hot Topic, Phanta, My My Metrocard, Friendship Station Must-Hear? Not quite (overall; it is must-hear for its genre)
It's okay. Its problem is that, being old and having listened to lots of things, I remember the bands from where they took their inspiration, some of whose work will probably be on this list somewhere. If I were younger and didn't know those influences, I'd probably be more impressed.
Some real bangers on here, but it's inconsistent. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. Love their style and sound.
Love the start so far, Deceptacon is a great tune and the pace keeps ups into Hot Topic. Great album again and one I will go back to.
the most 1999 album that has ever been released
This album was kind of fun. I liked the energy and the raw sound. On the minus side the vocals were annoying at times and sometimes when they put down a groove they would ride it hard until they beat it into the ground but overall it kind of won me over. I'm still going to remember this sound in the coming days, weeks, months and I'd listen to it again. For that I'll round up my initial rating of 2.5 to a 3.
One song i particularly enjoyed
Deceptacon 3 Hot Topic 3.3 What's Yr Take on Cassavetes 3 The The Empty 3.1 Phanta 3.4 Eau d'Bedroom Dancing 3.4 Let's Run 3.2 My My Metrocard 3.5 Friendship Station 3.7 Slideshow at Free University 3.2 Dude, Yr So Crazy 3 Les and Ray 3.3 Score: 3.258333333
Rather enjoyable. Reminiscent of the Ting Tings but slightly more friendly.
I liked this more than I was expecting. Definitely would listen again.
This sounds like the spice girls on acid. That is not necessarily a bad thing.
Starts strong, super fun, lots of attitude, witty. But also sonically abrasive; for me it wore out quickly and I struggled to make it to the end. Belongs on this list.
Le Tigre made clean, energetic punk music that focused on Feminist messages. Their self-titled debut album is filled with danceable, new-wave tracks with a distinct element - edgy punk with only female voices. These are good songs: melodic, engaging songs with a consistent focused message. Le Tigre has moved punk into the nineties, with synthesizers and drum machines.
closer to a 3.5
Enjoyable, alot of similarities to the Riot Grrrl movement, hints of The Go-Go's .. will deffo listen again.
Nice.
I usually hate this kind of stuff, but this was pretty good.
3.2 - I loved the first track and then it was just quite a lot of the whole album. Would listen again though
But Deceptacon!
Slightly nonplussed today. I do like them though I don't often listen again
Well that was fun and lively.
Crunchy to crisp production that breaks with the traditional DIY rrriot grrrl sound aesthetics. The political message is as omnipesent as - sadly - still very necessary.
I feel like I might want to go back and listen to this a second time; I really did not like the sound at the start of the album, but I was warming up to it by the end. Pointed and humorous lyrics also help make this stand out. Honestly one of the first times a punk sound hasn't completely turned me off. Top tracks: Eau D' Ballroom Dancing, Friendship Station, Dude Yr So Crazy!!
Favorite Tracks: Deceptacon Hot Topic What’s Yr Take On Cassavetes
Ok but not a standout and probably won't listen to again.
Interesting. Some songs grated a little. 3.25
Le Tigre sure is le fun. Pretty enjoyable listen overall.
Yeah fun enough
Dance-punk, riot grrrl, new wave.
The highlight of the album: Les and Ray Slideshow at Free University Deceptacon .....see you later. 3.5/5
Dance-punk, riot grrrl, new wave.
Punk, pretty raw, but stereotypical.
I like Le Tigre but I'm reminded that it hasn't occurred to me to put a Le Tigre album on in nearly 20 years. I guess that's a problem with being so topical?
I actually own a Le Tigre album (not this one, rather "This Island"), somewhat accidentally when I found it left on the street--I'm not sure I even listened to it for months, and had no idea what the band was like. I'm impressed to discover that this debut album shares a lot of similarities with their 3rd and last album (but not in a repetitive way), and I enjoyed this album as much as "The Island". Not exactly my favorite music style, but they have good lyrics and a well-produced sound (for what they're trying to achieve). "Deceptacon" reminds me (perhaps oddly) of a later version of the classic Ministry "Jesus Built My Hotrod", perhaps simply because they both have references to "ding a ding a dang a dong dong ding dong " (more or less). And it's pretty funny to see/hear how "My my metrocard" is strangely re-relevant with its critique of good old Giuliani. My favorite song on the album, though, is probably "Slideshow at Free University," which reminds me of the exhibit/film "Manifesto" (probably because the song is also an excerpt of a manifesto), as well as the band "LCD Soundsystem".
Gurlz Ruckaz
For a few of the songs the vocals are a bit too rough. But the instrumentals throughout are great. It is easy to hear the influence this had on the girl rock groups of the 2000s and beyond.
Better than expected. Kinda fun.
They sure like listing things. Fun energy and I appreciate the SpongeBob aesthetic of the cover
Very interesting but far from amazing.
Not bad, some decent instrumentation at points, but the singing was grating, and it felt a little experimental at times. I guess punk isn't for me.
Who did this font better: Le Tigre, or Spongebob? Anyway, this is a great dancepunk/riot grrrl album, full of everything that made/makes riot grrrl great, but somehow even more fun. It’s refreshing to hear such a thorough criticism of Rudy Giuliani from 25 years ago.
I didn't know anything about this going in. It reminded me a bit of The Runaways. Deceptacon had a variety of styles within the song (most of which were too "punk" for me). Hot Topic was a change of pace - I enjoyed it, with its very long list of feminist icons in the second half. The end of What's Yr Take On Cassavetes was weird, with the dogs barking. Really disliked The The Empty and The Phanta. I liked the first half of Friendship Station, but not the rest. The next two tracks (Slideshow at Free University and Dude Yr So Crazy) seemed like a completely different artist on a different album. The finale (Les and Ray) was a nice feeling to wrap it up. Overall, not bad, but not my thing.
Not a one hit wonder for me anymore, decent fun :)
Indie, lofi, experimental, electro, mid/fast, female, samples, bells, dancy and groovy, air to breathe, aged well, high voice, but not annoying
Honestly I can see why people didn't like it. The songs did feel indistinct but ngl I had a lot of fun with the album regardless. It didn't take itself seriously and I really enjoyed that aspect of it.
I remember when this came out and it made it into my school...scandalous in a catholic school
A lions in the chain or of Indy rock. I couldn’t wrap my brain around it at first, strange and interesting, fun and intriguing
Had only heard a couple songs by them but hearing an entire album makes me appreciate their contribution. But, many mid songs.
Not bad.
Pretty good late nineties alterna-punk.
2.5 stars. This was weird, dance punk-ish. I enjoyed it at times, but overall just didn't do it for me. Standout is "Deceptacon".
Something a bit different, without being offensive. Consistent without being too repetitive. I think the vocals lets the rest of the music down, but isn’t too bad. I had to google who Cassavetes is to see what my take is; I don’t have one.
Got better on the 2nd listen.
Belongs on a different list titled '1001 albums with a couple of songs you must hear Favorite track: Eau d'bedroom dancing
it's aight. Pretty funny lyrics, fun and energetic sound
Good beat, fast tempo. Good music to get one going and keep them going.
Pretty enjoyable mix of genres here. Love the angry feminist vibe, but there are definitely also a mix of much worse songs.
A fun, experimental pop album with a punk loaded first half that sounds like it was just a bit more fun to make than it was to consume. I’m projecting, because I used to make bedroom rock that had a lot of these same elements; out of tune guitars, minimal production, vocal styles that didn’t match the tone of the track, etc. and I always felt like no one would be very interested in hearing it.
Deceptacon is awesome... the rest is fine
Punk grrl rock, good fun
Cat: this is kinda fuuuuun. Actually kinda badass
3.4/5 - Very fun and brillant first half. Second half is a little odd, but could be fun in the right place/time.
Real punk
Ganz nett. Mal was anderes.
Nice rock, don't really love her voice though
Solid punk rock. I didn’t know any of the songs, and I didn’t particularly get hooked by any of them either. But I like the album and would want to hear it again.
It makes a lot of sense that this is a post-Bikini Kill project, cuz it feels similar to what that band was doing, but in a more dancy indie direction. Sadly, I think this record gets hurt a lot by the first song being so damn good, cuz nothing else even comes close to that song, which just leaves me wanting more but never getting it. But its still pretty good overall.
Never heard of this band before, but I recognized a few of their songs. Some cool punk/new wave sounds, but in a late-90s context if that makes sense. Kinda has some triphop vibes at parts as well. The lyrics were dope too. Enjoyable.
Nice mix of punk and electronica.
Good, but forgettable
Litt eksperimentell men ikke mye ganske bra 3.5
It was okay. Quite fun.
Some pretty interesting stuff on here. Some tunes don't work but others I liked quite a bit.
Neljä valkoista cis hetero miestä arvostelee naisia, sekä naisten tekemää taidetta, joka kertoo siitä millaista on olla nainen miesten dominoimassa yhteiskunnassa, joka marginsalisoi heitä. Ootte kaikki kusipäitä. Vastenmielistä.
It's ok. I appreciate the sentiment. I mean for an album that's 20 years too late it's ok. Listen to X-ray-specs from 1978. Poly Styrene was an astonishing person. But then she never made it to Tik-Tok.
Oikein mitätön. Lyyrikoita en kuullut heh naisulinaa koko albumi….
Not sure how you would even classify this music, but definitely a familiar sound that still felt completely new. It was like the Go-Go’s went punk. I appreciated the New York call outs on “My My Metrocard” (Rudy Giuliani DOES still suck) and while I didn’t hate this album, I don’t think I’d revisit anytime soon. It was a fun listen, but not exactly my cup of tea and songs like “Slideshow at Free University” really grind my gears on albums because they just feel like experimental fillers. Do something that sounds good if you want to experiment with a song you’d only be able to put on an album and not be a radio hit!
3.5, one of my more preferred punk albums.
Really enjoyed this despite what my initial reaction off the album cover provided me. 3/5
beh cheddira
Good album. Starts great, short, fast, punchy etc I'm gonna go with a high 3/5
goofy uuuuuh music. really enjoyed the songwriting on this one, at times biting. best tracks: deceptacon, whats yr take on cassavetes, eau d'bedroom dancing
i used to love this album, but now, I don't know. maybe it aged poorly or maybe my sensibilities have changed in a way to misalign me from it. still plenty of highlights but it verges on plain ol' annoying too much to me now
Standard 90s electro indie pop fayre
This is the best Kathleen Hannah mode. I struggle with Bikini Kill.
A pretty kooky and interesting selection of tracks. I enjoyed how different it was. Fun fact: I played one song in my Year 8 class and one of the students asked if it was Le Tigre. Kudos to them!
Bom.
1 heel goed nummer, voor de rest beetje eh
Pop raivoso e engajado que flui bem.
Možda dođe i do 4. Ali mi se sviđa.
Loved it a lot was an interesting listen. Angry women music is always good
A really fun dance-punk record with Kathleen Hanna's usual gritty lyrics. It often sounds like a direct successor to bands like ESG , Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio, which is a great thing of course.
Pretty great dance punk with simple, but efficient beats!
beetje EUT vibes
It's pretty fun, and I enjoyed the inventive nature of the album. Besides the first track, nothing was super special.
I liked it! I'm torn though. Was it a 3? Was it a 3.5? I'd say 3.5, round down. Tough call. Fun album.
love these guys
This is decent stuff. First track is tons of fun.
Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. I could see how this could have paved the way for some of the indie sounds in the 2000s
This is cool I think I'll need to listen to it again to fully appreciate it. It's 3 stars for now
Best song: “My My Metrocard”.
Feels very loose and energetic. Dabbles in B52s-esque new wave, maybe a little light industrial (I got less noisy Big Black vibes on a few tracks), as well as some basic hip-hop. A fun, quick one. Favorite tracks: "Deceptacon", "Let's Run", "My My Metrocard"
Different, electronic. If in the mood, gets repetitive
I feel like this band, and this album, is in similar style to recent Sleater-Kinney record that I have stumbled upon on this list. Not only because of the mostly female lineup and lyrics theme, but also because of slightly experimental/screamo style both of those bands present. In case of Le Tigre, there is much more emphasis on "experimental" part - many songs are very original in their structure, with few hits and a lot of misses, in my opinion. Couple of more conventional tracks are really good, like the opening "Deceptacon". Overall, interesting position on the list, but ultimately I wasn't completely sold on it - but I will be happy to give it another go in the future.
I appreciate the cultural impact, has some good songs, but overall it is an average listen 5/10
Good feminist punk! Unsure how you reckon the song "I'm With Her" with this, though. That song is dogshit. Sidenote, but a song like Hot Topic (or something like La Vie Boheme in RENT) seems like a kind of shallow way to approach the whole, you know Favorite Tracks: Deceptacon, Les and Ray 3.5/5
Hated 80% of what they were doing. Bad vocals, repetitive, cringe shoehorned politics. Yet, I listened all the way through did sort of like the vibe overall.
Did indie music atrophy in about 1995? It’s not horrible but I’m not getting anything I can’t get out of ‘seether’ or Love. Edgily boring and more hip than the before shot in a weight watchers commercial yet not terribly interesting. 2.5 (rounded up to 3)
I'm kind of shocked that there isn't anything by Bikini Kill on the 1001 albums list. I mean, they are abrasive and difficult sounding, with angry yelled political lyrics, but given the seeming million hardcore albums on the list that fit that description, why is the most important band from the Riot Grrl scene neglected? Too feminist, perhaps? Or am I being too cynical? Anyway, Kathleen Hanna, frontperson and leading light of Bikini Kill, followed up that band with a largely forgotten solo album, and then formed Le Tigre. And this is their first record, recorded on the cheap for a tiny independent feminist record label. The mission statement is there in the first song: "Wanna disco?/ Wanna see me disco?/ Let me hear you depoliticize my rhyme" This is feminist punk wrapped in a danceable pop format. This hearkens back to the punk ideal of barely being able to play your instruments (bad guitar, bad bass, augmented with basic drum machines and some samples), influenced by 60s pop (who took the bomp, indeed?), hip hop, punk rock , surf, etc, but simplified down to a basic core. There are unabashed hooks across the album, and some catchy songs. The hook from Deceptacon is sampled in the Sound Opinions podcast opening sting, alongside other iconic riffs, Hot Topic and My Metrocard are my favourite songs on the album. The whole thing is amateurish and badly recorded, and pretty simple, but it's fun and energetic and political and funny. It's unpretentious fun, made for a small audience (I mean, really, it came out on the Mr Lady record label. This was a small, independent release, with little expectations of being big. It has had a subsequent life, that I suspect nobody really foresaw). I dig it. I don't want to be part of your revolution if I can't dance.
Fun pop punk. Definitely understand the cultural significance. Opener is excellent, modern sound. Ends up a 3.6 I think
Well that was… unexpected. Didn’t hate it but couldn’t listen to the whole thing.
3.5
немного слишком панк
Snotty playground vocals usually grate with me, but strong hooks, filthy murk, and the otherwise general heaviness of the mix work well with it. I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Peter Hook’s bass ghost dominates many of the best songs.
forgot I owned this, I guess I liked it when it came out. kinda punky and fun but sounds a bit like a kids daycare chorus
It wasn’t a life changing album but it was fun for what it was. The singer wasn’t the best but the other elements of the band were dope. If you listen to bands in this genre and expect the Beatles, Pink Floyd, or the doors you miss the point of the tunes.
Pretty fun album! Super earwormy and lots of fun little diddies in there. 6/10
Interesting. Some generic fuzzbox level pop punk but also some more interesting tunes
Una mezcla interesante de sonidos y letras, no sabría en que género clasificarlo
Crashing, electronics, never particularly crashing electronics. Bikini is audible at first then fades; Le Tigre is perfectly capable itself. Many events, serially. A shock to the system and not a blanket.
Not my favorite album of all time, but definitely some creative elements here.
I liked this more than I expected to.
un album fun. whats yr take on Cassavates aurai pu lui donner 4
I liked the B-52s but rougher and more political sound. I was recommending Deceptacon to my daughter - but she told me it has been 'tik-tokked' - sigh
Wouw..Girl power punk. Some great songs, some are just noisy and annoying
po pireeee
Weird rock. Feels like punk French or something
Day 2 Deceptacon - 9/10 - I'm pretty sure I've heard this one before from TikTok. I actually like this trend that I've had today and yesterday where I know one song and the rest are completely new to me. This song is cool and a good show of what I've come to associate this band with by the end of the album without going as off the rails as some of the others do. Hot Topic - 7/10 What's Yr Take On Cassavetes - 4/10 - If Deceptacon was the band doing too much (good ending), this is the band doing too much (bad ending). It still doesn't fall under 4 for me though as the sound of the band is there, it's just too much happening. The The Empty - 5/10 - it honestly reminds me of a band playing in a garage in a movie but not in a good way. Not terrible, I just know they can do better. Phanta - 7/10 - cool Eau d'Bedroom Dancing - 6/10 - the sound isn't bad but again it feels clustered with seemingly random sounds thrown in Let's Run - 8/10 - feels a bit like the first song but with more random sounds thrown in My My Metrocard - 7/10 Friendship Situation - 6/10 Sideshow at Free University - 6/10 Dude, Yr So Crazy - 8/10 Les and Ray - 8/10 - weirdly good which isn't irregular from how the other good songs feel but this one is especially weird Overall: The bands sound seems like an attempt at throwing things at the wall until they work and it works more often than not. 81/120 or 68%
Super artsy and unique! I'd love to say that I was into it and understood it, but it just wasn't really something that appealed to me on my first listen through. Maybe it's just one of those things that takes a lot of time to truly appreciate, kinda like Connan Mockasin for me.
I surprisingly didn't hate this album. This is the first punk album I listened to and didn't think was too bad. It's still not an album I would listen to normally, but it was decent. 2.5/5 Favorite song: Eau D' Bedroom Dancing Worst song: Dude Yr So Crazy!!
Some late nineties pop electronica. It's better than I thought it would be. I'm not sure I can listen to the singer for very long, but once through the album was good.
Love the general sound but no individual song stood out as exceptional to me.
Finished LE TIGRE Maybe this is me being old, but listening to this album was a little too much for me, even at just 30 minutes or so long. There's so much monotonous music and yelling. I get why it's an important album in the Riot Grrrl sense and also in a queer feminist sense. I did come away with faves. I had heard and enjoyed "Deceptacon" before, though in the context of the whole album, it falls into the yelling category. I liked "Phanta," "Eau D'bedroom Dancing," and "Dude Yr so Crazy!!". The latter two were slower, and "Dude" was mostly instrumental.
pop punk, some tracks are fun but repetitive and annoying vocals
Hi, we can't decide if we're the B-52's or The Slits or even how we feel about John Cassavetes. But we're a really good time.
A few pickles were tickled. Some nostalgic numbers and some crud. Didn't blow my socks off but they're loose.
One of those albums I’m surprised I like. Late 90’s pop punk? Except it has more in common with The Bangles & the B-52s, artistically speaking? Maybe that’s not too much of a stretch (Edit: it’s called “riot grrl” apparently) Fuck Giuliani, indeed HL: Deceptacon, Phanta, Hot Topic, Les and Ray January 17, 2023
This was a very interesting album, felt like it was ahead of its time but also right on time. Capturing the angst of that time period. And I feel like these songs have been used on some indie movie soundtracks. Deception and Cassavetes were great.
Opens with a glorious punk rock sounds. There is influences from 60s Motown, hip hop, electronica as well. Sharp lyrics, a few less than stellar fillers but overall inventive and uplifting.
Pretty good. Not really my style overall but there were a few songs that were catchy and interesting. Was thinking this sounds a lot like Bikini Kill in parts and then found out that Kathleen Hanna is in this so duh. 3.5 stars
eh
Just some girls rocking off… you love to see it
The right album to have some fun with and definitely a solid project.
Ärtigt och friskt men inte riktigt min kopp te, varken då eller nu.
Wasn’t too sure how I felt about this one but it was alright to listen to so 3*
Quite liked it actually. Started well... Drifted a bit so only a 3.
Nice. Deceptacon - great riff!
Interesting themes heavy guitar and blend of punk and electro well done
One or two cool songs not too interested
This is fun. And “Fuck Giuliani” is truly a timeless message.
This sits somwhere between annoying unique and fun unique and I am not quite sure on which side.
Can't give it any lower or I'll might look misogynist :)
This was fun, some decent songs, some duds, some kind of both (a song about opinions on Cassavetes is ridiculous and dumb, but also very funny)
Good. Listen again when not working
It's alright, old-school feminist stuff has a kind of charm to it. Some of the songs I really enjoyed, but some sounded kind of obnoxious to me.
Pretty cool. I was surprised by this one. Quirky rock chicks
Dumb fun
Not bad but not great.. I rather just listen to Sleater-Kinney instead.
Deceptacon is class, there were some other decent bits and pieces in the rest of the album but it largely never reaches the same heights
Nice energy, I fuck with the riot grrrl genre. Having said that, I don't know if I liked all the songs on here. Some felt forgettable. Despite the quirkiness and originality, I can't see myself revisiting this one often. I should relisten to see if I change my mind though. Also for a band with a french name, they should've sung in french for at least one song. fave: what's yr take on cassevetes?
I guess this is post-riot grrrl....thought it was going to be shouty political throw away stuff but there is some guile and some banging tunes. Strong 3
Bubble gum garage punk, with elements of electronica. At its best, it's fairly good, but it occasionally dips into deconstructionist drivel. Feels like a sophomoric effort from a band that probably could be and sound better.
Just nuts...all attitude, but in a good way. 3/5
just average
This album should be right up my alley - angsty, guitar-heavy, '90s music. I feel conflicted about this though. Some songs do sound cool like Friendship Station, Let's Run and Hot Topic, but a lot of this sounds like teenagers yelling and making noise. I feel like an old woman looking out my window with my fingers in my ears, wondering where that loud music is coming from. Get off my lawn, kids!!!
A band or album Iv never heard of, really enjoyed this good punk/new wave album.
Shades of a stripped-down Debbie Harry, with a slight touch of punk.
Lends some nice variety to this list. I am going to give this a "3, belongs, even if maybe not my style" but the more I think about their lyrics the more I like them. This strikes me more as an art/commentary project than a musical album.
Turn of the millennium feminist futurepunk. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: My My Metrocard Date listened: 26/09/22
есть хиты, но мне не понравилось… может это под определенное агрессивное настроение
Very meh album. I thinks its good just nothing special. "Phanta" was probably my favorite track. "Deceptacon" is also a good track.
Punky vibe. But also a 90s vibe. It was ok, didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. Best track was slideshow.
I wish I liked it more. It's just not my taste. but it did make me think about the important of playfulness in music.
I enjoyed the songs with the go-gos vibe.
Had no idea what to expect with this one, but if I hadn't looked at its release date beforehand, I suspect I would have mistaken it for a punk and/or new wave album from the late-'80s (at least until they started singing about Rudy Giuliani, anyway). The first track, "Deceptacon," knocked me on my ass. The instrumentation is pretty simple (which can be said about the majority of the album), but Kathleen Hanna's vocals are raw and forceful and just about perfect. It's easily my favorite track on the album, which, sadly, isn't as consistent as I'd hoped it would be. Despite that, I thoroughly enjoyed "The The Empty" and "Let's Run," and "Friendship Station" ain't bad either (it's got a great beat). One thing's for sure: after enjoying Hanna's vocals so much I'm definitely going to give Bikini Kill a go, who I've heard of but never gotten around to checking out.
I was really diggin' the music, but the vocals grated on my nerves most of the time.
Apart, niet altijd veel van de tekst begrepen
Some strong tracks. Some less so.
A truly uncaring, rough-around-the-edges LP that keeps its tongue firmly in its cheek for the whole runtime. Not every track lands (if you don't like the vocals/hook that's all you have to run with for the 2-3 minutes each song runs), but those that do have such a fun, careless swagger about them that it's hard not to smile.
Album gets way better near the end. Solid working background music when not having to think too much.
Gran pop. No los conocía, Me gusto
The album was ok. I was not familiar with the band or any of the songs. The music is hard to describe as it is electronic music nor is it really pop music. It is a short album that was very helpful. It is better than a two but not really a three. I will round up.
Sounds like cat fighting. But listenable music
I mean it’s all right
Some good stuff if a little overly shouty for a full album
It's interesting. Reminds me a lot of Kate Pierson and the B52s, with a political slant.
Adventurous, lo-fi, experimental. Has some indie pop punk sensibilities and then it is just stretched in some different directions. I thought Cassavetes was a bit too on the nose and Yr So Crazy probably doesn't need a lot of repeats, but overall pretty cool album.
J’qi bien aime, hard rock avecde bon riff et une bonne chanteuse. Ca sonne bien et ca detonne de certain album rock sur la liste. 3.75
nice
Solid 3. Most of it was fun and high energy, but it got a little lame for me at times.
No los conocía, o eso creo, pero empieza muy bien. Hitazo ese "Deceptacon", sigue con "Hot topic" y luego también me gustó "Friendship Station". Divertido se merece ser recordado.
Couple of good songs.
My first reaction was that this band, who sounds like they were doing ’78 in ’98, were getting the nod from 1001 because they were an all-girl band and there were so few of those around who weren't pre-fabricated, made for MTV types. But I found them amusing with the the politicized & funny lyrics, combined with a sound that is sometimes punky, sometimes doo-woppy, often relying on low-fi synths and the occasional screaming. Certainly more varied and listenable than The Slits.
This album by a bunch of Riot Grrls is pretty cool. It pre dates another feminist band that I really love- Electrelane but they can both rock out real good. It starts off with a real bang with Deceptacon but lags a bit after that but I did enjoy their witty lyrics and social commentary.
This is fun, energetic, little bit of a slick punk vibe. Le Tigre could sound like a hundred other bands, but it's the strident lyrics that really makes them stand out. A little goes a long way though. Fave Songs: Deceptacon, Eau d'Bedroom Dancing, Friendship Station, Phanta, Slideshow at Free University
first listen Riot Grrrl 90s punk vibes
Kicked off with highly interesting sounds, but it was later lost. Liked the grunginess, but it didn't particularly stick with me. Highlight: Deceptacon
Nowoczesne i nieoczywiste, ale jednocześnie nieprzesadzone do granic możliwości.
No major opinions on this one - some of them were quite fun but it didn't stand out as anything special
Je vais un peu faire le même reproche à cet album qu'à celui du T.Rex. La fin n'était pas nécessaire. Alors que le tigre venait à peine de finir un bon repas, il n'hésita pas une seconde à massacrer une antilope qui passait dans le coin par pur plaisir. Il n'en mangera qu'un petit bout et laissera la dépouille derrière lui. En bref, un vrai gâchis.
Le tigre du bengale est un animal vraiment surprenant. Il est solitaire et nocturne et n'aime pas partager son domaine avec d'autres tigres et animaux. Pour décourager les intrus, tous les tigres du Bengale marquent leur territoire par l'urine ou les excréments qui signalent leur présence. C'est peu ou proue ce que vient de nous proposer ici le groupe Le Tigre, marquant sonn territoir sur le générateur en nous chiant leur musique de merde à la gueule.
Don't think I've heard this group before, despite Deceptacon having >100 million Spotify streams. Initially words like 'pretentious' and 'annoying' came to mind, but then I got over it and now I'm leaning towards 'inventive' and 'fun' instead.
Good Riot Grrrls
I love the way this record sounds. You know - like the end of the 90s. It sorta hints that the garage/post-punk revival of the 00s was just around the corner, waiting to rescue discerning listeners (shines fingernails on shirt) from Korn, Creed, Staind, Cold, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, etc. That's cool. But it's the timing of this record that is key for me. It predates bands that got more credit (and were male-fronted, except Yeah Yeah Yeahs) for doing something similar just a couple years later. I also like that this record blends some non-garage elements (subtle electronics and glitchy samples). Definitely adding this artist in Spotify.
I’m a sucker for female punk, so I really dig this. I was a tad annoyed that the vocal are so far off in the background, but I also think her voice would have gotten to me of it were any louder - so, nicely done I guess.
funky and political
Loved it! 3.5 of 5. The album starts out strong with four really great songs. The rest are pretty good too. Standouts: Hot Topic, What's Yr Take on Cassavetes, Deceptacon, The The Empty, My My Metrocard, Phanta, Friendship Station Left me wanting more.
The music is "indie" and experimental - fun alternative indie-rock. The vocals switch between youthful arthouse to irritating shouty and whiney punk/art-school pretentious. It is a knowingly art-school album. Definitely not born of "kids making music for fun", but students making music as a vehicle for their arthouse/activist pretext. Still, it's a good listen with the guitars and synths and drum machines mixed up together. I even began to find the vocals acceptable by the end
Its actually not bad, first song is the best, the album is a little all over the place and my first impressions were that the vocals were going to annoy me. I mean they did, but not enough to stop me listening.
Playful and self-deprecating, despite the earnestness of the project.
Usually I'm all in on these all-female punk/riot grrrl bands but there were points that got a little grating and repetitive. Not terrible, but there's better riot grrrl music out there.
Not my kind of thing, but probably not intended to be. As Scroobius Pip says "You don't have to like everything, and not everything is meant for you to like!" Some interesting ideas, musically and lyrically, but feels a bit unfinished. Not terrible, but not great. The kind of songs you would hear on BBC 6music, and then something better would come along.
Pretty neat, electronics and dance mixed with riot grrl punk. Some really good dark ambient tracks at the end.
I don't have any strong feelings about this album either way. I felt more positive than negative about it, though. I'd probably give it another listen at some point. It's decent.
Loud, grating, but enjoyed the beat.
Solid
It's been a while since I've listened to this album. It's catchy, upbeat, fun, a little punk and a little electronic. All in all good and fun album.
I appreciate the sound and the attitude.
Just ok.
Assez éclectique
Couple of decent tracks, but pretty one-dimensional.
Not too bad. Some good tunes worth another listen.
Fun and experimental - some tracks at the start are a little basic though
Fun album. Some catchy songs. 7/10
Nice female fronted punk. Reminds me of a slightly more modern Souxsie and the Banshees
Kinda sweet like the great girl bands of the 80s like the Bagles and the GoGos, but with a sailor language variant
Disc divertit, fresc, reivindicatiu, de vegades iconoclasta, presoner del seu temps, però que continua tenint el seu punt en temes com 'Deceptacon', 'Eau d'Bedroom Dancing' o la divertida 'What's Yr Take on Cassavetes'. Et torna a 1999 i et fa moure els peus, i el cap... poc més es pot demanar
strong opening, really liked the first track but, wasn't really keen on the follow-ups, it wasn't bad, but it didn't really add anything else.
6/10
I’d probably really have liked this back in Sonic Youth days. 3.
Liked it fine, would've probably liked it more at the time
I know of Le Tigre through Kathleen Hanna/Bikini Kill as well as the Nofx connection in Deceptacon. I've never really listened though. Not too bad.
5/10 had a couple good tracks and interesting ideas (deceptacon is great) but overall not a great listen
Hippy punk chicks are crazy, man
Not my kind of thing, but probably not meant to be. Some interesting ideas, musically and lyrically, but feels a bit unfinished. Not terrible, but not great. The ind of songs you would hear on BBC 6music, and then something better would come along.
Hann inte lyssna inte jättemycket men sånt här gillar jag
OK
Overall not a fan of it but that is personal preference. Not my type of music except for eau d'bedroom dancing, was quite nice, along with phanta and deceptacon. Rest were ok but not for me
Fun album, good energy. I kinda lost interest about 2/3 of the way through but overall enjoyed it!
Hämmentävä levy ja täysin uusi tuttavuus. Paikoitellen ihan vekkulia menoa ja uppoutu täysillä musaan sisään. Loppua kohti tunnelma lässähti
Poppier than I expected
Not my favorite
Thought this was a pretty good punk album.