Reviews (page 2 of 8)
Not my jam
Album : 7/1089 number of songs known : 0/13 favourite song : Words and Guitar rating :9/10 notes : love the left ear right ear difference in dig me out. Love a female punk band, great voice. The vibrato in one more hour is sooooooo good. Songs like this make me glad to be a women. Really like the guitar riffs they remind me of someone I really can't put my finger on. The last 30 seconds of turn it on has so much infectious energy. The first couple of songs I really enjoyed but there was something that felt a little generic alongside greats of the time like Hole and Bikini kill from the time but Words and guitar gives me what was missing it felt unique and so interesting. This only builds with its enough. The high energy is so refreshing after a couple of days of country. This is a comforting sound for me. Buy her candy felt a little bit weak to me but I still like the electric guitar riff so that's not a complete loss on me. If I am to be completely real there most popular song I feel is one of the weakest on the album. There is such a vision in all the rest that I feel lacks in dig me up. Love the pretty chimey noises we get in the second half of the album, its a nice contrast to have in the background In conclusion I will listen to this again.
First listened on 6th and 7th October 2025. Favourite song is Dig Me Out.
I enjoyed it. An early indicator of the indie scene in the mid 2000’s but a lot more raw. Will definitely listen again.
“It’s enough, it’s enough, it’s enough”. Yes, it is enough. Luckily only 36 minutes. I really wish there was a half star. 2 stars indicates dislike, 3 stars is “worth a listen”. I really want to give this 2 1/2 stars
Cool
Energetic, but almost all the songs sound exactly alike.
LOVE jenny is great
Vocals could be slightly grating sometimes, but this is one of my favorite genres and I am generally forgiving of that kind of thing when the rest of the production is great. Fun vibe in general! Favorite song: dig me out or jenny
Absolutely hell yeah. Succinct, tight, perfect. What a killer album. No notes
Bell album, mi ricorda i miei anni da ragazzo
thank you women
Ah yeah, this is the good stuff now. What a fucking great album. I've listened to it off and on for almost 30 years and it just keeps getting better. Corin's vocals tend to claim all the attention, but the guitar really gripped me this time, especially Buy Her Candy and the spooky whateveritsdoing on Jenny. Killer stuff -- I don't know whether this or Call the Doctor is better, but they're both great.
I get it but it’s not for me.
If Yoko Ono rocked really hard.
Grrrl rock
Grrl rock
Starts off hitting hard and was on course to be a 5/5, but tails off slightly second half and the vocals occasionally grate
Was absolutely shook to see Carie singing! I was introduced to her through portlandia and somehow NEVER knew she was in a band! So cool! Okay I loved this! Punk is def one of the fave genres so this was great and it was pretty cool hearing Carie sing. Also a song went on the playlist :)
I know it's meant to be their classic, and I love S-K but it's just not my fave
Ooh! Spiky! A new band for my ears. Vocalist reminds me of Poly Styrene with her whirling dervish delivery. The riffs are edgy and demand attention, although I'm not sure they are memorable. This needs at least one more listen, but I'm giving it a 4 for being that inetersting on a first listen
Not a fan of her voice and not a lot of variety here, unfortunately.
Very solid album. Underrated band
Paar meeldejäävat, kaasalauldavat lugu, kuigi terve album pakatab mässajate energiast. Kui ma oleksin poliitiliselt tegus noor tudeng ning Sleater-Kinney oleks mu kohalik bänd, siis äkki läheks see plaat rohkem peale, aga praegu jätab see mind külmaks. 2.8/5
Punk leaning rock
I LOVE IT, AMAZING AS FUCK
Didn't catch me
Pretty rockin’ ladies group. Straightforward rock riffs, drums are crisp, lead vocals are good. 3.6/5.0
#441/1001. For me a fairly unknown band, probably heard some songs on some Riot Grrrl compilations. Not bad, but Julie Ruin, Bikini Kill and Le Tigre are my go to choices (and L7 if that counts). Most songs seem to have pretty much the fame pattern.
Is the album title a command to Ice Cube? In Today Was a Good Day he Finally got a call from a girl he wanted dig out. He hooked it up for later as hee hit the door, thinkin', "Will he llive another twenty-four?" The vibrato in this woman's voice has always made me visualize that someone is giving her rapid karate chops massage on her back while singing Album is fine. Good music, but the songs are too similar to each other
Every single vocal delivery finds this indescribable pocket between improvised mania and articulate passion. I am always so impressed by the emotional heights Sleater-Kinney gets to every few minutes. On a high-level overview, so many parts of this record are executed with simplistic perfection that it’s hard to remember them all. I love the dueling vocal hooks on “Words And Guitar”, the clapping upbeat section on “Turn It On”, the doo-wop/rockabilly call back on the chorus of “Little Babies”. he slowed dissonant guitars shredding through “Jenny”. It’s all brilliant. On a closer listen, this album is fantastic at conveying so many effeminate emotions and experiences that I’m not even qualified to talk about. Just a total treat beginning to end. The back half of the record trades being punchy for songs that are a little more roomy and intimate, but still energetic all the same. Easy 5/5
This was a cool album nothing special but very solid punk. I just could not vibe with the lead singer's voice that's not on her, wasn't my thing. Highlight: Dance Song 97
Suena bien pero la voz toda tembleque me moelstó en algunas canciones. Sape
On the surface Sleater-Kinney sound like many punk bands that you would find playing at your local club venue. The songs are simplistic with minimal studio touch-ups. The thing that separates Sleater-Kinney from the rest of the pack is that they play so tightly and have such excellent chemistry with each other that you can believe that this wouldn't sound anywhere near as good if they swapped out a member. The vocals are another highlight, with them absolutely demanding your attention. The bass playing feels just as important as the guitar here with many bass riffs carrying the melody, which is refreshing to see in a punk band. Opening with their biggest hit and featuring many of the strongest cuts in the first half , the record certainly does suffer from being front-loaded, but closer "Jenny" wraps things up to a more than satisfactory conclusion.
Hell yeah
nice but not a standout
my favorite ever love you corin + carrie
I like this. It's got some good 90s alt rock vibes to it (it wouldn't be out of place on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtrack). I wouldn't say it's my favorite but I enjoyed it a lot for what it was.
I'd rather not.
Landmark album for riot grrrl, awesomely exaggerated punk vibrato, just super fun. Buy Her Candy is my favorite track
Okay don’t think I will listen again
This album was decent I guess maybe yoko ono inspired?
rösten ger mig ångest
Well! This is why I decided to do this project in the first place, to listen to things I probably wouldn't have picked up and didn't at the time for whatever reason. After the last song was over, I immediately put the whole album in my library and started listening to it again, no questions asked. Very emotional, very raw, very female, sign me up. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I remember watching Portlandia with my mom as a kid, and her telling me that Carrie Brownstein was also in a really cool band. All these years later, and I'm finally giving Sleater-Kinney their due diligence! This was an extremely compelling indie-punk record; the emotionality that comes through these tracks is immense, and it's wild to see how directly this continues to influence so many modern bands. The twin vocals are such a unique flourish, and I especially love the vibrato and the rawness it adds. A lot here to love, definitely a great first impression of the band. Fav Songs: Dig Me Out, One More Hour, It’s Enough, Little Babies, Dance Song '97 Least Fav: Heart Factory Score: 7.5
I feel like I have been trying with Sleater-Kinney for a very long time. It’s another case of grrrl band syndrome. I’m supposed to be down cause their girls, rocking and, you know doing the thing to try to free us girls from white corporate oppression. But… they just aren’t Kool. They sound like my drunk sisters sneaking into the garage 1/2 the time. Idk. I’m a bad feminist. 3 Boolean: yeah, true, power to the pussy
Forgetable
In the 1990s, punk was kind of everywhere. There was punk-pop like Avril Lavigne. You had pop-punk like Pink. You had punk-inspired alt like Alanis, and a lot of dude-core punk like Rancid, Green Day and Offspring. Sleater-Kinney were the ONLY women carrying the banner of classic punk originally raised by the Runaways a decade prior. As I watch women taking over the rock genre today (eg, Annika Nilles in Rush; Emily Armstrong g in Linkin Park; the Warning; In this Moment, et al), I wonder if they weren’t the profits before the storm. What are the earmarks of Slater-Kenney was the raw power and even rawer motion they put forward into every song. I saw them open for Pearl Jam in 2003 and they brought that energy live as well. For me, there weren’t a ton of standout songs on this album, but I appreciated the effort and strength of every song on here. If I was to pick a key song, I really enjoyed Dance Song ‘97 and the opening track Dig Me Out.
Random thoughts: * I guess Sleater-Kinney is just not my jam. * This is like the third time I've tried to listen to Sleater-Kinney, while it is perfectly adequate music it just doesn't have that je ne sais quoi for me. * I remember seeing they were playing one time when I was in Coney Island NY and they had attracted a large and eager crowd. * I also am a Portlandia and NPR All Songs Considered fan, so I've been aware of Carrie Browstein and that made me check out Sleater-Kinney * I also saw Sleater-Kinney open for Wilco a few years ago too. * All of those encounters led me to listen to Sleater-Kinney and it just won't stick. * I appreciate the riot grrrl aspect and and the feminism. The music just doesn't move me. Rock on Sleater-Kinney. I just won't be rocking along.
This is not really the kind of punk I am into, but there are a couple good moments here.
almost a winner for me. i really enjoy the actual music, but the voice is a little annoying to me.
Extremely raw and unpolished in the best way
The whole thing had a slightly diy feel to it, complete with shouty vocals. I didn’t mind it, but there wasn’t really any stand out to it all. I prefer the more recent output and the album of covers. Overall i’d give it a 2.5/5 but the marking system here forces me to mark it down
I had never heard of Sleater-Kinney before now - my overall opinion is “quite shouty, but rather short and to the point.” I could do worse than listen to these lot again. It’s probably a 2.5* from me, but I didn’t like it enough to push it to a 3.
On paper I should love this album, and there are certainly parts I thought were alright, but I really didn't like the majority of it. A lot of that was the vocals. I didn't like the screamy, high-pitched warbling on most of the tracks. It felt like like an audio assault. Not bad enough for the lowest mark thought, so: 2/5
I have never seen this band before, but right from the first notes I heard, and saw the band members, I knew this is some weird-ass crazy, I-was-a-lesbian-before-but-straight-now woman bullshit. I mean, the drums and the guitar is alright, but It's not my business hearing about past lesbian relationship between 2 of band members. Essentially, this band made me know about Riot grrrl movement. It gets better after the first 4 songs, A good one is heart Factory. Just sometimes, sooometimes, the vocals sound a little bit obnoxious but that's alright, because they are mostly good and lovely to hear than bad. On music side this album is amazing, but because of my personal beliefs, I think of this girls a bit weirdos.
Love me some feminist punk. Great energy, instrumentals and vocals. Lovely album.
This is fine in a sort-of-grunge, Riot Grrrl-lite kind of way. Not sure I’ll dig it out again, though.
Not for me but pretty cool
the vocal shakes genuinely just piss me off. couldn’t get past three songa
I'd listened to a bit of their stuff before, when I was reading 'Phonogram'. It's OK. I think it might be the lack of a bassist, but their sound is just very harsh and shiny, and I don't find it pleasant to listen to. I think it's a me thing though.
I get the appeal, but this didn't do it for me. Actually, there were elements of it that I did like—I generally found the set up of the band interesting, and I liked the more subdued backing vocals. There were also some cool songwriting choices. But the wailing of the vocalist and the persistence of the guitar tones made this an ultimately maddening listen.
not my thing but i enjoyed it!
Review - never really listened to the band. Glad to report back they're quite good. Not incredible. Not the best band ever. But pretty good indie rock of it's era with subject matter that wasn't common amongst the boy-led contemporaries of these gals. Not super keen on the box but the guitar's good. Score - 6.5/10 Need to listen? YES
Sleater-Kinney sounds like one of those names people give their kids nowadays to feel 'unique'. I've probably bumped into a few at work... "Sleater-Kinney, get down from there!" "Don't touch that, Sleater-Kinney!" Anyway, didn't really like the music. I'm not sure if any American indie rock bands from the 90s have impressed me yet.
Great riffs, great drumming, great album
I saw Sleater Kinney open for wilco a few years back and was so underwhelmed that I never listened to them. This album rocked, the vocals and over enunciation for 35 minutes pushes it just below a 5. But Jenny was such a strong outtro that it almost bumped back to a 5
These girls can rock.
I have nothing witty to say. It was okay. Would I give it another try? Maybe? ??
I'm not the intended audience, but I've been a sucker for this sound since it was new. Angular guitar, punk energy, and female vocals that can express both beauty and anger in the same moments. I knew more of Bikini Kill, Huggy Bear, and Heavens To Betsy when this was new, but this fits right in there quite nicely.
not my vibe, ni cagannnndo.
Zo roepen de hele tijd zeg
Man man, het is me het dagje wel zeg. Na Sonic Youth en Public Image komt de dissonante meuk nu van een damescollectief. Net als de BBB laat ook dit clubje horen dat niet per sé alles beter wordt met vrouwen aan de macht. Punkrock, zucht. Maar zowaar lijkt het geblèr deze keer in de verte op muziek, dus zowaar een puntje hoger dan de rotzooi waar we hiervoor op getracteerd werden.
Dit lijkt wel een deelnemer in de ludieke wedstrijd 'Imiteer je favoriete punk-band'. Het album begint gelijk met een soort Sex Pistols sound, maar dan nog eens aangedikt, door de extra trilling in de stem. Die trilling komen we niet meer van af en geeft het laatste zetje naar de 1. Normaal is de voorgeschotelde punk niet plezierig om te luisteren, maar dit wordt door de zang zelfs onluisterbaar.
Een bandje, uit de 90s, afkomstig uit (de omgeving van) Seattle, die we niet kennen? Blijkbaar sloeg de feministische queercore en riot grrrl (ik verzin dit niet he, deze termen staan op wiki) niet zo aan, althans niet over de grote plas. Graaf ik even verder: ook in Amerika niet. Dit album was hun bestverkochte, met het duizelingwekkende aantal van 130.000 in Murica. Nu heb ik dat aantal ook niet verkocht, maar je zou verwachten dat in een lijst van 1001 albums die je ooit een keer geluisterd moet hebben, dat aantal toch ruimschoots gehaald mag worden. Aan de andere kant, maakt dat het ergens ook interessant om een keer kennis van te nemen. Meer is het ook niet. Ja, het is overduidelijk 90s en het klinkt verder wel prima, al moet ik wel wennen aan de zang. Die heeft iets snerpends, ik kan niet zeggen dat het lekker in het gehoor ligt. De rest op zich wel hoor, dus dit is een redelijk vergeetbare 3 verder. Met een betere zangeres had er wellicht een 4 in gezeten. En dan komt toch op het eind een echt heel lekker nummer, Things You Say, waar een hele fijne groove in zit. Ik ga toch twijfelen over 4 sterren. Maar nee, het is de uitzondering. Ik hou dat bonuspunt op zak, anders dan snapt mijn Brabantse luistermaat het ook allemaal niet meer. Ik word wel getriggered om Auf der Maur van Melissa auf der Maur weer eens op te zetten. Topalbum is dat, 5 sterren!
punksito mediocre, lo cuál es un pleonasmo 2.2
I hate bands where it’s just women screaming. I found the lead singer’s voice unpleasant. At least it was a really short album. Sounds like something I’d hear at Midwest Music Fest. Carrie Brownstein should stick to things like Portlandia.
Sounds like if Veruca Salt had Belinda Carlisle singing but she was impersonating Janis Joplin..... Good garage/indie/alt. rock.
How would I describe this... Oh yes, annoying screams
3,3/5
Great riot-grrl album. Rocks hard.
3.5
1. dig - 2 2. hour - 1 3. on - 2 4. drama - 2 5. heart - 2 6. guitar - 2 7. enough - 1 8. babiez - 1 9. uuant - 1 10. candy - 2 11. zay - 2 12. dance - 2 13. jenny - 2
I like the guitars and the simple straight-ahead rock approach. I don’t love the singer’s voice, but I do like her raging energy. A solid one.
Great to add to the rotation. First time hearing this band. First female on the list for me. Loved it more as it went on.
3 but almost a 2
Not for me
An excellent grrrl rock album from start to finish
Enjoyed this a lot
I guess this is alright
Presumably there is a backstory to this album that I cba looking up
A pretty run-of-the-mill riot grrrl punk album, but they do it very well and also my queen Carrie Fucking Brownstein is in this band. I don't want to listen to it every day, but I do want to tell everyone I know to listen to it. Fave tracks: - Dig Me Out - Turn It On - Heart Factory - Words and Guitar - Not What You Want - Dance Song '97 - Jenny
Sorry, but i had some Yoko Ono flashbacks from the voice of the singer
This album goes hard, it has a great attitude and it really sells you on the vibe. I'm always a fan of women being in this list, more please. Lots of poignant lyrics and the music really just gets you in the mood to just get up and bop along. Not really a fan of the vocal styling with the more Vibrato style elements that's more of a nitpick to be fair, but it still does make me a bit hesitant to come back to certain songs. Generally speaking enjoyed the experience. However, so many of the reviews of this album are very misogynistic and are putting it down purely cause it's women doing this genre. Gives u an idea of why this commentary / music is still relevant and needed. Fav Track: Turn It On
Never really listened to them before but this was great! I need to listen to more of their albums. 4/5 but could rise to 5/5
Riot Girls at its best! Liked it lots, lead vocals couldve been better... (3.5/5.0)
it's alright
Should be right up my alley but didn't quite land for me. I was probably too tired for this today. Going into the "getting a second chance" pile. 6/10
On one hand, the songs sounded very similar to each other. On the other hand, I very much like hearing women in rock on this list. It was a fairly winning formula that they followed.
Non l’ho finito di ascoltare ma stava gasando, un mix di grunge e sonic youth
Fuck noget US lort, virkelig dårligt
The world needs more feminist punk. It’s so much more in-your-face and critical in a scene that claims to be all about calling out bullshit.
Dugged
In one ear at out the other.
Good album, but it seems to sit squarely in the middle of all its influences and the unwillingness to commit to one direction drags it down for me. I want it either garage-ier or poppier, but not where it is. I want it tighter or more kinetic, but not right where it is. I want Corin Tucker to either sing a little more harmonically or a little more roughly, but not right where she is. I guess that's the whole thing, though - it's not really about making me happy, but the album they wanted, so what the fuck do I know? And yeah, when it hits, it hits.
one of the easiest fives yet, this band meant so much to me as a late teen, it was virtually all i listened to for 2 years
Fun
Portlandia! Not a bad album. Solid 3.
The music’s not bad, but the voice annoys me. Probably an acquired taste.
They're quite good - didn't know this was Carrie Brownstein's band!! I bet they spin this one at Women and Women First bookstore.
I’ve always appreciated the idea of Sleater-Kinney more than any of their music. They serve up some serviceable indie rock with a pretty consistent edge, but everything blends together and nothing really grips me.
All standard punk criticisms aside, this woman’s voice is tough. Too loud, too shrill and piercing, and that falsetto is truly heinous
Warbling is good if you're a bird but it's a tougher sell if you're the lead singer of a band beyond 1920
I do not like punk, and I do not like being shrieked/wailed at for 30 minutes straight. I guess the guitar work/sound is solid. But this is a no for me dawg.
Every song sounded the same to me. Not a fan.
While Sleater-Kinney exudes cool, imo, I always found it difficult to get into their music. It's fine I guess.
Listened to it yesterday and don’t remember it.
This is the blueprint for like 90% of what I'm listening to these days. If it came out today, I'd happily a copy, put it on repeat, and consider it one of the best albums of 2026. None of the other songs on here quite reach the perfection of 'One More Hour'... but then again, nothing else needs to.
I mean, hell yeah. This is what I wanted and needed this week. It's not an album where I could call out individual tracks (except for One More Hour, which... man what an incredible song), but it's one where I will always be in the mood to put it on. With that in mind, I'm a lil torn between a 4 and 5... consider it a 4.5, eh?
Sleater-Kinney / L7 = mes préférées dans la catégorie rock au féminin.
des belles guitares. J'ai eu de la misère avec la voix de Tucker au début, mais après je me suis rappelé qu'il faut vraiment être un bon musicien pour fausser de façon aussi constante et précise. Je me trouve vraiment généreux depuis quelques mois, en veux-tu des 5 étoiles, en v'là!
This was rockier than I expected. Lyrics are super easy to understand but the music was pretty good.
Sans intérêt
I liked this one quite a bit. There hasn't been a lot of female-led punk on the list, so this was a nice change of pace. I think the album may be a little long, but also I think most of the best tracks came towards the end, so it works out. It's loud but not too screamy, the guitars are great and the lead vocalist has an interesting singing voice. Favorite track(s): "One More Hour," "Buy Her Candy," "Things You Say"
Lead singer reminds me a little bit of Grace Slick singing White Rabbit. Very cool to hear, and I bet they were influenced by her. Love women rocking out.
Blind album and artist. I loved the layered vocals and the softer guitar parts waning in and out throughout the whole album. Biggest hit was the opener but the high remarks stayed their welcome throughout
The breakout album of the #2 rebel grrrl band. Near perfection. We have 13 songs in 36 minutes from a power trio. The only criticism I have to offer is that Corin's warble gets old about half way through. She doesn't need it, and it would be great if used a little more selectively. Think about Chris Cornell's belting. Otherwise, this album rocks.
Finally some fucking tunes am i right???????? Call me a cliche, but I love riot grrrrl stuff from the 90s because it's just good and hits the spot. A lesbian break up album, are we having a LAUGH it is so good. It is absolutely dripping with angst, honestly all the songs are bangers too. Maybe this one is just for the girls and the cool non-misogynistic gays who enjoy a woman's perspective. It's just great.
It's a good time init, nice and direct riot grrrl (always cringe when i have to write that genre name) goodness, but also just holds up as a straight-up really well-crafted indie rock record.
Yeah this was a fresh fruit for me, punky and raw in its right way! The jangly guitars and the overall chaotic instrumentation fits like a glove, I'm sure going to revisit Dig Me Out again.
Who let the sheep out? 2,5
Okayy
Dig Me Out - 3.5/5 One More Hour - 3/5 Turn It On - 3/5 The Drama You’ve Been Craving 3/5 Heart Factory - 3.5/5 Words and Guitar - 3/5 It’s Enough - 3.5/5 Little Babies - 3.5/5 Not What You Want - 3/5 Buy Her Candy - 4.5/5 Things You Say - 3.5/5 Dance Song ‘97 - 3.5/5 Jenny - 3/5
I just can't, and it's unfortunate for had I discovered this in the 90s I bet I'd've love it
I love almost everything about this! Unfortunately the vocal vibrato kills the vibe for me almost immediately.. awesome music, great lyrics, and great vocal sound (minus the yodeling).. 3/5 Really deserves better, but I don’t think I will ever revisit
This was fantastic. What a badass rocking album. This is definitely entering my rotation, and I'm so glad I listened. 8/10
Grrl Power but didn't love the music :/
I knew Carrie Brownstein was in a band before Portlandia, but I didn't know who, so this was a fun discovery. Big fan of the short, fast rhythm hook kind of garage songs, and they do a great job of keeping that fresh. Very much a more stripped down Veruca Salt. Good times
Fun late 90s all-female punk rock album that isn't too long and got some great lyrics. Would definitely listen to more of their work in the future.
I really wanted to like this more but nothing really grabbed me - maybe I just need to listen to it more ?
Hell yes, this rocks. Whip smart garage-y bliss, high school production values with grown adult confidence and rock solid comedic timing. An album I probably needed a few years ago, but am very happy to have now. God bless the overdrive, god bless Seattle, (lady) god bless Sleater-Kinney.
Grew up seeing tons of post Fugazi DC bands that sound just like this and was always aware of but never into SK, but that was dumb because this rips way harder. Jello Biafra style nasal punk vocals, crunchy pixies riffs and sonic youth dissonance, great interwoven lead/rhythm guitar parts the Strokes would soon steal, loud/quite and spacious/dense dynamics that make the songs explosive.
Was not aware of, and when came up was quite looking forward to. And then I played it and; 30 minutes of that voice was not that pleasant. Suppose it gets the vibe and message across in the way they want, but just found it somewhat painful. Which is a shame as the music and songs are up maybe my street, but the vocals grate and annoy so much I couldn’t tell. Sorry can’t get past that one main component 2 Star
fun girl rock, kinda punky and def my vibe.
Yeah... good on these women for making this, I can feel the feminist energy and raw passion that they have in producing this Grrrl album. But man, I'm not a fan of this overly grating punky sound.
A few years ago I did a full Sleater-Kinney discography listen through and it really didn't do them justice. I know that some don't like the sillier stuff on here but I do enjoy the way that they break up the overall flow of the album that can be a bit one-note at times. A fun album.
Didn't expect to like this one but was very positively surprised. It's loud, angry and a genuinely great listen.
Great and representative riot grrrl
I wish I had appreciated this band more when I saw them live (twice!) but I'm glad I had the opportunity anyway. This was the first Janet Weiss album and thus the first one with the well-known lineup. I had never noticed before now how much the guitars remind me of Velocity Girl at times. My favorite S-K album is One Beat, but this one comes close.
It has all the components for me to really enjoy, but somehow fell flat.
The riot grrrl sound really isn't for me.
Weil, I can respect the emotion she put into each song, it just did not resonate with me.
Lots of strong points in this album but the vocal assault ruins all of it. Wanted to turn it off halfway through the first song.
Scream cool chic
Laudably raucous.
Sleater-Kinney are a straight up and down noisy indie rock band with powerful riffs and emotional vocals. Before now I’d only heard 2019’s much less critically acclaimed The Center Won't Hold which in my opinion actually has much better singles than Dig Me Out, though the 1997 effort is far more cohesive and satisfying overall. I wouldn’t say any individual songs particularly stand out for me though. The shouty aesthetic is as cool as hell but I have a block which is stopping me from completely falling in love.
I’m giving SK a low 5, this album kicks off at a pace and barely relents over 35 exciting minutes. This is my flavour of punk, all big guitars and tight vocals.
I have heard of Sleater-Kinney before but never actually bothered to listen to them, which is something I'm regretting a lot after giving them a go. This is very, very good - have been listening to One More Hour and Words and Guitar especially on repeat since first listen
Mehhh, mucho ruido
90s+girl+distortion = que buena cosa.
4/8
Have heard some of these songs, and I have some later Sleater-Kinney. Like that 90s american indie guitar sound, a little rough around edges which is endearing. Could be a bit hookier. Nice and short too! 4 Heard before? Some Owned: No. 82/324 (25%) Will I get: Maybe
Yea, girrrlll rock. 4/5
Favorite songs: Dig Me Out, One More Hour, Turn It On, Little Babies
El genero no me termina de encantar, el disco no me parece tampoco nada wow. 6/10
I was at first confused because I thought this band was the inspiration for a fantastically demented Canadian TV show. I was mistaken because that shows name is Letter Kinney. Check it out….so good. As for this album……it’s mid, at best.
I am a sucker for female driven alt, punk, and high energy rock. I was familiar with this band by name, but I’m glad this gave me an excuse to finally give one of their albums a listen. I’m intrigued enough to listen to more of the catalogue and see if there’s anything else I’d really like.
My S-K fandom started with their next record, so I was unfamiliar with this one, but it’s clear why it was a breakout for them. Tucker’s banshee wail is especially on point. She feels very much like the focal point of the band, but the entire winning formula is present, including Brownstein’s impeccable leads and sneering vocals and Janet Weiss’ immensely creative and defining contributions (my favorite drummer of the 90’s?). They’re still learning how to write hooks that jibe with their confrontational aesthetic, but the slightly less accessible songwriting gives the endeavor a real feeling of badassery for some reason. Like you’re in on the ground floor. I saw S-K live twice, once at the Roseland Ballroom on the One Beat tour and once on NYE 2004 at Madison Square Garden (opening for Wilco and the Flaming Lips). Both shows were great but neither came close to the fury and passion of these recordings.
This could potentially grow on me, but I just can't get past the grating vocals 2½
This is the kind of caterwauling I can get behind. Wish I'd gotten into this when it came out and I was 14; I feel like it would've made me a much cooler person lol. 3.5
I kind of liked this, but at times the vocalist got a bit shrill and heavy on the vibrato. Overall, this one is a solid three stars.
I should have listened to this one already Will I listen to again: 100%
bleh
More screaming than singing. Did not enjoy. ⭐
Where do I find 1001 Albums With Good Vocals? This won't be on there.
Eipä oikein tarjoa mitään erikoista, aika perus punk/indie rokkia. Ois muuten perusvarma 3 tähteä, mutta tuo vapiseva laulutyyli on sit pikkasen rasittava. Parhaat: Things You Say, The Drama You've Been Craving
This was so class. Really appreciated their sound and vocals. It was energetic and exciting straight out the box. I will be checking out their other albums asap.
I actually really like the instrumentation of these songs, and the songs themselves. I just really really hated the singing. I really did not like it at all. It's not quite enough to put me off listening and enjoying these songs however.
whoopsies im late overall i think there's some decent songs (especially the one uhh um Jenny?) and in general i like everything Aside from the main vocalists style. it sounds really thin and nasally to me and it makes me nervous 😭😭 i feel like a misogynist im sorry women. it was especially bad to me in the first song so i think it set me off on the wrong foot
really enjoyed this, will definitely listen again. just awesome from start to finish
Sounded like it inspired strokes and Paramore, shrill vocals tho 2.5
Mid
Dig Me Out is a consistently good album with next to zero filler. However, it also suffers from a feeling of sameness due to a lack of any real differentiation from track to track. The fierce indie rock presence is there, and I love the discordant guitar approach, but it all sort of falls to the wayside thanks to one seemingly nonstop wall of Tucker and Brownstein trading shouts and screams 🤷♂️. I want to like it more than I actually do.
**An ok album
When it starts out, I feel like its ok but just not really my thing. But as it goes on, their voices just grate on me. And they keep talking over each other so I don't know what either one is saying. Best song: Buy Her Candy
Sleater-Kinney's Dig Me Out is one of those albums whose reputation looms larger than the music itself. The band's energy is undeniable, with jagged guitars and explosive drumming driving nearly every song. Unfortunately, Corin Tucker's tremulous, high-pitched vocals are a stumbling block for me, making the album harder to enjoy than admire. The title track is a strong opener, powered by sharp guitar work and Janet Weiss' pounding drums. "Heart Factory" makes effective use of loud-quiet dynamics, though the quieter moments are the most appealing parts. "Little Babies" stands out for its catchy sing-song chorus, while the dark, dramatic closer "Jenny" sounds like a lost Patti Smith gem and provides the album's best ending. Elsewhere, "Dance Song '97" adds some welcome texture with an organ part that livens up the chorus, even if it's unclear what exactly makes it a dance song. Dig Me Out is clearly an influential and passionate record, but its nonstop intensity and Tucker's distinctive vocal style keep it from fully connecting with me.
I associate the name Sleater-Kinney with the artier, more intellectual set of alt teens of the 90s and 2000s, so I was expecting/hoping I’d like this album, but to be honest it may have gone over my head. There’s not much of a melody in any of it, which matters to me maybe more than attitude, which it does have the right amount of. I like punky alt stuff that also has a soul/some emotion - maybe I’m just not cool enough, and wouldn’t have been a member of that crowd. Oh well.
Some good moments, but mostly just kinda ok to me. Nothing bad throughout though.
This must be the DEI portion of the list
6 - pretty good chick rock
I've heard of them far more than actually heard them. It was good, the vocals were a bit harsh for my taste but still.
Shoutout the drummer Janet Weiss met her at Quasi's (really innovative band that opened for Elliott Smith) merch stand, which she was in charge of. She kicked ass the rest of the band ehh!
I wish I could rate this album higher.
All Sleater-Kinney is good. This Sleater-Kinney is particularly good.
Before I even started to listen to this I knew that I was going to give it 5 stars. But I wanted to listen to it to make sure that it was not a 5 star nostalgia. Sleater-Kinney were one of those bands that were "big" when I was getting into music so I listened to the shit out of them. Still 5 stars with or without nostalgia.
Funny to read other people describe these vocals are "shrieking". Anyway, what a great album. Evokes images of garage shows, seeing your friends play their hearts out. The emotional content and genuine quality of the music is the highlight here.
Great energy and guitar riffs here, a very punky vibe. The vocals are a bit wild sometimes but it works. I found myself enjoying a lot of this.
Fuck yeah angry women.
Tyttöenergiaa!
The actual instrumental music is good but the vocals absolutely ruin it for me
no me gusto mucho la verdad, not my type of music. tiene un par de partes en algunos temas que me gustaron, pero su voz me irrita un poco, no me guta
Mmmh, que riquito está. Godovich.
I'm having a hard time getting past the lead vocalist's yodels to be able to properly critique this album. It seems like it has all the pieces that would click with me, but her voice is just so grating. Would probably be a 3.5/4 star album with different lead vocals
A whole lot of out-of-key hootin’ and hollering’ all over this. At least the instrumentals aren’t terrible.
This totally rules. I was gonna give this a 4, but then I played it again and you know what? This shit rules. It’s raw and it rips, like punk should, but the songs themselves are really interesting with these swerves and odd structures, and a nice diversity of moods and emotions. What more could you want? Great album, must-listen #346.
Now what can I say about this? Basically this is what I expected The Slits to be, and to be honest, I expected these to be like what we got from The Slits. So, ok then how do I some this up? It was crap, no redeeming features.
Enjoyable and energetic.
I liked this a lot. I have read about how good this LP is many times but never bothered to listen to it. Glad I have now as I loved the duel jagged guitar attack. My only issue was there were no obvious standout tracks on first listen. Hopefully I will find the will to play it again and explore it better.
I don't like the vocals.
Бодренький такой панк. Луриксы разбирать мне слишком лениво, но насколько услышал/понял/ все весьма выдержанно в Riot панковой стилистике, а значит про протест с феминистическим налётом (0 негатива за это кста, я ваще не против) В целом пойдёт, хоть мне и не оч нравится голос вокалистки, но фоном под настроение такое порой норм. А за отсылку на обложку The Kink Kontroversy - ваще респект.
First time listen - it was great! Feels fresh and energetic. Favourite track: Heart Factory
girl garage bank rock with incredibly annoying thin vocals
I thought this was pretty strong. The songs are pretty repetitve and don't go anywhere really, but overall this is fun! The vocals are good. While basic, it is fun! Actual rating...3.5 Liked Songs: "Dig Me Out" , "Turn It On" , "The Drama You've Been Craving" , "It's Enough" , "Little Babies" , "Not What You Want"
Sleater-kinney are easily one of them bands you can put into any ‘essential band’ list, and Dig Me Out is probably the reason why. Such a class band, and I think pretty much every decent band of the 00s DIY scene probably owe Dig Me Out a lot of thanks. I’m pretty sure the formula to One More Hour hs been copied a thousand times. I hope sleater-kinney are a band my daughter grows up loving. Maybe it’s about time I introduced her to them, I’m getting a bit fed up of Chappel Roan
Saw sleater-kinney a few years back at a festival, knew nothing about them and they were pretty good. This album sounds like the best of what I remember. They have a garage band sound that always appeals to me, particularly the first half which has most the best ideas. Reminds me of blood red shoes a bit. Second half drags a little bit but still good stuff.
Jack's right, reminded me massively of Skunk Anansi. First three tracks are the strongest, Dig Me Out, One More Hour, and Turn It On. I think I prefer female-driven punk to make punk. This sounded authentic, aggressive, but also smart. Genuinely surprising and great album, even if it does tail off a bit after It's Enough.
Had absolutely no idea what to expect with this, but it was really good. Although I spent a long time trying to work out what it reminded me of.... Maybe skunk anansi? Whatever it was, I really enjoyed it and will be back 4
It is a fun album, I like the chaos and unpredictable. Also sound like any classic 90's teen rock bands Favs songs - Heart Factory, Words and Guitar, Little Babies 4/5
That was something else. Girl riot? Grrrllll
College Rock of the mediocre kind
A pleasant surprise. There's a fantastic line-toeing between in your face punk but not something in your face that it becomes unappealing to listen to. Lots of melodic depth for only having two guitars and a drum set. Also wastes none of its runtime on unnecessary or uneven filler. A great listen from start to finish
Enjoyed this, maybe becoming a bit jaded because it probably would have gotten a 4 stars earlier in this process but I probably won’t come back to it again which is how I’m dividing the 3 to 4s.
Love the energy, love the songwriting, love the guitars. -1 for the vocal style which gets a bit annoying at times. This is the kind of music I wanted to make growing up.
Yas kween
Wenz: Wah, girls rocking band! Interesting, not too bad!
This one doesn’t waste your time which I really appreciate. Fantastic album. The layered vocals and distorted guitars on top of some really solid drumming. Very relistenable too. Pretty much everything you want a rock album to be.
Definitely just hot noise to me. Like, power to these women, but I need to clean my ears out with better tunes now.
I dunno why I missed it at the time, but it's pretty good (especially the guitar). Also, the Denny's attached to the Super 8 on Sleater-Kinney Road turns into a night club at 10 p.m. and it's the most feral scene I've ever experienced.
To be honest... not a fan. I've definitely heard much worse; I'm not saying that this is terrible, I'm just saying that this may not be my first choice in style of music. There was never really a point within the album where I started to connect to the music or kind of start feeling what it was throwing at me. If anything, I felt quite bored. It sounds harsh, because the music isn't terrible, but I just struggled to find much enjoyment. The vocals are really well-crafted, but there is nothing definitive that really hits emotionally or resonates with me at all. There was only really one track that stood out slightly more compared to the others, but nothing overly special, in my opinion. Stand-out track: Dig Me Out
Very generic, every song sounds the same. Sometimes I didn’t realize when it switched tracks. Glad it was short.
Probably not in the right mood for this. I’ll be nice and give it a three.
This was pretty good. There were a few tracks that were unmemorable or blended into the general sound of this record. Favourite Track(s): Words and Guitar Least Favourite Track(s): It's Enough
This is a Punk album I like a lot. 4 stars or B+.
the singer sounds awful
Absolute heater
I cannot stand the vocals "Jenny" was good though
Not much variation on the macro-level, but an evershifting texture microscopically, as Tucker and Brownstein's voices interweave and their funny guitar parts play off each other and against Weiss's drums. Always a cross-rhythm, always interesting. 3 I like Sleater-Kinney and my goodness doesn’t their bare, bold display of musical and lyrical ideas sound especially potent a day after Green Day‘s American Idiot? Corin Tucker‘s wild vibrato is equally hard to listen to and mesmerising. One More Hour and Buy Her Candy are touching. Little Babies is grimly funny. That is a bit of a crap album cover all the same, although I do think Danelectros look nice. 2.5/5
This album feels like a Sonic Youth album fronted by Kim Gordon who decided to take up pop singing. It's certainly something different. The guitars consistently sound like they're fighting each other and the whole album is filled with fiery shouted performances. The whole thing honestly feels like a collection of songs put forward individually by each band member in a sort of Fleetwood Mac approach. It's the only way I can really explain why everything is as cohesive yet as diverse as it is without breaking away from the established garage rock palette. While most of Dig Me Out is pretty pissed off and dour, there are some toe-tapping moments, like on "Now What You Want," a rough-and-tumble track that feels among the most organized instrumentally speaking. "Dance Song '97" is, true to its name, surprisingly dancey despite the deliberately harsh vocal performances. These ladies are not here to give a prim and proper performance in front of the mic, that's for sure. Their stylings do get the point across, with the lightning-fast vibrato coming off shrill and strident - I found that especially effective at conveying the sense of urgency that pervades the whole of Dig Me Out. There's some delightfully sinister writing no display in "Things You Say" and "Little Babies," which isn't surprisingly considering the band's staunch feminist stance and progressive political leanings. You're going to get some politics on a political album - surprising, I know. No songs are ever brow-beating though: rather, they invite a listener to think about what's being said and their broader implications. A solid, yet underrated alt rock release that flew under the radar for its release timing. In the era immediately following grunge, the rock world wondered where the genre would go next, which led to a lot of scattershot wagon-hitching; lots of bands like this one would have fallen through the cracks had the underground presses not upheld them. Key Tracks: The Drama You've Been Craving, Now What You Want, Jenny
Sleater-Kinney is probably the first band that comes to mind when I think of Sub-Pop Records, but I've never listened to them until now. I really enjoyed it! Its raw, both in instrumentation and production, yet catchy at the same time. A bit one note vocally as the album goes on but thats really the only bad thing I have to say about it. 4/5
Wow, her voice is a lot! I found it so distracting that I almost had to stop listening. Sorry, whilst I enjoyed the music and lyrics, the singing was just annoying! A level of vibrato that should only belong to goats! I did enjoy the track Jenny.
This is great! I did take me a little bit of time to warm up to the lead singers voice - but the lyrics were fantastic. I'll be come back to listen to this band again.
Perfect energetics! I like it.
Music wankers
Started with my volume at about 65%, and had to turn it down 5% with each subsequent song. Man those vocals are grating. Overall production is good, and I get what they were going for. But it just gets really annoying really fast.
This band rules. So fun.
75
Nothing special, but this is an enjoyable 90's alternative record.
Every song is OK, but they are all basically the same, and once I had heard half of them I had heard more than enough. Typical late-90s whiny American singing style, only really unusual (for this list at least) in that it's female-led. (I see a lot of people complaining about the vocals, but I was really thinking that she sounded like she was trying to copy the nasal vocal style of other bands, which I also dislike.) According to Wikipedia this is a riot grrl band? I really thought riot grrl would be more aggressive, this is very standard. Maybe I would like the messages of the songs if I they could hold my attention musically. I liked the heavier sound of the final track Jenny, but that was the only track where my enjoyment rose anywhere above tepid.
Its good except the vocal get on your nerves rather quickly.
Kom seg litt på slutten, men stygg stemme
Great listen. More of these please less Brit pop.
People were doing way too much heroin in the 90s
like it!
5/10 Sleater Kinney are arguably the most prominent of the riot grrrl bands to emerge at the height of the grunge wave from Washington. They’re somewhere towards the more punk end of rock and the music has a nice edge of dirty DIY aesthetic about it that really tickles my fancy. I’ll get to the elephant in the room here shortly, but the underlying nature of this record is really good. There’re some great riffs, the drumming is largely excellent, and everything is approached with an aggressive, attitude filled sensibility of smashing through songs with reckless abandon, largely inside of a 2-3 minute flurry. The band sound ludicrously massive for a band with three members and no bass player. They obviously use effects to give them a weighty bottom end, but it’s incredibly impressive how cacophonous and intense they made their sound with such a limited group of instruments. So all great, you’d think. Except for that aforementioned elephant: I just can’t quite gel with Corin Tucker’s voice. It’s not a need for traditional voices (I love Tom Waits and Eddie Vedder), it’s not the power frequency of her voice (again, I love Björk and Kate Bush), it’s just that rapid vibrato she uses like she’s firing a machine gun while she sings at full pelt and I just can’t connect with it. There are the odd places where she uses it more sparingly and it clicks, or she’s offset by sharing vocals duties with Carrie Brownstein, but for the most part, I find it hard to enjoy a lot of the songs in the way I would were she a little more restrained in her use of that technique. I appreciate that’s a me thing, and a lot of people love this record, and I do find it a massive shame, because apart from that I think there’s a lot to love about this album, but unfortunately, while I appreciate it, it’s not something I’m going to likely come back to again. Dig Me Out - There are some great grunge/punk riffs in here. I’m not completely sold on the moments when Corin Tucker’s voice breaks into a fast vibrato, but the DIY aesthetic here is cool. It’s energetic, has good dynamic range as it spins from an aggressive, fiery explosion to a rumbling, threatening wash. A decent start. One More Hour - Again, that fast vocal vibrato is the one thing holding me back from this. The brooding, tension filled verse, building pre-chorus and then driving chorus are great. The vocal melodies are actually cool, but I’m just not loving the delivery when she does that vibrato thing. It loses its way a tiny bit in a couple of places, but otherwise it’s pretty good. Turn It On - This feels a bit more meandering in places, but when it gets shifting it’s pretty good. It’s got more of that Pixies/Nirvana quiet/loud aesthetic, some cool riffs and bags of energy. There’s some cool playing, particularly from Janet Weiss on the drums. It’s still quite punky and DIY sounding, but it’s the attitude and energy that’s important, and it works really well on that level. The Drama You've Been Craving - This shifts along and drives really well. We actually get a bit less of that warbling vibrato, which improves things. Great pace, solid riffs and bags of riot grrrl attitude. And they don’t hang about either. I’m here for it. Heart Factory - Again, a bit more restraint here in the vocal delivery in places, which makes the use of it a bit more effective when she does. The tone and vibe of this are really cool and there’s a nice bit of weirdness thrown in with the little breakdowns. The chugging, swampy sections of this are sonically interesting and again, the attitude is great. Words And Guitar - The juxtaposition of the harsh, punky aggression of the chorus and the smooth, nuanced verse here is pretty cool. Her vocal is just a bit too much for me again, which is a shame, because I think the underlying track is actually really good. It's Enough - I feel like I’m going to repeat myself quite a bit here. Everything about this song is right in my wheelhouse. It’s swampy, powerful and aggressive. It drives relentlessly forwards, has some great riffs and a gritty tone. But that rapid vibrato just tickles my ear in the wrong way and makes it difficult to engage with. In places, it works reasonably well, but it’s just a bit too much. Little Babies - There are some cool rhythmic choices in here and they almost verge into a sound that’s somewhere between the B-52s and The Go-Gos with a big dose of Seattle grunge dumped over the top of it. Cool punk-pop vocal melodies too. She even reigns in her vocal a touch and only uses vibrato on the more powerful bits, which works way better for me. Not What You Want - Great pace and rolling drive to this. It’s so insistent and forceful, and there’s some cool guitar playing in there too. They’ve got so much energy and bite to the way they deliver their parts, and it’s all presented in such a gritty way that’s really cool. Some more solid riffs and solid rhythms and it’s another really decent track that’s somewhat compromised by the vocal just not completely gelling with me. Buy Her Candy - This feels like it’s building and building to something that never arrives, but in quite a cool way. It’s stripped back and sparse, but I think the tone and vibe of it is cool, and it’s nice to have something a tad more restrained, but still simmering with tension. Things You Say - Another interesting blend of rhythms. I think Janet Weiss uses some really cool beats across this record and this is another great example. Again, there are some cool riffs in here and the instrumental sections are great. I think Corin’s vocals work a little better when offset with Carrie Brownstein’s more traditional backing vocals, as is the case here. Dance Song '97 - Another solid beat here.The aesthetic here is excellent, with a cleaner, more defined tone that feels like it’ bursting at the seams ready to let loose and again has a touch of that 80’s power pop sound. It’s a bit of a change in style and if the vocal was a tiny bit further back in the mix, I think it might work a little better for me in this case. Or I’m adjusting to it and it’s starting to gel with me a little more. But this was pretty good. Jenny - This is a bit slower and feels a bit more cacophonous and messy. There are some nice enough, sludgy riffs in there, but it all feels a bit pedestrian and meandering. When things drop into the quieter bubbling washes of distortion towards the end, it sounds pretty cool, but as a whole, it just felt a bit disorganised.
This just ... blew my mind. How on this planet earth did I NOT know of this band? Up my alley. Check. Interesting, fun, cool... check, check, and check! What? To me this is where punk and post-punk fuse and it is just absolutely frickin' great! Honestly it has been a long time since I was straightaway on ONE listen blown away by a band and here it is! OMG! Yeah, I am straight up good with this all in. Thank You 1001 album generator for this gem of a find!
Good album, love the music. The really high vibrato vocals really get to me after a few songs. I think it’s the combination of the vocals and the shouted way they are sung. I’m just fatigued listening to it. For me it’s really distracting - enough to go from 3 stars to 2.
I liked this one pretty well, I had never really gotten into Sleater-Kinney when I was younger -- but I listened to this twice yesterday and enjoyed it both times!
This entire album worked for me from beginning to end.
Rate: 10/10 Me gusta cuando una buena banda de rock femenino suena a female rage.
There’s a particular kind of record that doesn’t try to ingratiate itself. This is one of them. First pass, it can feel a bit narrow - everything sitting in a similar register, no obvious low-end cushion, vocals that don’t soften or blend in the expected way. You can see how someone might reach for “samey” and think the job’s done. But it isn’t repeating because it’s run out of ideas. It’s holding a system in place. The guitars split the work rather than stacking it, the drums carry more weight than you initially clock, and the two voices don’t really harmonise so much as coexist in a kind of managed tension. It’s not a band missing a bass player, it’s a band that has redistributed the function. The title track is a good example of the con. It doesn’t sound bass-less because the job has been spread around. “One More Hour” is where the twin-voice thing really shows itself - not blending, not resolving, just two lines occupying the same space with different intent. That’s the engine. “Turn It On” is the fork in the road. The insistence either locks you in or sends you packing. It doesn’t develop so much as hold, and if you’re not listening for what’s happening inside that, it can feel like it’s going nowhere. If you are, it’s doing quite a lot. “The Drama You’ve Been Craving” proves they can shape things when they want to. “Heart Factory” is where the architecture becomes visible - same system, but the gain is down and you can hear the wiring. The chorus feels like a Blue Peter “here’s one we did earlier” reveal rather than a bolt-on payoff. “Little Babies” is scurrilous fun, a bit of a sanctioned breach of protocol. “Not What You Want” is a straight declaration - no negotiation, just the line set down and left there. “Buy Her Candy” shifts again, more observational, slightly off-centre, implying more than it states. It’s one of the more adept reworkings of the power trio I can think of. Nothing is missing, it’s just been reassigned. Once you hear that, the rest follows. It doesn’t charm you. It convinces you it works. And it does.
Much better than I was expecting. Great songs and prefect production for this style of music. Cool guitar work and spot on vocals - just a really solid record.
I'm sorry, I'm old. The distortion gives me a headache.
I can see why people dig this but it doesn’t do it for me. I am ambivalent about Riot Grrrl music in general and this encapsulates that sound.
High energy, great vibe. Lyrics often difficult to fully understand but I feel like that's a bit common with the style of music
7.5/10
Not what I was expecting
Energetic and annoying as hell.
too strident for my earballs :(
This is GREAT. Loud, passionate, and great rock.
strong voices, powerful indie drive
Favorite Track: Jenny Least Favorite Track: Words and Guitar
Insoportable la voz de la cantante
These two will always so great to me, timeless rock
This is solid.
I don't really care for the voices. The tempo is fun. It's not BAD but definitely not my thing.
Very much a snapshot in time. Really only the kind of angst that could only exist in the suburban ennui of the Clinton administration. It was created there and there it shall remain.
I could do a couple songs of this but not a full album. I was surprised to see this so highly regarded as it seems like an above average garage band to me
The instrumentation was fine, but personally, I think that the lead singers voice was a bit annoying at times. I don't really know what it's called exactly, but the closest thing I can compare it to is when someone is talking and their voice is shaky.
I mean... I've been obsessed with this since 1997...
01) Dig Me Out - 5,0 02) One More Hour - 5,0 03) Turn It On - 5,5 04) The Drama You've Been Craving - 5,0 05) Heart Factory - 5,0 06) Words and Guitar - 5,5 07) It's Enough - 5,0 08) Little Babies - 5,0 09) Not What You Want - 5,0 10) Buy Her Candy - 5,0 11) Things You Say - 5,0 12) Dance Song '97 - 5,0 13) Jenny - 5,0 TOTAL: 5,08 (51/100) Current ranking: 810/882
Short, sharp, angular punk rock songs with huge guitars and vocals that are probably divisive, but I really like with this style of music. Play it loud and have fun for 37 minutes.
Ég hlustaði fjórum sinnum til að fullvissa mig um að þetta væri fjarki, og líka vegna þess að mér finnst þetta svo helvítis hresst, svona langoftast.
good but too whiny
Not bad!
7/10 Punky.
This was an awesome listen. Probably not gonna keep listening to it, but a great addition to the 90s grrlls playlist. Curious to hear other stuff from them.
J'ai mis ça à fond dans mon casque pour décupler ma force pendant que je sortais des sacs remplis de branches mortes de mon jardin et ça a pas si mal marché!! Merci les girls, pas sûre de réécouter par contre
Vous aussi vous avez remarqué qu'un album de punkrock c'est toujours agréable et entraînant, ça ne mise pas tout sur le vacarme et le boucan sale.... FAUX !
Dit is een soort van thuiswedstrijd, want dit zou ik ook vrijwillig aan kunnen zetten. Al hoor ik dan toch liever het Amerikaanse Die Spitz of het Nederlandse L.A. Sagne (al bestaat die band niet alleen uit vrouwen). Want vreemd genoeg duren de 36 minuten toch enigszins lang omdat de nummers wat op elkaar lijken. De zangstem van de leadzangeres is in bijna elk nummer exact hetzelfde. Je zou zeggen dat dat bij elke zanger/zangeres zo is, maar hierbij valt het me op. Verder heb ik er niet gruwelijk veel over te zeggen. 3 à 4 sterren. Ik geef er 4 om het een plankje hoger dan Christina Aguilera te kunnen archieveren. En omdat m'n luistermaatje punten op zak gaat houden omdat het vrouwen zijn.
pretty cool, sounds like you'd hear it at a bar
A little noisy but I actually bopped to a few songs so can't call it bad by any means.
All of these angsty, early punk rock bands are really taking a toll on me. It could've gone one of two ways, either I appreciate it more or I hate it more and unfortunately (fortunately?) it is the latter. The vocals on this are terribly painful.
I’d never heard of Sleater-Kinney before today’s listen of Dig Me Out, so I was genuinely looking forward to it. Going in, I’d seen a lot of really strong reviews, which probably raised my expectations. But as I listened, I struggled to see where all the 5/5 praise was coming from. To me, it felt like fairly standard 90s punk rock. There’s nothing bad about it at all, but nothing really stood out either. The guitars are probably the strongest part of the album, there’s a good raw energy and some solid riffs throughout. The vocals, though, weren’t really for me, which made it harder to fully get into the record. It’s one of those albums where everything is decent, but very little pulls you back in for another listen. Favourite tracks: Dig Me Out and Turn It On Least favourite tracks: Nothing terrible, everything is worth a listen Album artwork: Cool cover, fits the style of the album
I actually quite enjoyed this one. They have a perfect garage band/house show kind of sound that takes me back to my time in college. The lead singer can be annoying at times, but the amount of emotion oozing from some of these tracks really gets my goat. The last song on the album is what made me bump it from a 3 to a 4.
3.75 - Can't get Portlandia out of my head which is so wrong of me but here it is. Such a fun album though wow Fav Songs: Dig Me Out // Words & Guitar // Dance Song '97
An album I wish I liked more. It's good, but it doesn't really ever get its hooks into me. It's a bit more jagged and less musical than I really go for. Sounds great, but not quite my tempo.
I know the name of this band and that’s all. Listening no I’m surprised I didn’t see them live in the 90s. This is ok. Something is not sitting right with me. Can’t put my finger on it. It does get better as it goes.
Riot grrrl!
I’m not sure the vocals will be for everyone, rather warbling but I don’t mind them. I’m not fully convinced this needs to be on the list but it’s a good solid indie rock / punk album and I’ll come back and check it out again.
I've heard the name Sleater-Kinney - but have never heard anything by them. After listening to this 3 times... * most of this was not memorable and the shrill, shrieking, atonal voice(s?) were really pretty annoying most of the time * I think the lack of bass and any other instrumentation contributes to making this all not very interesting musically. Although I believe the White Stripes do a similar super stripped down sound with just one guitar and drums - but they make it sound so much more interesting and enjoyable. There were a couple of songs that I thought might grow on me but after repeated listening - nope they just got more annoying. After doing this album a day thing, I feel like there is probably a line to be drawn from Patti Smith (70s) to Sleater-Kinney (90s) to Yeah Yeah Yeahs (00s) - but not totally sure. Also - props to them for mimicking a Kinks album cover - because I love the Kinks - but these guys not so much. I went back and looked at what else I like that came out in 1997 and there were so many other albums that were SO much better and SO much more interesting and enjoyable than this album - such as: * Radiohead-OK Computer * Spiritualized-Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space * Yo La Tengo-I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One * Chemical Brothers-Dig Your Own Hole * Modest Mouse-Lonesome Crowded West I'm glad this was only 36 minutes long. There is nothing on this album that I'd want to hear again. Liked songs on Spotify: 0/13 Rating: 1/5 (should be Zero)