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There are two bands with similar name:
- L7
- L-Seven
L7 was a grunge all-women band. The band was formed in 1985 by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner, who were later joined by Jennifer Finch and Dee Plakas. They signed to Epitaph Records for their first album and to Sub Pop in 1989. The name is taken from a slang phrase from the 1950s which means “square,” but is often mistaken for a reference to a sex position, also called “69”.
In 1991 the band formed Rock For Choice, a Pro-Choice women’s rights group which was supported by other bands of that era, including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine. Rock for Choice still exists and organizes concerts today.
Their 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, produced by Butch Vig, featured in Rolling Stone’s May 1999 list of ‘Essential recordings of the 1990s’, and is widely considered their classic.
The band gained a certain amount of notoriety for their performance at the 1992 Reading Festival, when Donita Sparks removed her tampon on-stage and threw it into the crowd in protest against the missiles being thrown by the crowd. In the UK, the band are most famous for an appearance on the popular late-night entertainment programme The Word, in which Sparks pulled her pants down to reveal her pubic area. During a live show in London in 2000, the band offered a one night stand with Dee Plakas as a raffle prize, although it is unclear as to whether this was a genuine offer or not.
- L7
- L-Seven
L7 was a grunge all-women band. The band was formed in 1985 by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner, who were later joined by Jennifer Finch and Dee Plakas. They signed to Epitaph Records for their first album and to Sub Pop in 1989. The name is taken from a slang phrase from the 1950s which means “square,” but is often mistaken for a reference to a sex position, also called “69”.
In 1991 the band formed Rock For Choice, a Pro-Choice women’s rights group which was supported by other bands of that era, including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine. Rock for Choice still exists and organizes concerts today.
Their 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, produced by Butch Vig, featured in Rolling Stone’s May 1999 list of ‘Essential recordings of the 1990s’, and is widely considered their classic.
The band gained a certain amount of notoriety for their performance at the 1992 Reading Festival, when Donita Sparks removed her tampon on-stage and threw it into the crowd in protest against the missiles being thrown by the crowd. In the UK, the band are most famous for an appearance on the popular late-night entertainment programme The Word, in which Sparks pulled her pants down to reveal her pubic area. During a live show in London in 2000, the band offered a one night stand with Dee Plakas as a raffle prize, although it is unclear as to whether this was a genuine offer or not.
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1337dan wrote:
feminist grunge band. fuck that. THRASH OR DIE!!!!
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vpjammer10 wrote:
they make me go....AAAAARRRRRGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!... xD
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marciano83 wrote:
VIVA L7!!!
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HauntedMirror wrote:
Donita with long dark hair is soooo sexy.
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wallerers wrote:
I once kissed Jennifer Finch at reading 92. she smelled funny!
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Conatz wrote:
not riot grrl
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CURED wrote:
underrated? they're rated.
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mynystry wrote:
one of my favorite all-women band... maybe the best in their genre! \m/
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u_gn wrote:
i've made their skull tattoo when i was 13
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Melkorka wrote:
I LOVE THEM Too bad they're so under-rated
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grindgrrrl_ wrote:
I <3<3<3<3<3 L7!!!! =D
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Riotgirl15 wrote:
like them
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Radioactiv666 wrote:
L7... The Best of female bands.. ;D
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PeCmeZz wrote:
the masses are asses ! ;))
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hyartep wrote:
somehow underrated, but triple platinum is very good too!
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HauntedMirror wrote:
Jennifer Finch rocked L7
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gibsualdo wrote:
Best... all-girl band... ever. 'Smell the Magic', is simply awesome, though I find a couple from the next album a bit shitty like 'Pretend That We're Dead'. Nothing a quick playlist alteration doesn't solve.
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lollapalollipop wrote:
My favorite is Bricks Are Heavy (It's like every song is fawkin awesome). In my damn country there was only ONE CD with Bricks... in online auction shop. So I had to buy the cassette :/
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WizardNib wrote:
Hey guys. What would be the best album to buy by L-7? Might get into them :P
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lollapalollipop wrote:
Love the band... Everglade is their best song ever
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