Sleater-Kinney switched gears on their follow-up to the challenging, introspective The Hot Rock, delivering their brightest, most accessible album to date with All Hands on the Bad One. That's partly due to a renewed assurance in craft -- the arrangements here are the most refined of the group's career, and their performances the most polished. Corin Tucker seems to be in complete command of her voice as an instrument, delivering her most nuanced vocal performance to date. Tucker and Carrie Brownstein's guitar interplay is up to their usual standard of intricacy, but instead of wildly careening off one another, the two mesh more seamlessly than they ever have. Plus, drummer Janet Weiss had been honing her skills as a backup vocalist, and the group makes full use of that extra instrument, packing the tracks with lilting three-part harmonies. Yet all of this craft and control shouldn't be taken as evidence that Sleater-Kinney has toned down the passion that makes them so exciting. Even if All Hands on the Bad One isn't as desperately cathartic as their previous records, there's a contagious exuberance in the performances, and the band is absolutely brimming with confidence and vitality. Though the record still covers serious political and emotional topics, its overall aura is best summed up in "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun," a bouncy, playful jab at snobby scenesters unable to remember the good times at the core of so much great rock & roll. Not only is All Hands on the Bad One Sleater-Kinney's most consistent overall set of songs since Call the Doctor, it's also evidence that the band has taken that philosophy to heart.
I'm telling you, the wonders abound at the 'ole book hole...here's another LP I found by a group that was good but I was too busy to get into when they were out and about, Sleater-Kinney...if you're one of my trusteds, then you already know that I loves my chicks with picks..so when I saw it, I recognized the name from my mental rolodex of "bands I oughta check but never really did." I've heard cu
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you know what, sleater-kinney is totally good. i know that they fall into the olives category, an acquired taste, so i don't want to hear about how you can't stand them. that is what your blog is for, this is my blog.however, to the naysayers that read on, i tell you this... i can understand why you would say, passionately at that, that sleater-kinney is not your cup of tea. it's true. corin tu...
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--- - |- MP3: Sleater-Kinney - You're No Rock N' Roll Fun Hello friends and welcome to a new feature here on Fuck yeah! Go team! titled "The Best Song Ever". It's really self explanatory, this is where you'll read about our favourite songs and maybe find something new. While I enjoy doing this mp3 blog, lately it seemed to focus on new releases, which is no fun. I want this blog to re...
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1. OutKast, "So Fresh, So Clean." The album went quadruple-platinum. I think that means it sold 4 million copies.2. Kronos Quartet, "Winter: Lux Aeterna." Even if you don't think you know this one, you know it, as it has become ubiquitous over the years. You'll think it was written hundreds of years ago, but you'll be wrong.3. Sleater-Kinney, "Youth Decay." So many to choose from, but in the ru...
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Larry Crane is a recording engineer working out of the Portland, OR area and points Northwest. He has worked with Sleater Kinney, Eliot Smith, Nels Cline, M. Ward, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, and The Decemberists. If that catches your attention and you are a musician or engineer you may be interested that Larry also publishes a very cool recording mag called Tape Op.The magazine finds a great ...
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I'm telling you, the wonders abound at the 'ole book hole...here's another LP I found by a group that was good but I was too busy to get into when they were out and about, Sleater-Kinney...if you're one of my trusteds, then you already know that I loves my chicks with picks..so when I saw it, I recognized the name from my mental rolodex of "bands I oughta check but never really did." I've heard cu
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After reading Anna's last post I got all nostalgiac and stuff! I have two ALL TIME favorite rock concert t shirts...i am talking wore these till they fell apart kind of favorite....my light blue sleater-kinney shirt...and m REM green 'star' shirt...best shirts ever!!
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These ladies were THE best....they are missed already!! Good night moggers...i leave you in song
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This is a remake of a 1997 Austrian thriller of the same name(both directed by Michael Haneke.) and it features the SCARIEST bad guys I have seen in a thriller in a long time - two white, upper class looking young men who are ripped RIGHT out of the pages of J Crew. Horrifying I know. Add to their already creepy look a penchant for homicide and sadistic torture, as well as a flare for psycholog...
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With a hello to anyone stopping by via the MOG Gazette (thanks for the shout out, it's an honor!), here's a video of one of my favorite bands playing the song that features the Inspirational Lyric atop my MOG:
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1. Baha Men, "Who Let the Dogs Out?" Stupid, annoying, omnipresent ... I admit I liked it because they played it at the Giants games that year, the first at the new park, when they were winning games and having fun.2. Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, "I Scare Myself." Dan's been playing this song for 40 years. I read the lyrics at my wedding ... that was my "statement." In 2000, it showed up on Bea...
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What do underage girls, feminist role models, social change, roller derby leagues, hip-hop, punk rock and The Gossip all have in common? Rock ‘n Roll Camp. You have probably heard of the long-running camp by now, but did you know there is now a documentary too?"Girls Rock!" is a modern realilty rock opera & documentary about an all girls Rock n' Roll Camp, located in Portland, OR. This docume.
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This song is awesome! I plan on buying one of their cds...
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I'm not really so sure where I first heard of Sleater-Kinney. I think it might have been in a comic from Diesel Sweeties back in 2001 though.I do remember that "You're No Rock 'n Roll Fun" was the first song of theirs to really grab my attention.The song sounds fun.The lyrics are funYou're no rock n' roll funlike a party that's overbefore it's begunYou're no walk in the parkmore like a shot in ...
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you know what, sleater-kinney is totally good. i know that they fall into the olives category, an acquired taste, so i don't want to hear about how you can't stand them. that is what your blog is for, this is my blog.however, to the naysayers that read on, i tell you this... i can understand why you would say, passionately at that, that sleater-kinney is not your cup of tea. it's true. corin tu...
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| 1 The Ballad of a Ladyman |
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| 2 Ironclad |
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| 3 All Hands on the Bad One |
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| 4 Youth Decay |
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| 5 You're No Rock N' Roll Fun |
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| 6 #1 Must Have |
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| 7 The Professional |
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| 8 Was It a Lie? |
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| 9 Male Model |
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| 10 Leave You Behind |
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| 11 Milkshake N' Honey |
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| 12 Pompeii |
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| 13 The Swimmer |
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