Pussy Whipped Explained

Pussy Whipped
Type:studio
Artist:Bikini Kill
Cover:PussyWhipped.jpg
Recorded:October 1992
Studio:Avast! Studios
Label:Kill Rock Stars
Producer:Stuart Hallerman
Prev Title:Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Prev Year:1993
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Next Year:1994

Pussy Whipped is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Bikini Kill.[1] It was released on Kill Rock Stars on October 26, 1993.[2]

Critical reception

David Browne of Entertainment Weekly called Pussy Whipped "the first great riot-grrrl album". The Guardian wrote that "Hanna is so enraged that words to fetching tunes like 'Hamster Baby' and 'Star-Bellied Boy' are transmuted to wild shrieks."[3]

Heather Phares of AllMusic said, "'Rebel Girl' is a manifesto just waiting to be discovered, and the rest of the album sees the band occasionally adding fun to their recipe for punk chaos." In 2015, Spin placed Pussy Whipped at number 222 on its list of the "300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years".[4] In 2016, Pitchfork placed it at number 10 on its list of the "50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest".[5] Rolling Stone included "Rebel Girl" on its list of the "Most Excellent Songs of Every Year Since 1967", a playlist assembled by the magazine in 2006 to celebrate its 1,000th issue (The version of "Rebel Girl" included here differs from the Joan Jett-produced single version).[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

Charts

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Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] 20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revolution Grrrl Style: Bikini Kill. Clash. Natalie. Reiss. September 16, 2015. July 31, 2017.
  2. Web site: Discography. Kill Rock Stars. July 31, 2017.
  3. News: Sullivan . Caroline . Rock/pop . The Guardian . Oct 22, 1993 . Features.
  4. Web site: The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014). Spin. May 11, 2015. July 31, 2017. 2.
  5. Web site: The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest. Pitchfork. September 6, 2016. March 1, 2017. 5.
  6. Most Excellent Songs Of Every Year Since 1967. Rolling Stone. May 5, 2006. July 31, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20081023150038/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/1000thsongs/1/most_excellent_songs_of_every_year_since_1967. October 23, 2008. dead.
  7. Independent Albums . . November 20, 1993 . 18 . 0265-1548 . World Radio History.