Spanking Machine (CD)

Reluctant poster grrrls for the 1990s "women in rock" movement, Babes in Toyland were purveyors of an utterly abrasive, confrontational blend of punk rock attitude, grungy guitar thunder, and unbridled vocal aggression. Lead singer Kat Bjelland's baby-doll aesthetic (brought fully into the mainstream by friend and former pre-BITL bandmate Courtney Love) provided a sharp contrast to her fiery caterwaul and occasionally overshadowed the band's music. After releasing several albums for the independent Twin/Tone, the band made the jump to the majors with 1992's FONTANELLE. They released the album NEMESISTERS in 1995 and called it quits shortly thereafter, leaving good-girl pop charred in their wake.

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Grunge
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• Release Date: June 1, 1990
• Label: Restless Records (USA)
• UPC: 035058918328
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106656820
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #99224 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
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Babes In Toyland: Kat Bjelland (guitar, vocals); Michelle Leon (bass); Lori Barbero (drums, vocals).

Recorded at Reciprocal Studio, Seattle, Washington.

All songs written by Babes In Toyland.

Before the terms "grunge" and "riot grrl" entered the pop-culture lexicon during the early 1990s, the Minneapolis all-female trio of Babes in Toyland incorporated trademarks of both into its fierce, punk-inspired sound, which was first unveiled on '89's SPANKING MACHINE. Fronted by singer/guitarist Kat Bjelland, who often dressed like a mangled baby doll, the group was unapologetically noisy and vulgar, as the barbed opener, "Swamp Pussy," and the violent "Vomit Heart" clearly reveal.

Helmed by the revered Seattle-based producer Jack Endino, who worked on Nirvana's BLEACH the same year, MACHINE retained the punch of Babes in Toyland's live performances, and established Bjelland and company as a force to be reckoned with, particularly on pounding tracks such as "Lashes" and "Dust Cake Boy." Although arguably topped by Babes in Toyland's '92 major-label debut, FONTANELLE, SPANKING MACHINE placed the band loudly on the musical map.

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