Pottymouth

Pottymouth is the first and only full-length album Bratmobile released during its initial period of activity -- in the 1990s, the indie music scene was really all about the 7", the format on which Bratmobile made the most of its abilities -- 1993's Pottymouth neatly captures everything Bratmobile was about. At heart, this means that Pottymouth is about the early-'90s indie scene, about the D.I.Y. life in the post-Nirvana age where it seemed like anything could happen. Like many bands formed around the Olympia scene, the three members of Bratmobile were as much or more fans as they were musicians: it is not an insult to say that any three committed punk rock fans in and around the K Records/Kill Rock Stars orbit could have made this album, but merely an affirmation that these edge-of-chaos blurts of upfront sexuality, rancorous anger, and -- occasionally -- goofy humor sound like diary entries from the early '90s, when punk rock was just on the verge of taking over the world. A wild-eyed, overtly sarcastic version of the Runaways' "Cherry Bomb" is a particular highlight, simultaneously mocking and celebrating traditional rock's view of female sexuality.

[edit] Track listing

"Love thing" – 1:40
"Stab" – 1:50
"Cherry Bomb" (The Runaways cover) – 1:51
"Throway" – 2:13
"P.R.D.C.T" – 1:53
"Some Special" – 1:40
"Fuck Yr Fans" – 1:19
"Polaroid Baby" :54
"Panik" – 1:43
"Bitch Theme" – 1:31
"Richard" – 1:58
"Cool Schmool" – 2:03
"Juswanna" – 1:34
"I Love You, You Little Crocodile" (hidden track) – 0:58
"Kiss & Ride" – 1:27
"No You Don't" – 1:45
"Queenie" – 1:19

[edit] Album credits

Bratmobile
-Allison Wolfe         Singer/Songwriter
-Erin Smith            Guitar, Back-up Vocals, Photography
-Molly Neuman          Drums, Photography
Patrick Maley          Engineer
Tim Green              Engineer
Conrad Uno             Engineer
Ellen Smith            Photography
Tracy Sawyer           Photography
Panacea Theriac        Photography
Molly                  Photography

Album recorded July 1992 at the Embassy in Washington, DC by Tim Green. Molly Neuman sings on "Richard", which was recorded December 1992 at the Red House in Olympia, WA by Tim Green. "Kiss & Ride", "No You Don't", and "Queenie" recorded August 1991 at Egg Studios in Seattle, WA by Conrad Uno and YoYo Studios in Olympia, WA by Pat Maley.