Smell the Magic
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| Smell the Magic | ||||
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| Studio album by L7 | ||||
| Released | September 1, 1990 | |||
| Recorded |
1989 at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, WA (Tracks 1, 4, 6 and 7), Radio Toyko in Venice, CA (Tracks 2, 3, 5 and 9), Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA (Track 8) | |||
| Genre | Grunge, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 29:36 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| L7 chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Aaron Joy's Roman Midnight Music CD & DVD Reviews Blog | Positive [1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Piero Scaruffi | (6.5/10)[3] |
| Robert Christgau | A[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Smell the Magic is the second album by the Los Angeles band L7. It was initially released in September 1990 as a 12" EP containing only the first six songs. It was reissued on CD in July 1991, expanded to album length with three more tracks: "Packin' a Rod", "Just Like Me" and "American Society". The opening song, "Shove", was released as the band's first single. In 1993 the tune was covered by the Cosmic Psychos on their Palomino Pizza EP.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length | |
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| 1. | "Shove" | Gardner, Sparks | 3:10 | |
| 2. | "Fast and Frightening" | Gardner, Sparks | 2:37 | |
| 3. | "(Right On) Thru" | Finch | 3:13 | |
| 4. | "Deathwish" | Finch, Plakas, Sparks | 3:45 | |
| 5. | "Till the Wheels Fall Off" | Gardner, Sparks | 3:43 | |
| 6. | "Broomstick" | Finch, Gardner, Sparks | 3:49 | |
| 7. | "Packin' a Rod" | Morrow | 2:08 | |
| 8. | "Just Like Me" | Dusty, L Seven | 3:32 | |
| 9. | "American Society" | James, Patton | 3:53 | |
Total length: |
29:36 | |||
Personnel
- L7
- Donita Sparks - guitar, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2,4,5,7,9
- Suzi Gardner - guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1,5,6,9
- Jennifer Finch - bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 3,8,9
- Demetra Plakas - drums
- Guest
- Mike Patton - guest vocals
- Production
- Jack Endino - engineer
- Michael James - engineer
- Daniel Rey - engineer
- Randall Martin - logo
- Charles Peterson - photography
- Howard Rosenberg - photography
- Jeff Price - art director
External links
References
- ↑ "L7 ~ Smell The Magic". Aaron Joy's Roman Midnight Music CD & DVD Reviews Blog. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Smell the Magic - L7". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ↑ Scaruffi, Piero. "L7". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: L7". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 500. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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