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Track Listings
| 1. Beauty Process |
| 2. Drama |
| 3. Off The Wagon |
| 4. I Need |
| 5. Moonshine |
| 6. Bitter Wine |
| 7. Masses Are Asses |
| 8. Bad Things |
| 9. Must Have More |
| 10. Non Existent Patricia |
| 11. Me Myself And I |
| 12. Lorenza Glada Alessandra |
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Still getting a visceral kick from the simple thrill of hearing their own amplified voices on tape, the members of L7 kick off their fifth album with a mike check-"Yo! Hello! Hey!"-followed by two ear-shattering screams. The Los Angeles quartet has always had a hard time being heard for exactly what they are: a great punk-metal band, as opposed to a great female punk-metal band. But the group doesn't waste any more time making that point on The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum than it has on its previous four albums, choosing instead to get right to the business of making your eardrums ring.
Still getting a visceral kick from the simple thrill of hearing their own amplified voices on tape, the members of L7 kick off their fifth album with a mike check-"Yo! Hello! Hey!"-followed by two ear-shattering screams. The Los Angeles quartet has always had a hard time being heard for exactly what they are: a great punk-metal band, as opposed to a great female punk-metal band. But the group doesn't waste any more time making that point on The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum than it has on its previous four albums, choosing instead to get right to the business of making your eardrums ring.
L7 suffered a key defection before this album when bassist/vocalist Jennifer Finch quit, frustrated perhaps by a decade of hard touring that has won a cult following and not much more. But guitarists/vocalists Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner rose to the occasion with producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, the Muffs). They tip the balance a bit more toward the metal end of the spectrum in terms of stomping rhythms and slower tempos (though not extraneous guitar solos), while excluding none of their usual so-stupid-they're-brilliant Ramones-style hooks. The subject matter will be familiar to fans: Sparks and Gardner bitch about loser boyfriends and other "Bad Things," celebrate their status as bad girls by jumping "Off the Wagon," show their romantic streak on the touching '50s-style "Moonshine," and paraphrase the voracious Iggy Poo on "I Need" and "Must Have More."
Sadly neglected in a pop landscape dominated by lightweights like Alanis Morrisette and Sheryl Crow, L7 can be forgiven for being bitter and questioning the IQ of the populace at large with a song called "The Masses Are Asses," especially because the moment is a fleeting one. Ultimately, the band is about partying hard and rocking yourself silly, and it's your loss if you decline their invitation. Jim Derogatis
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L7 has trimmed down to a trio for the presumptuously titledTHE BEAUTY PROCESS: TRIPLE PLATINUM, but it hasn't cut backon raw power. The album isn't likely to live up to either part of its title, but grunge-hungry fans aren't going to mind. With Greta Brinkman filling in on bass (Gail Greenwood ofBelly took over the bass role shortly after the album was finished), the buzzsaw guitar-rock of THE BEAUTY PROCESS solidifies L7's position as a female Helmet with hooks.
Singer-guitarists Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner grind out a thunderous sound that gives weight and power to lyrics like "My piss is yellow/And the sky is blue". Even when the band switches gears for an acoustic tune like "Me, Myself & I", the only thing preventing it from going ballistic is the lack of amplification.
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