![]() As with Nirvana and Nevermind, the real difference was less that L7 and their producer had found a better sound than before, than that the band had sharpened their songwriting skills considerably, delivering an album in which the all-important tunes-to-attitude ratio was far more evenly balanced than it had been previously. The fact that remains that, for all of its excellent points and general high quality, the definitive L7 song for those in the know – and a bona fide punk/grunge anthem too – was “Shove,” which appeared on Smell the Magic, and nothing on Bricks Are Heavy is up to quite that standard. It could even be argued that an Endino version of Bricks Are Heavy – or, for that matter, an Endino version of Nevermind – might have been even better. Star producer Butch Vig is often given credit for the band’s transformation into something that could conceivably get on the charts, but though his work on the album is indeed magnificent, Jack Endino’s production for Smell the Magic was too. Compared to the frazzled punk of L7’s self-titled 1988 debut or their 1990 Sub Pop album Smell the Magic, Bricks Are Heavy is indeed a relatively polished, even polite piece of work but it’s also overall a generally better album than either of those was. Several of what have become regarded as the genre-defining records of 1991-93 or thereabouts – including Nevermind, Badmotorfinger, Piece of Cake and Bricks Are Heavy, L7’s first non-underground album – were noted at the time by snobbish rock critics for being somewhat lacking in, um, grunge and instead being more-or-less commercial heavy rock albums. It does not store any personal data.It’s funny how perceptions change. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". ![]() ![]() This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. ![]() The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". ![]() These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]()
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