Chemistry:Smell the Magic
| Smell the Magic | ||||
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| Studio album by L7 | ||||
| Released | August 1, 1990[1] | |||
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| Label | Sub Pop[2] | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino[3] | |||
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Smell the Magic is the second studio album by American rock band L7, released in 1990 by Sub Pop.[4] Originally issued 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 track "Shove" was released as the band's first single.
Critical reception
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "a raucous, grunge-flavored blast."[5] Trouser Press wrote that "L7 still brings the noise, but with a melodicism that isn’t as evident on the first album."[6]
Rolling Stone placed Smell the Magic at #37 in their list of the 50 Greatest Grunge Albums, noting that "they were one of the few non-Seattle bands signed to Sub Pop," and the album "was an electric shock in a sea of grey." Likewise, the article mentions L7's formation out of Los Angeles' metal scene, then acting as a crossover act, and states conclusively that Smell the Magic is one of the "most widely cited as an inspiration by the next wave of punk and riot grrrl bands".[7]
Track listing
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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 – producer
- Michael James – engineer
- Daniel Rey – engineer
- Randall Martin – logo
- Charles Peterson – photography
- Howard Rosenberg – photography
- Jeff Price – art director
References
- ↑ "L7/Smell The Magic". https://www.subpop.com/releases/l7/smell_the_magic.
- ↑ "L7's Smell the Magic: 30th Anniversary Edition featuring all 9 songs remastered & available together on vinyl for the first time". https://www.subpop.com/news/2020/08/06/l7s_smell_the_magic_30th_anniversary_edition_featuring_all_9_songs_remastered_and_available_together_on_vinyl_for_the_first_time.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Grant, Sarah. "50 Greatest Grunge Albums". Penske Media Corporation. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-grunge-albums-798851/mother-love-bone-apple-1990-798865/.
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