Hungry for Stink

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Hungry for Stink
L7 - Hungry for Stink.jpg
Studio album by
L7
ReleasedJuly 12, 1994 (1994-07-12)
StudioA&M Studios; Sound City; The Clubhouse, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length44:43
Label
Producer
  • L7
  • GGGarth
L7 chronology
Bricks Are Heavy
(1992) 		Hungry for Stink
(1994) 		The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
(1997)
Singles from Hungry For Stink
  1. "Andres"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Stuck Here Again"
    Released: 1994 (promo)
  3. "Can I Run"
    Released: 1995 (promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA–[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA+[3]
Los Angeles Times2.5/4 stars[4]
Rolling Stonefavorable[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[6]

Hungry for Stink is the fourth studio album by L7, released in July 1994 by Slash Records. The album peaked at number 117 on the Billboard 200 chart,[7] as well as number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[8]

"Fuel My Fire" was based on the Cosmic Psychos song "Lost Cause",[9] and was covered by The Prodigy on their 1997 album The Fat of the Land.[10] The Independent reported that the album's name Hungry for Stink was derived from an advert the band saw in Bear Magazine, "a publication for and about big hairy men".[11]

Critical reception[]

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that "While L7 sounds tremendous on Hungry for Stink, the band has neglected to write any songs", but added "But when you're caught in the middle of a massive guitar grind this good, songs don't matter much."[1] Rolling Stone stated: "Chief songwriter Donita Sparks and company kick inter-gender butt by means of power chords and grunge abandon."[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Andres"Donita Sparks, Suzi Gardner3:03
2."Baggage"Sparks, Gardner3:18
3."Can I Run"Sparks3:54
4."The Bomb"Sparks, Jennifer Finch2:39
5."Questioning My Sanity"Sparks, Finch3:42
6."Riding with a Movie Star"Sparks3:19
7."Stuck Here Again"Sparks, Gardner4:58
8."Fuel My Fire"Sparks, Cosmic Psychos3:46
9."Freak Magnet"Sparks, Gardner3:14
10."She Has Eyes"Sparks, Finch3:16
11."Shirley"Finch3:09
12."Talk Box"Sparks6:06
Total length:44:43

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Performers
Production

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 117
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 26

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hungry for Stink - L7". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 184. ISBN 9780312245603.
  3. ^ Sandow, Greg (July 15, 1994). "Hungry for Stink Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  4. ^ ALI, LORRAINE (July 10, 1994). "POP MUSIC : L7 Slides Back to Sludgy Roots : ** 1/2; L7, "Hungry for Stink" ( Slash/Reprise )". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Corio, Paul (December 29, 1995 – January 12, 1995). "L7: Hungry For Stink : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone: 185. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  6. ^ 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. rolling stone l7 album guide.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "L7 - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "L7 - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  9. ^ "Original versions of Fuel My Fire written by Donita Sparks". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "'Fuel My Fire' by L7 covered by The Prodigy – Magnificent Cover Version No.18". Noisecrumbs.com. January 2, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  11. ^ Thompson, Ben (July 10, 1994). "ART / Show People: California screaming: L7". The Independent. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "L7". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

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