Weaponry Listens to Love

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Weaponry Listens to Love
Studio album by
Huggy Bear
Released1994
GenrePunk rock, riot grrrl
LabelKill Rock Stars[1]
Wiiija[2]
Huggy Bear chronology
Main Squeeze EP7
(1994) 		Weaponry Listens to Love
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
NME6/10[5]
Martin C. Strong5/10[6]

Weaponry Listens to Love is an album by the English riot grrrl band Huggy Bear.[7][8] It was released in 1994.[9] The band broke up shortly after its release, due to their self-imposed three-year time frame.[10]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press thought that "Huggy Bear is a complete disaster, a stunningly dull band grinding away behind an incomprehensible sloganeer who won’t shut up."[11] The Village Voice wrote that "like all bands who forged their spirit in the embrace of the amateur, on Weaponry they seem not to know what to do with their newfound expertise; Jo's guitarwork could unhinge the jaw of most metalhead boy musos, but also seems to have disarmed her bandmates."[10] The Guardian opined that the album "is as enraged as the first, but lacks its touches of modulating whimsy."[2]

AllMusic wrote that "the material here is less singsongy and obvious, opting for sludgier instrumentation and more male lead vocals than in the past."[3]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Immature Adolesence" 
2."Fuck Your Heart" 
3."Facedown" 
4."Warming Rails" 
5."On the Wolves' Tip" 
6."Erotic Bleeding" 
7."16 & Suicide" 
8."Obesity & Speed in 15 Refractions" 
9."For Insecure Offenders" 
10."'Why I'm a Lawbreaker'" 
11."Local Arrogance 1994" 

Personnel[]

  • Niki Eliot - bass, vocals
  • Karen Hill - drums
  • Jo Johnson - guitar, vocals
  • Chris Rowley - vocals
  • Jon Slade - guitar

References[]

  1. ^ Peterson, Karla (March 12, 1995). "Rhythm & Taboos - Women invigorate rock with sound of their fury". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. E1.
  2. ^ a b Sullivan, Caroline (9 Dec 1994). "HUGGY BEAR Weaponry Listens To Love (Wiiija)". The Guardian. Features.
  3. ^ a b "Weaponry Listens to Love - Huggy Bear | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 404.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ "25 Seminal Albums From 1994 - And What NME Said At The Time". January 29, 2014.
  6. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography (2nd ed.). Canongate. p. 797.
  7. ^ "Huggy Bear | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ Robb, Jon (Dec 3, 1994). "Erotic bleeding -- Weaponry Listens to Love by Huggy Bear". Melody Maker. 71 (47): 36.
  9. ^ Moakes, Gordon (October 20, 2008). "Huggy Bear: a tribute". the Guardian.
  10. ^ a b McDonnell, Evelyn (11 Apr 1995). "Forever Young". The Village Voice. 40 (15): 72.
  11. ^ "Huggy Bear". Trouser Press. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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