Fist City is the first studio album by the American queer punk band Tribe 8, released in 1995.[3][4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[5]
| Fist City | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Studio | House of Faith | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, queercore[1] | |||
| Label | Alternative Tentacles[2] | |||
| Producer | Bart Thurber | |||
| Tribe 8 chronology | ||||
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Production edit
Fist City contains a cover of Aretha Franklin's "Think".[6] Shaunna Hall, of 4 Non Blondes, contributed guitar parts to the album.[7]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau |  [8] |
Trouser Press called the album "impressive," writing that "behind growly singer Lynn Breedlove, the group’s rock barrels along with as much intelligent raunch as the lyrics, a guitar-drenched punk charge that means business but stays well within safe musical boundaries."[9] The Washington Post thought that "musically, these songs are not distinctive, but they are suitably vehement ... 'Neanderthal Dyke' admits, 'I never read Dworkin/I ride a big bike/Feminist theory gets me uptight'."[10] The Chicago Tribune wrote: "With its buzz-saw twin-guitar assault and hammering rhythms, Tribe 8 works a ferocious hardcore edge."[11]
The Advocate deemed the album a "sludgy blend of metal and thrash punk," but wrote that "the simple fact that its members are Asian, black, and white lesbians playing angry rock'n'roll makes the band revolutionary."[12] The Boston Globe called the band "riotously non-PC."[13] Miami New Times lamented that the album was "as predictable and witless as anything by W.A.S.P. and Motley Crue."[14]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Manipulate" | |
| 2. | "Seraphim" | |
| 3. | "Butch in the Streets" | |
| 4. | "Romeo and Julio" | |
| 5. | "What?" | |
| 6. | "Kick" | |
| 7. | "Neanderthal Dyke" | |
| 8. | "Freedom" | |
| 9. | "Allen's Mom" | |
| 10. | "Femme Bitch Top" | |
| 11. | "Think" | |
| 12. | "Flippersnapper" | |
| 13. | "Barnyard Poontang" | |
| 14. | "All I Can Do" | |
| 15. | "Frat Pig" |
Personnel edit
- Slade Bellum - drums
- Lynn Breedlove - vocals
- Silas Howard - guitar
- Leslie Mah - guitar
- Lynn Payne - bass
References edit
- ^ Arnold, Gina (March 26, 1995). "Word Is Out on Gay Punk Scene / The defiant queercore subculture". SFGATE.
- ^ "Tribe 8 | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk and Culture. Greenwood Press. pp. 231–232.
- ^ Acker, Kathy (November 1995). "After the End of the Art World". Art & Design. Vol. 10, no. 45. pp. 7–9.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (6 Apr 1995). "Club Crawl". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 8.
- ^ Staple, Arthur (10 May 1996). "Tribe 8 and Tribulations". Lifestyle. The Record. p. 32.
- ^ Snyder, Michael (March 19, 1995). "Feeling Bearish". Sunday. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 39.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Tribe 8". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Tribe 8". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Tribe's Metal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Punk Meets Politics". Chicago Tribune. 7 April 1995. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Walters, Barry (Mar 7, 1995). "Violent Femmes". The Advocate. p. 60.
- ^ Sullivan, Jim (13 July 1995). "Tribe 8 rites". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 23.
- ^ Yockel, Michael (July 6, 1995). "Tribe 8 Fist City (Alternative Tentacles)". Music. Miami New Times.