Sick 'Em is the debut compilation album by Seattle punk rock band 7 Year Bitch.[8][9][10] It was released in October 1992 on the local C/Z Records label and collected all of the band's previous releases up to that point.[3] The album was originally slated for an earlier release date but was delayed following the death of guitarist Stefanie Sargent in June 1992.
| Sick 'Em | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | October 1992 | |||
| Recorded | June 1990 – June 1992 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 33:35 | |||
| Label | C/Z | |||
| Producer | Scott Benson | |||
| 7 Year Bitch chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Kerrang! | [4] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
| Select | [6] |
| Vox | 7/10[7] |
Critical reception edit
Trouser Press called the album "a fairly primitive and monochromatic burst of punk rage."[1]
Track listing edit
All songs by Selene Vigil and Elizabeth Davis, except where noted.
- Chow Down - 3:03
- Tired of Nothing - 2:14
- Knot - 5:08
- In Lust You Trust (Vigil/Stephanie Sargent/Davis) - 3:25
- Sink (Vigil/Sargent) - 3:19
- Gun (Davis/Sargent) - 2:16
- Lorna - 1:56
- You Smell Lonely - 2:03
- No Fucking War (Vigil/Sargent/Davis/Valerie Agnew) - 1:53
- Dead Men Don't Rape (Vigil/Agnew/Davis) - 2:47
- 8-Ball Deluxe - 2:52
- Can We Laugh Now? (Thatcher on Acid) - 2:32
- Tracks #1-6 are from 1992 10-inch EP Chow Down
- Tracks #7-9 are from 1991 7-inch single Lorna / No Fuckin' War / You Smell Lonely
- Tracks #10-11 are from 1992 7-inch EP Antidisestablishmentarianism
- Track #12 is from 1992 split 7-inch No Fuckin' War / Can We Laugh Now with Thatcher On Acid
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ a b "7 Year Bitch". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Sick 'Em - 7 Year Bitch". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 357.
- ^ Zell, Ray (January 16, 1993). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 426. EMAP. p. 20.
- ^ Dougan, John (February 4, 1993). "Reviews: Sick 'Em". Rolling Stone. No. 649. p. 66.
- ^ Perry, Andrew (February 1993). "7 Year Bitch: Sick 'Em". Select. EMAP. p. 71.
- ^ Graham, Russell. (March 1993). "Rock & Pop: Albums". Vox. No. 30. IPC. p. 58.
- ^ "7 Year Bitch | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Simmonds, Jeremy (January 2, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781613744789 – via Google Books.
- ^ Weidman, Rich (2022). Punk: The Definitive Guide to the Blank Generation and Beyond. Backbeat Books. p. 238.