L7 was an all-female grunge band that was active between 1985 and 2000. The band was formed by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner, who were later joined by Jennifer Finch and Demetra Plakas. The band's name is taken from a 1950s slang phrase meaning "square", but is often mistaken as a reference to a sex position, also called "69". (The slang phrase "L7" can be heard in the classic Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs song "Wooly Bully": "Don't you be L7, come and learn to dance, Wooly Bully, Wooly Bully, Wooly Bully!") Image File history File links Size of this preview: 433 × 351 pixelsFull resolution (433 × 351 pixel, file size: 31 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Original file taken from the official L7 website (URL = http://www. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a genre of alternative rock inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of rock music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Slash Records is a record label. ... Donita Sparks (born 8 April 1963, Chicago, Illinois) is a vocalist, guitarist and song-writer in Los Angeles. ... Dee Plakas is from Lansing, Illinois. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Donita Sparks (born 8 April 1963, Chicago, Illinois) is a vocalist, guitarist and song-writer in Los Angeles. ... Jennifer Finch (born August 5, 1966) is an American musician. ... Dee Plakas is from Lansing, Illinois. ... Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ... The term square, in referring to a person, originally meant someone who was honest, traditional, and loyal. ... This is a list of sex positions. ... Engraving by Félicien Rops for Le Diable au Corps, 1865 69 Sex Position The 69 position, also known by its French name soixante-neuf, is one of the most commonly known sexual positions. ... Sam the Sham is the stage name of rock n roll singer Domingo “Sam” Samudio from Dallas, Texas. ... Sam the Sham is the stage name of rock n roll singer Domingo “Sam” Samudio from Dallas, Texas. ...

History

In 1991, the band formed Rock For Choice, a Pro-Choice women's rights group which was supported by other prominent bands of that era, including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine. Rock for Choice still exists and organizes concerts today. [1] Pro-choice describes the political and ethical view that a woman should have complete control over her fertility and pregnancy. ... Nirvana was an American rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Pearl Jam is a Grammy Award-winning American Grunge band, formed in Seattle, Washington, and considered one of the most influential bands of the 1990s. ... The Red Hot Chili Peppers is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983 by Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Hillel Slovak (guitar), Michael Flea Balzary (bass), and Jack Irons (drums). ... Rage Against the Machine is a Grammy Award-winning American rock band, noted for their blend of hip hop, hard rock, punk and funk as well as their explicit revolutionary socialist philosophy and lyrics. ...

Their 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, produced by Butch Vig, featured in Rolling Stone's May 1999 list of 'Essential recordings of the 1990s', and is widely considered their classic.^[1] [2] Bricks Are Heavy is the third album by the punk all-women band L7. ... Butch Vig Bryan Butch Vig (born August 2, 1957 in Viroqua, Wisconsin) is both a rock musician and record producer. ... This article is about the magazine. ...

The band gained a certain amount of notoriety for their performance at the 1992 Reading Festival, when Donita Sparks removed her tampon on-stage and threw it into the crowd in protest against the missiles being thrown by the crowd. In the UK, the band are most famous/notorious for an appearance on the popular late-night entertainment programme The Word, in which Sparks pulled her pants down to reveal her pubic area. During a live show in London in 2000, the band offered a one night stand with Dee Plakas as a raffle prize, the winner claimed his prize of sex with her on the tour bus. The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ... A diagram of a tampon in the vagina A tampon with applicator The elements of a tampon with applicator. ... The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... One Night Stand is an HBO Stand-up Series that first aired February 15, 1989. ...

Finch left the band after the third album, Hungry for Stink, which was released in the summer of 1994 while they were on the Lollapalooza tour. Sparks and Greta Brinkman played bass on The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum, after which Gail Greenwood became the bassist. The band's most recent album Slap-Happy, was released in 1999, and did not chart on either side of the Atlantic ocean. Greenwood then left and was replaced by Janis Tanaka. By 2001 the band was no longer touring. According to the band's website, "L7 are on an indefinite hiatus. We know that's vague, but that's just the way it is. The future of the band is a bit up in the air at the moment." Donita Sparks is currently pursuing her own solo career (see www.donitasparks.com), along with drummer Dee Plakas and two other guitarists, so L7 appears to be defunct for all practical purposes. Hungry For Stink is the fourth album released by the all girl punk band L7. ... Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

The band made an appearance in the 1994 John Waters film Serial Mom under the name "Camel Lips", a reference to the visual imprint of a woman's vulva in the crotch of too-tight jeans. The song "Shitlist" appears on the soundtracks of the films Natural Born Killers & Pet Sematary II and "Pretend We're Dead" appears on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack, "shove" was track 5 on the soundtrack for the movie Tank Girl from 1995. John Waters (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films. ... Serial Mom is a 1994 film directed by John Waters, starring Kathleen Turner as the title character and Sam Waterston as her husband. ... For the song, see Natural Born Killaz. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the fifth video game in the Grand Theft Auto series. ... cover art to Tank Girl: The Odyssey Tank Girl is a British comic character drawn by Jamie Hewlett, and written by Alan Martin, with later writing by Peter Milligan. ...

Current Members:

• Donita Sparks - guitars/vocals (founding member)
• Suzi Gardner - guitars/vocals (founding member)
• Janis Tanaka - bass (2000 -)
• Demetra Plakas - drums (1988 -)

Past Members: Donita Sparks (born 8 April 1963, Chicago, Illinois) is a vocalist, guitarist and song-writer in Los Angeles. ... Dee Plakas is from Lansing, Illinois. ...

• Jennifer Finch - bass/vocals (1987 - 1996)
• Gail Greenwood - bass (1996 - 1999)
• Roy Koutsky - drums (1987 - 1988)

Jennifer Finch (born August 5, 1966) is an American musician. ... Gail Greenwood is an American musician notable for performing with the bands Belly and L7. ...

Discography

Albums

• L7 (1988)
• Smell the Magic (1990)
• Bricks Are Heavy (1992) (Billboard Heatseekers #1) (The Billboard 200 #160)
• Hungry for Stink (1994) (Billboard Heatseekers #2) (The Billboard 200 #117)
• The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum (1997) (Heatseekers #12) (The Billboard 200 #172)
• Live: Omaha To Osaka (1998) (Live album)
• Slap-Happy (1999)
• The Slash Years (2000) (Greatest hits album)

Album:L7 Artist:L7 Tracklisting 1. ... Smell The Magic is the second album from LA rock band L7. ... Bricks Are Heavy is the third album by the punk all-women band L7. ... Hungry For Stink is the fourth album released by the all girl punk band L7. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Slash Years is the last album released by rock band L7. ...

Singles

Smell the Magic

• "Shove"

Bricks Are Heavy

• "Pretend We're Dead" (Modern Tracks #8)
• "Everglade"
• "Monster"

Hungry for Stink

• "Andres " (Modern Rock Tracks #20)

The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum

• "Drama"
• "Off The Wagon"

Slap-Happy

• "Freeway"
• "Mantra Down"

See also

• All-women bands
• Riot grrrl

All-women bands are musical groups where women sing and play all the instruments, as in many riot grrl bands. ... Riot grrrl (or riot grrl) is an indie-punk feminist movement that reached its height in the 1990s but continues to exert significant influence over alternative culture. ...

External links

• Official Web Site
• L7 interview