Home Alive: Art of Self Defense

Home Alive | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BFO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,357 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Rob Now Pay Later - Jello Biafra

2. W.C. - Shark Chum

3. Time & Matter - Fastbacks

4. Guilt Within Your Head - The Gits

5. Party Dream - Green Apple Quick Step

6. Nightclubbing - Jim Carroll

7. Time Is Dead - Monster Truck Driver

8. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter [Live] - Nirvana

9. I'm Sorry - Cristien Storm

10. She's My Bitch - Supersuckers

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Confusion - The Presidents Of The United States Of America

2. Momma Why - Ann & Nancy Wilson

3. They Do Everything for Us - Exene Cervenka

4. My Man - The Viva Project

5. Social Love [Live] - Mia Zapata

6. Got What Was Coming - Natalie Jacobson

7. Bruises - Catfood

8. Go Home [Seattle Version] - Joan Jett w/The Blackhearts, K. Hanna & Evil Stig

9. 4th of July - Andrew Horwitz

10. Joyride - Kristen Barry

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It's not all that uncommon for the artists, writers, and musicians of a community to band together for a worthy local cause. But when the community is the fabled '90s rock mecca of Seattle, a local benefit is bound to assume national interest. Such is the case with Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense, a double-CD of music and spoken word poetry whose proceeds go to Home Alive, a Seattle-area non-profit organization dedicated to providing self-defense training and resources to combat violence. Home Alive's primary inspiration is Mia Zapata, singer of the Seattle band the Gits who was raped and murdered in 1993. Memories of Zapata run throughout Home Alive: Her music (with the Gits and solo), her former bandmates (as Evil Stig and Dancing French Liberals of '48), and her tragedy (violence and abuse). Brutal words from Lydia Lunch ("Why We Murder"), Natalie Jacobson ("Got What Was Coming"), and Bobby Miller ("Keep You Mouth Off My Sisters") make it clear Home Alive's response is not one of antiviolence but rather counterviolence--and that often requires fighting back forcefully.

With a few honorable exceptions (Jello Biafra, Jim Carroll, Joan Jett), Home Alive draws its talent pool entirely from the Seattle music scene, including the big guys (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Heart), the mid-sized (7 Year Bitch, Presidents of the U.S.A., Fastbacks, Supersuckers), and the little ones (Los Hornets, North American Bison, Catfood, Christdriver). The range of emotions and responses presented sends a tremendous message of solidarity to victims everywhere. And given all the grunge hype thrown Seattle's way, it's both disarming and touching to find that true substance and community actually exist there. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tribute to Mia Zapata, March 7, 2009

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N. Y. Stark "Musicfreak" (Seattle, Wa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home Alive - The Art of Self Defense (2 CD SET) (Audio CD)

This great, feminist, grunge collection is a very suitable tribute to slain Gits singer, Mia Zapata. No particular statements, and no really unusual cuts. Nirvana contributed a cut, but it was already out on album when this compilation was released (and Kurt was already dead). Still this is a great compilation for Mia's supporters, and made by people with great heart.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, January 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Home Alive: Art of Self Defense (Audio CD)

Outstanding bands, outstanding spoken word. Hard to believe after all this time it looks like the murderer was caught. On Jan 10, 2003 through DNA evidence someone was arrested.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm..., June 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Home Alive: Art of Self Defense (Audio CD)

Quoting a previous review: "It is an absolute waste of money to buy this CD" - yea, you get a sampling of the best of Seattle's mainstream and underground musical/spoken-word acts, and worst of all...the proceeds go to the Home Alive fund which works to promote safety through self-defense and find the rapist and murderer of Gits frontwoman Mia Zapata. What a waste indeed. A good cause, some good bands. The music is interupted for spoken word interludes by the likes of Jello Biafra and Exene Cervenka. Hardly stand-up comedy, but probably confusing to some mainstream rock kid just looking for rare Nirvana or Pearl Jam.