Pottymouth

Bratmobile | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 4, 1993)
• Original Release Date: June 8, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Kill Rock Stars
• ASIN: B000003729
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,480 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #34 in Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > Riot Grrl

Editorial Reviews

The first and only full-length album Bratmobile released during its initial period of activity -- in the '90s, the indie music scene was really all about the 7," the format on which Bratmobile made the most of its abilities -- 1993's Pottymouth neatly encapsulates everything Bratmobile was about. At heart, this means that Pottymouth is about the early-'90s indie scene, about the D.I.Y. life in the post-Nirvana age where it seemed like anything could happen. Like many bands formed around the Olympia scene, the three members of Bratmobile were as much or more fans as they were musicians: it is not an insult to say that any three committed punk rock fans in and around the K Records/Kill Rock Stars orbit could have made this album, but merely an affirmation that these edge-of-chaos blurts of upfront sexuality, rancorous anger, and -- occasionally -- goofy humor sound like diary entries from the early '90s, when punk rock was just on the verge of taking over the world. A wild-eyed, overtly sarcastic version of the Runaways' "Cherry Bomb" is a particular highlight, simultaneously mocking and celebrating traditional rock's view of female sexuality. -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music to play a box to, April 25, 2000

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"lissbot" (Omaha, Ne) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pottymouth (Audio CD)

Not only is this a great album, it's fun to play a box to it. Take me and my friend, for example. We spent many a day listening to this album and relating to its anger and heartbreak. Then, we started a band that consisted of a box and covered P.R.D.C.T. Yeah, it was terrible (and we were called "Lactose Intolerant"--ummm...) but the point is we were inspired. It created memories for us, regardless of how ear-splitting our excuse for a band was. If that isn't the best thing you can say for a great punk rock album, I don't know what is.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fifteen with skinned knees..., November 16, 2005

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Maeda Telecaster "baby ate the album" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pottymouth (Audio CD)

This is one of those records that really speaks for you when you are a teenaged girl with no interest in ever going home to your parents, and with the desire to stay out with your tough girl friends and boys in Dead Kennedy t-shirts. This record sits between your Bikini Kill and your Go-Go's. This is juvenile and juicy and pissed off. I'm 26 now, but Bratmobile still reminds me of life when I didn't care about anything but marinating in my girlishness and self-proclaimed indestructibility.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Schmool, August 27, 2004

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natalie larios (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pottymouth (Audio CD)

One of my all-time favorites. For those interested in the DC-Olympia riot grrrl sound and for those who enjoy The Slits, X-Ray Spex, Bikini Kill, Beat Happening. Funny, catchy, silly, and bratty, of course. Good for bass lines if you're starting to learn how to play.