What's That Smell

Bitch & Animal | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dive Deep Production
• ASIN: B000028TXA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #347,128 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ani Difranco-Esque, October 30, 1999

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Jennifer Stinespring - See all my reviews

This review is from: What's That Smell (Audio CD)

Their explicitly feminist lyrics rage about the politics of our world, pulsating with Bitch's deep bass and backed by Animal's amazing handwork on the ukulele and tongue drums. Animal sings back-up and often chants to her drum beat, as they sing lyrics like "I'm sick of race determining our rage, America I feel your capitalist cage... push the system out of me, shake the system out of me" and "keep the people down, infest their heads with fear, then offer them a crutch and charge them way too much." One of my all time favorites on the album is a playful, humorous song called "drag king bar" These girls are the best LIVE - I would highly recommend catching them if they ever come to your area - as the CD really does not do their music too much justice - it sounds as though it were put together rather hastily, and the sound is not the absolute best -- this is why I would only give it 4 stars - but they are great girls, and they are definitely on their way UP!!!! If you like Ani Difranco, you will love these girls as well!!!! *** Make sure that if you DO get this CD, listen to the extra track at the end called "Pussy Manifesto" it is an amazing little chant backed with Animal's crazy drum beats, and incredible voice. It questions the implications that male and female genitalia have on our gender associations. For instance, they ask, why is it that if you are a manly man of courage, then you must have BALLS! But, on the other hand, if you are a weak, scared person, then your a PUSSY?? Why is that? And why do we tolerate this sort of gender slander?? Hmmm... If any of these issues are thought-provoking for you, then you would love this CD, because it is FULL of these sorts of questions, and I would highly recommend buying it as soon as possible!!!!!! :)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not for the faint of heart, October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: What's That Smell (Audio CD)

although i was initially shocked by the hard-core, uninhibited lyrics of bitch & animal, after listening to their incredibly clever lyrics and seeing the excellent show that they put on (opening for Ani DiFranco in Albany, NY)i was thoroughly impressed. Although I would not recommend this one to my grandmother, b&a introduce an innovative musical spin to gender/transgender performance art that is not only intelligent but highly entertaining.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bitch and Animal rock the world!, October 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: What's That Smell (Audio CD)

Bitch and Animal are the radest women that have come around in a long while. I STRONGLY encourage any woman who believes in herself and in the inherant power of her being to listen up to Bitch and Animal - they are soul refreshers and power givers!