Lesbians on Ecstasy (album)

Lesbians on Ecstasy
Studio album by Lesbians on Ecstasy
Released	October 25, 2004 (US)
Recorded	June 2004
Genre	Electroclash
Length	48:35
Label	Alien8 Recordings

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[2]
Exclaim!	[3]

Lesbians on Ecstasy is the self-titled debut album of Montreal-based electropunk group Lesbians on Ecstasy, released in 2004. ^[4] It comprises reworkings of "standards from the lesbian songbooks" as reimagined electronic dance anthems. ^[5]

The album contains 11 songs, including a live bonus track. The first single is the track "Tell Me Does She Love the Bass", a reworking of the 1988 Melissa Etheridge hit "Like the Way I Do". The album also contains several covers of other Canadian performers. "Pleasure Principal" is an electropunk response to Rough Trade's song "High School Confidential", "Kündstant Krøving" is a take at k.d. lang's "Constant Craving", and "Parachute Clubbing" is a take on Parachute Club's "Rise Up".^{[ citation needed ]}

"Bitchsy", which references the Fifth Column song "All Women Are Bitches", was featured on Queer as Folk during the final season of 2005.^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception

In her 2004 review for The Advocate , Sara Marcus said "Lesbians on Ecstasy creates joyous and outlandish riffs on dyke classics", explaining that "Sultry songs become ominous and aggressive in the hands of the Lesbians". ^[5] Writing in The Advocate in 2007, Kurt B. Reighley said that the album was based on a "A great idea, but the execution didn't always keep up with the ambitions". ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 1:00
2. "Parachute Clubbing" – 3:30
3. "Tell Me Does She Love the Bass" – 4:52
4. "Pleasure Principal" – 5:10
5. "Kündstant Krøving" – 3:55
6. "Bitchsy" – 3:19
7. "Closer to the Dark" – 3:46
8. "Queens of Noise (Bring da Bunny)" – 4:20
9. "Revolt" – 5:25
10. "Summer Luv" – 3:12
11. "Manipulation" – 5:33
12. "Superdyke! (Live)" – 4:33

References

1. "Lesbians on Ecstasy - Lesbians on Ecstasy". AllMusic.
2. "Music Review: Lesbians on Ecstasy - Lesbians on Ecstasy". Tiny Mix Tapes.
3. "Lesbians On Ecstasy - Lesbians On Ecstasy". Exclaim!.
4. Reighley, Kurt B. (April 24, 2007). "Lesbians on Ecstasy". The Advocate. Los Angeles. ProQuest   215734727 . Retrieved 2025-04-13.
5. Marcus, Sara (November 23, 2004). "Cover girls". The Advocate. ProQuest   215732701 . Retrieved 2025-04-13.

External links

• Alien8 Recordings – record company review of the album