Sick 'Em

Sick 'Em
Studio album by 7 Year Bitch
Released	October 1992
Recorded	June 1990 – June 1992
Genre	Punk rock [1] riot grrrl [2]
Length	33:35
Label	C/Z
Producer	Scott Benson
7 Year Bitch chronology
Sick 'Em (1992) ¡Viva Zapata! (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Kerrang!	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Select	[6]
Vox	7/10 [7]

Sick 'Em is the debut studio album by Seattle punk rock band 7 Year Bitch. ^{[8] [9] [10]} It was released in October 1992 on the local C/Z Records label and collected all of the band's previous releases up to that point. ^[3] The album was originally slated for an earlier release date but was delayed following the death of guitarist Stefanie Sargent in June 1992.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a fairly primitive and monochromatic burst of punk rage." ^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Selene Vigil and Elizabeth Davis, except where noted.

1. Chow Down - 3:03
2. Tired of Nothing - 2:14
3. Knot - 5:08
4. In Lust You Trust (Vigil/Stephanie Sargent/Davis) - 3:25
5. Sink (Vigil/Sargent) - 3:19
6. Gun (Davis/Sargent) - 2:16
7. Lorna - 1:56
8. You Smell Lonely - 2:03
9. No Fucking War (Vigil/Sargent/Davis/Valerie Agnew) - 1:53
10. Dead Men Don't Rape (Vigil/Agnew/Davis) - 2:47
11. 8-Ball Deluxe - 2:52
12. Can We Laugh Now? (Thatcher on Acid) - 2:32

• Tracks #1-6 are from 1992 10-inch EP Chow Down
• Tracks #7-9 are from 1991 7-inch single Lorna / No Fuckin' War / You Smell Lonely
• Tracks #10-11 are from 1992 7-inch EP Antidisestablishmentarianism
• Track #12 is from 1992 split 7-inch No Fuckin' War / Can We Laugh Now with Thatcher On Acid

Personnel

• Selene Vigil — vocals
• Stefanie Sargent — guitar
• Elizabeth Davis — bass
• Valerie Agnew — drums

References

1. "7 Year Bitch". Trouser Press. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
2. "Sick 'Em - 7 Year Bitch". AllMusic.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 357.
4. Zell, Ray (January 16, 1993). "Rekordz". Kerrang! . No. 426. EMAP. p. 20.
5. Dougan, John (February 4, 1993). "Reviews: Sick 'Em". Rolling Stone . No. 649. p. 66.
6. Perry, Andrew (February 1993). "7 Year Bitch: Sick 'Em". Select . EMAP. p. 71.
7. Graham, Russell.  (March 1993). "Rock & Pop: Albums". Vox . No. 30. IPC. p. 58.
8. "7 Year Bitch | Biography & History". AllMusic.
9. Simmonds, Jeremy (January 2, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. Chicago Review Press. ISBN   9781613744789 – via Google Books.
10. Weidman, Rich (2022). Punk: The Definitive Guide to the Blank Generation and Beyond. Backbeat Books. p. 238.