The Real Janelle

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The Real Janelle
Bratmobile The Real Janelle.jpg
EP by
Released1994
RecordedJuly 1993
Genre Punk rock
Length12:12
Label Kill Rock Stars [1]
Bratmobile chronology
Pottymouth
(1993)
The Real Janelle
(1994)
The Peel Session
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [5]

The Real Janelle is an EP by Bratmobile, released in 1994. [6] [7] It would become Bratmobile's last studio recording in six years. Though released before The Peel Session , that was recorded a year prior.

Contents

The title "The Real Janelle" was inspired by a Born Against song written by Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel. [8] The Born Against song and The Real Janelle reference Janelle Hessig, a former Bratmobile roadie and East Bay fanzine creator known for producing "Tales of Blarg" and "Desperate Times." The photo on the cover of the EP is of Hessig. [9]

Track listing

  1. "The Real Janelle" – 1:41
  2. "Brat Girl" – 1:58
  3. "Yeah, Huh?" – 2:00
  4. "Die" – 1:48
  5. "And I Live in a Town Where the Boys Amputate Their Hearts" – 2:41
  6. "Where Eagles Dare" (The Misfits cover) – 2:04

Album credits

Bratmobile

Kill Rock Stars’ co-founder Slim Moon shares lead vocals on “Where Eagles Dare

Recorded July 1993 at Avast, Seattle, Washington. Engineered by Stuart Hallerman. Mixed by Stuart Hallerman, Slim Moon, and Bratmobile. Prints by Tinúviel.

References

  1. "Bratmobile". Kill Rock Stars. February 13, 2012. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. Stewart Mason. "The Real Janelle - Bratmobile | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. "CG: Bratmobile". Robert Christgau. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  4. The new Rolling Stone album guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 103. ISBN   978-0-7432-0169-8.
  5. Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Bratmobile". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 58–59. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.
  6. "TrouserPress.com :: Bratmobile". www.trouserpress.com.
  7. "Bratmobile interview". Furious.com. September 11, 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  8. "Bratmobile's "The Real Janelle" sparked a dialogue with the pop-punk community". Music. April 18, 2014.
  9. "Bratmobile - answers". killrockstars.com . 1999. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2023.