Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Last updated
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (Bikini Kill Huggy Bear split album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1993
RecordedOctober 1992
Genre Punk rock
Length14:36
Label Kill Rock Stars
Bikini Kill chronology
Bikini Kill
(1992)
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
(1993)
Pussy Whipped
(1993)
Bikini Kill studio album chronology
Revolution Girl Style Now!
(1991)
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
(1993)
Pussy Whipped
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Rating-Christgau-neither.png [2]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 [3]

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah is the Bikini Kill side of a split album released in 1993 on Kill Rock Stars. [4] [5] The other side featured Huggy Bear's Our Troubled Youth . [6] In 1994, Bikini Kill released the compilation The C.D. Version of the First Two Records which featured Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah along with their 1992 self-titled EP.

Contents

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah was released as a standalone LP by Bikini Kill Records on April 15, 2004. This release, which did not feature the Huggy Bear tracks due to rights, [7] was expanded with unreleased tracks recorded at live shows and band practices. [8] This expanded tracklisting was also featured on a re-release of The First Two Records in 2015.

Track listing

Side A

No.TitleLength
1."White Boy"2:26
2."This Is Not a Test"1:59
3."Don't Need You"1:27
4."Jigsaw Youth"1:55
5."Resist Psychic Death"1:40
6."Rebel Girl"2:47
7."Outta Me"2:22
Total length:14:36

Side B (expanded version only)

No.TitleLength
8."George Bush Is a Pig" 
9."I Busted In Your Chevy Window" 
10."Get Out" 
11."Why" 
12."Fuck Twin Peaks" 
13."Girl Soldier" 
14."Not Right Now" 

Related Research Articles

Kill Rock Stars American record label

kill rock stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, and based in both Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, but was originally known for its commitment to underground punk rock bands and the Olympia area music scene.

<i>A Hard Days Night</i> (album) 1964 studio album by the Beatles

A Hard Day's Night is the third studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 10 July 1964 by Parlophone, with side one containing songs from the soundtrack to their film of the same name. The American version of the album was released two weeks earlier, on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records, with a different track listing. In contrast to the Beatles' first two albums, all 13 tracks on A Hard Day's Night were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, showcasing the development of their songwriting partnership.

Bikini Kill American punk rock band

Bikini Kill is an American punk rock band formed in Olympia, Washington, in October 1990. The group consists of singer and songwriter Kathleen Hanna, guitarist Billy Karren, bassist Kathi Wilcox, and drummer Tobi Vail. The band pioneered the riot grrrl movement, with radical feminist lyrics and fiery performances. Their music is characteristically abrasive and hardcore-influenced. After two full-length albums, several EPs and two compilations, they disbanded in 1997. The band reunited for tours in 2019 and 2020.

Huggy Bear (band) Early 1990s riot grrrl band

Huggy Bear were an English riot grrrl band, formed in 1991 and based in Brighton.

<i>Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star</i> 1994 studio album by Sonic Youth

Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star is the eighth studio album by American experimental rock band Sonic Youth, released on May 10, 1994 by DGC Records. It was produced by Butch Vig and recorded at Sear Sound studio in New York City, the same studio where the band's 1987 album Sister was recorded. Unlike its predecessor Dirty, Experimental Jet Set features a more low-key approach and references the band's earlier work on the independent record label SST Records. The album contains quieter and more relaxed songs that deal with personal and political topics.

Kathleen Hanna American musician and feminist activist

Kathleen Hanna is an American singer, musician, artist, feminist activist, pioneer of the feminist punk riot grrrl movement, and punk zine writer. In the early-to-mid-1990s she was the lead singer of feminist punk band Bikini Kill, before fronting Le Tigre in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Since 2010, she has recorded as the Julie Ruin.

<i>Le Tigre</i> (album) 1999 studio album by Le Tigre

Le Tigre is the debut studio album of American music trio Le Tigre. It was released October 25, 1999 on Mr. Lady Records. The album combined pop music with the band's feminist political lyrics. It received positive reviews from music critics.

<i>Reject All American</i> 1996 studio album by Bikini Kill

Reject All American is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Bikini Kill, released in 1996 by Kill Rock Stars.

<i>Pussy Whipped</i> 1993 studio album by Bikini Kill

Pussy Whipped is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Bikini Kill. It was released on Kill Rock Stars on October 26, 1993.

<i>No Alternative</i> 1993 alternative rock album

No Alternative is an alternative rock compilation album produced by Paul Heck and Chris Mundy. It was released in 1993 to benefit AIDS relief. The album features original tracks and cover versions from bands who went on to define the alternative rock scene of the 1990s. It was released with two different versions of album art: the standard version depicting a boy, and the alternate version depicting a girl.

<i>Martinis & Bikinis</i> 1994 studio album by Sam Phillips

Martinis & Bikinis is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Sam Phillips. It was released on March 8, 1994 and re-released on July 17, 2012. "Circle of Fire" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.

<i>Bikini Kill</i> (EP) 1992 EP by Bikini Kill

Bikini Kill is the first EP by the American punk rock band Bikini Kill led by singer Kathleen Hanna. The six-song vinyl EP was released in 1992 on Kill Rock Stars. It was produced by Fugazi's Ian MacKaye. In 1994, the EP was released on CD together with the Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah EP under the name The CD Version of the First Two Records.

<i>Bad Reputation</i> (Joan Jett album) 1980 studio album by Joan Jett

Bad Reputation is the debut solo studio album by American recording artist Joan Jett. It was originally self-released in 1980 as a self-titled album after her previous band The Runaways disbanded. It was then re-issued on Boardwalk Records in 1981 as Bad Reputation. The album was positively received by critics and reached number 51 on the Billboard 200.

<i>The C.D. Version of the First Two Records</i> 1994 compilation album by Bikini Kill

The C.D. Version of the First Two Records is a compilation by punk rock band Bikini Kill, collecting their 1992 eponymous EP and their half of the 1993 EP Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah, an album they shared with the band Huggy Bear. It was released in 1994 on Kill Rock Stars and was the first Bikini Kill release on CD. The album was re-released by Bikini Kill Records on June 23, 2015 as simply The First Two Records and featured additional tracks from the expanded re-release of Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah.

Rebel Girl (Bikini Kill song) Single by Bikini Kill

"Rebel Girl" is a song by American punk rock band Bikini Kill. The song was released in three different recorded versions in 1993 – on an EP, an LP, and a 7-inch single. The single version was produced by Joan Jett and features her on guitar and background vocals. Widely considered a classic example of punk music, the song remains emblematic of the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. In 2021, "Rebel Girl" was listed at number 296 on the updated list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Skinned Teen was a riot grrrl band from London, England, active in the early 1990s. They have been cited as an inspiration by Beth Ditto, Kathleen Hanna, Gina Birch and Josephine Olaussan of Love Is All.

Riot grrrl is an underground feminist punk movement that began during the early 1990s within the United States in Olympia, Washington and the greater Pacific Northwest and has expanded to at least 26 other countries. Riot grrrl is a subcultural movement that combines feminism, punk music and politics. It is often associated with third-wave feminism, which is sometimes seen as having grown out of the riot grrrl movement and has recently been seen in fourth-wave feminist punk music that rose in the 2010s. The genre has also been described as coming out of indie rock, with the punk scene serving as an inspiration for a movement in which women could express themselves the same way men have been doing all along. To quote Liz Naylor, who would become the manager of riot grrrl band Huggy Bear:

There was a lot of anger and self-mutilation. In a symbolic sense, women were cutting and destroying the established image of femininity, aggressively tearing it down.

Yeah Yeah may refer to:

Bikini Kill discography

The discography of Bikini Kill, an American punk rock band, consists of three studio albums, one split studio album, two compilation albums, one extended play (EP) and four singles.

Our Troubled Youth is the Huggy Bear side of a split album they released with Bikini Kill. It was released on International Women's Day 1993 on Catcall Records in the United Kingdom, and on the Kill Rock Stars label in the United States.

References

  1. Knaebel, Nate. Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. p. 27. ISBN   9780312245603.
  3. Pitchfork. "Bikini kill". Jenn Pelly. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. Tortorici, Frank (November 19, 1998). "Bikini Kill's Kathi Wilcox". VH1.
  5. Robbins, Ira A., ed. (1997). The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock . New York: Simon & Schuster. p.  357. ISBN   978-0684814377.
  6. O'Brien, Lucy (2003-10-16). She Bop II: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul. A&C Black. p. 168. ISBN   9780826435293.
  7. "We don't have the rights to the Huggy Bear side. Which is absolutely fantastic, duh, and should be in print". @theebikinikill. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  8. "BIKINIKILL". Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.