Review of S-K record

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Review of S-K record

Submitted by Rick on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 7:26am.

Here is a very positive review of the new disc from Sleater-Kinney.

Sleater–Kinney is one of those rare bands that has never released a duff album, even if some long– term fans may grumble about the loss of the energy and rawness that drove its first recordings. Then a few months ago Sleater–Kinney gave listeners The Woods, a gloriously rock—in the scorching riffs, thunder–and–lightning drums (courtesy of long–time drummer and rock goddess Janet Weiss) and speaker– blowing sound sense—record that scared some people off, but made others sit up and take notice. If you’d never paid attention to Sleater–Kinney before or brushed them off as a girl band, The Woods confirms that three women rock hard, while maintaining a stellar level of songwriting.

I have one question for you a

Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 09/08/2005 - 9:56am.

I have one question for you all. If Sleater Kinney weren't from here, let's say they were from a town on the east coast of comparable size, do you think you would be listening? I'm not from Oly originally, I don't pay any attention to SK, and it's because I've never been very impressed by them. What, besides being from Oly, makes them great? My friends and I didn't jump on the Everclear bandwagon just because they came from Portland, OR.

I'm just saying.

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