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L7, Smell the Magic

  • Label: Sub Pop Records

The major-label follow-up to their 1988 Sub Pop debut doesn’t work many changes on their sound or image: This all-girl group was loud, nasty, and could easily beat the shit out of any protein-shake-drinking club bouncer. Sure, they hailed from Los Angeles — the epicenter of hair metal at the time — but cue up “Fast and Frightening” and you’ll discover they could play louder and faster than Warrant and Motley Crüe combined.

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