{"id":373,"date":"2003-06-17T00:36:35","date_gmt":"2003-06-17T05:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/?p=373"},"modified":"2013-12-23T23:51:38","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T23:51:38","slug":"le-tigre-feminist-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/music\/2003\/06\/le-tigre-feminist-sweepstakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Tigre: Feminist Sweepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Le Tigre: Feminist Sweepstakes
\nLabel: Mr Lady
\nRelease Date: 2001
\nReview Date: 2003<\/p>\n

Feminist Sweepstakes is the second full length release from Le Tigre. It\u2019s kind of a letdown. It starts off promising with the “LT Tour Theme.” Aside from having one of the funniest refrains ever, it ultimately gets sold short due to an unhealthy obsession with the vocal distortion, something Le Tigre tends to over use. “FYR” (Fifty years of ridicule) is another good one that suffers from the same fate, only worse. Ladies please, use the distortion sparingly. It\u2019s like when someone discovers multiple fonts on a computer and they go nuts with 20 different fonts on each page. Likewise,”On Guard” is pretty powerful, but you\u2019re likely to miss out on it unless you read the lyric sheet.<\/p>\n

“Much Finer” is what it says. The second clear track, and the first one to really stand out on Feminist Sweepstakes on first listen. “Dyke March 2001” is another one that stands out even though it\u2019s essentially one of those soundtracks-to-a-sampled-interview tracks. And yes, that is a genre. How cool is it to bring a tape recorder to a demonstration, record a chant and use it as the refrain in a song. It\u2019s good for a surreal look into event if you weren\u2019t there. Close your eyes. Imagine.<\/p>\n

Ok, I\u2019m ditching the song by song dissection. There are a lot of good tracks on this cd, most of which are in the middle. It\u2019s the closest thing to a musical adaptation of a Marlys cartoon that I\u2019ve ever heard. There are also several good songs with great messages and\/or stories that get buried under poor production choices and not so imaginative arrangements. The low-tech sound has it\u2019s own asthetic, but sometimes it becomes one monotonous blur. The feminist-performance-art-lesbian agenda can be a bit tedious at times, but it\u2019s their punk rock. If you don\u2019t like it, I don\u2019t think their feelings will be hurt. Musically, Feminist Sweepstakes isn\u2019t nearly as fun as their self-titled release is, but there are still some gems on it. The first release is a CD you can put on and crank for the duration. With Feminist Sweepstakes<\/em> you\u2019ll find yourself not wanting to stray too far from the controls. Success may have made them lazy or arrogant, I\u2019m not sure. The message and music don\u2019t always connect on Feminist Sweepstakes. Here\u2019s to hoping that the next Le Tigre release fires on all cylinders.<\/p>\n

Online Action: mrlady.com<\/a>
\nOfficial Le Tigre web site http:\/\/student.bard.edu\/~ba935\/front.html<\/p>\n

They\u2019d like you to do it yourself. Start here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No Tech:<\/p>\n

Le Tigre 51 MacDougal Street #227 NY NY 10012<\/p>\n

Mr Lady Records PO Box 3189 Durham, NC 27715-3189<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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