''Ladies, Women and Girls'' is a studio album released by

Bratmobile Bratmobile was an American punk band from Olympia, Washington, active from 1991 to 2003, and known for being one of the first-generation "riot grrrl" bands. The band was influenced by several eclectic musical styles, including elements of pop, ...

in 2000, after a six-year hiatus.

Critical reception

After their years-long separation, Bratmobile returned to the punk rock scene with a new album that was welcomed in ''

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'' for showing that "the Brat spirit was fully intact". Other writers noted the positive influence of the band's maturation: rock journalist

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wrote that the album represents "evidence of the band's evolution from both a musical and an ideological standpoint". In ''

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'', Ira Robbins praised the new material for proving "Bratmobile's ability to transcend amateurishness without abandoning the unfettered emotional freedom that came with it."

Track listing

#"Eating Toothpaste" – 2:26 #"Gimme Brains" – 2:16 #"It's Common (But We Don't Talk About It)" – 2:16 #"Not in Dog Years" – 1:53 #"You're Fired" – 2:51 #"Cheap Trick Record" – 1:40 #"In Love with All My Lovers" – 2:06 #"90's Nomad" – 2:10 #"Well You Wanna Know What?" – 3:26 #"Flavor of the Month Club" – 2:35 #"Affection Training" – 1:56 #"Do You Like Me Like That?" – 2:37 #"Come Hither" – 2:28 #"Girlfriends Don't Keep" – 1:15

Personnel

;Bratmobile: *

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– Drums * Erin Smith – Guitar *

Allison Wolfe Allison Wolfe (born November 9, 1969) is a Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, writer, and podcaster. As a founding member and lead singer of the punk rock band Bratmobile, she became one of the leading voices of the riot grrl movement. Wolfe ...

– Vocals ;Additional credits: *Mary Manning – Cover photo *Jon Nikki – Bass, keyboards * Pat Graham – Photography

References

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