''Nice Ass'' is the first studio album by the band
Free Kitten, released in 1995 on
Kill Rock Stars
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.
Critical reception
The ''
Dallas Observer
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'' called the album a "sloppy pastiche of punk and funk
hat
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operates on the sort of wit that rhymes 'split ends' with 'Michael Jackson and his little friends.'"
Caroline Sullivan reviewed the album unfavorably in ''
the Guardian
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'', writing, "The 15 songs, all of which were previously on singles or EPs, range from mildly amusing to not very (the gosh-this-is-fun screeching on the manic Secret Sex Friend). You can't imagine wanting to play this twice."
Track listing
#"Harvest Spoon" - 2:42
#"Rock of Ages" - 1:58
#"Proper Band" - 1:45
#"What's Fair" - 2:53
#"Kissing Well" - 3:22
#"Call Back (Episode XXI)" - 3:00
#"Blindfold Test" - 2:29
#"Greener Pastures" - 2:37
#"Revlon Liberation Orchestra" - 2:46
#"The Boasta" - 1:31
#"Scratch tha DJ" - 1:59
#"Secret Sex Friend" - 0:41
#"Royal Flush" - 3:39
#"Feelin'" - 0:58
#"Alan Licked Has Ruined Music for an Entire Generation" - 0:07
Personnel
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Kim Gordon
Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, Califor ...
- Vocals, Guitar, Drums on "The Boasta"
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Julie Cafritz
Julia Cafritz (born May 5, 1965) is an American musician and guitarist who was a member of Pussy Galore and Free Kitten. She is regarded as a cult figure from the New York City noise music scene of the 1990s.
Early life
Cafritz was born in W ...
- Vocals, Guitar
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Yoshimi P-We
Yoshimi (born on February 18, 1968) is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band Boredoms.
Alongside her drum playing skills with Boredoms, she performs the vocals for the all female ...
- Drums, Vocals, Trumpet, Harmonica, Guitar on "The Boasta"
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Mark Ibold
Mark Alan Ibold (born October 17, 1962) is an American musician. He is best known as the bass guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement, with whom he recorded four studio albums. Following Pavement's initial break-up in 1999, Ibold joined the a ...
- Bass
References
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1995 debut albums
Free Kitten albums
Kill Rock Stars albums