Babes In Toyland [and Kat Bjelland]
 

Babes In Toyland = definately one of my top 3 favorite bands. Kat Bjelland's voice is amazing, and her face when she screams .. orgasmic. She's also plays t'guitar pretty well. Who else loves this band as much as I do?

I've only ever heard one song, the song they played on 1991: The Year Punk Broke. It enduced toe-tapping, and Joe Cole dug it. They're pretty good from what I've heard.

i don't use this word for any other artist or band but babes in toyland deserve it:

OVERRATED

i think they are a waste

Why do you think that?

i have fontanelle and i found it very uninteresting (and i gave it many listens), i found it very boring. then i saw the year that punk broke and it was just these girls making a racket with no sense of nothing. i thought it was like "look at us we're GIRLZ and we play noise!!! isn't it revolutionary?"

when i listen to bikini kill (for example) i listen to their energy but also to some motivation going on thru it all, and they also play songs; not just screaming feedback and yelling in a dull way

Hm well, I guess it's the way you look at it. I never looked at it as "girls playing noise" ..I find many of their songs to be catchy, but meh, if you don't like it I can't force you to~

For the record Bikini Kill is fucking ace.

more people in the board should be like you. i like your reply

and i didn't mean to compare babes with bikini kill, it's just that that was the best way i could put it. and maybe i need to give babes another chance

I nearly shit myself whilst reading that~

I know .. I didn't imply that you did :P
It never hurts to give something a second chance ..you said you have Fontanelle? May I suggest Handsome & Gretel, Bluebell, and Jungle Train (her high pitched screaming in this song makes me quiver)

I know Kegmama loves them like you do Anngella.

I loved Kat Bjelland's contribution for Guitarrorists all those years ago, but Babes in Toyland I don't devote much energy to really. They're not bad or anything though.

Where is this Kegmama you speak of.

Fuck everybody else. Babes In Toyland are fucking amazing.

Indeed they are~

fontonalleeee wuzz real good. Amazing production dude on that album too. Defintly one of the better grunge bands. 7 year bitch was my other favorite.
+ who could forget L7!!!!. babes is toyland totally rocked on the year punk broke.

I just don't even know why there are BIT haters. It's fucking kick ass chick punk. It's not a philosophical band asking the questions of life, it's just chicks w/ guitars kicking ass. How coyld anyone hate that?

^Just like every band there are people who love it, and people who hate it. Sometimes it's just hard for people to accept the fact that their music taste ISN'T the best in the world, and that there are actually people with opinions contrary to theirs~

You're right. I'm not criticizing anyone, I just don't see how people read so much into this group. I didn't.

LOOOOOOOVe them!!! i listen to them everday in the car on my way to school. i really should stop cause it's gonna cause me to have an accident one day! hahah

^
"That sounds about right"
-Sienfeld

you see what i meant about how more people here should be like you!!!!!

Seriously, no bitter feelings here Everyneurotic. I hope it's the same way w/ you.

Can I get an AMEN?

I love Babes in Toyland. Kat's screams can send shivers down my spine and Lori is an awesome drummer.

Same ..although they send more than shivers ;)

Lori is an awesome drummer, I love it.

Lori has a unique drumming style. I love the fact that she uses her floor tom than any other drummer.

Me. Well not as much as you I guess because they aren't even in my top 10, but I love them a lot anyway. Fontanelle is a complete masterpiece as is Spanking Machine and To Mother. I still need to and really want to hear Intermenstral and Kat Hjelland's other band (which I forget the name of right now.)

Katastrophy Wife?

Yeah that's it. I only found out about it's existence a few months ago, but I'll get to it.

I think I'm going to check out Fontanelle. I came so close to buying it the other day...I've been listening to Bruise Violet a lot and I think it's an awesome song. That Katastrophy Wife album is really good... Gone Away is a kickass opener. And also Anathema with it's awesome screaming rocks my world.

It's unfortunate the series of events that have transpired over the last few years with Babes in Toyland, definately things that made me lose lots of respect for Kat.

I am also guilty of only hearing the punk broke video song, so I dont know. Any suggestions?

I have a disc that was released on Fuel records that has a shit-load of live & previously unreleased material. But, it has been out for some time. I could upload that for ya', if you'd like.

Nobody mentioned Nemesisters. Don't be afraid of it.....it's not quite as solid as their others, but it is still Babes In Toyland and good. I still rock my Nemesisters t-shirt religiously.

yeah, that would be awesome.
anyway you could hold the link until tomorrow cause I have to get off for the night.

I loved them in high school, saw them quite a few times. I still like them, but don't listen to them much anymore.

SRC: Sure thing. I had some other shit to upload for people anyway, but it's no problem. I'm glad I could help out.

Kat Bjelland interview with John Peel from Reading Festival 1993, transfered from my cassette > flac

http://www.sendspace.com/file/1utfzd

i love love kat and babes. kat is a babe.

I like them ok... they serve as one of my first band memories. I was like 17 and within seconds of them taking the stage I took a steel toe doc martin to the head from a crowd surfer and was pushed to the back of the room. Pretty sweet.

I owned one of the band's albums once, but I can't remember which one it was.

found the ticket...