All Hands On the Bad One

Description

Sleater-Kinney was an acclaimed, American rock band that formed inOlympia, Washington in 1994. The band’s core lineup consisted of CorinTucker (vocals and guitar), Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals), andJanet Weiss (drums). Sleater-Kinney were known for their feminist,left-leaning politics, and were an integral part of the riot grrrl and indierock scenes in the Pacific Northwest.

All Hands on the Bad One is the fifth studio album by Sleater-Kinney,originally released on May 2, 2000 by Kill Rock Stars. The album wasproduced by John Goodmanson and recorded from December 1999 toJanuary 2000 at Jackpot! Studio in Portland, Oregon and John & Stu’sPlace in Seattle, Washington.

Upon release, All Hands on the Bad One reached #177 on theUS Billboard Top 200 chart and #12 on the Heatseekers Albumschart. All Hands on the Bad One appeared on several end-of-year listsand received a nomination for Outstanding Music Album at the 12thAnnual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Awards. The VillageVoice placed it at #10 in its 2000 Pazz & Jop Critics’ Poll.

The band’s most melodic, playful, sarcastic, and punchy album todate [8.3 / 10 ] – Brent DiCrescenzo, Pitchfork

The album has been freshly remastered by Greg Calbi for this release.This reissue coincides with Sub Pops October 21st, 2014 release ofremastered versions of Sleater-Kinneys six other albums, as well as alimited-edition, deluxe vinyl box set featuring all seven albums.

Thedigital versions of these reissues come out via Sub Pop on September2nd, 2014.