Call the Doctor
Encyclopedia
Call the Doctor is the second album
by the punk
band Sleater-Kinney
. It was released on March 25, 1996 on Chainsaw
.
Allmusic praised the album, saying: "Forget the riot grrrl
implications inherent in the trio's music — Call the Doctor is pure, undiluted punk, and it's brilliant." The album also appeared at number 49 on Rolling Stone
magazine's list of best albums of the nineties.
.
Macfarlane was incorrectly credited with vocals on "Taking Me Home" (she actually sang on "Taste Test")
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 1994. Originally formed in Olympia, Washington, the group's name is derived from Sleater-Kinney Road, Interstate 5 off ramp #108 in Lacey, Washington, the location of one of their early practice spaces. They were a...
. It was released on March 25, 1996 on Chainsaw
Chainsaw Records
Chainsaw Records is an independent record label run by Donna Dresch, devoted to Queercore bands and operating out of Portland, Oregon.-History:...
.
Allmusic praised the album, saying: "Forget the riot grrrl
Riot grrrl
Riot grrrl was an underground feminist punk movement based in Washington, DC, Olympia, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and the greater Pacific Northwest which existed in the early to mid-1990s, and it is often associated with third-wave feminism...
implications inherent in the trio's music — Call the Doctor is pure, undiluted punk, and it's brilliant." The album also appeared at number 49 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine's list of best albums of the nineties.
Track listing
All songs written by Sleater-KinneySleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 1994. Originally formed in Olympia, Washington, the group's name is derived from Sleater-Kinney Road, Interstate 5 off ramp #108 in Lacey, Washington, the location of one of their early practice spaces. They were a...
.
Personnel
- Corin TuckerCorin TuckerCorin Lisa Tucker is a singer and guitarist, best known for her work with rock band Sleater-Kinney.- Early life :In the early 1990s, Tucker attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, where she studied film, political economy, and social change...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(on "Heart Attack") - Carrie BrownsteinCarrie BrownsteinCarrie Rachel Brownstein , is an American musician, writer, and actress, best known as a guitarist and vocalist in the now-defunct Portland, Oregon-based band Sleater-Kinney...
(credited as "Carrie Kinney") - guitar, vocals (on "Call the Doctor", "Stay Where You Are", "I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone" and "Heart Attack") - Lora Macfarlane - drums, vocals (on "Hubcap", "Stay Where You Are", "Taste Test"), guitar (on "Heart Attack")
Macfarlane was incorrectly credited with vocals on "Taking Me Home" (she actually sang on "Taste Test")
External links
- Call the Doctor at MySpace (streamed copy)