Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy

Infobox Album | Name = Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy
Type = Studio album
Artist = Mindless Self Indulgence


Released = February 22, 2000
Recorded = ??
Genre = Punk rock Electronica Industrial
Length = 55:16
Label = Elektra/Asylum
Producer = James Galus
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:70d3vwbia9qk link]
* Rolling Stone Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/mindlessselfindulgence/albums/album/114449/review/5940829/frankenstein_girls_will_seem_strangely_sexy link]
* Surf Mechanic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.surfmechanic.com/me/review.20001111b.htm link]
* Sputnikmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=5379 link] |Last album = "Bring the Pain/Tornado (1999)
This album = "Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy" (2000)
Next album = "Igor's Secret Stash" (2000)
Misc = Singles
Name = Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy
Type = studio
single 1 = Planet of the Apes
single 1 date = 2001
single 2 = Bitches/Molly
single 2 date = April 4, 2000

"Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy" (often abbreviated FGWSSS or just Frankenstein Girls) is the second album by New York City band Mindless Self Indulgence released in 2000. This album is the follow-up to the album "Tight". It is also the last studio album to feature Vanessa YT as their bass player, as well as the only album featuring her to still be in print as of late, and the last album by them to feature a message from their answering machine ("M", in which the caller accuses them of homosexuality) as one of the tracks.

The track listing on the back cover has all the vowels replaced with asterisks, even in those words that wouldn't generally be considered offensive, as a form of protest against censorship.Fact|date=October 2007 The tracks of this album are also in alphabetical order.

The cover of the album was drawn by Jamie Hewlett, the artist famous for "Tank Girl", and more recently, Gorillaz.__TOC__

Track listing

#"Backmask" – 3:01
#"Bitches" – 2:44
#*"Features samples from Siouxsie & the Banshees' "Happy House"
#"Boomin'" – 1:23
#"Clarissa" – 1:57
#"Cocaine and Toupees" – 1:52
#"Dicks Are For My Friends" – 1:15
#"F" – 0:13
#"Faggot" – 2:46
#"Futures" – 1:27
#"Golden I" – 2:07
#"Harry Truman" – 1:39
#"Holy Shit" – 1:45
#"I Hate Jimmy Page" - 3:35
#"I'm Your Problem Now" – 1:56
#"J" – 0:24
#"Keepin' Up With the Kids" – 1:45
#"Kick the Bucket" – 1:45
#"Kill the Rock" – 2:04
#"Last Time I Tried to Rock Your World" – 1:47
#"London Bridge" – 1:51
#"M" – 0:14
#"Masturbates" – 2:50
#"Planet of the Apes" – 2:12
#"Played" – 2:19
#"Ready For Love" – 2:06
#"Royally Fucked" – 1:52
#"Seven-Eleven" – 1:33
#"Step Up, Ghetto Blaster" – 2:23
#"Whipstickagostop" – 2:38
#"Z" – 0:50 (Actual track length is 0:20, after 0:30 of silence.)

Personnel

* Little Jimmy Urine — Lead Vocals, Programming
* Steve, Righ? — Lead Guitar, Backup Vocals
* Vanessa YT — Bass Guitar
* Kitty — Drums

Warning

Printed on the inside of the sleeve:

"You must listen to this album with your tongue planted firmly in your cheek. If you don't have a sense of irony, or you are a piece of shit bigot, or a fundamentalist anything, return this album immediately, don't come to our shows, don't wear our t-shirts. Fuck off. If you're a parent who neglects, beats, or doesn't show your child love, know that we don't condone violence so don't waste our time in court while you try to explain to a jury how our music made your "happy & normal" child into a deranged lunatic. Thank You"

"If you think we're rightwing, leftwing, feminists, sexists, tops, bottoms, gay or straight, I want to tell you right now that we are." (Quote seen on the bottom of the "Thanks" page in the CD cover sleeve)

Miscellanea

* After the release of "FGWSSS" there was a controversy over whether or not fellow Elektra Records recording artist Missy Elliott had used a sample from "FGWSSS" without their permission, the matter is still up for debate among MSI fans. [ [http://mindlessselfindulgencelyrics.com/articles.php?id=9 Mindless Self Indulgence Fan Site with lyrics pictures audio video and more! ] ]
* The term "Rock my hole" is originally from the song "Clarissa", and would be seen on the back of lead singer Little Jimmy Urine's coat many times, and the line would also be repeated in the song "Wack!" from their EP, Despierta Los Niños.
* The line, "Who likes that song? Five-year-old Panty shot?" from the song "I Hate Jimmy Page" is a reference to the MSI song "Panty Shot", a song that ended a possible record deal with Roadrunner Records, and is in fact about looking up a five-year-old girl's skirt.
* The Song "I Hate Jimmy Page" could be talking about MSI, and not Jimmy Page, the guitarist from Led Zeppelin, due to the above statement and what appear to be references to other songs off of the album. The band has neither confirmed, nor denied this.
* Due to the fact that almost every vowel has been replaced by an asterisk (* ) on the back of the CD, a quote underneath the track list from comedian Lenny Bruce reads, "It's the suppression of the word that gives it the power, the violence, the viciousness." (This quote is also part of a longer stand-up act featured on the band's Crappy Little Demo, under the track name of "Niggers", and it can be found in its full-form on the Lenny Bruce boxset "Let The Buyer Beware".)
* When "Backmask" is played backwards, motherly messages can be heard ("Eat your vegetables", "Clean your room"), a parody of backmasking scares. Ironically, when played backwards, the modulated voice at the end of the song says, "Don't listen to this song."
* The song "Kill The Rock" was featured in the film "Bandits" though it was not included in the film's soundtrack.
* A song left over from the album's sessions, titled "This Isn't Good", has been found floating around on the internet. The song was intended to be titled "Hell Isn't Good".

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