The Real Janelle

Infobox Album | Name = The Real Janelle
Type = Album
Artist = Bratmobile


Released = 1994
Recorded = July, 1993
Genre = Indie
Length = 12:12
Label = Kill Rock Stars
Producer = See Album Credits
Reviews = *ARTISTdirect (4½/5) [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,200020,00.html link]
Last album = "Pottymouth"
(1993)
This album = "The Real Janelle"
(1994)
Next album = "The Peel Session"
(1994)
Released in 1994 by Kill Rock Stars, "The Real Janelle" would become Bratmobile's last studio recording in six years. Though released before "The Peel Session", that was recorded a year prior. The record offers more clarity in its sound and its thought from their full-length record "Pottymouth", "Brat Girl" being an answer to the type of emotional abuse touched on in "And I Live In A Town Where The Boys Amputate Their Heart" and the low-ley, tense "Yeah, Huh" being almost a set up for the full force of the heavy punk-rocking "Die."

Track listing

#"The Real Janelle" – 1:41
#"Brat Girl" – 1:58
#"Yeah, Huh?" – 2:00
#"Die" – 1:48
#"And I Live In A Town Where The Boys Amputate Their Hearts" – 2:41
#"Where Eagles Dare" (The Misfits cover) – 2:04

Album Credits

Bratmobile
Allison Wolfe (Singer/Songwriter)
Erin Smith (Guitar)
Molly Neuman (drums)

Recorded July 1993 at Avast, Seattle, Washington. Engineered by Stuart Hallerman. Mixed by Stuart Hallerman, Slim Moon, and Bratmobile. Prints by Tinúviel.

Lyrics

[http://bratmobile.com/lyrics/index.html#janelle The Real Janelle lyrics]

Miscellanea

The title "The Real Janelle" was inspired by a Born Against song written by Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel. The Born Against song and "The Real Janelle" both are references to Janelle Hessig, a former Bratmobile roadie and East Bay fanzine creator known for producing "Tales of Blarg" and "Desperate Times." The photo on the cover of the EP is of Janelle Hessig herself. [http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/BandQuestion/answers/1999/Bratmobile.shtml]