Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy
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| Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy | ||||
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| Released | February 22, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 – October 1999 | |||
| Length | 55:16 | |||
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| Producer | Urine & Galus | |||
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| Singles from Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy | ||||
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Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy is the second studio album by New York City band Mindless Self Indulgence released in 2000.[1] The album is the follow-up to the album Tight. This is the last studio album to feature Vanessa YT on bass guitar.[citation needed]
The track listing on the back cover has all the vowels replaced with asterisks, even in those words that would not generally be considered offensive. They are also listed in alphabetical order.[2] "Bitches" was the album's sole single release and prominently featured a sample of the opening riff to the Siouxsie and the Banshees song, "Happy House." The song credits Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin as writing partners due to the use of the sample.[3] A single for the track "Planet of the Apes" was released as a promotional CD only.
Promo/Advance copies of the album were unmastered and featured slightly different "skit" tracks. They also feature an orchestral intro to "Holy Shit" and do not contain the live performance intro to "Backmask". The digital version of the album available on streaming platforms is one of these promo copies, in contrast to the final CD version.[citation needed]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| Surf Mechanic | [6] |
Background
[edit]After the release of their album Tight, the band garnered significant interest from record labels, leading to what frontman Jimmy Urine described as a "20 label bidding war."[7] During this period, MSI would charge record labels substantial fees for their appearances and Urine would often use the money to buy frivolous items. The band would also remaster songs to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, a move that Elektra Records, their eventual signee, attempted to stop. Instead, MSI priced their next album, "Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy," at $30, put the songs in alphabetical order, and made them less than 2 minutes long, all to purposefully irritate investors. According to Urine, "That’s probably a million dollar record, and there’s no way we’ll ever be recouped on it. But it’s great!"[7]
The cover of the album was drawn by Jamie Hewlett, the artist known for Tank Girl and Gorillaz.[2] Hewlett offered to make a music video for a song on the album but was rejected by Elektra.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Little Jimmy Urine, except track 2, written by Little Jimmy Urine, Steven Severin and Siouxsie Sioux
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Backmask" (also known as "Backmaskwarning!") | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Bitches" | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Boomin'" | 1:23 |
| 4. | "Clarissa" | 1:57 |
| 5. | "Cocaine and Toupees" | 1:52 |
| 6. | "Dicks Are for My Friends" | 1:15 |
| 7. | "F" | 0:13 |
| 8. | "Faggot" | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Futures" | 1:27 |
| 10. | "Golden I" | 2:07 |
| 11. | "Harry Truman" | 1:39 |
| 12. | "Holy Shit" | 1:45 |
| 13. | "I Hate Jimmy Page" | 3:35 |
| 14. | "I'm Your Problem Now" | 1:56 |
| 15. | "J" | 0:24 |
| 16. | "Keepin' Up with the Kids" | 1:45 |
| 17. | "Kick the Bucket" | 1:45 |
| 18. | "Kill the Rock" | 2:04 |
| 19. | "Last Time I Tried to Rock Your World" | 1:47 |
| 20. | "London Bridge" | 1:51 |
| 21. | "M" | 0:14 |
| 22. | "Masturbates" | 2:50 |
| 23. | "Planet of the Apes" | 2:12 |
| 24. | "Played" | 2:19 |
| 25. | "Ready for Love" | 2:06 |
| 26. | "Royally Fucked" | 1:52 |
| 27. | "Seven-Eleven" | 1:33 |
| 28. | "Step Up, Ghettoblaster" | 2:23 |
| 29. | "Whipstickagostop" | 2:38 |
| 30. | "Z" | 0:50 |
| Total length: | 55:16 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Jimmy Urine – lead vocals, programming, samples, keyboards
- Steve, Righ? – lead guitar, backup vocals, programming, keyboards
- Vanessa YT – bass guitar, keyboards
- Kitty – drums, programming
References
[edit]- ^ Sciarretto, Amy (31 January 2000). "Reviews: Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 61 (651). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 23. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b Hill, John (September 10, 2015). "Rank Your Records: Mindless Self Indulgence's Jimmy Urine on Antagonizing The World for Five Records". Vice. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "Bitches" at AllMusic
- ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review by Heather Phares". AllMusic.
- ^ "Mindless Self Indulgence - Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy". Rolling Stone. 2000-03-02. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02.
- ^ "Reviews - Mindless Self Indulgence - Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy". Surf Mechanic. 2003-11-26. Archived from the original on 2003-11-26. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ a b "Rank Your Records: Mindless Self Indulgence's Jimmy Urine on Antagonizing The World for Five Records". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
