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Bikini Kill Is An American Punk Rock Band Formed In Olympia Washington In October 1990. The Group Consisted Of Vocalist And Songwriter Kathleen Hanna Guitarist Billy Karren Bassist Kathi Wilcox And Drummer Tobi Vail. The Band Is Widely Considered To Be The Pioneer Of The Riot Grrrl Movement And Was Notorious For Its Radical Feminist Lyrics And Fiery Performances. Their Music Was Characteristically Abrasive And Hardcore-Influenced. While Occasionally Collaborating With High-Profile Acts Such As Nirvana And Joan Jett Bikini Kill Was Well-Known For Shunning Major Labels And The Mainstream Rock Press. After Two Full-Length Albums Several EPs And Two Compilations The Band Disbanded In 1998. The Band Reformed In 2019. Main Article Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Bikini_Kill
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"Rebel Girl" Is A Song By American Punk Rock Band Bikini Kill. The Song Was Released In Three Different Recorded Versions In 1993 – On An EP An LP And A 7-Inch Single. The Single Version Was Produced By Joan Jett And Features Her On Guitar And Background Vocals. Widely Considered A Classic Example Of Punk Music The Song Remains Emblematic Of The Riot Grrrl Movement Of The 1990s. In 2021 "Rebel Girl" Was Listed At Number 296 On The Updated List Of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. "Rebel Girl" Is One Of Bikini Kill's Earliest Original Compositions And Was Performed In Concert As Early As 1991. Songwriting Credit Is Given To All Four Bandmembers. The Lyrics Are Attributed To Hanna And Were Reportedly Inspired By The Influential Feminist Artist Juliana Luecking. The Song's Theme And Lyrics Overturn The Traditional Heterosexual Tropes Of Pop Music. Giving Voice To An Unconcealed Lesbian Perspective It Is A Frank And Explicit "tribute To And Love Song For Another Woman". In A Larger Sense It Is Viewed As An Ode To Feminist Solidarity. It Is Considered To Be Bikini Kill's Signature Song But Its Equally Enduring Affiliation Is With The Feminist Movement Known As Riot Grrrl. From Their Start Bikini Kill Was Inextricably Linked To Riot Grrrl And More Than Any Other Song "Rebel Girl" Was That Movement's Most Widely Recognized Musical Expression Its "one Definitive Anthem". Three Different Studio Versions Of "Rebel Girl" Were Recorded By Bikini Kill. The First Version Appeared On The Split LP That The Group Shared With Fellow Riot Grrrl Band Huggy Bear In Early 1993. Sporting Front And Back Titles – Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah For Bikini Kill's Side Our Troubled Youth For Huggy Bear's – The Split LP Was Released By The Independent Label Kill Rock Stars And Was Only Available On Vinyl And Cassette. This First Version Of "Rebel Girl" Became Available In CD Format In 1994 When Kill Rock Stars Packaged The CD Version Of The First Two Records A Combination Reissue That Contained All Seven Songs Of Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah As Well As The Entirety Of The Band's Vinyl Debut Bikini Kill. The Second Version Of The Song Appeared In Late 1993 On The New Radio 2 Single A 3-Song 7-Inch Vinyl Record Featuring Both "New Radio" And "Rebel Girl" On The A-Side With "Demirep" On The Flipside. Former Runaway And Solo Artist Joan Jett – An Ardent Early Fan Of The Band – Produced All Three Songs And Provided Additional Guitar And Background Vocals. Jett Toured With The Band The Next Year. Engineering Was By John Goodmanson Of Kill Rock Stars.The Cover Art Was Created By Local Artist Heidi Arbogast A Former Bandmate Of Hanna. This Second Version Of The Song Was Included On The 1998 CD Compilation The Singles. A Third Version Of The Song Is On The Band's First Full-Length Album Pussy Whipped. Engineering And Production Was Handled By Stuart Hallerman Of Avast! Recording Company In Seattle. Although This Version Had Actually Been Recorded Prior To The Jett-Produced Single It Was Held For The Album Slated For October 1993 And Thus Was Released Last Chronologically.
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Bikini Kill Is An American Punk Rock Band Formed In Olympia Washington In October 1990. The Group Consisted Of Vocalist And Songwriter Kathleen Hanna Guitarist Billy Karren Bassist Kathi Wilcox And Drummer Tobi Vail. The Band Is Widely Considered To Be The Pioneer Of The Riot Grrrl Movement And Was Notorious For Its Radical Feminist Lyrics And Fiery Performances. Their Music Was Characteristically Abrasive And Hardcore-Influenced. While Occasionally Collaborating With High-Profile Acts Such As Nirvana And Joan Jett Bikini Kill Was Well-Known For Shunning Major Labels And The Mainstream Rock Press. After Two Full-Length Albums Several EPs And Two Compilations The Band Disbanded In 1998. The Band Reformed In 2019. Main Article Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Bikini_Kill
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"Rebel Girl" is a song by American punk rock band Bikini Kill. The song was released in three different recorded versions in 1993 – on an EP, an LP, and a 7-inch single. The single version was produced by Joan Jett and features her on guitar and background vocals. Widely considered a classic example of punk music, the song remains emblematic of the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. In 2021, "Rebel Girl" was listed at number 296 on the updated list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
"Rebel Girl" is one of Bikini Kill's earliest original compositions, and was performed in concert as early as 1991. Songwriting credit is given to all four bandmembers. The lyrics are attributed to Hanna, and were reportedly inspired by the influential feminist artist Juliana Luecking.
The song's theme and lyrics overturn the traditional heterosexual tropes of pop music. Giving voice to an unconcealed lesbian perspective, it is a frank and explicit "tribute to, and love song for, another woman". In a larger sense, it is viewed as an ode to feminist solidarity. It is considered to be Bikini Kill's signature song, but its equally enduring affiliation is with the feminist movement known as riot grrrl. From their start, Bikini Kill was inextricably linked to riot grrrl and, more than any other song, "Rebel Girl" was that movement's most widely recognized musical expression, its "one definitive anthem".
Three different studio versions of "Rebel Girl" were recorded by Bikini Kill. The first version appeared on the split LP that the group shared with fellow riot grrrl band Huggy Bear in early 1993. Sporting front and back titles – Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah for Bikini Kill's side, Our Troubled Youth for Huggy Bear's – the split LP was released by the independent label Kill Rock Stars and was only available on vinyl and cassette. This first version of "Rebel Girl" became available in CD format in 1994 when Kill Rock Stars packaged The CD Version of the First Two Records, a combination reissue that contained all seven songs of Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah as well as the entirety of the band's vinyl debut, Bikini Kill.
The second version of the song appeared in late 1993 on the New Radio +2 single, a 3-song 7-inch vinyl record featuring both "New Radio" and "Rebel Girl" on the A-side, with "Demirep" on the flipside. Former Runaway and solo artist Joan Jett – an ardent early fan of the band – produced all three songs and provided additional guitar and background vocals. Jett toured with the band the next year. Engineering was by John Goodmanson of Kill Rock Stars.The cover art was created by local artist Heidi Arbogast, a former bandmate of Hanna. This second version of the song was included on the 1998 CD compilation, The Singles.
A third version of the song is on the band's first full-length album, Pussy Whipped. Engineering and production was handled by Stuart Hallerman of Avast! Recording Company in Seattle. Although this version had actually been recorded prior to the Jett-produced single, it was held for the album (slated for October 1993) and thus was released last chronologically. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.