Gato Negro
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| Released | March 12, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | October 1995 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 35:00 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Gato Negro (Spanish: "Black Cat") is the third and final studio album by American rock band 7 Year Bitch, released on March 12, 1996. It was the band's only album released through Atlantic Records, after signing to the label in 1994.[9][10] The record spawned three singles: "The History of My Future", "24,900 Miles Per Hour" and "Miss Understood",[11] as well as a video for "24,900 Miles Per Hour".
Critical reception
Gato Negro received mixed reviews from critics. Eric Bensel of Alternative Press wrote that while the album was "at times a generic grunge [sic] fronted by the predictable riot grrrl snarl", it provided a "refreshing foil to the testosterone-laden cock-rock that has dominated AOR radio stations for the past 25 years".[5] Entertainment Weekly critic Mike Flatherty dismissed the album as "a humorless clutch of tough-grrrl conventions and abrasive bluster".[8] In her review of Live at Moe (2016), Pitchfork's Estelle Tang called Gato Negro "simultaneously less scrappy and less compelling" than the band's previous albums.[12] In a positive review for Trouser Press, Grant Alden called the album 7 Year Bitch's "most varied, accomplished and coherent outing", praising its instrumentation.[13]
Track listing
- All songs written by Vigil/Davis
- "The History of My Future" 2:14
- "Crying Shame" 4:09
- "Disillusion" 3:05
- "Deep in the Heart" 3:02
- "The Midst" 3:29
- "24,900 Miles Per Hour" 3:27
- "Whoopie Cat" 3:02
- "Miss Understood" 3:07
- "Sore Subject" 2:06
- "Rest My Head" 2:57
- "2nd Hand" 1:44
- "Jack" 2:36
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[14] 7 Year Bitch
- Selene Vigil — vocals
- Roisin Dunne — guitar
- Elizabeth Davis — bass
- Valerie Agnew — drums
Production
- 7 Year Bitch — production
- Billy Anderson — production, mixing, engineering
- Mike Bogus — assistant engineer
- Adam Munaz — mixing assistant, pre-mastering
- Stephen Marcussen — mastering
- Don C. Tyler — digital editing
References
- ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2003). "7 Year Bitch". The Great Indie Discography. Canongate. p. 965. ISBN 978-1-84195-335-9 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Baltin, Steve (March 16, 1996). "Pop Singles: Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 59 (27): 7 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ↑ Anon. (June 7, 1996). "Be on the Lookout" (PDF). Gavin Report (2108). Miller Freeman, Inc.: 19 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ↑ "Gato Negro Review". Allmusic.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bensel, Eric (May 1996). "7 Year Bitch: Gato Negro". Alternative Press. Vol. 10, no. 94. pp. 89, 91.
- ↑ "Robert Christgau: Album: 7 Year Bitch: Gato Negro". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 357.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Flaherty, Mike (March 29, 1996). "Gato Negro". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ↑ Arieff, Rachel (January 2009). "Int: Valerie Agnew, 7 Year Bitch « Popular 1". popular1.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ↑ Tolleson, Ron (October 1996). "Seven Year Bitch: Scratching Their Itch". Hit Parader. No. 385. Hit Parader Publications, Inc. pp. 64–65 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "The Frank Kozik Resource Center - Seven Year Bitch - MR 026". mansruin.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 1998. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ↑ Tang, Estelle (January 14, 2016). "7 Year Bitch: Live at Moe". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ Alden, Grant. "7 Year Bitch". Trouser Press. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ 7 Year Bitch (1996). Gato Negro (booklet). Atlantic Records. 82873-2.
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