Fun low-budget return to indie-status for the queens of rock.

I've been a fan of L7 since 1992 (admittedly, thru their major-label exposure), and was surprised to see this video for sale at the local chain-music store.  I was even more surprised when I saw that it was distributed by K Records, a classy but definitely non-major label.  I soon found out that L7 had left the majors and started their own label, which is always a "Good Thing" (TM) with underground music.

This video seems to be a funny indictment on the major-label scene, as well as an apology for their having been on a major.  Whatever the case, it's a fun ride for those-in-the-know, although it may be a bit perplexing and unentertaining for people only now getting on the L7 bandwagon.

The video is decidedly low-budget... very Richard Kern like.  8mm film is the rule, and the acting is atrocious.  But, that's the whole point.  L7 aren't actors- they're musicians who want to rock out, and not be burdened by the requirements and excesses of celebrity and contracts.  The high points are definitely the live sets; L7 plays their standards, as well as new songs from the Beauty Process.  The intervening comedic bits are funny the first few times around, but can be fast-forwarded through without fear of losing any kind of narrative thread.

In short- it's about time we get an L7 videocassette, and this is a promising side-gig for Krist Novaselic.

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A tongue-in-cheek pseudo-documentary, with actual concert footage, of L7's trials and travails being a punk-like band in a pop-like marketplace.

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