The Poison Girls — a wise post-adolescent poet/singer/guitarist who wittily calls herself Vi Subversa plus a male backing band — are politicized musical agitators employing rock as their means for registering social and sexual protest. Lyrics are clever and subtle, making points with intelligence rather than sloganeering.
Vi Subversa, wrote songs that kicked patriarchy in the teeth, bringing the kind of punk energy associated with "anarcho-punk" to bear on women's experiences and struggles. From what i understand, Vi got turned on to punk when two of her kids formed their own band (The Fatal Microbes - they went on to be half od Rubella Ballet) - she figured this was something she might be good at, and the rest is history.Vi once described the band as the "dildo in the anus of the music business"
1. Real Woman
2. Underbitch
3. Promenade Immortelle
4. Cupid
5. Alienation
6. Jenny
7. Cry No More
8. Persons Unknown
9. Daugthers and Sons
10. Voodoo Pappadollar
11. Done It All Before
12. Statement
2. Underbitch
3. Promenade Immortelle
4. Cupid
5. Alienation
6. Jenny
7. Cry No More
8. Persons Unknown
9. Daugthers and Sons
10. Voodoo Pappadollar
11. Done It All Before
12. Statement
Poison Girls released 5 albums and eight EP's and singles.
Active Distribution have copies of the Statement Box Set (4 CDs and two booklets .£9), from the ever wonderful, ever relevant Queens of anarcho feminist free-thinking, free-style punk!l
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3 comments:
Just to prove there is still some harmony left in the seemingly dissonant universe, this will replace MY aging cassette!
And inspired me to post Omega Tribe.
Shanti, roy
and they still sound so fuckin great and relevant...
i've got loads more vinyl to upload mate,well,when i can be arsed to move my pc into the next room.
we really should twin our blogs... it's uncanny.
hope you're good mate.xx
I remember when I first heard this band. I think the first song I heard was "Offending Article" and it blew me away. Awesome blog by the way! I'll put your link up on mine.
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