bongwater / albums

12,967 plays
4 SHARES
5 FAVS
3 fans

- The Power Of Pussy
- - 6,602 plays
  - 5 favs
  - 4 shares
Bongwater
Released 1991

The Power Of Pussy
04:00
859 plays

Chicken Pussy
01:40
367 plays

Great Radio
04:36
358 plays

- Add to cart
- buy
- share

songs

- 1
- The Power Of Pussy
- 04:00
- 859 plays

- 2
- Great Radio
- 04:36
- 358 plays

- 3
- What Is?
- 02:01
- 296 plays

- 4
- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
- 03:58
- 354 plays

- 5
- Chicken Pussy
- 01:40
- 367 plays

- 6
- White Rental Car Blues
- 02:19
- 275 plays

- 7
- Nick Cave Dolls
- 04:20
- 299 plays

- 8
- Bedazzled
- 02:53
- 233 plays

- 9
- Obscene & Pornographic Art
- 03:19
- 339 plays

- 10
- Connie
- 02:37
- 218 plays

- 11
- What Kind Of Man Reads Playboy?
- 02:23
- 239 plays

- 12
- I Need A New Tape
- 01:39
- 201 plays

- 13
- Woman Tied Up In Knots
- 00:49
- 304 plays

- 14
- Junior
- 02:16
- 230 plays

- 15
- Mystery Hole
- 01:37
- 234 plays

- 16
- Time Is Coming
- 02:03
- 212 plays

- 17
- Folk Song
- 09:22
- 317 plays

album review

Kicking off with the great title track, a slow-chugging anthem with a sharp Magnuson lead and lyric, along with guest vocals from none other than the B-52s' Fred Schneider, Pussy pumps up Magnuson's vicious, intelligent feminism to an even higher level than before. From the barbed "What If..." and "Women Tied Up in Knots" to her incredible spoken word "What Kind of Man Reads Playboy" and more, she's on a very artistic rampage. Style, performance, sass, and rage combine brilliantly throughout. In general, Bongwater, with Licht back on drums in place of Sleep's rhythm boxes, continue as before, incorporating a more creepy sweetness at points. "Great Radio" is a standout, the group performing a slow, drony, and druggy piece with gentle power, while other songs like "I Need a New Tape" mix up the zoned psychedelic hush of past albums once again. Covers again crop up, both quite striking. The Weavers' folk standard "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" gets a lovely, haunting take, with guest banjo from roots music legend Peter Stampfel, while Dudley Moore's hilariously dismissive "Bedazzled," from the mid-'60s film of the same name, is tailor-made for a crackerjack Magnuson spotlight vocal. Throughout Pussy, pop culture is roasted over a slow fire in a multitude of ways. "Nick Cave Dolls," besides concluding with Magnuson's breathy, delicious whine about wanting one of said items, slips in everything from references to Hollywood and Dorothy Stratten to some of the notorious profane tapes of Buddy Rich abusing his band. The absolute hands-down winner comes right at the end, the lengthy "Folk Song." Tackling everything from wannabe rebels to corporate and political idiocy from the top on down -- not to mention a ripping dissection of then-recent hit-movie Pretty Woman that spares absolutely nobody -- Magnuson is in excelsis throughout. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide