Name: Pretend We're Dead
Brand: L7

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MVD9875D

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Format multiplier

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Blu-ray + DVD

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Format Film US

Blu-ray

Limited edition

Release date

2017-10-13

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

760137987598

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2 / Blu-ray / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Genre US

Film

Label US

MVD Visual

L7 is an American punk/alternative rock band hailing from Los Angeles. Formed in 1985, the band consists of Donita Sparks on vocals and guitar, Dee Plakas on drums, Suzi Gardner on guitar and vocals, and Jennifer Finch on bass. After disbanding in 2000, L7 reunited in 2015 to continue their musical journey.

Known for their fierce energy and raw sound, L7 has been a prominent figure in the punk and alternative rock scene. With powerful vocals and intense guitar riffs, they have captivated audiences worldwide. Their lineup has seen changes over the years with Gail Greenwood and Janis Tanaka also contributing as former bassists.

L7 should not be confused with L-Seven, a short-lived group that featured future members of Warrior Soul and Laughing Hyenas. Similar artists to L7 include 7 Year Bitch, Babes In Toyland, Hole, Courtney Love, Lunachicks, Veruca Salt, Green River, Mudhoney, Bikini Kill,and many more.

Witness the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of these fierce feminist pioneers of Rock and Roll.

Pretend We're Dead takes us on an all-access journey into the 1990's grunge movement that took the world by storm, and the band that helped define it as the genre of a generation. Culled from over 100 hours of vintage home movies taken by the band, never-before-seen performance footage, and candid interviews, L7: Pretend We're Dead is an engrossing time capsule told from the perspective of L7, these true insiders who brought their signature blend of grunge punk to the masses! Chronicling the early days of the band's formation in 1985 to their height as the 'queens of grunge,' the film takes a roller coaster ride through L7's triumphs and failures, providing never-before-discussed insight into the band's eventual dissolution in 2001. Formed by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner-guitars/vocals, the band completed their lineup with the addition of Jennifer Finch on bass/vocals and Dee Plakas on drums. To highlight the fact that L7 was an all-female group, however, was to miss the point. "Our fans couldn't give a shit if we're women," Sparks says. "We did not set out to be an all-girl band. It just happened that way." Yet the "gender issue" would return time and again for the band; from shock jocks refusing to play "chick rock" to academics accusing the band of "incorrectly" embracing their feminism to hard rock press implying the band was merely riding a wave of "grrl power" trendiness. Despite these obstacles, L7: Pretend We're Dead shows the thread of influence the band had not only on rock and roll but on future generations of women everywhere and is, at the end, a testament to the pioneering spirit of a band that refuses to take anything lying down. "They can't hear a word we said, when we pretend that we're dead" Also includes the infamous 1997 documentary "L7 The Beauty Process" that was directed by Krist Novoselic.

Pretend We're Dead

Film US