GIRLSCHOOL (ABO #320)

GIRLSCHOOL
ONLY WOMEN BLEED?

Girlschool is a monument in the history of grrrl rock. Though the Runaways paved the way for all the other all-female rock bands, it was UK's Girlschool who managed to put girls on the world's rock map as something else than a novelty concept.
Sometimes told to be the female counterpart of once label-mates Motörhead (both were on Bronze records in the late 70s), Girlschool is, above all, a classic hard rock outfit which, and here's the new element, didn't much care about make-up and looking hot. They were, and still are, rock musicians just like the males they "compete" with.
This compilation displays 33 songs from their 11 albums and, though the production is sometimes quite questionable (not to the point to spoil the fun of their music), it's a real treat to hear those women rock their asses off and kick ours with powerful and simple riffs, heavy pounding bass and drums, gutsy vocals and skilled, if not overly complicated, songwriting.
Enter the school of rock'n'roll where girls are just as good as men.

My GIRLSCHOOL Top 3
1 - Demolition (1980)
2 - Hit and Run (1981)
3 - Legacy (2008)

My GIRLSCHOOL Bottom 3
1 - Running Wild (1985)
2 - Girlschool (1992)
3 - Nightmare at Maple Cross (1986)

RIYL:
Rock Goddess, Saxon, Motörhead, The Runaways