Jack Off Jill Album: “Humid Teenage Mediocrity (1992-1995)”

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Includes 13 previously unreleased tracks. <p>Jack Off Jill: Jessicka (vocals); Michelle In-Hell (guitar); Agent Robin Moulder (bass guitar); Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha (drums). <p>The missing link between edgy Marilyn Manson-style rock (Manson produced many of the tracks here) and the emancipated riot grrl movement, the all-girl four-piece Florida outfit Jack Off Jill lasted most of the 1990s before imploding in 2000. HUMID TEENAGE MEDIOCRITY is a collection of demos from between 1992 and 1995, many done for their SEXLESS DEMONS AND SCARS album. Whether celebrating kinky sex ("Swollen," "Boy Grinder") or castigating female betrayal ("Hypocrite," "Cumdumpster"), the songs are by turns erotic, disturbing, and hilarious, driven by a fierce intelligence that will leave you lamenting the band's demise.

I recommend this CD for any one who loves the rawest, most aggressive riot grrrl acts such as Babes In Toyland and Hole (circa their debut album Pretty On The Inside) and Jack Off Jill's first album Sexless Demons And Scars.

It's certainly not an album for the faint hearted. Lots of screaming and like i said, just pure, raw, teenage girl aggression. I am a die hard Jack Off Jill fan and this is by far my favourite Jack Off Jill album. Sometimes the earlier studd is the best.

If you're a fan of Enuff Z'Nuff, this record is no surprise. There are several standout songs and then a few that are just OK.

Two things really jump out at me right away about this CD: #1: most songs use a drum machine, not real drums; and #2: this is a low budget production. In some songs, I even wonder if there's any bass at all. If there is, it can't be heard. This sounds like some 4-track stuff my college band used to do (although Donnie is clearly a better writer!).

For some reason, this CD skips REALLY BAD when I play it in my car (which only happens with the CD-R's, usually, not regular CD's). It's so bad I can only listen to it at home on my regular stereo. This makes me wonder if it's just a CD-R, since everything else is low-budget, too.

Even with all of these shortcomings, this album is pretty darn good and worth the $, because at the end of the day, it's the songs that count. And these songs (at least most of 'em) are good. I do hope, however, that this solo career thing for Vie is just a side-project and not his long-term plan. Enuff Z'Nuff is too good to just let it fade away.

I cannot find one song I do not like. Donnie Vie is not only a great singer, he is a brilliant song writer. Track 3 and 9 are really good ballads. I cannot say enough good things about this album. I do wish he would get back together with Enuff 'Z' Nuff..I really don't care if he used drum machines, or what..It isn't about the drums, it's about his voice and the way he weaves his voice through every song with such passion. You will not be dissappointed, purchase it..It's a must have...

Donnie Vie, John Lennon, Brian Wilson and Freddie Mercury. That's all you need to know. Get any enuff z nuff cd you can and definitely get Just Enough. I wish I could sing with half the emotion of Donnie. He has such a unique voice.