There are two bands with similar name: 1. L7: An all female alternative rock band formed in 1985 in Los Angeles, California and disbanded in 2001, and best known for the 1992 single "Pretend We're Dead" 2. L-Seven: a post-punk band formed in 1980 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in 1983 L7 was a grunge all-women band. The band was formed in 1985 by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner, who were later joined by Jennifer Finch and Dee Plakas. They signed to Epitaph Records for their first album and to Sub Pop in 1989. The name is taken from a slang phrase from the 1950s which means "square," but is often mistaken for a reference to a sex position, also called "69". In 1991 the band formed Rock For Choice, a Pro-Choice women's rights group which was supported by other bands of that era, including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine. Rock for Choice still exists and organizes concerts today. Their 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, produced by Butch Vig, featured in Rolling Stone's May 1999 list of 'Essential recordings of the 1990s', and is widely considered their classic. The band gained a certain amount of notoriety for their performance at the 1992 Reading Festival, when Donita Sparks removed her tampon on-stage and threw it into the crowd in protest against the missiles being thrown by the crowd. In the UK, the band are most famous for an appearance on the popular lat
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3 | Pretend We're Dead | Bricks Are Heavy |