Reject All American

Reject All American was recorded in November 1995 and produced by John Goodmanson. The album was released on April 5, 1996, by the independent record label Kill Rock Stars.

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book|last1=Larkin|first1=Colin|authorlink1=Colin Larkin (writer)|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|date=2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857125958|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC|language=en}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = A−

| rev4 = Los Angeles Times

| rev4Score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-07-ca-55766-story.html |title=Bikini Kill Defiantly on Target |last=Ali |first=Lorraine |date=1996-04-07 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2020-01-08 |language=en-US |author-link=Lorraine Ali}}

| rev5 = Spin

| rev5score = 7/10

| rev6 = The Village Voice

| rev6Score = {{Rating-Christgau|A-}}

}}

Reject All American received generally favorable reviews from music critics. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly opined that the album is "28 wonderfully concentrated minutes of unrelenting punk, with mid-tempo stops that pay homage to Kurt Cobain and Tony Randall. The Go-Go's as riot grrrls." Robert Christgau praised Kathleen Hanna's vocals and Billy Karren's guitar playing, stating that they add definition and confidence.

{{Track listing

|headline=Reject All American track listing

| all_writing = Kathleen Hanna, Billy Karren, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox

| title1 = Statement of Vindication

| length1 = 1:11

| title2 = Capri Pants

| length2 = 1:40

| title3 = Jet Ski

| length3 = 2:34

| title4 = Distinct Complicity

| length4 = 2:29

| title5 = False Start

| length5 = 3:12

| title6 = R.I.P.

| length6 = 3:37

| title7 = No Backrub

| length7 = 1:52

| title8 = Bloody Ice Cream

| length8 = 1:25

| title9 = For Only

| length9 = 2:25

| title10 = Tony Randall

| length10 = 2:23

| title11 = Reject All American

| length11 = 2:30

| title12 = Finale

| length12 = 1:33

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• Kathleen Hanna – vocals, bass on 4, 5 & 9
• Tobi Vail – drums, vocals on 4, 5 & 9
• Kathi Wilcox – bass, vocals on 5, drums on 4, 5 & 9
• Billy Karren – guitar, trumpet on 9

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{{cite AV media notes |title=Reject All American |others=Bikini Kill |year=1996 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Kill Rock Stars |location=Olympia, Washington}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reject-all-american-mw0000187212 |title=Reject All American |website=AllMusic |author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |accessdate=2013-07-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503155348/http://www.allmusic.com/album/reject-all-american-mw0000187212 |archivedate=2013-05-03 |url-status=live}}

{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292074,00.html |title=Reject All American |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |author=David Browne |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |date=1996-04-12 |access-date=2013-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427110654/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292074,00.html |archive-date=2009-04-27 |url-status=dead}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv596-96.php |title=Consumer Guide: May 21, 1996 |author=Robert Christgau |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=1996-05-21 |newspaper=The Village Voice |accessdate=2014-07-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702144424/http://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv596-96.php |archivedate=2014-07-02 |url-status=live}}

{{Cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JpJ-kK1j2_MC&pg=PA114 |title=Reject All American |journal=Spin |author=Jen Fleissner |date=June 1996 |pages=114 |volume=12 |issue=3 |accessdate=2014-07-13}}

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Category:1996 albums

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