This party energy was caught on their first recording, Fiesta. The first single released was a cover of Tammy Wynette 's "Good Girl 's Gonna Go Bad”. Screams, breaking beer bottles and a country two-step on speed turn their recording of this beloved classic into a feminist punk style rockabilly anthem. Though all members are firm that nothing they ever intended to do was feminist. Gehman says "We just did things because we wanted to do them. I loved the song." Brian Ahern, who was the producer for Emmy Lou Harris and countless other country acts engineered the record. Gehman says" I think we gave him a mini heart attack. He was a purist. But we didn 't care; we loved wearing him out". Fiesta was released on Enigma Records followed with multiple
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Though it did lead to licensing deals in other movies and the band was invited to perform in the film Vendetta, with Roger Corman. Song placements followed in Reform School Girls, and the Goonies which gave Gehman the initiative to find new members. Tasked with the search for a new guitarist and rhythm section, Flores was replaced with guitarist Kathryn Grimm, another graduate of the Musicians Institute. The swing to the music disappeared as it was a feeling that Grimm could not grasp and as Dixon left, so did the songwriting chemistry that contributed to the band’s character. The Sirens slowly evolved into a hard rock outfit and recorded their final album “Voodoo” in 1987 produced by Bangles producer Ethan James. However, by that time of the release, all momentum was gone. Gehman’s vision was always pushing forward due to her personal drive to keep it going, but as she says “ I just couldn’t keep it going anymore”. Reins as well was tired of making $10 a day and sleeping on people 's floors. "I can 't go to the same party every night. I can 't do this anymore." Reins shared. As the Sirens were disbanding, a new wave of bands …show more content…
Women started to become a force in the scene and levied their weight to have a seat at the table in rock n roll. Girl bands went from novelty acts and party bands to politically vocal and feminist artists. L7, Babes In Toyland, and Bikini Kill gave birth to a movement known as Riot Grrl, creating a strong scene throughout the country by holding town hall meetings, writing zines, engaging in dialogue about misogyny and demanding audiences make room for girls to be at the front of the mosh pit. Festivals including Lady Fest and Lillith Fair featuring all-female lineups got a generation of fans and music executives to pay attention and no longer dismiss women as not being viable to fill clubs, auditoriums, and festivals. Gehman “To me, Riot Grrl was an eye roll, because of the LA punk scene, none of that shit was new. Then, I realized a little bit later, because they were in the right place at the right time. Any of the girls from our day, and especially the Sirens, we were a little bit too ahead of our time at the time, we weren 't in the right place at the right time. No one knew what to do with us back
Though it did lead to licensing deals in other movies and the band was invited to perform in the film Vendetta, with Roger Corman. Song placements followed in Reform School Girls, and the Goonies which gave Gehman the initiative to find new members. Tasked with the search for a new guitarist and rhythm section, Flores was replaced with guitarist Kathryn Grimm, another graduate of the Musicians Institute. The swing to the music disappeared as it was a feeling that Grimm could not grasp and as Dixon left, so did the songwriting chemistry that contributed to the band’s character. The Sirens slowly evolved into a hard rock outfit and recorded their final album “Voodoo” in 1987 produced by Bangles producer Ethan James. However, by that time of the release, all momentum was gone. Gehman’s vision was always pushing forward due to her personal drive to keep it going, but as she says “ I just couldn’t keep it going anymore”. Reins as well was tired of making $10 a day and sleeping on people 's floors. "I can 't go to the same party every night. I can 't do this anymore." Reins shared. As the Sirens were disbanding, a new wave of bands …show more content…
Women started to become a force in the scene and levied their weight to have a seat at the table in rock n roll. Girl bands went from novelty acts and party bands to politically vocal and feminist artists. L7, Babes In Toyland, and Bikini Kill gave birth to a movement known as Riot Grrl, creating a strong scene throughout the country by holding town hall meetings, writing zines, engaging in dialogue about misogyny and demanding audiences make room for girls to be at the front of the mosh pit. Festivals including Lady Fest and Lillith Fair featuring all-female lineups got a generation of fans and music executives to pay attention and no longer dismiss women as not being viable to fill clubs, auditoriums, and festivals. Gehman “To me, Riot Grrl was an eye roll, because of the LA punk scene, none of that shit was new. Then, I realized a little bit later, because they were in the right place at the right time. Any of the girls from our day, and especially the Sirens, we were a little bit too ahead of our time at the time, we weren 't in the right place at the right time. No one knew what to do with us back