The Real Janelle

The Real Janelle
EP by
Bratmobile
Released1994
RecordedJuly 1993
GenrePunk rock
Length12:12
LabelKill Rock Stars[1]
Bratmobile chronology
Pottymouth
(1993) 		The Real Janelle
(1994) 		The Peel Session
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(neither)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[5]

The Real Janelle is an EP by Bratmobile, released in 1994.[6][7] It would become Bratmobile's last studio recording in six years. Though released before The Peel Session, that was recorded a year prior.

The title "The Real Janelle" was inspired by a Born Against song written by Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel.[8] The Born Against song and The Real Janelle reference Janelle Hessig, a former Bratmobile roadie and East Bay fanzine creator known for producing "Tales of Blarg" and "Desperate Times." The photo on the cover of the EP is of Hessig.[9]

  1. ^ "Bratmobile". Kill Rock Stars. February 13, 2012. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Stewart Mason. "The Real Janelle - Bratmobile | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. ^ "CG: Bratmobile". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. ^ The new Rolling Stone album guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Bratmobile". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  6. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Bratmobile". www.trouserpress.com.
  7. ^ "Bratmobile interview". Furious.com. 2001-09-11. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  8. ^ "Bratmobile's "The Real Janelle" sparked a dialogue with the pop-punk community". Music. 18 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Bratmobile - answers". killrockstars.com. 1999. Archived from the original on 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2023-09-16.