Hungry for Stink
# Hungry for Stink

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A− |
| Entertainment Weekly | A+ |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Rolling Stone | favorable |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |

Hungry for Stink is the fourth studio album by L7, released in July 1994 by Slash Records. The album peaked at number 117 on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.

"Fuel My Fire" was based on the Cosmic Psychos song "Lost Cause", and was covered by The Prodigy on their 1997 album The Fat of the Land. The Independent reported that the album's name Hungry for Stink was derived from an advert the band saw in Bear Magazine, a gay publication "for and about big hairy men".

## Critical reception

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that "While L7 sounds tremendous on Hungry for Stink, the band has neglected to write any songs", but added "But when you're caught in the middle of a massive guitar grind this good, songs don't matter much." Rolling Stone stated: "Chief songwriter Donita Sparks and company kick inter-gender butt by means of power chords and grunge abandon."

## Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

### Performers

* Donita Sparks – guitar, lead vocals (on tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12)
* Suzi Gardner – guitar, lead vocals (on tracks 1, 7 and 9)
* Jennifer Finch – bass guitar, lead vocals (on tracks 4 and 11)
* Demetra Plakas – drums

### Production

* GGGarth – production

## Charts

| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 57 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 47 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 26 |
| US Billboard 200 | 117 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 2 |
