Free to Fight
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Free to Fight is a 1995 double album jointly released by Chainsaw Records and Candy Ass Records.
The release is subtitled "an interactive self defense project". The theme of the project is self defense for women and includes records featuring all-women bands and a 75 page booklet with writings by Cynthia Star, Rachel Hanes, Julia Toews, Robin V. Bowser, Nina Landey, Maria Mercedes, bell hooks, Roberta Gregory, Penny Van Horn, Kristen Ostherr, Laura Sister Nobody, Rachel, Jeannie La France, Alice Stagg, Moira Bowman, Alicia Cohen, Christine Denkewalter, Margaret Denkelwalter, Ellen Crofts, Shannon, Jo, Sara Stout, Lisa Addario, Lake, Bridget Irish, Nikki McClure, Stella Marrs, Staci Colter, Jody Bleyle and Anna LoBianco. The recordings include self defense instructions.
The recording was spotlighted in the 1997 documentary film She's Real, Worse Than Queer by Lucy Thane, which featured interviews with Jody Bleyle and Alice Stagg about Free To Fight.
This project was followed up by a seven inch split single with Sleater-Kinney and Cypher in the Snow on Candy Ass Records.
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[edit] Record One
- 1. Sarah Rides the Greyhound
- 2. The Third Sex - "Monster Snack"
- 3. Definition of self defense
- 4. Team Dresch - "Song for Anne Bannon"
- 5. Mizzery - "Sleep'n with the Enemy"
- 6. Violence is Violence
- 7. Sue P. Fox (with Rachel Carns) - Killing Your Clone is Still Murder
- 8. Rebecca Gates - "Carnation Red"
- 9. Body Language
- 10.Fifth Column - "Don't"
- 11.Yelling
- 12.151 - "Real Defense"
- 13.Make a Scene
- 14.Containe - "The Martyr"
- 15.Assertiveness Practice
- 16.Nikki, Jen, Rueben - "New Terror Story"
[edit] Record Two
- 17.The Lois (Lois) - "St. What's Her Name"
- 18.Alice's Story
- 19.Primary Targets
- 20.Target Practice
- 21.Striking
- 22.Cheesecake - "Disgracias"
- 23.Laura Sister Nobody Crosses The Street"
- 24.Azteca X - "Daddy's Crazy"
- 25.Heavens to Betsy - "Get Out Of My Head"
- 26.Sylvia Gets Crazy
- 27.Excuse 17 - "Forever Fired"
- 28.Nikki McClure - "Lucky One"
