Editing L7 (band) (section)

===Major label releases with Slash (1991–1997)===
Their 1992 third album, ''[[Bricks Are Heavy]]'', produced by [[Butch Vig]], was featured in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} May 1999 list of 'Essential recordings of the 1990s', and was their most critically and commercially successful release.<ref>Rivadavia, Eduardo. "[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r53919/review|pure_url=yes}} Bricks Are Heavy: Review]". ''[[AllMusic]]''. Retrieved July 11, 2005.</ref> When Donita Sparks reached out to [[Yoko Ono]] to request permission to sample her scream in the opening track "Wargasm," Ono reportedly replied that she had her fingers crossed for the group as it was time for their music to get popular.<ref name=":3" /> Their 1992 single "[[Pretend We're Dead]]" spent 13 weeks on the US Alternative Songs chart while peaking at the No. 8 position,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/l7/chart-history/mrt/|title=L7 Andres Chart History|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref> and it had also peaked at No. 21 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The singles "Everglade" and "Monster" also made appearances on the UK Singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/pretend-we%27re-dead/|title=pretend-we're-dead - full Official Chart History |publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref> In their listing of the top 50 grunge songs, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine included "Pretend We're Dead" as number 21.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/08/the-50-best-grunge-songs.html|title=The 50 Best Grunge Songs|last=Danaher|first=Michael|date=August 4, 2014|website=Paste Magazine|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-date=May 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506055804/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/08/the-50-best-grunge-songs.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> L7 went on a year long tour to promote ''Bricks Are Heavy.''<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/1992/music/reviews/l7-ethyl-meatplow-1200429580/|title=Music Reviews L7; Ethyl Meatplow|last=Carmen|first=Jon|date=May 29, 1992|work=Variety|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> ''Variety'' reported in 1992 that L7 had built a huge underground following all over the world due to repeatedly touring.<ref name=":8" /> The popularity of ''Bricks Are Heavy'' was also boosted by frequent video play on [[MTV]]. By June 2000, ''Bricks Are Heavy'' had sold 327,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=drain+sth+soundscan&pg=PA38 |title=Billboard |date=June 24, 2000 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |language=en}}</ref>

In a July 1993 article for [[Spin (magazine)|''Spin'']] which featured L7 on the magazine's cover, [[Renee Crist|Renée Crist]] described L7 as "four of the funniest, meanest, strongest, coolest, most pissed-off women I know" and as "wild, rambunctious, spontaneous" with a stage show that "is a wash of buddy love, crowd working, and acrobatics".<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal|last=Crist|first=Renée|date=July 1993|title=The Magnificent 7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YIwHlb1zNyoC|journal=Spin|volume=9|pages=32–35, 90|access-date=September 6, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref>

L7's fourth album, ''[[Hungry for Stink]]'', was released in July 1994. The album peaked at No. 117 on the [[Billboard 200]] chart, their highest position to date. "Andres" was the lead single off the album, which peaked at No. 20 on the US Alternative Songs and No. 34 on the UK Singles charts. The band continued to be regarded as a strong live act<ref name=":3" /> and performed on the main stage of the [[Lollapalooza]] tour in 1994, which also included [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], the [[Beastie Boys]], [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Nick Cave]], [[A Tribe Called Quest]], and [[The Breeders]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/09/arts/pop-review-lollapalooza-94-opens-in-las-vegas.html|title=Pop Review: Lollapalooza '94 Opens in Las Vegas|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=July 9, 1994|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> In January 1995, L7 played a set of benefit concerts for [[Voters for Choice]] at [[Constitution Hall]] along with Neil Young, Lisa Germano, and Pearl Jam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-16-ca-20579-story.html|title=Pearl Jam's Contract With America|last=Hilburn|first=Robert|date=January 16, 1995|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/voters-for-choice-benefit-pearl-jam-neil-young-l7-and-lisa-germano-179703/|title=Voters For Choice Benefit: Pearl Jam, Neil Young, L7 and Lisa Germano|last=Considine|first=J.D.|date=March 9, 1995|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Strauss|first=Neil|date=April 1995|title=Live Music: Pearl Jam / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / L7 Constitution Hall, Washington DC, January 15, 1995|journal=Spin|pages=204}}</ref> Finch created a "slight fuss"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/09/15/facing-the-music/b45e4fe1-7ea2-4658-ab53-13489e5f7aa5/|title=Facing the Music|last=Harrington|first=Richard|date=September 15, 2000|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref> after reportedly playing the final song of one show after removing her shirt.<ref name=":15">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/16/arts/pop-review-angst-with-purpose-from-pearl-jam.html|title=Pop Review: Angst With Purpose From Pearl Jam|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=January 16, 1995|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>

In 1995, L7 was one of four bands featured<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-chicago-international-film-festival-week-2-simon-says/Content?oid=888748|title=The Chicago International Film Festival Week 2: Simon Says|date=October 15, 1995|work=Chicago Reader|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref> in the documentary film ''[[Not Bad for a Girl|Not Bad For a Girl]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/22/movies/they-love-to-rock-as-hard-as-men-do.html|title=They Love to Rock as Hard as Men Do|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=November 22, 1996|work=New York Times|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/movies/movies/not-bad-for-a-girl/6156543/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810165449/http://www.film.com/movies/not-bad-for-a-girl/6156543|url-status=dead|title=News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity|archive-date=August 10, 2009|website=Mtv.com}}</ref> The film, which focused on several all female bands, was awarded Best Documentary at the [[New York Underground Film Festival]] in 1996.

Finch left the band in 1996,<ref name=":2" /> during the recording of their fifth album,''[[The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum]]''. Sparks and Greta Brinkman played bass on the album, after which [[Gail Greenwood]] – formerly of the band [[Belly (band)|Belly]] – became the band's full-time bassist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyrock.com/l7_story.htm |title=L7 Are Sum Tuff Bitches |website=Nyrock.com |date=May 22, 1997 |access-date=May 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190825/http://www.nyrock.com/l7_story.htm |archive-date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref> L7 performed at the [[Bumbershoot]] festival in Seattle, Washington in 1997.<ref name=":3" />