http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5471&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rssFormed in 1976 by 14-year-old Ariana Forster, the Slits were one of the most unique bands of the British punk era, combining a DIY aesthetic with dub-reggae and a very confrontational stage presence. Today their music still seems out of place, but they represent one of the most important bands of the times. Forster (stage name Ari Up), had grown up in the punk-fostering home of her mother Nora, who had once dated Jimi Hendrix, eventually married Johnny Rotten and frequently gave shelter to penniless musicians. This environment, and a love for reggae, seems to have made Ari Up and the Slits particularly open to experimentation, always straying far from the somewhat confining styles of the late-seventies punk model. Eventually the Slits hooked up with another extremely adventurous band, the Pop Group, and released a split single. Both the Slits and the Pop Group had a major effect on the coming post-punk/No Wave scene that erupted in the U.S., and then again years later, in the early 2000s, when such bands as Seattle's Glass Candy and the Shattered Theater, San Francisco's Tussle, and about 5 zillion bands in NYC began aping their sound and commitment to the avant-garde. - Mike McGuirkPunken720Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:40:13 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5471&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Formed in 1976 by 14-year-old Ariana Forster, the Slits were one of the most unique bands of the British punk era, combining a DIY aesthetic with dub-reggae and a very confrontational stage presence. Today their music still seems out of place, but they represent one of the most important bands of the times. Forster (stage name Ari Up), had grown up in the punk-fostering home of her mother Nora, who had once dated Jimi Hendrix, eventually married Johnny Rotten and frequently gave shelter to penniless musicians. This environment, and a love for reggae, seems to have made Ari Up and the Slits particularly open to experimentation, always straying far from the somewhat confining styles of the late-seventies punk model. Eventually the Slits hooked up with another extremely adventurous band, the Pop Group, and released a split single. Both the Slits and the Pop Group had a major effect on the coming post-punk/No Wave scene that erupted in the U.S., and then again years later, in the early 2000s, when such bands as Seattle's Glass Candy and the Shattered Theater, San Francisco's Tussle, and about 5 zillion bands in NYC began aping their sound and commitment to the avant-garde. - Mike McGuirk http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753817&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753817 tra.6753817 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true So Tough tra.6753817 160000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753817&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753817&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12795777&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 12795777 tra.12795777 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Revenge of the Killer Slits alb.12791943 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/2/1/951246_170x170.jpg 2006-10-30 00:00:00.0 2006-10-30 00:00:00.0 true Slits Tradition tra.12795777 201000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12795777&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12795777&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451632&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 30451632 tra.30451632 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Trapped Animal alb.30450594 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/1/1821343_170x170.jpg 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 true Lazy Slam tra.30451632 237000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451632&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451632&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753818&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753818 tra.6753818 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Spend, Spend, Spend tra.6753818 197000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753818&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753818&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753819&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753819 tra.6753819 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Shoplifting tra.6753819 98000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753819&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753819&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451633&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 30451633 tra.30451633 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Trapped Animal alb.30450594 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/1/1821343_170x170.jpg 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 true Pay Rent tra.30451633 279000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451633&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451633&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753827&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753827 tra.6753827 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Liebe And Romanze (Slow Version) tra.6753827 285000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753827&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753827&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753820&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753820 tra.6753820 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true FM tra.6753820 217000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753820&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753820&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11978290&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 11978290 tra.11978290 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Revenge Of The Killer Slits alb.11974857 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/8/918350_170x170.jpg 2006-10-17 00:00:00.0 2006-10-17 00:00:00.0 true Slits Tradition tra.11978290 201000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11978290&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11978290&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451638&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 30451638 tra.30451638 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Trapped Animal alb.30450594 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/1/1821343_170x170.jpg 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 true Partner From Hell tra.30451638 298000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451638&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451638&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753824&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753824 tra.6753824 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Typical Girls tra.6753824 236000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753824&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753824&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753826&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753826 tra.6753826 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true I Heard It Through The Grapevine tra.6753826 243000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753826&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753826&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753821&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753821 tra.6753821 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true New Town tra.6753821 230000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753821&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753821&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753823&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753823 tra.6753823 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Love and Romance tra.6753823 148000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753823&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753823&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753816&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753816 tra.6753816 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Instant Hit tra.6753816 165000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753816&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753816&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11978289&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 11978289 tra.11978289 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Revenge Of The Killer Slits alb.11974857 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/8/918350_170x170.jpg 2006-10-17 00:00:00.0 2006-10-17 00:00:00.0 true Number One Enemy tra.11978289 188000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11978289&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11978289&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12795778&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 12795778 tra.12795778 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Revenge of the Killer Slits alb.12791943 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/2/1/951246_170x170.jpg 2006-10-30 00:00:00.0 2006-10-30 00:00:00.0 true Number One Enemy tra.12795778 188000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12795778&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12795778&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451645&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 30451645 tra.30451645 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Trapped Animal alb.30450594 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/1/1821343_170x170.jpg 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 true Dubby Gypsy tra.30451645 253000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451645&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451645&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11978291&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 11978291 tra.11978291 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Revenge Of The Killer Slits alb.11974857 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/3/8/918350_170x170.jpg 2006-10-17 00:00:00.0 2006-10-17 00:00:00.0 true Kill Them With Love tra.11978291 247000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11978291&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11978291&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753822&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 6753822 tra.6753822 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Cut alb.6741847 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/3/7/1657353_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Ping Pong Affair tra.6753822 255000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753822&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6753822&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28839736&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Tue, 29 Jul 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 28839736 tra.28839736 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Punks On Drugs alb.28826906 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/7/4/1714720_170x170.jpg 2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-07-29 00:00:00.0 true New Town tra.28839736 237000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28839736&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28839736&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451641&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Slits on Rhapsody Online 30451641 tra.30451641 The Slits art.5471 0.99 Trapped Animal alb.30450594 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/1/1821343_170x170.jpg 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 2009-10-20 00:00:00.0 true Reggae Gypsy tra.30451641 254000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451641&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451641&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30451636&rws=%2Fthe-slits%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top 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