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Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes Audio CD

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Violent Femmes Band: Violent Femmes
Title: Violent Femmes
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Release Date: 1996-07-30
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Blister in the Sun 2: Kiss Off 3: Please Do Not Go 4: Add It Up 5: Confessions 6: Prove My Love 7: Promise 8: To the Kill 9: Gone Daddy Gone 10: Good Feeling 11: Ugly [*] 12: Gimme the Car [*]

the greatest
If you've never owned a Violent Femmes album, this is definitely the one to start with!. In my opinion, this is one of the best cds of the 80's.


One Album Wonders
It is filled with classic songs, including "Blister in the Sun," "Add it Up," "Please Do Not Go," "Kiss Off," Gone Daddy Gone," and "Good Feeling. Violent Femmes only made one good album, but what a great album it is! The sound and attitude are absolutely unique and combine with a batch of great songs to make for a thoroughly enjoyable album. " A pure blast of post-punk pleasure, it is the one Femmes album that qualifies as a must-own.


Angst filled debut still sounds amazingly fresh
As the so-called New Wave petered out in the early 80s, the stripped down, angry, desparate, angst-ridden folk-punk of the Femmes cut through all those synthesizers like a red-hot knife. As the Femmes' career continued it became harder and harder to recall just how amazing this debut sounded upon its release.

Writer/guitarist/vocalist Gordon Gano not only gave words to his sexual (and other) angst, but performed on record and in concert as though the emotions were gripping him at that very moment. The back-to-basics instrumentation, including an acoustic mariachi bass and a minimal snare drum set-up only accentuated Gano's presence.

Their succeeding albums all contained moments of brilliance, but their debut was the one solid effort from top to bottom. A landmark debut that still packs a punch.


5 Stars (Add it Up)
If I could get up on stage, and have a drummer and bassist with me, then this is the sound and these would be the words I'd wanna perform. . brilliant, sparse but melodic, mournful and passionate, catchy and clever. Listening to it recently, it remains remarkable undated, and the lead singer reminds me of Lou Reed backed by a skiffle band. Excellent!.


poppy tunes with desperate lyrics
violent femmes isn't about nonsensical lyrics and little happy ditties. i never thought i'd do this, but when i saw the review posted below this, i felt i should. despite it's melodic pop beats, there is a blatant desperation and depression if you only take the time to listen to the text. because of this mix, this is my favourite violent femmes' debut album. it is one of the best cd's i've come across in my life, and would easily get a place among the twenty cd's i would bring to a deserted island.


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