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Violent Femmes - Freak Magnet Audio CD

A fair review of the Violent Femmes "Freak Magnet" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Violent Femmes reviews here, or go back to the Violent Femmes tabs.

Violent Femmes Band: Violent Femmes
Title: Freak Magnet
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Release Date: 2005-05-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Hollywood Is High 2: Freak Magnet 3: Sleepwalkin� 4: All I Want 5: New Generation 6: In The Dark 7: Rejoice And Be Happy 8: Mosh Pit 9: Forbidden 10: When You Died 11: At Your Feet 12: I�m Bad 13: Happiness Is 14: A Story (featuring Pierre Henry) 15: Rejoice And Be Happy (live bonus track) 16: Freak Magnet (live bonus track) 17: Positively 4th Street (live bonus track)

Happiness is...
I think this record is as good as their early '80's stuff (which means everything before "3"). Happiness is finding out, (much to your surprise), that in the year 2000, the Violent Femmes put out a great record (and it seems nobody, including myself, was listening).
I didn't like alot of the stuff they did in the '90's. (After "New Times" and "Why Do Birds Sing", I basically quit listening to them).
Not every tune here is a winner, but overall I am really surprised at how good this record is. The liner notes to the re-issue CD begin with the statement, "some of us thought this record was going to be a hit. Some of us were wrong". Even though this album didn't sell, it is a hit with me.
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Probably only femmes fans will get something out of it.
If you're looking for something the quality of Hallowed Ground or the Violent Femmes, this isn't it, but it still is an entertaining album. Some of the music on this CD is very catchy, I'm a fan of the first few songs Freak Magnet, Sleepwalking, and Hollywood is High. It is sort of a different type of sound, but if you like the femmes you will be able to find something good in this album, otherwise you probably won't like it so much. .


Re-issue Rip-off!
Screw this new label, and this "re-issue" with one bonus track. I'm so sick of new labels buying up old label scraps, and issuing a "re-issue" to try and make money. Tell record companies you're sick of this. Let them reissue an album as is, and make a whole new bonus tracks EP. You want to know why the music audience is stealing tunes off the internet? Because you record labels are pulling lame-o tactics like this. You deserve to go under!!!!!.


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