Violent Femmes
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Biography
A cult indie rock band of the 1980s, Violent Femmes were in literal contrast to the times when their debut album was released in 1983, a largely acoustic blend of country, folk and punk spirit. Violent Femmes has since become a classic, as has its hallucinatory successor Hallowed Ground (1984). After a more accessible third effort, The Blind Leading the Naked (1986), followed by a long hiatus, the trio led by Gordon Gano reappeared with albums 3 (1989) and Why Do Birds Sing? (1991). Far from their legend, the band continued with New Times (1994), Rock!!! (1995) and Freak Magnet (2000), the last reunion before the band's official split in 2009. It wasn't until the end of a painful lawsuit between Brian Ritchie and Gordon Gano that the band reformed in 2013 for the Coachella festival. Brian Viglione took Victor DeLorenzo's place behind the drums, and the band embarked on the recording of a new album, We Can Do Anything, released in 2016, sixteen years after Freak Magnet. Although he is credited on the album, Brian Viglione decides to end his collaboration with the band, which welcomes John Sparrow in his place.
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Violent Femmes
Gone Daddy Gone / I Just Want To Make Love To You (Live At Folk City / 1983)
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- Track Popularity
- Blister In The Sun
- Nightmares
- Crazy
- Country Death Song
- Dating Days
- Hey Nonny Nonny
- Kiss Off
- Used To Be
- Fat
- Look Like That
- Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
- Just Like My Father
- Life Is A Scream
- World We're Living In
- It's Gonna Rain
- Outside The Palace
- Flamingo Baby
- Sweet Misery Blues
- Girl Trouble
- Fool In The Full Moon
- He Likes Me
- Nothing Worth Living For
- Her Television (Live At The Jazz Gallery / 1981)
- Break Song (Live At The Jazz Gallery / 1981)
