I recently discovered it and have been obsessed, but I don’t see much discussion about it
Mine are sweet misery blues and the blind leading the naked.
I’m looking for violent femmes why do birds sing? Also looking for the Dance Gavin Dance Death Star album swamp green edition of the album also if they could be in good condition and thank you for reading this.
Honestly thats it. I dont think they get the og cedit they deserve. I think i can trace my folk punk roots to their first album definitely. What do u think?
On a longer drive yesterday, a Femmes song came on which led me to load up their Spotify page and I was surprised how many songs I knew or had heard before. How big were they back in the day? And do you think that they were more influential on bands that came after them then they get credit for? For example there are moments in Add It Up (day after day, I get angry, and I will say) that sounds like a precursor to Kurt Cobain to me. At other times I feel like the singer is doing a Lou Reed impression and then wonder if they were not an influencing band, but one that was taking elements of others before them and used nostalgia to their advantage.
So what was the deal with the Violent Femmes? Were they a big deal for a short period of time? Were they a smaller regional band that I just happened to be in the right place to have heard a lot of their music? Do you have any particular favorite songs of theirs? Do you think they have any musical legacy? Have they been mostly lost to music history? To me, they're a band that I forget existed until I hear them and think "oh shit, I like this song, this band was really good, what happened to them?"
So let's talk about the Violent Femmes for a minute.
It sounds like it was recorded on a cassette in some cafe, but it is one of the most heartfelt and harrowing songs I’ve ever heard.
I’m very thankful to whoever captured the performance.
It makes me wonder who Johnny was and if Gordon Gano knew him or if he was fictional.
Either way the song is sung beautifully and makes me smile about loves ones I’ve lost, and makes me miss them as well.
Hey guys! And femmes. Violent Femmes are on my favorite bands and biggest influences in my life. When my band would perform, I'd always get compared to them. I have one recording of one of my shows where you hear a british guy in the audience yell "HE'S LIKE A MINI GORDON GANO!!" My favorite songs are Never Tell, I'm Free, Thanksgiving (No Way Out), and umm...many many more.
Anyway, after many years of working on it, I completed my debut album, and I think it's fair to say Femmes fans may enjoy it. Other influences of mine include Frank Black and They Might Be Giants, two Femmes-friendly bands (they're both on Hitting the Ground, etc.)
Here's the link! https://troublesafoot.bandcamp.com/album/looking-for-parking
Thank you!
Up for sale is a bundle of Wisconsin's Finest, the timeless Violent Femmes.
First 3 albums, S/T, Hallowed Ground, and The Blind leading the Naked. Details for each pressing are linked in the text. All strong VG+ all around.
Asking $60 shipped for the bundle. Need to trim the collection by a lot so not interested in trades at the moment.
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