The top 100 most popular and best selling hit albums downloaded on itunes today. Violent femmes ninth studio album and first fulllength collection in more than 15 years, we can do anything available now on cd, vinyl, and digital download received rapturous responses from violent femmes fervent international fan following as well as from high profile media outlets worldwide. Sep, 20 its the thirtieth anniversary of the violent femmes s self titled debut album, and theyve settled their old differences and reformed, and theyre touring a kind of greatesthits set. Suna forever, itas because violent femmes released this debut album waaaay back in 1983. Sep 03, 20 weve reached september, which means its time to unveil the results of part 7 of our yearlong best of the 80s feature, a yearbyyear poll of slicing up eyeballs readers to determine the best albums of each year of the 1980s and then, at the end of 20, well run a monster bestofthedecade poll to crown the overall champs. Released in 1983, violent femmes became one of the most distinctive records of the early alternative movement and an enduring cult classic. A podcast where three generation xers from the midwest a mobile d. In the 80s, violent femmes were strictly an underground phenomenon.
Join our mailing list to get the latest news, tour updates, releases and more. The band found immediate success with the release of their self titled debut album in early 1983. Mostly recorded in july 1982, the album was released by slash records on vinyl and on cassette on april, 1983, and on cd in 1987 with two extra tracks ugly and gimme the car in 2002, rhino records remastered the album, filled out the discs length with demos, and added another disc of live tracks and a radio interview for a 20th. The museum galleries are open from 10am5pm, and museum admission is included with your high mud comedy fest. Brian viglione on drums from the dresden dollsthe violent femmes ray toro on guitars. Jul 14, 2012 hear the weekend edition saturday program for july 14, 2012. Since 2003, they toured europe five months and have supported architecture in helsinki, eskimo joe, the panics, violent femmes, amanda palmer and something for kate. Hear the weekend edition saturday program for july 14, 2012.
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Violent femmes self titled march 7, 2016 with wendy rollins and paul nance dave matthews band before these crowded streets march 7, 2016 with matt pischl the notorious b. The violent femmes 1983 self titled debut used to have this album on cd years ago so i decided to get it again. Free, the first new iggy pop album since 2016s post pop depression, will be released september 6 on loma vista recordings. When no longer available strikes in icloud music library macworld. Barenaked ladies announce last summer on earth tour.
Why violent femmes classic debut still seems so young, 30 years later songs like blister in the sun and add it up dont sound like april, 1983they sound like eternally sweaty, frustrated. French rock band louise attaque celebrates the 20th anniversary of its landmark 1997 self titled debut with this reissue. Thank you captain obvious explicit by machine go boom on. In the whales kickass cover of add it up by the violent femmes. Nov 30, 2015 all of this attention was even before his very first album, the selftitled fetty wap, debuted at no. There self titled album was and is the quintessential album. Local natives and foals w special guests cherry glazerr. Steven adam markowitz born august 19, 1988, better known by his stage name hoodie allen.
You can download the files to your computer to load to an mp3 device and to your itunes account if you have one. Not necessarily his memories, though they creep in often, too. Blister in the sun by the violent femmes i was once a littleum, okay, terribly obsessed with itunes. In october 2014, hoodie officially released his debut studio album, people keep talking which was successful with first week sales of. They reunited in 2000 and since 2015, the group has consisted of corey taylor lead vocals, guitar, josh rand guitar, christian martucci guitar, johny chow bass and roy mayorga drums. The violent femmes 1983 self titled debut is one of the most groundbreaking, important, influential, and enjoyable albums ever released, a musical testament that speaks to all dispossessed souls then, now, and probably forever.
Violent femmes pick a distant land to roam by hazel dickens and alice gerrard. Kiss off is the second song on the violent femmes self titled debut album. Nov 12, 2015 photographic portraits, paintings, collages all these and more are on billboard s list of the 50 greatest album covers of all time, reaching back to elvis presleys selftitled debut to and. Some of the songs were written as far back as 1984 when i was 17 yearsold. Their selftitled 1983 debut was a blueprint for legions of sardonic alternative rockers that. Tatiana is full of lofty ambitions, and she has the talent to take her where she aspires to go. T experiencetype poppunk that can only be performed by a pair of drunken skunks from the pacific northwest who grew up cracking jokes and sharing smokes while repeatedly melting wax of ramones lps in new. One of my favorite system songs from my favorite system album, mezmerize. Anyone hoping violent femmes return would exhibit attempts at musical transformation might be disappointed with the bands ninth studio album. We offer professional and personal insight into life of working musician. Gin blossoms and toad the wet sprocket will round out the incredible. Chart of the top rock album downloads last updated. Help us to continue delivering insightful content by clicking on the support tab above. I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record the rhetorical wail of gordon gano brings a smile to my face every time i hear kiss off, the second cut on side one of violent femmes, the self titled debut album that the band cut on slash records in 1983.
After josh rand joined the band, the band recorded their debut self titled album in cedar falls. Helmed by ace american producer, brian deck modest mouse, the shins, the album showcases their impressive. Released on may 25, 2018, shawn mendess third album, shawn mendes. They may realize that enabling streaming for a certain album leads to lower. Today, multiplatinum rock band barenaked ladies announce their extensive last summer on earth tour of north america in 2020. Feb 17, 2020 i hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record the rhetorical wail of gordon gano brings a smile to my face every time i hear kiss off, the second cut on side one of violent femmes, the selftitled debut album that the band cut on slash records in 1983.
The group is best remembered for its groundbreaking, self titled debut album. If your dick hurts for some screeching weasel, j church, or the mr. Raw and jittery, the trios music found little commercial success but nonetheless emerged as the soundtrack for the lives of troubled adolescents the world over. We can do anything by violent femmes album, alternative. Iggy pop has confirmed the title and release date of his new album. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. Add it up is the fourth track from the violent femmes self titled debut album. Purchase this 1984 vinyl pressing of violent femmes, the debut album from alternative rock band violent femmes, the bands most successful album. Violent femmes explicit by violent femmes on amazon. If you havent seen or heard machine go boom on tour or on cd yet, make a trip to cleveland sometime to check them out, and definitely get this disc, i think the first printing of thank you captain obvious is almost sold out, and you know how things can get when the collector scum finds out about it.
It reminds me of junior high school, being awkward with girls, and generally turning to music. I have already owned the violent femmes compilation add it up 19811993 for many years, and i have loved it. We speak english good is a music podcast about the musicians life. Their selftitled album is available to stream and download on spotify and itunes. Its about the narrators frustration with the world around him and his own feelings of alienation, loneliness. Louise attaque, louise attaque in highresolution audio. Brett newski for fans of cake, violent femmes, early beck, frank turner, lemonheads marcus king band for fans of chris stapleton, dan auerbach, jason isbell, gary clark jr. The band originally consisted of gordon gano vocals, guitar, brian ritchie bass, and victor delorenzo drums, with guy hoffman replacing delorenzo following his departure starting in 1993 and up until his return in 2002. This is a favorite cd of an era gone but so good to hear this straight through again. Constant velocity constant velocity cd baby music store.
Violent femmes 10th studio album, hotel last resort, resides among the groundbreaking bands finest work, simultaneously refining and redefining their oneofakind take on american music, mingling front porch folk, post punk, spiritual jazz, country blues, avant garde minimalism and golden age rock n roll into something still altogether their own. The song bother, which was featured on the spiderman soundtrack credited only to taylor, peaked at number 2 on the mainstream rock chart as well as number 4 on the modern rock tracks and 56 on the billboard hot 100. Add it up benefited greatly from that gift, and eventually became the title track of. The violent femmes 1983 selftitled debut is one of the most groundbreaking, important, influential, and enjoyable albums ever released, a musical testament. Saintsenecas zac little has been thinking a lot about memory. Download on amazon add it up play on apple music add it up download on itunes add it up play on spotify add it up play on youtube add it up. Violent femmes are milwaukees most famous band and arguably the greatest. Violent femmes vinyl slash records usa 1982 1983 self titled debut album typo violent femmes violent femmes. In 2016, the violent femmes released the album we can do anything, and to promote it, like most bands, they went out on tour. The violent femmes have released eight studio albums and fifteen singles during the course of their career.
A number one album in france, louise attaque was certified double gold and has since sold close to three million copies in that country. Its been nearly 30 years since folkpunk icons the violent femmes released their landmark self titled debut, but nasalvoiced frontman gordon gano certainly hasnt lost his touch. I got my first ipod in 2004 and became immediately entranced by apples seeming infinite lists of music for sale. Why violent femmes classic debut still seems so young, 30. Posts about saves the day written by grahamregarding. Playing a free show in milwaukee thursday, violent femmes had the freedom to perform whatever they wanted. The band split in early 2009, their last recording being a cover. Almost 40 years on from heralding the dawn of modern folkpunk with their self titled debut, violent femmes remain something of a sonic law unto themselves. Upon release, the album charted at number 46 on the billboard 200. Tool, has added an extensive spring tour for north america. I realize that there is something much more coherent with the album that just a compilation of excellent songs.
The violent femmes released eight studio albums and fifteen singles during the course of their career. Gordon gano vocals gives you the feeling that you can only hope for in a pop song, that boy like charm that. I got into the selftitled femmes album over the summer, and have been revisiting it every once in a while. Paste music is home to the worlds largest livemusic archive, covering everything from rock and jazz to hip hop, country and pop. Their combination of indie pop song writing and energetic punkstyle guitar rock won them fans from both the indie and skatepunk communities. Listened to it yesterday during my walk and still love the album. Ratcat are an australian indie rock band from sydney who formed in 1985. A singer, songwriter, guitarist and actress, she recently. I couldnt tell you when i got a copy of the violent femmes self titled debut. Browse our growing selection of other rock albums on vinyl at voluptuous vinyl records. I dont expect anything else, and am therefore very satisfied. Download or buy the cd constant velocity by constant velocity on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. Lead singer, songwriter, violinist and guitarist gordon gano reflects on the writing of the song. Their 1983 selftitled album didnt go gold until four years after it was released and then went platinum four years after that without ever having been on the billboard top 200.
The performances feature the femmes just as their self titled debut album was released. The textbook american cult band of the 1980s, the violent femmes captured the essence of teen angst with remarkable precision. I dont even know where i bought it or why it probably. The otherwise unavailable files in this blog are posted for a limited time and are intended for. After being discovered by the pretenders james honeymanscott, the violent femmes signed to slash and issued their self titled 1983 debut, a melodic folkpunk collection which struck an obvious chord with young listeners who felt a strong connection to bitter, frustrated songs. Violent femmes is the debut album by violent femmes. This is the first of two louise attaque records produced by gordon gano of violent. A self titled 20 ep signalled the arrival of indierock quintet foreign diplomats as a promising new act, and they now take giant strides with first fulllength princess flash. From the early days from there self titled album, which is a master piece upon it self, to the introspective later albums that take from what the talking heads were doing, this album shows it all.
Violent femmes have been gone from the studio for 15 years, but guitarist and vocalist gordon gano is back with the rest of the band, and as manic as ever, on we can do anything. By the time i got anything by them, it was the toneddown major label album, the first of too many perhaps a bit like hearing sebastopal rd. Peel sesions its hard to discuss mega city four lots here without mentioning their sister band, the senseless things. They chose to play their seminal, classic, self titled. The charitable way to describe we can do anything, the first violent femmes record in 15 years, is that its a backtobasics record. Listen the violent femmes greatest hits cd does not run as smooth as this first release of theirs. Front man gordon gano leads the trio on the nowclassic blister in the sun, plus kiss off, add it up, gimme the car, gone daddy gone, hallowed ground, prove my love and more. Violent femmes add it up 19811993 1993, vinyl discogs violent femmes add it up youtube add it up 19811993 by violent femmes cd 93624540328 ebay. Folk punk with occasional country vibes and a possible experimental number. Apr 05, 2011 mrml is a blog about the devestating effects of culture. But the record, produced by long time friend and frequenting member of the group jeff hamilton, is still a fun, nostalgic celebration of the laidback acousticpunk they created with their self titled debut and the blind leading the naked in the. Violent femmes add it up 19811993 releases discogs.
The wisconsin punkfolk trios first album in 18 years occasionally summons the warped. Gordon gano vocals gives you the feeling that you can only hope for in a pop song, that boy like charm that even comes out in track five about being. Lead singer gordon gano demonstrated an uncanny knack for clever, incessantly catchy lyrics on the violent femmes self titled 1982 debut, an early landmark of american alternative rock. On their self titled debut they offer outstanding and challenging indiepop. I was in my bedroom thats where i wrote it feeling frustrated. The violent femmes are an alternative rock band, formed in milwaukee, wisconsin, united states in 1980. The band consists of singer, guitarist and songwriter gordon gano, bassist brian ritchie, saxophonist and keyboardist blaise garza, and drummer john sparrow violent femmes have released ten studio albums and 15 singles during the course of their career. Violent femmes explicit by violent femmes on amazon music. The band is fronted by mainstay vocalist and guitarist, simon day.
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