Violent Femmes
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (1980 – 2009)
Crazy”, a response to Gnarls Barkley’s cover of the Femmes song “Gone Daddy Gone” released the previous year.
Their music is an innovative combination of American folk music and punk rock. The lyrics mix common adolescent themes like yearning for love, sex and affection with explorations of sin, death, and the hope of salvation. Their songs often express both a lyrical and musical sense of humor. Critics often attribute the Violent Femmes as laying the groundwork of dynamicism for the 90s grunge movement.
In its early days, the band frequently played coffee houses and street corners. They were discovered by James Honeyman-Scott (of The Pretenders) on August 23, 1981, when the band was busking on a street corner in front of the Oriental Theatre, the Milwaukee venue that The Pretenders would be playing later that night. Chrissie Hynde invited them to play a brief acoustic set after the opening act. The band signed to Slash Records and recorded their eponymous debut in July 1982.
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licoricepizza
no fat at all on that debut album. all killer, no filler. :D
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My_Sharona
Underrated. [5] But Amazing <3
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stian86
They released an even better album is what happened.
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ckypissdrunk
first album was a classic but den wtf happened
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sk_maniak
nicely
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michaelmcguire
The lead singer sounds very similar to Lou Reed
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ericbroski
Brian Ritchie is a god
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de_putaPadre
The dude below has Sum 41 on his top ten. hahahahaha. don't listen to him [2] and he calls himself coelho. i don't know what worse- shitty band or a shity writer.
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RReneeElizabeth
:)
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drbillrubin
The dude below has Sum 41 on his top ten. hahahahaha. don't listen to him
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coelho_
Overrated [2]
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carolstardust
I hope you know this will go down on your permanent record [2]
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nytelse
Underrated. [4]
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Bastard1
No, I'm more like everyone else who had to tolerate your pretentious, self-important ass.
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TimeToDie10
Overrated
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ponder_muahaha
Underrated. [3]
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pathtoyirah
@ "remember that episode of sabrina the teenage witch where they went to see this band live" yes I certainly do
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jessicapotas
highly underrate. Loving to report that my 5 yr old loves the violent femmes! Have to censor a bit, but I am rounding hin out music-wise. Was thrilled to see you at oyster fest in Chicago a few years back (5--6...7? the years run together)....fascinating how many tried to sing along and had so little clue! Keep rocking it out!!
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twenty-ten
I just came to this page to say that this band is underrated. Well, I can see that I'm not original.
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My_Sharona
Underrated. [2]
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