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[pistachio]

Okay, so a lot/most people have heard Blister In the Sun and obviously so have I... but for some stupid reason I never really tried listening to any of their other stuff. It was always just one of those songs that was the only one that I ever listened to by them, if that makes any sense. But I finally realized Id never heard their other stuff so I got some.. and loved it.

So.. my point, what does everyone else think of Violent Femmes?

Also talk about any other music you've done that with... just had that one song forever but never bothered to look up any of their other stuff.

[La Creme]

The Violent Femmes are for very yes. This post inspired me to start listening to my live version of Kiss Off. C'est tres bien. Yeah, the Femmes were really a premier alt-rock band. THey influenced a lot of stuff that was to come, everything from (in my opinion) the Pixies to the Seattle Sound to Modest Mouse (that's a bit of a stretch though...)

They were all pretty good musicians too. Especially the bass player. And all great songwriters.

P.S. I did that with Ocean Colour Scene. The only song I'd heard and loved was "Hundred Mile High City" and I listened to their other stuff and every single song dissapointed me.

[Inlander]

Pistachio, you MUST go and get yourself a copy of their debut, self-title album - RIGHT NOW!!  "Blister in the Sun" is only the tip of the iceberg.  You haven't even begun to live until you've heard "Add It Up" (preferably whilst singing along and dancing like a loon).  A few years ago a deluxe edition of the album was released, absolutely jam-packed with bonus tracks including a whole lot of live stuff.  If that's a bit too expensive, the original version of the album should still be available.

A lot their other stuff is great, though they've never quite reached the consistent heights of that first album.

[La Creme]

C'mon dad.. gimme the car tonight. C'mon dad, gimme the car. I've got this girl... I wanna (preeeowww). C'mon dad... gimme the car.

Are there any available live versions of that song? My mom has a bootleg but the quality sucks...

God is that song good.

[El Opium]

Got their S/T a few weeks back. Best thrift store vinyl find ever. It's in good shape too. I don't think it's original owner liked it that much, it was in a box of Duran Duran and other synth pop records from roughly the same era. Did see a copy of '3' I think it was at a used shop but I was going to a concert and thus wanted to save my money.

[Revenge_Therapist]

C'mon dad.. gimme the car tonight. C'mon dad, gimme the car. I've got this girl... I wanna (preeeowww). C'mon dad... gimme the car.

Are there any available live versions of that song? My mom has a bootleg but the quality sucks...

God is that song good.

Get the album Viva Wisconsin. There's a live version on there. Also Add it Up has one too.

[boeuf]

Unfortunetaly, the only album I have by them is their best of...
but I suppose thats good enough.

Man, the song Gone Daddy Gone is so fucking wicked...
the whole thing with the xylophone (i dont know if thats the right name for a wooden one.) is fantastic.

And the song Black Girls is so much fun, I wanted to request it when I was at a goth night thing at a bar here., though they only had Blister in the Sun, which is good enough.

"You got the mother and her kid
you got the guy and his date.
We all get mad,
we all get late.
Looks like somebody forgot about us,
standing on the corner, waiting for a bus.

Hey mister driver man,
don't be slow.
Cause I got somewhere I gotta go.
Hey mister driver man,
drive that thing fast.
My precious time keeps slipping past."

I know, I have done that with other bands.
But right now I totally can't remember which ones.
I'm on a roll this morning.

[a pack of wolves]

It took me about two or three years to get hold of '1980-1986' after first hearing (and playing to death) 'Dicks Hate The Police' by the Dicks. A lot of wasted time, since that's an amazing album. However, a similar amount of time elapsed between hearing 'You Don't Always Want What You Get' by The Flaming Stars and picking up the album it's from, and that was a disappointment. It's far and away the best song on there, the others not really being bad but not actually all that good or even memorable.

As for the Violent Femmes; a big yes, although I too only own their best of which I found second-hand for about 70p. I missed seeing them last December too, we had to leave All Tomorrow's Parties early on the third day and they were playing that night.

[marenpoop]

love love love them. yeah, get their ST, my fav song on there is "please do not go"

[betteroffdead]

oh god i LOVE violent femmes! i have their self-titled, also, and it's just so awesome. i actually did the exact same thing as you. i loved "blister in the sun" but never heard their other stuff. it wasn't until a heard a friend rave about them that i decided to check out their other songs, and of course fell in love. they have such an interesting sound. i really like what their guitar style. "please do not go", "add it up", and "prove my love" are some of my favourites

[uberjon]

'Add it up' rocks my socks....

[Johnny C]

Viva Wisconsin = sex?

[La Creme]

If you like the self-titled, get American Music. That one is very good as well. And nearly as classic.

Thanks, revenge therapist for the whereabouts of the live version of Gimme The Car. Are there any of "Ugly" or "Country Death Song"?

[Inlander]

There's a very entertaining live version of "Country Death Song", complete with audience interaction (in what sounds like a very small club) on the deluxe edition of the self-titled.  There's a whole second C.D. in that edition which is just live tracks, most of them apparently previously unreleased.