Ever have one of those random conversations where a song gets referenced in conversation and that causes you to go out of your way to listen to an album you haven't put on in years?
This just happened tonight while exchanging some correspondence with a friend who spent the weekend in Philly. I hand't thought about the Violent Femmes in years...
I think I first heard this album when I was in Jr. High or High School... I recall instantly loving it and I bought it on cassette. It was also one of the very first CD's I ever purchased also. I never quite liked the mix of the album. I think it got re-released by Rhino about 10 years ago, but I never listened to the new mix.
Of all the college-rock acts of the early 80's, I'm pretty sure that the Femmes are the #1 act I wish I could have caught live in the early 80's. Right above the Replacements, R.E.M. and the Smiths...
That's a pretty crazy statement to make, but If I got to see them in a small club where they pretty much played every track off this album - at a very young age - I think I would be possibly catching them at an indescribable peak. The other bands, while great - I think had brighter moments later in the 80's.
Stand out tracks:
- Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun (Remastered Album Version)
- Violent Femmes – Kiss Off (Remastered Album Version)
- Violent Femmes – Add It Up (Remastered Album Version)
- Violent Femmes – Prove My Love (Remastered Album Version)
- Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone (Remastered Album Version)
- Violent Femmes – Good Feeling (Remastered Album Version)
Artists: Violent Femmes
Album: Violent Femmes
Producer: Mark Van Hecke
Label: Slash
Recorded: Castle Studios