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VIOLENT FEMMES-Blister in the Sun

VIOLENT FEMMES-Blister in the Sun (02:26)

The Violent Femmes were founded by Brian Ritchie (bassist), and Victor DeLorenzo (percussionist) as a rhythm section, and became a full-fledged band upon the arrival of Gordon Gano (singer/guitarist). In its early...

VIOLENT FEMMES-Kiss Off

VIOLENT FEMMES-Kiss Off (04:24)

The following year, the Violent Femmes released Hallowed Ground, which moved the group to a more country music sound and introduced spiritual themes. Their third album, The Blind Leading the Naked, produced by fellow...

VIOLENT FEMMES-Add it Up

VIOLENT FEMMES-Add it Up (06:41)

The Violent Femmes were the final band to ever play at Auckland's His Majestys Theatre before its controversial 1988 demolition. Gordon Gano played Mr. Zank, the first of many substitute math teachers in an episode of...

Violent Femmes | Blister in the Sun

Violent Femmes | Blister in the Sun (03:25)

a new video for this classic.

Country Death Song

Country Death Song (05:05)

A animated music video for the song "Country Death Song" by the Violent Femmes. This was my animations class final ... Animation Violent Femmes Death Music Videos Latocki

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Violent Femmes Reviews

Viva Wisconsin

Viva Wisconsin

The road has been a long one for Milwaukee's [a]Violent Femmes[/a]...

  • Nov 4, 1999

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Violent Femmes Biography

The Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band, formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1980. They are noted for laying the groundwork for folk punk. The band performed as a trio, including: singer, guitarist and songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and two drummers, Victor DeLorenzo (1980-1993) and Guy Hoffman (1993-2009). Gano announced the group's break-up in 2009.

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Violent Femmes's Best Songs

  • 1. Blister in the Sun
  • 2. Kiss Off
  • 3. Add It Up
  • 4. Gone Daddy Gone
  • 5. Please Do Not Go
  • 6. Prove My Love
  • 7. Good Feeling
  • 8. Promise
  • 9. Confessions
  • 10. To the Kill
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Violent Femmes Discography

Violent Femmes albums.

  • Violent Femmes (disc 1) - 08/07/2002 (Rhino/GB)
  • Freak Magnet - (Beyond Music/US)
  • Rock!!!!! - (Cooking Vinyl/US)
  • New Times - (Elektra Entertainment/US)
  • Why Do Birds Sing? - (London/GB)
  • 3 - (London American Recordings/GB)
  • The Blind Leading the Naked - (London American Recordings/GB)
  • Hallowed Ground - (London/GB)
  • Violent Femmes - (London American Recordings/GB)

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