Violent
femmes
 With their geeky, nervous folk-pop, The Violent Femmes became
one of the biggest cult bands of the
1980s.
They formed in the early
80s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and released their self-titled debut
in 1982.
The album received widespread critical acclaim, and
contained classic tracks like Blister In The
Sun, Kiss Off, Gone
Daddy Gone, Prove My
Love and Add It
Up.
The Femmes never
quite matched that debut LP, although all their subsequent records
contained some good songs.
Though
mistaken for a parody when it was released, Hallowed
Ground (1985) featured Gordon Gano's serious Christian
convictions, with teenage angst pushed aside for more mature
(almost traditional) American folk. Gano had returned to his
troubled teen persona by 1986's Blind Leading The Naked, which included a nice cover version of the
T. Rex
classic Children Of The
Revolution.
After several years
of absence, The Femmes made a comeback of sorts with 1991's Why Do Birds Sing?. Returning to their street
busking roots the band played stripped-back acoustic songs as a
three piece, and though they couldn't hide the fact that they had
grown up, the songs on the album showed they still knew how to
have fun.
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