Freak Magnet [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Violent Femmes

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 24, 2005)
• Original Release Date: May 24, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Shout Factory
• ASIN: B0009A1BEU
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,735 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The rockingest Femmes album returns!

Originally scheduled for a 1998 release on Interscope, Freak Magnet was pulled when the band was dropped from the label. Promo copies fetched upwards of $50 until the album was released in improved form by indie label Beyond in 2000. Beyond soon went under, leaving Freak Magnet in limbo once again. Now, Shout! Factory is reissuing an even more improved version of Freak Magnet—including bonus tracks—finally giving it the widespread exposure it deserves.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Happiness is..., March 11, 2007

By	Mr. Guy Somebody (Anytown, USA) - See all my reviews

Happiness is finding out, (much to your surprise), that in the year 2000, the Violent Femmes put out a great record (and it seems nobody, including myself, was listening). I think this record is as good as their early '80's stuff (which means everything before "3").
I didn't like alot of the stuff they did in the '90's. (After "New Times" and "Why Do Birds Sing", I basically quit listening to them).
Not every tune here is a winner, but overall I am really surprised at how good this record is. The liner notes to the re-issue CD begin with the statement, "some of us thought this record was going to be a hit. Some of us were wrong". Even though this album didn't sell, it is a hit with me.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Probably only femmes fans will get something out of it., April 17, 2006

By	Rachel E. Spence (Woodbridge, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Some of the music on this CD is very catchy, I'm a fan of the first few songs Freak Magnet, Sleepwalking, and Hollywood is High. If you're looking for something the quality of Hallowed Ground or the Violent Femmes, this isn't it, but it still is an entertaining album. It is sort of a different type of sound, but if you like the femmes you will be able to find something good in this album, otherwise you probably won't like it so much.

8 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Re-issue Rip-off!, October 8, 2005

By	Jesse Nelson "scazzy" (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm so sick of new labels buying up old label scraps, and issuing a "re-issue" to try and make money. Screw this new label, and this "re-issue" with one bonus track. Tell record companies you're sick of this. Let them reissue an album as is, and make a whole new bonus tracks EP. You want to know why the music audience is stealing tunes off the internet? Because you record labels are pulling lame-o tactics like this. You deserve to go under!!!!!