Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B0009F66J0
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,257 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gimme the Car

2. Blister in the Sun

3. Gone Daddy Gone/I Just Want To Make Love To You

4. Kiss Off

5. Add It Up

6. Black Girls

7. Jesus Walking on the Water

8. Children of the Revolution

9. I Held Her In My Arms

10. Nightmares

11. American Music

12. Breakin' Up

13. Color Me Once

14. I Danced

15. Country Death Song (Live, 1998)

16. Freak Magnet

Editorial Reviews

Maintaining strong indie credibility, this platinum-selling Milwaukee bred alt-rock triop has been called the "original unplugged band." The raw power of their no-frills yet highly emotive acoustic sound-plus the lyrical heft of Gordon Gano's songs-made the Femmes postmodern cult heroes with enormous staying power. In his notes to this, their first career-spanning collection, Rolling Stone's David Fricke states, "The Violent Femmes are what rock & roll must have sounded like at the creation." Hear it on 16 classics including "Blister in the Sun," "Add It Up," "Gone Daddy Gone", "Nightmares," and "American Music."

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars About as good as it could be., September 12, 2005

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This review is from: Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes (Audio CD)

There are some who would call their self-titled album their "best of", and while it is a great album, this is a good collection too. The first five tracks here are from that album, and are well chosen. Then a couple from "Hallowed Ground", and a couple from "Blind Leading The Naked". From "3" we get only "Nightmares". I personally love that album and still think it's underrated. Toss on "American Music", "Color Me Once" from "The Crow" soundtrack, and a few more of their later songs and this is a fine overview of the Violent Femmes career. If this also included "Prove My Love" and "World We're Living In" I'd have no complaints. Still, this is most of the best.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hidden Track Alone Makes it Worthwhile, December 30, 2009

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This review is from: Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes (Audio CD)

Personally I would have swapped "Out the Window" for "Black Girls," but the choices were acceptable. The disc contain two live acoustic numbers that are quite good, especially the hidden track (track #20). Great band that makes it hard to narrow down a "greatest hits" album down to one CD.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Of course it could be better but it still is great...., March 31, 2009

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unbridled_id (Berwyn, il United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes (Audio CD)

Ok, a two disc set is really what is in order for this band. I know many feel all you need is the first disc and I disagree. Yes, I remember back in the late 80's being introduced to this band (first album) by a buddies house drinking tom collins' on a warm summer day. First album has a place in my heart like it does for everyone else. The second album by this band is great, just different from the first which is why it was not given the acclaim. Then go through their other albums and as this cd shows they have many very good to great songs. Color me once really is once of the best songs they have ever made in my opinion and that was made a decade after their first album.