Rock [Import]

Violent Femmes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Import [Generic]
• ASIN: B000006H7R
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,333,177 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Living a Lie

2. Tonight

3. Bad Dream

4. I Danced

5. Thanksgiving (No Way Out)

6. Dahmer Is Dead

7. Life Is an Adventure

8. She Went to Germany

9. I Wanna See You Again

10. Didgeriblues

11. Death Drugs

12. Sweet Worlds of Angels

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Perhaps the most distinctive thing about Violent Femmes is their relationship with their "fourth member", which is the audience. Along with a legion of new fans, The Femmes have some audience members who have grown up with the band, and even some 3 generations families of fans. But the band continues to gather the high school and college fans who have always been the core of the Femmes crowd. This "Picture of Dorian Gray" effect is unique in the world of pop music.

Product Description

1995 album on the Mushroom label. Contains 12 tracks,including 'Living A Lie', 'Dahmer Is Dead' and 'I Danced',the last of which is from Max Dunn's poem 'I Danced BeforeI Had Two Feet'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the basics, November 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Rock (Audio CD)

Once only sold in Australia, "Rock!!!!!" has finally been released in the US. Hard-core Violent Femmes fans will have already got their copy and like them the average admirer will definitely appreciate this piece of music. The Violent Femmes stormed the musical world in 1981 with their debut album, "Violent Femmes", and have since then released several albums. This one will take its listener back to the roots as they experiment with various instrument and flavour the whole album with that taste that enriched their debut. The album has twelve tracks that are as different as they are many. As before, they are never afraid of experimenting as shown in their most unusual track, "Didgeriblues", where bassist Brian Ritchie basically has an improv-session on this ancient instrument. Their satirical lyrics, written by guitarist and leading vocalist Gordon Gano, hold no punches in tracks like "Life is an adventure", "She went to Germany" and "Dahmer is dead". "I danced", which lyrics are taken from Max Dunn's poem "I danced before I had two feet," is possibly one of the best tracks this band has released in the humble opinion of the one who writes this. Last but not least, "I wanna see you again" and "Sweet words of angels" are yet another testimony of Violent Femmes' ability to write amazingly beautiful ballads. In all, "Rock!!!!!" is a worthy possession for all Violent Femmes admirers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Weird and scary again - Violent Femmes are back!, October 20, 2001

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Maggie the Lizard Tamer (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock (Audio CD)

Rock!!! was at first only published in Australia - apparently Australians have much better music tastes than Americans. Then it was released in the U.S. and life got much better. Coupled with the single album Tonight (songs: "Tonight" - album version, "Tonight" - edit, and "Didgeriblues"), Rock!!! is a back-to-basics CD for Violent Femmes offering a great range of VF's repertoir - from folk to punk, all rock and beautiful, Violent Femmes are still alive.

This is definitely the least overplayed and most rich VF album - listening to it doesn't get old, there's always something else to discover in their music. Any hardcore VF fan must own this CD or else!!! Violent Femmes Rock!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This one's for collectors only, February 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rock (Audio CD)

I just purchased this CD and was overly excited about finally getting my hands on this rare album. I have been a huge Femmes fan since the first album and have seen them live a bunch of times. But I have to confess to being a bit disapointed in ROCK. Gordon's style of writing music is always a little bit corny, but he usually pulls it off well by staying honest and keeping the music catchy. He doesn't seem to capture that honesty in this one. Don't get me wrong, I still love the Femmes. But I just wanted to write this so I can warn the next kid that comes across this rare find. It isn't the next "Why Do The Birds Sing" and it isn't an album that will find it's way into your CD player on a daily basis. It's nice to have, but there is definetly some logic to why they only released it in Australia. Next time I get an import from Australia, I think I'd prefer an ice cold Fosters instead. P.S. Brian Ritchie is still a god on the four string (and the didgeridoo((if that's how ya spell it)))