Viva Wisconsin [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: B0009A1BEA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #223,240 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The Violent Femmes' greatest hits live!

In 1998, lead singer/guitarist Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie and drummer Victor DeLorenzo spent a week recording a series of concerts in Wisconsin for Viva Wisconsin, emerging with what has since become their ultimate "best of" collection. Originally released in 1999, the album includes every one of their most popular songs, including "Blister In The Sun," "Add It Up," "American Music" and "Gone Daddy Gone." A bonus track, "Outside The Palace," has been added to this release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for Femmes fans, April 2, 2009

By	Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Viva Wisconsin (MP3 Download)

For a Violent Femmes fan, there can be no greater joy than inserting this CD into your CD player. No studio, no fancy equipment, just Gordon and the boys playing their songs--pretty much the same as when they were originally "discovered" outside a Pretenders concert venue. Guy Hoffman has replaced Victor Delorenzo on drums, but the Violent Femmes are basically unchanged over the years. They remain fiercely independent, and they sing their older songs with as much feeling now as they did when they were younger. This live concert (which does sound great for a live performance, by the way) is truly my favorite VF album because it basically incorporates all of their best songs, from Blister In the Sun, Add it Up, and Kiss Off to American Music and I'm Nothing. This CD also features more from Hallowed Ground than does the Add it Up compilation; the title track from Hallowed Ground is a soulful, powerful song too often overlooked. There are eight classic songs from the band's career-defining first album, and they sound as fresh and defiant now as they ever did. Slower songs such as Sweet World of Angels, Good Feeling, and Hallowed Ground reveal the depths of Gano's vocal talents, while short cuts such as Old Mother Reagan and Dahmer's Dead exude the band's unique take on life and music and the obvious fun they still have performing. I saw the Violent Femmes live way back in 1989, and this live CD is the next best thing to seeing them perform in person (although there is nothing quite like dancing to Country Death Song among thousands of fellow Femmes fans).

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great LIVE Album !! My Favorite Femmes CD, January 5, 2007

By	Tim Keller "Seahawkerz" (Austin TX) - See all my reviews

I don't know what the other reviewer is talking about -- he obviously has an axe to grind-- he must have gotten screwed somewhere along the line. BUT THIS IS A LIVE ALBUM !!! THE SONGS SOUND TOTALLY DIFFERENT. You don't know the femmes until you get this CD -- it flat out rocks. Go get this and you'll see what I mean.

10 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bonus Track Piss 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 your 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!!!!!