VIOLENT FEMMES SELF TITLED 1st ALBUM on SLASH SEALED SUPERB 1983
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Here is a MINT! copy of the DEBUT LP from VIOLENT FEMMES titled VIOLENT FEMMES. It is pressed on the SLASH label, catalog #23845 in STEREO sound. This ORIGINAL LP was released in 1983. The vinyl is presumed MINT! condition since it is a SEALED! copy. The original cardboard cover is in MINT MINUS! condition with a cut out hole top right. It is a MINT! copy of this LP for you to own. It is an opportunity to purchase this LP in this condition. It’s an ORIGINAL SEALED! LP, a true gem for the ALTERNATIVE / INDIE ROCK collector!! TRY AND FIND ANOTHER SEALED COPY!! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER COUNTRIES. IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE USA CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING! International bidders can email me for shipping rates. Thanks for Looking & Good Luck!
Music Review from AllMusic.com by Steve Huey
One of the most distinctive records of the early alternative movement and an enduring cult classic, Violent Femmes weds the geeky, child-man persona of Jonathan Richman and the tense, jittery, hyperactive feel of new wave in an unlikely context: raw, amateurish acoustic folk-rock. The music also owes something to the Modern Lovers' minimalism, but powered by Brian Ritchie's busy acoustic bass riffing and the urgency and wild abandon of punk rock, the Femmes forged a sound all their own. Still, the main reason Violent Femmes became the preferred soundtrack for the lives of many an angst-ridden teenager is lead singer and songwriter Gordon Gano. Naive and childish one minute, bitterly frustrated and rebellious the next, Gano's vocals perfectly captured the contradictions of adolescence and the difficulties of making the transition to adulthood. Clever lyrical flourishes didn't hurt either; while "Blister In the Sun" has deservedly become a standard, "Kiss Off"'s chant-along "count-up" section, "Add It Up"'s escalating "Why can't I get just one..." couplets, and "Gimme the Car"'s profanity-obscuring guitar bends ensured that Gano's intensely vulnerable confessions of despair and maladjustment came off as catchy and humorous as well. Even if the songwriting slips a bit on occasion, Gano's personality keeps the music engaging and compelling without overindulging in his seemingly willful naiveté. For the remainder of their career, the group would only approach this level in isolated moments.
