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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:11:21 PM EDT
[#1]
You need some AC/DC or something, man.
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:13:07 PM EDT
[#2]
Femmes fan here! "like a blister in the sun"...
lol myit |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:14:47 PM EDT
[#3]
I love AC/DC. |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:15:33 PM EDT
[#4]
I like them both
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:16:04 PM EDT
[#5]
How about "killing an Arab"? |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:20:27 PM EDT
[#6]
Best Femmes song is "add it up". That song rocks!! Throw some pennywise in later.
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:30:45 PM EDT
[#7]
"Killing an Arab"
was by The Cure wrong band Great Song! 
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:38:06 PM EDT
[#8]
That band sux ass! A highly over rated prom fest. Here's my .02 worth...
- Their vocals are identifiable mono-tone. ...ohhhh pullll-eeeeze! - The lyrical content? It identifies with your average male, sent off to college looking for a wet dream adventure. The feel? Well, it's weakly backed with a "punk rock" wanna be anthem that blabs on for hours. Kinda like some retards would after doing a beer bong, carrying on about how "cutting edge they WERE. - Thier song writing ability is simplistic at best. Mowtown probably scrapped better arranged tunes while taking a crap on the pot, all the while hiding from the cops than what they came up with. - Their chord progressions are something my nephew, that just learned guitar, could identify with. But go ahead, admit you like them. |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:40:45 PM EDT
[#9]
"Why can't I get just one f***....
'story of my youth... |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:41:06 PM EDT
[#10]
Thanks, I will. |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:41:40 PM EDT
[#11]
'Twas based on Camus's The Stranger. |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:43:11 PM EDT
[#12]
on purpose?? |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:46:48 PM EDT
[#13]
Dude, you're so right. They're no "Winger". Rock on!! |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:49:00 PM EDT
[#14]
thecleaner
Violent Femmes weren't "punk" they're "New Wave"... aka "Indie" or "College Rock" 
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Posted: 9/19/2005 10:54:50 PM EDT
[#15]
'Twas based on Camus's The Stranger. OK but the song was recorded by The Cure, not the Femmes.. Written by Smith//Tolhurst/Dempsey 1 Feb 1979..
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:03:48 PM EDT
[#16]
Never liked 'em.
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:05:27 PM EDT
[#17]
Yes, I know this. Was merely expanding upon your comment.  And yes, I love the Femmes. Even went to see them in concert back when I was in college. |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:09:22 PM EDT
[#18]
MrsGloftoe
Then my mind has been successfully expanded. And you are one sexy dame! 
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:14:55 PM EDT
[#19]
<==Femmes Fan.
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:16:27 PM EDT
[#20]
And ten... ten... ten...ten is for EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING EVERYTHING
Well you can all just kiss off into the air |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:16:35 PM EDT
[#21]
If ya read into my little review you'd realize that i'm fully aware of that they're not "punk" as sooooo many have always thought. However, I wouldn't even classify them as "new wave" as you did. DEVO would be more classified as "new wave". BUT!! I'd even classify Devo more as "NERD-CORE" if anything. Mark Mothersbaugh is a genius!!! Violent Femmes??? I'd put them more into the collective-ever growing pile of "TURD-CORE"....and they're at the bottom. The Femmes just simply have, as I mentioned the "college anthem" going for them. Nothing more...because they would never be able to accomplish anything else. BUT AGAIN, they did do a "B" side tune barried on the SOUTH PARK movie CD. ....and yes, that sucked too!!! I award them no pionts and may God have mercy on their souls. P.S. OWNED!!!! |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:20:57 PM EDT
[#22]
thecleaner
Ok.. so you can use "google" and so I am owned. I bow to your superiority. 
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:23:45 PM EDT
[#23]
ahhh...a rock snob. i'm guessing that you're either a rush fan or a clapton evangelist. your response reminds me of a joke... how many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb? answer-11. one to do it, and ten to claim that neil peart chould have done it better. your critiques are amusing. using your rationale, hendrix, pink floyd, aerosmith, and beethoven are all crap. you've not a milligram of rock and roll in your bloodstream. please return to the polka ward and await your meds, which should arrive shortly. i'd go on, but i forgot what 8 was for! |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:33:48 PM EDT
[#24]
If you are a Femmes Fan, do yourself a favor and pick up their self titled CD. Every song on there is a hit, even the bonus tracks. Its not my style of music, but it was always great for hooking up with the chicky snacks.
 Good times!Eta, The Violent Femmes was the only time I ever saw hot chicks in "the pit".
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:35:06 PM EDT
[#25]
 Thanks! Too bad I took that one song to heart... "I hope you got fat. I hope you got really fat!" Damn, now I have a Femmes jones. |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:37:10 PM EDT
[#26]
P.S. Does anyone else remember The Judys?
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:39:20 PM EDT
[#27]
"ahhh...a rock snob. i'm guessing that you're either a rush fan or a clapton evangelist. your response reminds me of a joke..."
Actually I'm a t-bone player in a SKA band. |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:41:40 PM EDT
[#28]
The Judys?
I went from enlightened to stumped Texans have all the fun..
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:46:16 PM EDT
[#29]
They were a Houston band in the same era. thejudys.com/ Check out Guyana Punch when you get a chance. |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 11:59:43 PM EDT
[#30]
MrsGloftoe
I'm now enlightened again Thanks! thecleaner Terry and Neville would be so very proud. 
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Posted: 9/20/2005 1:04:54 AM EDT
[#31]
Tell your mom I'm stuck on this lovely girl...
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Posted: 9/20/2005 1:06:25 AM EDT
[#32]
One of the things I like best about the Femmes is...
When singing along, I actually sounded better than the band! |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 1:12:56 AM EDT
[#33]
yup...they rock.....wouldnt happen to be a Ramones fan too would ya?
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Posted: 9/20/2005 1:13:54 AM EDT
[#34]
This is by FAR the worst music thread EVER!
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Posted: 9/20/2005 1:24:41 AM EDT
[#35]
Try finding an MP3 of "Country Death Song" at 3 AM.  <==Digs through his tapes, muttering something about "MrsGloftoe"... |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 5:48:38 AM EDT
[#36]
Saw the Femmes in 84(?) at Doc Watson's in Philly down by Penn. Man.... at the time we thought they were just a kickass garage band. BTW- The Gross Point Blank soundtrack, one of my favorite albums has 2 versions of Blister on it. Body and beats I stain my sheets I don't even know why My girlfriend she's at the end she is starting to cry (That will be stuck in my head all day) |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 5:53:42 AM EDT
[#37]
Dammit, I just choked on my gum. |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 6:06:57 AM EDT
[#38]
May have had interest in them for about 2 minutes back in 1985.
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Posted: 9/20/2005 6:16:58 AM EDT
[#39]
Hey...Wait...What's wrong with Winger?  Winger.....
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Posted: 9/20/2005 6:17:58 AM EDT
[#40]
I went to school with Darwin Keyes. And the rest is history... |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 6:22:55 AM EDT
[#41]
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Posted: 9/20/2005 6:28:21 AM EDT
[#42]
 They have a few good songs that I like. But for my money, I don't know if it gets any better than when Michael Bolton sings "When a man loves a woman." |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 6:46:58 AM EDT
[#43]
I like the Violent Femmes. I saw them in 2003 in San Bernardino CA most recently.
On the "Killing an Arab" reference, I like The Cure, too. I probably have one of the better Cure colletions in Central Texas. But then, I went to HS and College during that period. I pretty much ran the gamut from Devo to The Dead Kennedies with a swing by Bauhaus, sometimes The Specials, Adam and the Ants, I listened to it all. As far as simple chord progressions, well, speaking as a bassist, there are plenty of songs that I've played with very simple chord progressions. I mean, look at The Cars or a lot of The Police. Or going back a bit, how about "My Girl" by The Temptations. IIRC, the Violent Femmes were discovered just kind of goofing off entertaining some people waiting to get into a Pretenders concert. What made the Violent Femmes so different in the 80's was while most bands were maxing out on the electronics, the Violent Femmes were playing such simplistic acoustic music. Lyrically, to me, they kind of fall in the same vein with The Dead Milkmen, some Suicidal Tendencies (think "Institutionalized," etc. I don't recall anyone doing the same style music at the time, though. And really, that was the unique thing about The Violent Femmes. It was a juxtaposition of the white guy angst lyrics along with the very simplistic acoustic tracks. I have The Smithereens in the truck right now.
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Posted: 9/20/2005 7:37:23 AM EDT
[#44]
The Violent Femmes kick ass, especially their self titled debut.
People that think they suck are probably still listening to Sweet Home Alabama and Freebird non-stop. 
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Posted: 9/20/2005 7:54:43 AM EDT
[#45]
guys that like the cure, squat to pee.
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Posted: 9/20/2005 8:06:48 AM EDT
[#46]
My wife and I saw them in concert 2 years ago - and we are no longer in college. We saw Duran Duran the week before....  Av. |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 8:07:48 AM EDT
[#47]
Ahh...that explains it.  |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 8:09:43 AM EDT
[#48]
Wow, that's deep and profound. I guess I squat then, I like the Cure, Violent Femmes and The Smiths. |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 10:06:06 AM EDT
[#49]
Love that song by the Suicidal Tendencies! Anyone hear ever listen to TSOL? Code Blue! |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 10:11:48 AM EDT
[#50]
Sure, but they were very good at it. Their first album was a brilliant summation of being 19, male, and not getting any, and you gotta respect that. |
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