Reviews (page 13 of 15)
Incel anthems described as teenage angst, good music, bad vibes
Not really a fan of VF but some good tracks
Annoying.
какой-то проходной альбом, абсолютно не зацепил
Пацаны обосрали этот альбом, а я хочу немного похвалить. Во-первых: фолк-рок - это уже интересное смешение жанров. Очень динамичная музыка, но при этом без каких-либо перегрузов по инструментам. Очень все сбалансировано звучит и приятно ушкам. Во-вторых, звучит иногда монотонно, но чуваки очень сильно экспериментируют иногда и получается нечто очень нетипичное и крутое. К примеру, долбанное соло на ксилофоне в Gone Daddy Gone. Это же очень круто! В-третьих, вокал очень приятный и мне было хорошо его слушать. НО! Это все еще не отменяет, что альбом репетативен иногда
Рубрика "Школьники, которых мы зачем-то послушали". Не, ну парень задорный, молодец. Интересно, что они придерживаются максимально акустического или минималистичного звука весь альбом. Прям как Кино в ранние годы... Пара треков прикольные, добавил себе. В общем баллады это. А, и ещё: первая песня альбома начинается строчками: When I'm out walking, I strut my stuff Yeah, and I'm so strung out I'm high as a kite, I just might Stop to check you out Закрываем бинго, так сказать. Альбом проходной, я бы лучше может быть Смитов 4ый раз послушал. Здесь как-то по качеству не то.
Ну типа его радостных вайбов хватило на 2 трека, дальше я просто старался дослушать альбом. Это как прийти на какой-то тренинг, где тебе первые 10 минут прикольно в активитиз, а потом ты просто уходишь и такой: БЛЯТЬ Я НА ЭТО СВОЙ ЧАС ПРОЕБАЛ?
3.5/5 Best: Blister In the Sun Worst: To The Kill
Album was decent, but I had higher expectations coming in. Favorite track: Gone Daddy Gone
This had some great songs on it. Really enjoyed it
Blister in the sun is an iconic tune with a pavilion toe tapping quality. The album over all is fairly solid, I prefer the more upbeat songs. The album wouldn't be a regular repeat for me, but I appreciate it.
Very punky- can feel repetitive as an album but overall good and at time funny.
One of my favorites.
Such an odd listen. Definitely like it. They were a band more than Blister In The Sun for sure.
I've always had a tough time explaining what I like about violent femmes, but I fucking love violent femmes and that's all you need to know.
I can hear some indie roots from this album
Classic
I know this whole album back to front, and although I haven't listened to it in years it's still so much fun.
bem fraco. não gostei da sonoridade, todas músicas pareciam a mesma, meio folk? não gostei do álbum.
Son particulier, rythmes et mélodies contagieux, un groupe qui vieillit somme toute très bien
Many great folk punk records but they're all indebted to the sexual angst and janky midwest cabin guitars of this record. The silver lining of centuries of oppressive puritanical Christianity is this awesome gross look into the human heart.
Bass went off, wildly standout. 5+
Eh
Quite nice folk music
The vocals can be a bit harsh at times but between Blister in the Sun, Add it Up, and Gone Daddy Gone there are a lot of classics on this album.
elsker første sangen, andre sangen er litt spess 3.6
i listened to the album with blister in the sun on it to cheer me up from another terrible record but it turns out its totally fucking rubbish
An example of how music brings memories. 1987 was a great year.
Abbastanza carino, non credo che lo riascolterò
Enjoyed it
Wow this is such a surprising and refreshing sound, yet it's so amazingly expressive. It knows exactly what it wants to do and does it all so well
I can't believe this came out in 1983.. I have a whole new appreciation of the Violent Femmes. Killer Acoustic Bass Guitar and clearly influential to Alt and Indie music. Strikingly minimal while whimsical and calamitous
Folk. Punk. Somehow not a train wreck of a combination. It’s good, but not really my type.
Good feeling Won’t you stay with me just a little longer? It always seems like you’re leaving When I need you here just a little longer Same, Gordon. Same. Violent Femmes are in my top 3 favorite bands of all time. I am unsure who the other two bands are, but The Femmes have it locked. They helped inform my taste in music. I was introduced to the Gordon Gano gang around 12-13. I didn’t know what new wave was, and it still feels weird thinking of VF as a new-wave band. To me, they were passionate and honest. I needed them and they were there, just like they are today. This album has a handful of my favorite songs (all-time). Kiss Off Add It Up Good Feeling 5 out of 5 stars on a bad day.
Not good
Know the work rules. Radiohead singing about being lonely: Aww, you’re sweet. Violent Femmes singing about being lonely: Hello, Human Resources?!
Folk rock and punk fusion very nice
det här är ett sånt där album som lämnar en positiv känsla men som inte riktigt är tillräckligt bra för att nå upp till dom högre betygen.
It should be a 4 but I don’t see myself going back to this regularly. That makes 3.5 = 3
Classic.
Nothing takes you back in time like music. I recall sitting in a down stairs hall at my high school listening to this on my Walkman, thinking, "Wow, this is really good!" It's interesting how this album has grown in popularity over the years. It didn't chart until eight years after its release, but it was already certified platinum. This was classic alt back when alternative really was alternative and very much underground (especially in a rural area like where I lived -- I bet no more than 20 kids in my graduating class knew of the band.) Classic album. 5 stars.
Great record I hadn't even heard of. Raw alternative / indie / punk rock that could've been released a decade later than it did. A couple of real bangers with catchy melodies like 'Blister in the Sun' and 'Gone Daddy Gone'.
I'm not impressed by the barebone instrumentals or the folky singing.
Of its time but a good listen and will give it another go.
Classic.
Wow! That was awesome! Guess I wasn't ready for them the first time I heard them back in HS, but that went right on my "to buy" list
classic
A lot of great songs here, plus some nostalgia. Solid 4/5
I'd forgotton how much I loved this album. Its one of those that as your listening through you register you are way more familiar with it than you realised. The opening strains of Blister in the sun might just be some of the most fun moments in all of music and puts an instant smile on my face. The songwriting on display here is absolutely top notch and I adore the way the whole thing seems to barely hang together production wise. It's so chaotic and I get the impression that if any one small element of this was slightly diffrent it would bring the whole thing tumbling down. I'm also trying to rack my brains to think, was this the first album that we'd identify as 'Indie'. This was a decade before Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain came out and slightly off key ranted vocals and jangly plucky instrumentation became the norm. I think it was these guys, Dinosaur Jr and Pixies that really kicked off and set the template for alternative music for the next few decades. Thats a hell of a legacy.
It was a little rough. My thoughts go out to all the parents in the 80’s who had to endure this noise coming from their angsty teen’s bedroom. I’ve always found their most popular track “Blister in the Sun” to be quite unremarkable. The vocal track basically just mimics the guitar melody. Pretty lazy and not interesting at all. The album does have some originality. The acoustic bass is pretty funky. But overall, not my thing.
“Why can’t I get just one fuck?” asks the singer. Because your music sounds like it’s for children.
A couple recognizable tunes a couple boring tracks. Not a perfect album but a fun listen.
Started off strong with blister in the sun. Great first song! Overall, it was fine.
Not for me. Don’t mind there sound, but others have done it better. It’s like they’re trying too hard vibe wise while doing the bare minimum instrumentally/musically.
I’ve heard this before. It’s aight, kinda fun. Blister in the son is pretty easy to play on guitar!!
Sounded kinda like Jeremy Fisher at times. Very progressive for the early 80’s methinks.
Blister in The Sun, Add it up, Gone Daddy Gone all very good tracks. Group has fun bass - vocals are sometimes really cool and sometimes boring drivel.
To its credit, I could see how this album was influential. Seems to straddle the lines of genres.. much like how the lyrics straddle the line between acceptable and rapey. I feel like Bill Cosby listened to a couple of these songs and got some ideas. If the vocals on your album sound like I do when I sing, it’s usually not a great sign. Which is the case here. I get that it’s a particular “sound” and “feel” they’re going for. But i’m not super keen on this album, I wish it would just be Gone, Daddy, Gone. And if you Add It Up, it’s around a 1.6. But it doesn’t allow me to give that, so….fuck em
Listened to this album last week for the first time and wasn't a huge fan, this week I love it. Weird how mood and environment can effect your taste in music... but anyways, this is a book club, not a psychology club. Blister in the Sun is definitely the heavy hitter on this album, starts us off with a bang. Please Do Not Go, Gone Daddy Gone and Good Feeling are other favourites. I love the contrast of Good Feeling to the rest of the album - beautiful melody, strings out of nowhere, what a way to finish (not including the two separately released singles at the end in this review). Love their stripped down sound, refreshing to hear something that isn't too over-produced these days. The bass player is awesome. Feels like a pretty influential alt-rock/post punk album - found their sound reminded me of the Pixies at times. Lyrically it feels comically juvenile at times but the songwriter was 18 at the time so I'll allow it. This one will probably get added to my "albums to listen to while working" rolodex.
This feels like an album you buy on vinyl just to discuss how you own it with other people who bought it on vinyl. While a stripped back early punk sound has a lot of appeal, it needs to be combined with a lot of creativity to make an album’s worth of content interesting. Nearly every song the Angry Ladies put on this album is just a repeat of the same 4 odd bars over and over again until the end of the song. The closest they come to a bridge is the occasional breakdown into mindless flaying of the instruments. The notable exception to all of this is the final track Good Feeling, which abruptly is a whole different feel from the rest of the album. It’s a decent song and if there were a couple more nuggets like it sprinkled throughout I think it would have lended this album some much needed variety. The songwriting is lacking on this album, limited to coming up with pretty much 4-8 bars per track with maybe 3 chords. That being said, I enjoyed the instrumentation. The bass stands out as the most inspired work on the album, sitting front and center throughout and playing non stop riffs. The licks may suffer from the same repetitiveness as the tracks, but they’re still pretty good. The guitar is decent too, and the drums are sloppy but pretty fun. Overall I think this Frumpy Broads drags when listened to all at once, but hearing a track or two individually is nice.
Yet another album with classic songs (Blister in the Sun / Gone Daddy Gone) that I recognize even though I don’t know the band. There’s something about the guy’s voice that sounds… lazy? Almost sounds like the guy is singing karaoke or something. Hard to put my finger on what it is, but it makes me feel a bit bored too.
Strong start; Grower; The bass lines! The horniness is as weird as it is irresistible.
Liked it. Wouldn’t make my regular rotation but some great tracks and can definitely see the influence they had on what came later.
Enjoyable listen. Unique. Catchy song. Raw. Love the bass and rhythm section.
3/5 or 7/10 Great listen first time through. Loved how they made acoustic music sound quite punk like. Vocals a bit prepubescent at times. Blister in the Sun = A masterpiece song
This was a favorite of mine in my teen years of the late 90s. Brings back the feeling of freedom that came with having a car to take myself out of the suburb and into the city. Crossing the river into Cincinnati with the windows down to let in the sticky night air, on the way to go smoke clove cigarettes and drink maple coffee at the nocturnal coffeehouse. Big Hands, I know you're the one. 5
Good album
very repetitive and flat almost monotone melody. Not my vibe
Nice sounds enougth angry to make middle angry
Enjoyed the almost chilled punk vibe
Good stuff, punky whingy stuff. Not every track hit, but there were some great tunes in there.
I'd kinda heard of Violent Femmes, but wasn't overly familiar, then I'd listened to this album a few times last year and really enjoyed it. 4.5
v good
An absolute gem. Acoustic punk for the win.
I forgot hi ow many great songs are on this
Love it!
An absolute fire starter from front to back. Starting off with the bands most iconic song and ending with a “Good Feeling” you never want to end. I loved this record. Seek it out, enjoy it, love it!
Blister and the Sun, followed by nine lesser versions of Blister and the Sun. Okay, maybe except for Please Do Not Go because that's another banger. Otherwise, pretty samey. I get wanting to stick to a signature sound, but there's a very fine line that separates the thought that makes you go "Aww man, love the distinct sound that Violent Femmes never fails to deliver," and the thought that this band is a one-trick pony. A little more variety would've been nice, because the steak was nice but it just needed a little more seasoning.
i fine but i’ve heard it too much
I love the heavy use of acoustic instruments and the range of influences that are evident in their music
rupesi jalkaa kutkuttaan... kädet vapisee...vähän karistelemaan lanteitam... ja VÄLITTÖMÄSTI huumehörhöily alkaa.. MIKSI. mutta MIKSI. aina tartte tollasta... meikä ei äänestä vihreitä koska kannabiskysymys... haluaa laillistaa... awesome raw energy! lättys kii... ps suomalainen löydetty... good feeling
Hated the first several songs. Second half had some cool sounds, especially on bass. Still don’t love the singers voice, but you know, les claypool was a not great either. Idk felt a little too chaotic in some parts but overall a great composition.
I've never really gotten the fuss about this album, apart from Blister in the Sun. I understand that it's an important early alternative album and would influence many bands in the years following. In retrospect though, it's a bit immature and boring in places.
This was not what I was expecting but it was good anyway, I don't know what I was expecting really
Excellent album, Gordon Gano sounds very similar to Tom Verlaine (of Television) but both bands couldn’t sound any more different!
Loved it
I only knew 'Blister in the Sun' before this, so I expected more of that - the rest of the album is more folk punk than I expected. An interesting listen, my top pick is 'Kiss Off' - I liked the bass work and energy.
Blister in the Sun is an insanely catchy song made with the simplest riff ever. I can’t explain why, but I just really don’t like these guys. The sound is pretty annoying.
really enjoy this, surprised at how solid and consistent this album is. kind of assumed this band was a one hit wonder. seems like prototypical 80s college playing hackey sack out on the quad rock.
This album has always been oddly enjoyable to me. In some ways it’s a recipe for disaster; Gordon Gano’s whiney vocals, the wild bass playing, the minimalist production. But somehow it all meshes together and the album weaves in and out of frustrated angry punk and gentle radio-friendly pop songs like they were always meant to be together. The fact that Blister in the Sun, a song that’s played at stadiums to this day, is on the same album as the menacing Add It Up is just amazing. Also this came out in 1983! Thinking about all the alternative/indie bands this influenced is also wild.
I liked it. Didn’t particularly love it. Could possibly benefit from some more listens. I don’t know if I’ve ever listened to a fully acoustic punk band so the sound was very interesting to me.
love the sound, but lyrics could be... tough at times
I think this type of music is very close to the generation from where it comes. Nothing interesting or revolutionary. Some questionable lyrics. Not my thing
Només coneixia "Blister in the sun" i he descobert un àlbum molt entretingut i amb cançons senzilles però efectives, on convergeixen rock, punk, americana i fins i tot una mica de reggae.
Knew the song Daddy gone but not heard this album before and I loved it
I consider Violent Femmes, this album in particular, to be in a genre of music I particularly enjoy called "they obviously want us to sing along". See also: They Might Be Giants and Journey.
I always kind of liked the Violent Femmes when listening to them at arms length - some memorable tunes, and lovely sound - but looking closely the songs are rather hollow. It's too snotty to be twee and it's too twee to be punk, and having their famous opener being pretty much an anthem for onanism, it gets old at one point or another.
Such an iconic artifact of post-punk/early alternative, and it still holds up very well in that context. There's a strong whiff of juvenalia - and why not, it was made by kids - and the Lou Reed/Velvet Underground influence occasionally shades from homage to near imitation. The editing isnt perfect - there are several pretty clunky and abrubt fade outs in songs. But overall it's a surprisingly mature (in its vision and execution) and polished album.
Very plucking sound but good still.
Odd bird with good pipes
What the fuck was gimme the car. Otherwise great album especially good feeling. Surprised that i still know the words to kiss off when i haven’t listened in Years
My favorite Femmes album. SO many great singles.
The Violent Femmes really capture a lot of the awkwardness, anger and uncertainty of being young. Musically, the songs are earthy, bare bones, and full of attitude. The lyrics are pissy and unrepentantly hormonal, with a generous dose of humor. But there are surprising moments of raw vulnerability and off-kilter charm as well. It feels like just about the most unsettlingly honest group of songs you'll ever hear. It's a pretty perfect album. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Blister in the Sun, Good Feeling, Gone Daddy Gone, Kiss Off, Please Do Not Go, Add It Up, Prove My Love, To the Kill, Promise, Confessions
I confess, I already have this album. Although the first song of Violent Femmes I heard was (of all things) "The Country Death Song." Very strange, but there you go. Saw them live in college, with the original drummer. It was very interesting as he only had the snare and very little else. But that's how this whole album is, right? (More on that later). You've got a great one-two-three pinch in three of those first four songs: "Blister In The Sun," "Kiss Off," and "Add It Up." "Please Do Not Go" has a Bob Marley-esque kind of feel to it, believe it or not. It's too bad that the first song seems to have been reduced to being the song people clap along to at baseball games. It's a great song, a song about drug abuse (another one of those songs people probably should listen to more closely before they rock out to it...). So, the drums. The rest of the instrumentation doesn't bother me as much, because they do vary up the song styles. And it _DOES_ work. But just the snare? It does make it feel a little... one-dimensional. I always hoped for a little more that way. So that always nags at me, every time I listen to the album. It's that that makes it a 4-star, not a 5-star album for me.
These guys are just so...eclectic? I don't own any of their albums and probably never will but I always find myself strangely drawn to their songs when I hear them. Something about Gano's unique vocals, the unique musical arrangements (e.g., xylophone on Gone Daddy Gone...love it), or the off-kilter lyrics. I know American Music isn't on this album but that sums up their stuff - you hear it once and you think that's a stupid song. But you hear it twice and you can't stop singing along. I guess that's why this is a cult classic. If you quickly listen, you move on angrily. But if you give it a couple listens, you crave it any time you need something good but different than the rest. Or when you want to have some sing along fun. First 4 tracks are a great sequence, even if Blister in the Sun is way overplayed. Prove My Love is also a lot of fun, but also sounds a bit like Kiss Off and Add it Up smashed together. I know these guys and this album aren't for everyone. But they're/it's one of a kind (and good). And that's worth something.
Fun album. Blister in the Sun is one of those songs where I didn't know the name and then immediately said, "I know this!" Good song. I enjoyed pretty much every track. Not groundbreaking (unless there had never been punk folk before?), but a fun listen. Favorite tracks: Blister in the Sun, Kiss Off, Please Do Not Go (great bass break in the middle), Add It Up. Good stuff - I'd definitely listen again.
Nice album. Definitely a reference for future bands that came after it.
Violent Femmes made an awkward, angsty, sexually frustrated record which sounds like nothing else at the time. Creepy yet engaging, disturbing yet funny, this is a high octane burst of brilliant alternative music. With xylophones.
6/10 okay but not as good as I had hoped
5/10. "Oh wow, Blister in the Sun is such a great song, that must mean the album it's on is good too, right?"
Would make for a really tight 20ish minute album but ends up a little eclectic and annoying even over the original <40 minute length. Couple good songs. 6/10
blister in the sun - 3.5 stars kiss off - 3 stars please do not go - 4 stars add it up - 2 stars confessions - 3 stars prove my love - 3.5 stars promise - 4 stars to the kill - 5 stars gone daddy gone -5 stars good feeling - 5 stars ugly - 4 stars gimme the car - 5 stars
I looked this album up - it's their debut (!) and came out in 1983 (!). This is way too good for a debut and way too ahead of its time for 1983. I'm too young to have firsthand knowledge of the reception this album got when it came out, but I imagine it being like the Velvet Underground where few people bought it but it had a massive influence on alt rock. This album opens with the one-two punch of Blister in the Sun and Kiss Off. Other standouts include Add It Up and Gone Daddy Gone. The only skippable track is Please Do Not Go.
Fun but rather young and teenager boys’ sex oriented one track minded lyrics. An anger that appears to be rooted in post-industrial small American town with no souls.
One of the best LPs of 1982, if not THE best of that year. The amount of earworms in that album is simply incredible, and its unpretentious production values (in an era that was literally *plagued* by them) makes this debut a timeless masterpiece. It's hilarious how many listeners in the reviews thought this thing was released in the early *nineties*. 5 stars, no hesitation here. Number of albums left to review: 684 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 156 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 72 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 89
Melhor album até o momento. Quase dificil de descrever a experiencia. Um disco que brilha pela crueza que apresenta. As vezes senti uma vibe country, em outras me remeteu à crueza punk, ou a fase inicial do Nirvana. Desde a primeira audição ja ficaram várias canções na mente. Blister in the sun (Riff e vocais excelentes) Please do not go (Riff de baixo viciante)
Discazo, temazos, mucha energía
Okayish.
Still sounds fucking great 40 years on.
Wow! What a great surprise!
Sounds like urban punks trying to be hillbillies and I'm hear for it
I didn't know I l9ved the Violent Femmes this much, but I did hear them a bunch on my favorite radio station as a tren. Listening to this album made me realize it wasn't just the radio played songs I dig, but the whole vibe.
idk kinda mehh
Það er eins og fólkið segir: þessi plata er frábær! Ég tengi hana svo mikið við síð-níuna að ég gleymi því alltaf inn á milli að hún sé frá snemm-áttunni.
Every ten years I listen to this album and think 'its good, but not quite good enough to actually buy'. I still think that.
I ended up really liking this. The vocalist has a great idiosyncratic voice.
Surprised to see this album came out in 1983; it sounds like a 90s album to me. I'd never listened to Violent Femmes before, except for Blister in the Sun. This isn't a style I typically listen to but I found it likeable for its unusually upbeat rawness. If there were half stars, I’d give this 3.5.
En osympatisk kille förstörde det här albumet för mig i många år i och med att han gillade det hårt. Dags att vara sjysst.
Jonathan Richman minus genialitet? Men vilken platta som helst med Blister in the sun förtjänar ju en fyra hursomhelst.
Denna lyssnade jag sönder när jag var typ 13. Tror jag lyssnar på detta istället: https://open.spotify.com/album/3oloiyQgCoTq0t155i0anl?si=pULN_yKXRdib2-etZIlXxQ
Konstigt nog känns denna väldigt fräsch! Som platta, njaaa… men många bra låtar!
iconic. bangin'. makes my head bounce and my feet tap. i will listen to this album forever
Classic
Mmmmmm yummers!!! Chef’s kiss
Total classic.
Više mi se sviđa nego prije, što je jako pozitivna stavka.
all killer and completely their own thing
Punk beatles
It remains unclear how ironic this was ever meant to be. In real time, one definitely found it the most direct, extreme and clinical expression of Smithsian disaffectedness. It was as if punk anger slid from posturing to pathology and was delivered acoustically. And it was dangerous in a sense; one wanted to ask one's fellow frat party dancers if they took these cuts (either to the recorded versions or those supplied by up-to-date cover bands) if anyone was taking this seriously or – perish the thought – literally. "Do we hear what they're saying? Do we agree?" is what one wanted to know. But not wanting to seem too dull or obvious to the dark, reticent, pre-goth non-cheerleaders who seemed to dig the record, one decided to keep one's mouth shut. Today, it seems far too cleanly presented, if still quite authentically delivered. The catchiness lapses to kitschiness eventually. And the proceedings even read cute today (see xylophone on "Gone Daddy Gone" which is effective and refreshing, though the solo is probably overkill). It scans nearly as parody, being quite light and bright musically in contrast to the doom and gloom emotionally. Indeed, the notion of VF as black-comedy novelty act (the alt music equivalent of Harold and Maude, say) is borne out by the fact that they came and went in a blink and don't seem to have milked matters on the afters market too gratuitously. Still, as a genuinely fun listen and a richly representative artifact of a time, of a place, this record retains distinct value.
Thoroughly unenjoyable
Excellent spikey rock n roll, great baselines, wonderful sometimes nonsensical lyrics but excellent EXECELLENT attitude. I've listened to this album since I was a teenager and I have always loved it. Liberating, fun good guts - pitched just right between interesting and melodious and edgey effortless cool. I could probably listen to this album every day til I die
Quite a few old favs from this album. Blister in the sun, gone daddy gone and kiss off! What a fun album, i will be revisiting this one.
I love this shit. I'd heard the band name before but never listened. Absolutely what I look for in music.
A great record whose acoustic leanings prove that punk doesn't have to be loud and fast; the aggression still comes through in the twisted lyrics and vocal delivery and the perfectly mixed rhythm section
When this album came out, it felt like a breath of fresh air. Raw and unpolished, but catchy at the same time. Especially relevant if you were a depressed teenager at the time (which I was). Excellent debut album. 4 stars.
Una verga
I first heard this album while sitting on a beach in San Diego. It was night, we had a pretty good bonfire going, and the Violent Femmes were on the boom box. It was a magical night and also this album absolutely rules.
Great!
wasn't bad, Starts off strong and peters off
First one on the list is already a favourite one. Great start!
Yllättäen tykkäsin aika lailla koko levystä! Omalla tavallaan pirteä. Vähän indiee. Esteettinen jotenkin. Blister on the sun toki hitti, tanssittaakin vähän. Mut iso osa biiseistä unohtuu nopeasti.
Plussaa akustisista sovituksista, miinusta oletetusta skenetyyppiydestä. Materiaali ei vielä täysin vakuuttanut (olisivat enemmän kuin Replacements), mutta antaisin 2,5 jos voisin.
Flip off your parents, but you won't because this ain't punk. Make out with Mary from biology class, but you won't because this ain't that kind of teenage drama. It's just you listening to whiny angst ridden Violent Femmes, and loving every moment of it.
High 3, good and fun
Reminds me of a bad part of high school, which is a shame because this album slaps. I thought seeing the Femmes a few years ago at an outdoor festival would purge some of those memories, but the venue was overcrowded with white MAGA dudes who were still pretending to live their high school glory. Why can't I get just one screw?
A fun sound a fun album
Toksično ali ipak s razlogom kultno
What a stellar album! When I first heard this album, I thought it was from the early 90s because it felt like it fit in perfectly with the alternative scene at that time. The fact that it was made 10 years before I thought it was blew my mind. This album seems to come out of nowhere, drops a bunch of times alternative rock songs, and then it disappears just as mysteriously as it came. So many of the Midwestern punk/postpunk albums seem to have this quality where it seems like they're coming from the future to release their albums Every single song is good, and there's no consistent musical style, yet the album feels like a coherent whole. 5/5 This album fucks
Cute little album. Such a vibe. Sad they never rlly made anything else this good.
Notes - folk punk, alt punk record - debut album - most of the songs written while the singer was in high school - awkward nerdy edge, but self aware - super stripped back instrumentation lets the song stand on its own - sounds like sitting around listening to some guys you know playing songs - i listen to this album pretty regularly - lotta great earworm melodies and choruses Fav - Kiss off - iconic Least fav - To the kill - sounded like a worse version of songs already on the album 4/5
I hadn't listened to this in far too long.
Bloody brilliant. A whopping album that still feels fresh. Am I emotionally stunted because some of these songs still resonate? Fantastic from start to finish and Good Feeling is a haunting poignancy-fest. The xylophone playing on Gone Daddy Gone is still the most fabulous use of the xylophone since the late Patrick Moore. Good Feeling - please do not go!
The instrumentation was my favorite part about this album, but even that lost me at times. The vocals were grating and got annoying very quickly. These songs might be creative and ahead of their time, but I still don’t find myself enjoying most of them. Three songs stood out to me, Blister In The Sun, Confessions, and Good Feeling.
Okay musically but lyrically not so much. Opener obviously heard before. Think I'm just listening to it at the wrong time. I can hear how they have influenced some bands but don't think it's aged particularly well.
Rough and ready acoustic punk, and who could fail to love xylophone solos.
A bit monochromatic and repetitive, and even the better songs tend to go on a bit long. However, my feelings may be tainted by associating the album with a particularly annoying ex who played it all of the time.
Really surprised how many of these songs I knew - wasn't aware of ever having heard much besides Blister. A pretty ace album actually.
Yeah good blister in the sun is classic
It was ok, not really my favourite style of punk - I’m a fan of post punk and goth punk type stuff from the 80s but this isn’t the one for me. Maybe it will grow with repeated listens, but sometimes the style is reminiscent of a paler version of Chuck Mosley era Faith No More or Iggy Pop. It’s clear to see the influences in this album and that have come from this album/band but it just doesn’t ‘float my boat’ Will probs listen again, but it’s never going to be on top ten rotation
Music for dorks, wimps, geeks—my people, who could never be cool enough to be cool outcasts. Still sounds totally unique.
I always forget that they're Blister in the Sun. The rest is nice too
Love this album. I've always really dug just how up front in the mix the bass guitar is. And it's such a clean but also unpolished recording. If it weren't for the sound of the vocals, it's easy to think this was recorded in the 60's or 70's.
Pretty familiar with this album already. It has a lot of great stuff on it. 4/5
This is still pretty good, but not as life-affirming as REM’s debut, or at least it isn’t by today’s standards. Still, I think that “Blister in the Sun” and “Add It Up” will go off at any point in history. B
the perfect saturday night warm up tracks. wow. just... wow.
I’m always in awe of how ahead of its time this album is. It was released in 1983 and it sounds like everything that was happening in 1993! It’s so beautifully rebellious, hitting the airwaves at the height of the 80s neon soaked synth pop excesses. This album is boldly, defiantly alternative and raw. It’s a stunning achievement in going against the grain and I love every note if it.
I actually know this album pretty well, as my mother would play it constantly as I grew up. Despite now questioning if this was the best lineup of songs for a child to be listening to, this album is excellent. The song has a great presence of punk that a lot of folk "punk" bands miss. It certainly feels just like raw emotions, and sounds good doing it. Are the lyrics questionable? Absolutely, but I'd say not understanding that that's the point would be a major disservice to this album. Every song just knows exactly what beats to hit when needed, and ending on a slower, melancholy note really wraps it all up. Just wonderful.
nice
Like their 1st two albums. Energetic, simple.songs, good voice.
I liked this but I'm not sure why. I think I recognise one of the songs from an old Tony Hawk game?
This album has some interesting "figures" with the guitar and the bass and also the voice of the singer make the album interesting. It's also a very peculiar rock the album has this grunge style with classic rock. However a big part of the album sound the same which could make it kinda boring but with no doubt it's a good album to listen to.
2.5
Fun eccentric vibe, with dark lyrics Great album
Another one of my favorites from a "power" trio. This is raw folk-punk that is driven by Victor DeLorenzo's straight forward drum parts and Gordon Gano's rhythm guitar. Gordon's whiney vocals give the color but Brian Ritchie is core to their success (in my opinion.) He is an extremely gifted bass player and bumped up the energy and interest in every song. He also plays the xylophone in "Gone Daddy Gone" which claws that pull you into the hook. This album is full of teen angst and sexual frustration which makes it less accessible to the main stream but it's real even if you don't want to say it out loud. I love this album as a reminder of my awkward youth even if it doesn't apply to adult life or current mindset.
11/10 for the acoustic bass and the awesome bass fills alone. This album is lightning in a bottle.
This is not an album to be analyzed. This is one to turn up loud, sing along, and remember how fun college parties were with warm beer and sweaty people oozing pheromones and freedom.
It's been at least 30 years since I've listened to this record — though I heard "Blister In The Sun" in a store or somewhere just the other day — and I remembered more of it than I expected. This struck me as such a wild departure when it was released, acoustic punk with a sense of humor, and I liked it then, but I considered it something of a novelty record. But it's really a good album. The songs hold up, the playing is better than you think it is, and lyrically, there's a lot to like. I was a bit reticent, thinking this was not going to live up to my teenage memories ... why can't I get just one fuck? How subversive. But this is no novelty record. It's definitely affected and not right for all occasions, but it's good, for real.
Nice. Another one I haven't listened to since I was a kid. I was 12 when this came out. I never owned a copy. Owning a cassette with cursing on it? No way. I felt like a rebel as my friends and I would crowd around my friend Andrews boom box at school and try to sneak in a song or two at recess. I don't think I ever even heard the second half of the album until today. Too bad, because it's great. Even more adventurous and fun. Loved the xylophones on "Gone Daddy Gone." It's an interesting album in that I don't think there's anything else quite like it. It's quirky and fun and funny but also angsty and ragged and nervous. I was too young at 12 to really understand everything he was singing about but I definitely agreed with the vibe. And the band crushes it, especially the bassist. And even though I was bitching about the '80s the other day, here's an example of an 80s album that still sounds great, precisely because it doesn't have any of that '80s production that sounds so dated today. This thing could have been recorded this year. Reading about the album, I keep seeing comparisons to the first Modern Lovers' debut, and yeah, maybe, I guess I can kinda sorta see it, but Jonathan Ritchman was singing about Pablo Picasso, whereas Gordon Gano, is singing about being a teen in America, and he nails it better than most YA novels ever have.
Yes! This is most definitely an album to listen to before you die. Preferably in your late teens with friends at the party when you are ready to dance. Just don’t jump on the bed…it will break.
I mean, it's a classic and a pioneering "alternative" record. Rate it up there with the best REM, The Cure, The Smiths.
This might be the first "alternative" album I ever heard. I thought it was the weirdest thing I had ever heard. Was this guy serious? Is he actually angry or not? I hadn't heard punk before so the attitudes and forthright emotion confused my 12 year old brain. I thought a lot about the lyrics in a way that I had never analyzed the records I liked from C+C Music Factory and Culture Club. When I was exposed to this record I also heard Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The vocals on those records were hard to make out at times but the vocals on Violent Femmes are so clear.
Cool acoustic punk. I'm surprised this is from 83. Blister in the sun Add it up
I mean just classic badass punk rock. It's not complicated but it doesn't need to be to sound great.
How do they manage to make an acoustic guitar sound so godly orgasmic? The album cover and eery acoustic sound give off old western vibes. It's energetic, witty, and exciting. You can feel the raw emotion and turmoil of the vocalist. It's fun to sing along to most of these songs. The instrumentation is interesting (particularly their unique usage of acoustics and the xylophone), and the solos are especially creative. Every song is fantastic, even the least popular songs feel perfected to every second. This is what punk is all about, and I'm glad there were more bands besides The Replacements in the 80s fusing punk with more melodic rock styles (from a different approach of New Wave). Wish the two bonus tracks were incorporated into the album somehow, maybe with a little more polish ("Ugly" straight up sounds like 60s garage), cause "Good Feeling" is a great note to send off with.
Listened to last week 3.5/5 Favorite song: blister in the sun It’s impossible to not bop your head to this album’s first song and then it takes an aggressive turn where only half the songs are enjoyable
This album almost feels like the inspiration for most midwest emo music today. Best song is definitely Blister in the Sun.
Love this album.
Pretty hype. Never noticed the velvet underground influence before. - 4 stars
If just a few things were slightly different, I think I would've really enjoyed this album, as the overall style of music is right up my alley. As it is, I real quick got real annoyed with the grating voice of the lead singer, and that paired with the repeating-peat-peating nature of many of the songs had me super questioning what the heck the band thought they were doing.
This is such a raw honest album that captures something of what it is like to be a teenage boy. I loved it then (on vinyl) and it still sounds great
Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed this!
This is a great alternative album. I’ve included it in my library.
Punk folk. Brilliant. Even better if they made a punk rock version.
holy crap what a debut. so many classic tracks I've heard before but not known it was this band. catchy, loose, jangly instrumentation. fun and often weird lyrics. slightly horny. def gonna enter my rotation.
It’s meh. It has the songs we all know, “blister in the sun” and “gone daddy gone”. I don’t hate it but it is very “samey”, kind of headache inducing as an entire album. Likely won’t listen to on purpose again.
Ok. His voice gets grating after a few songs.
Sounds ALOT fresher than 1983. Really enjoyed it.
T3B 1. Blister In The Sun 2. Gone Daddy Gone 3. Please Do Not Go
So there's me in 1993, a 18 year old 'soutie' in the heart of Bloemfontein doing his South African national service. I had Add It Up (1981-1993) to keep me and a few of my fellow 'troepe' company. Never listened to the back catalog, but my god I'm glad I did. Takes me back while making me look forward I'm not a punk fan, but this scratches an itch I definitely have .
The second and eighth track, Kiss off and To the kill where somewhat interesting, the rest of the album was forgettable and repetitive.
Not a bad album. Confessions was the most interesting to me. The style is interesting in one or two song bursts but gets a little stale over a full album.
weird in a bad way
Very, very rough, and outside of the lead track surprisingly un-fun and low energy. Their singer is horrible. The usual punk rock playbook is to cover up for lack of ability with manic energy and winking mockery (self + otherwise). They really don't have either - it's just slow, sad, and low-quality. Contrast this with "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables", which came out around the same time and is also not going to make anyone forget Ludwig van Beethoven. There's barely a track on there clocking over 3 minutes or under 180 bpm, and Jello is at times downright funny. Violent Femmes fall way wide of that mark.
I like it a lot, his voice is so laid back, their songs feel so punk, so free, and it's easy to listen, definitely gonna add most of the songs on my playlist. It's apparently Folk Punk Album which I've never heard of, and I would like to hear more!
Classic. Really served as my introduction to alternative back in the day (with The Cure's \"Boy's Don't Cry\" album), and whether it's nostalgia or more than that, it still holds up to this day. So unique musically and lyrically.
comico constante, ludico y original blister in the sun ★ kiss off confessions ★ promise gone daddy gone 3.8
Simplicity. It’s three dudes in a half circle around one microphone, singing these catchy little tunes. Love it (8/10) FT: Blister in the Sun, Kiss Off, Confessions, Gone Daddy Gone
TOP TEIR ALBUM the perfect the meaning of strong chorus and soft verses I actively enjoyed all the songs on this album except “Gone Daddy Gone” Also Brian Ritchie’s bass brings such a unique sound to this album and band that if everything else was bad it would be the only miracle drug thatd keep you sucked in
It’s raw and radical, it’s childish and refreshing. These early days of Indiepoppunk had their genius moments. And they are still there even 40 years later!
I actually listened to the entire album, which is a huge accomplishment for an album that's predominantly punk. What's more, the non-punk elements were actually interesting and even good at some individual points of the album. Still, definitely not enough to make a mostly-punk album enjoyable though.
Surprisingly chill, surprisingly good.
They’d be great for shaky. There were a few songs I knew that I didn’t know was them
Amazing album. This sums up all of my later high school years in one album. 5/5
LOL.... no.
Meh
Love the Violent Femmes! They’re so incredibly unique and fun to listen to.
Upbeat fun and a couple ear worms
Lyrics are bad and vocals are like nails on a chalkboard.
One hit. One.
Enjoyed more than I thought I would.
Good, grungy vibes
Loved the first track, obviously. Some other good tunes as well. Really related to Add it Up
A couple of early alternative classics and some decent songs, but frankly the acoustic guitar-and-cocktail drum band format is tedious after a few songs. I've always felt they were okay, but overrated.
This is a super interesting album. I'd heard Blister In The Sun plenty but never listened to the whole record. It sounds as if it was made far later than it was. Very early pop punk, indie rock mix. Enjoyed it.
Pure, raw, angsty teenage energy right here.
Vind het wat amateuristisch klinken. De zang was niet altijd even zuiver
Absolutely good melody
Another new find for me, I had not heard of Violent Femmes before this. Sounds a lot more 90s than early 80s. Love the bare-bones production. And the xylophone solo on Gone Daddy Gone has no business being that good.
amazing of course
The OG folk punk album
Holy shit....how have I never heard this album before!? Immediately listenable and now I need liner notes with lyrics.
I'm willing to bet this album's Wikipedia entry says something like "it received extensive airplay on college radio". In other words, it's nerdy alt-rock crap. 2/5.
Rugged energy, powerful bass, joy to listen to
First time I've ever hear the full cd played through. Moving this into my rotation.
nothing violent, no femmes. i feel as cheated as the coverphoto kid whom they told there would be cute animals on the other side of that window.
No need to criticize. This album is 100% banger. Alt rock before it existed. Kinda reminds me of Meat Puppets but fully acoustic. I love this 10/10
All time great album.
Knew this album by heart in college. Got to see them live about 1987.
To start i dont hear voices in my head, stop asking that my name is jeff and i have cancer i have no hair and am bald and fat and ugly.
what the fuck
Weird but great!
requires a few listens to get into it, is quite innovative for year 1983, but other bands made it better later on. 7/10
Actually never listened to this full album. It's really good.
The term 'folk punk’ would normally strike fear into my heart, but I have always loved this album since I first heard it back in the day. The lyrics may be a bit juvenile in places, but this a fantastic set of songs (other than To The Kill, which seems to be trying too hard) and they flow together as a good album should. To me, it’s definitely more punk than folk, but the harmonies help take this away from the punk formula, whilst retaining that same energy. And Gone Daddy Gone is a bonafide hit-single-that-never-was.
This sounded like proper early 80's indie. I remember seeing the album on display in Selectadisc but opted for Simple Minds instead. Oh dear. Budgets were an issue back in the day, as well as musical appreciation. What I like about this record is that there is no formula, no attempt to sell the 'product', no masterplan. Just the music. The vocal delivery gets a little silly. The album also tailed off with dark thoughts after a breezy start. I might just buy a £4 copy on CD.
I was really trying to give this one a chance as I suppose they were doing their genre well but it went from me noticing weak vocals to me actively hating the whiney powerless singing. I just wanted it to be over and had to trudge through the last half
After Blister In The Sun I was just annoyed by the vocals. I couldn't take a full album of that. Really thought I'd enjoy this more but it just didn't do it for me.
I struggle with this album because I either really liked a song or despised it. From Add It Up to To The Kill i was annoyed by the whining and creepy rapey music (begging for a fuck isn’t my thing). But their radio hits were fun and I enjoyed the opening of the record too.
A recognize the lead track, it's catch, along with a few others, but nothing is really grabbing my interest.
Ik vind het een beetje schoolbandjes muziek. Maar dan nog niet eens zo heel leuk.
Oh Hell Yes. Though this album is slightly too entwined with my memories of working at Dick Smith and a particular branch manager at the time.
L'esperit DIY que impregna el disc, i el seu to marcadament alternatiu, li dona una capa d'encant especial. És EL disc de la banda, i el material està entre el millor del rock alternatiu dels '80. 'Blister in the Sun', 'Gone Daddy Gone', però també 'Confessions', 'To the Kill', i de fet tota la resta brilla d'una manera que el grup no sera capaç d'assolir mai més en el futur
Already heard it. I didn’t vibe with it.
Ok
Solid VU/Modern Lovers-ish alt rock. If you were alive in the 90’s, you’ve heard at least one of these songs before. Would probably make a good summer cookout record with your punk-ish friends. RIYL: Not cleaning your room, microwaved Taquitos, Mountain Dew.
Ya gotta love it
An incredibly formative album for me during high school. I haven't listened to it in at least a decade and yet I can sing along like I wrote the damn things.
I've heard a few songs before such as 'Blister In The Sun', but overall its not a very memorable album for me personally.
Perfect folk punk album. Absolutely loved it.
As far as best opening tracks of a debut album go, “Blister in the Sun” has to be up there. What a great way to introduce yourself as a band! But the rest of the album doesn’t quite live up to it. I found myself looking up how old they were when they recorded this. (The answer is they were in their 20’s — and the lead singer was only 19 — which feels right.) There’s a certain first album charm to their immaturity and goofiness. But there’s a limit to how far that takes me. Maybe I’m getting older or maybe I’m just 100+ albums into this list. 😅🤷🏻♂️ “Promise” opens with a grungy Nirvana-esque riff, which makes me wonder if this album was more influential than I’m giving it credit for. The album feels like a bridge between the experimental rock of The Velvet Underground and the alternative rock of the 80’s and 90’s. And man, I can’t believe this is the original version of “Gone Daddy Gone”! I know it from Gnarls Barkley. What a great song! Also, the last song, “Good Feeling,” is lovely. There are some gems on this album. Excellent album cover too. One of the best we’ve had on this list so far.
MAD nostalgia points for this one! "Blister in the Sun", "Kiss Off", "Add It Up", "Promise", and "Gone Daddy Gone" were in heavy rotation in late middle school when I was establishing my iTunes library and let me tell you, them play counts were HIGH.
Blister in the sun! One of the best guitar riffs / acoustic guitar riffs of all time. So simple and memorable. I didn't realize this album (this band?) was so acoustic-driven. I love the bass sound and performance that pulls your attention throughout the entire album. It is easily the defining voice on this record. Acoustic bass guitars aren't so commonly used and man does it sound great on these tracks. Overall I thought it was great. Blister in the Sun is obviously the standout track and I think the only thing that hurts the record is that there are a few songs that sound kind of similar to that one and it doesn't stray too far in any direction from that one sound.
Already listened
Was kind of interesting. To the kill gave me psychedelic feels. -confessions was probably my least fav song on the album
let me go aw-aw-on
Had some classics I didn’t know they sang. Other than that, wasn’t terribly interested.
okay, bit mindless.
Quirky
Strong from beginning to end. Adding Gimme the Car into this album was not a good decision. The song is rape-y and should be delegated to the vault
Decent music that you can use for television shows. It's not particularly striking, it is actually rather bland (in my opinion). Not an album I would pay to listen to.
Pas 100% mon genre, mais c'est impressionnant comment cet album sonne en avance sur son temps. Ça aurait pu sortir dans les années 90
A nice early alternative album. Blister in the sun is a classic alternative song. The rest of the album is similar in style but not as catchy. For this being made in the 80s it shows the femmes we’re ahead of their time. This album is pretty solid but I wont revisit more than the first song. 5.7/10
VF. The sound is very distinctive (especially for the 80s) lots of dry acoustic guitar and bass with a skiffle drum. but I find it all a bit unlovable. The singer sounds a bit smug and the punk-folk thing doesn't do anything for me. Its workmanlike...3
Two or three songs of note but a lot of the same sound throughout. Blister in the Sun is obviously a classic and reminds me of “Two Guys, A Girl, and A Pizza Place”.
I thought I’d get tired after the first song because the vocals are… unique, but I had a fair amount of fun listening!
So, I liked this, but a lot of the songs sounded kind of the same. I feel like this is a 3, but I have yesterday's album a 3 which I liked a lot less, so I'm a little torn.
There were parts that I wanted to like but most of it was just annoying. I feel like people who make music sometimes need a reminder that people have to listen to it.
Gostei do álbum apesar de não ser o meu estilo preferencial. Algumas letras da música são um pouco suspeitas e creepy. 3/5
Pretty fun album. Only knew the single and there’s more to this band than that one song from all the indie comedies.
Unique, fun and creative
1. Everyone knows blister in the sun. Never listened on headphones but the bass is the best part of the song and I never realized 2. Still not a fan of the vocal style, but the bass is still MVP 3. Ehh...vocals got annoying 4. Rolling stones feel. Best vocals on the album so far. Wait, there's a guitar in this band? Most rock-ish song so far. 5. Rough attempt at blues - too long. The ending is...no 6. Bass MVP still 7. Vocals back to annoying, bass keeping it going 8. Guitar playing rhythm and bass soloing? Trying jazz now? Not great. Painful guitar solo 9. Xylophone and bass are great, vocals still meh. Xylophone solo ftw 10. Alright ballad, a bit flat
Ahead of it's time. Very fun, big punk sound. Amazing bass.
Amazeballs
Blister in the Sun is a classic. Used to love Kiss Off as well, but never really dove further into the album past that. The album has such a casual feel that makes me feel like I'm watching someone play this on their front lawn for a crowd of 12. The singing is so perfectly flawed. The energy is raw and sarcastic. Not my favorite in any sense, but certainly fun to come back to.
Bra shit
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Ça change un peu et c'est frais
un peu mal à l'aise sur la chanson ambiance incel mais on va considérer qu'ils l'ont écrite dans le cadre d'observations sur la nature humaine (cf Emile Zola ou Damso avec la chanson Julien notamment) sinon un kiff
Отличный альбом для юношей честной судьбы. Обязательно войдет в коллекцию! Бас, околонытье и драйв.