Reviews (page 9 of 14)
Blister in the sun - 4/5 Kiss off - 3/5 Please do not go - 3/5 Add it up - 3/5 Confessions - 3/5 Prove my love - 4/5 Promise - 3/5 To the kill - 4/5 Gone daddy gone - 3/5 Good feeling - 4/5 Ugly - 3/5 Gimme the car - 1/5
Cool.
280/1089 saw the album/artist and tracklist and could swear i had heard of them, then the first notes play and duhh ofc i’ve heard blister in the sun i think this sort of music is best enjoyed in small doses/in a tv or film soundtrack for me Add It Up and Blister In The Sun were def my faves, the album as a whole was alright to me 52/100
undeniably perfect object that i don't have much nostalgia for and, thank god, has become almost wholly impossible to relate to. wonderful receptacles for teenage feelings, but only a few of them - Blister In the Sun, Add It Up, and the totally forgotten-by-me Good Feeling - remain truly unfuckwithable as songs provided you weren't that into them at age 14
Eg likte det. Nokre bangers, nokre litt meh, men positivt overraska.
Noen kule låter, eh, setter seg ikke helt som helhet, men noen av dem ligger inne i listen.
The bass lines on this album stand out and give many tracks a dynamic feel. Add it up may be my favorite track. Folk Punk classic. Most of these songs were written when Gordon Gano was 18!
low 3.5.
I like promise
it was ehh, i liked blister in the sun but besides that it was eh
Blistering the sun as well as a few others had this album overplayed in my lifetime. Great to revisit it one more time !
Me sorprendió, me gustó.
A repeat that I rated correctly on the first pass. Blister In The Sun was great, but beyond that it was just ok.
Semmosta semi ok taustameteliä tämäkin. Ei ärsyttänyt muttei myöskään säväyttänyt
Tässon keksitty oma lähestymistapa tehä asioita. Varsinkin alkupuolella on parit hyvät biisit, mutta pidemmän päälle ongelmaks muodostuu vähän päämäärätiedottomuus ja junnaavuus, joka ei kuitenkaan johda mihinkään. Posia kuitenkin rohkeesta otteesta ja niistä parista pänkeristä.
Ihan ok menoa, mutta nyt mitään maatamullistavaa. Ihan mielellään kuuntelin tämän pari kertaa läpi, mutta tuskin tulee enää palattua tähän.
'S okay
I've always LOVED blister in the sun They made a banger at the start and then seem happy to sound like a mess in the rest of the album
Meh :)
Hella generic except for like 2 songs
Lowk horrible album apart from like 3 songs which were: Add It Up Promise Gone Daddy Gone Which are pretty decent low cortisol type songs
Didn't really like most of it, togught it was mostly too slow and didn't like the rhythm of any of the songs. BUT, there was 3 songs I really liked
Cool loser music, cinematic, comical. You can feel the underground vibe. 3/8, nice.
I had high expectations for this album, but I was actually pretty disappointed with it. I think I just don’t care for the whiny droning voice of the lead singer and most of the songs in the middle of the album were just not interesting to me. Blister in the Sun and Gone Daddy Gone are standout tracks, but I could do without pretty much every other song on the album.
its a groovy 80s rock, i like it, not my cup of tea tho
Un album de questions réthoriques ? obssessed avec l'amour et la vie des filles
The album was fun-ish to listen to. I feel like it was an experiment that they still ahd to work on. The vocals were a bit too much for me but I can understand why some people would like it. The instrumentals were definetly my favorite part of the whole album. All in all this was interesting but i got kinda bored/wanted to skip tracks often. The highs were high but the rest of the album was just ehhhhhh. Rating : 6.4 Favorite track : Blister in the sun Day 2
fun, the singer's voice is a bit too whiny at times, but guitar and bass are really good. Confessions had good instrumental but the lyrics i found insufferable. Add it up, Prove my love and Promise were good i liked them a lot.
I guess punk can be pretty solid when it wants to The instrumentation here was far and away the best thing about this album, I did think the sound worked better with the folkier instruments. The vocals and really the album as a whole is very clean compared to something to something like The Clash. I just don’t like how most punk is all gas no brakes for 45 minutes, so it’s easy to listen to one song but not the whole album, whereas I feel like this one kinda had the opposite effect. I don’t think this one’s crazy memorable in my opinion, and I definitely didn’t get absorbed like I would with a really good album. Theres also a couple songs on here which I really didn’t like, which is kinda to be expected. I still don’t and will never probably love the genre, but have been proved wrong twice in the last week that all punk sounds the same. I just hope we have a little break before I get sick of it
Didn't know Blister in the Sun were by these guys; what a fun track! It's one of those songs that probably got popular because it doesn't sound much like their other songs. To The Kill sucks. It's going on my secret list of terrible 1001 songs. Gone Daddy Gone also sucks. There's a reason rock songs don't use xylophone. Crazy this came out in 83, but it's just overall alright.
Another album I've always meant to listen to but never have! This is cooler than I'd ever expect. I like confessions a lot.
Cool
no me gusto, sonido medio country pero raro...
The start of Blister in the Sun, so the start of the album, reminded me of the soundtrack for the greasy strangler (specifically the song fizzy barf but also get on the greasy and little song), was a bit cooked. EUGH im getting grossed out thinking of it. Anyways I do like the song good feeling, but I just think the album as a whole is kinda mid.
Okay overall
I think Kiss Off might haunt my nightmares… but I kinda rock with it. It’s probably not the only track that would fit that description either. I can’t imagine many situations in which I would say “You know what I want to listen to right now? That Violent Femmes record”. Appreciate the weirdness though, and some moments on the back half nearly won me back. This one always kept me guessing and usually wrong. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Promise, Good Feeling
Expectation: -> Certainly heard of them but memories are fuzzy. After listening: -> Never got into VF and that's not going to change. But Blister In The Sun will always be great. Overall, 3/5 (barely). Track ranking: Blister Promise Daddy Good Feeling Kill Ugly Confessions Prove Add Kiss Please Car
Of course I know Violent Femmes, but this was my first time listening to this album front to back. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it’s definitely one that is best saved for the right mood. The raw emotion behind the lyrics and shaky vocals really come through with the acoustic imprecision of the instrumentation. Definitely an album I would like to add to my vinyl collection.
No es muy mi onda la verdad pero igualmente es un buen album. Proponen buena melodía y quizá aunque las letras son interesantes, es un ritmo bastante alegre. Buen album para pasar el rato.
Favourite Songs: Add It Up Prove My Love
This album rides a knife's edge between whiny sad boy and entertaining. It mostly does it well, and there's some fun solos and instrumental work
Good
The lead singer's singing style just did not land well on my ears. I liked the punk sounds more than the folk sounds. I got trying to hard to be cool/deep at times.
There are some very good bits, but also some dross.
Quite fun. Sort of like the Modern Lovers if they were punkier. Nothing too life-changing, and apart from Blister In The Sun, nothing too memorable.
Not my thing but for this genre I thought it was well done.
28/03/26 a execução instrumental é punk acústico é boa, o problema é essa voz rebelde off beat de um jeito ruim - ela enjoa depois de duas músicas um desperdício de potencial na minha opinião
This sounds so much like the 90's, it's a bit trippy. Very much ahead of their time.
Suspicious lyrics.
pretty chill. My god finally putting a name to that opening track was a mind blown moment
Blister in the Sun (12 songs, 43 mins)
faixas favoritas: confessions, prove my love, gone daddy gone (adorei o xilofone dessa!) no geral folk não me agrada muito então é um álbum bem ok pra mim
Enjoyed this more than i thought I might, although the last track is a bit creepy
I like this. Kinda gives me punk velvet underground vibes.
Required a 2nd listen. Found it quite irritating 1st listen. Heard first song before, and Gnarls Barkley's version of Gone Daddy Gone Lou Reed vocal vibes in some parts. the backing vocals bring a lot. Grew on me.
Fairly decent album. Heard the first song before More bands need xylophone solos imo Not violent enough though
3,8/5
Dark as hell, with some songs sounding like pretty rad party anthems.
Um disco punk que transpira ser dos EUA, seja nas qualidades, seja nos defeitos. Muita energia e isso chama atenção, porém cansa rápido caso cê não esteja no clima. Algumas músicas se destacam por manterem o ritmo altíssimo ainda que não sejam curtinhas, mas nada realmente memorável caso cê não tenha vivido os anos 80. Valeu a ouvida, mas não sei se vale a repetida
First track is a cracker. Really enjoyed the other songs. 3.5 stars.
Classic
alright
Не знаю навіть що ставити. Такий собі емоційний, raw альбом. Але не зачепило.
Difficile à coter, y'a des moments où l'énergie est incroyable et y'a des tounes pas mal ordinaires. 3.49 étoiles
Of course Blister in the Sun slaps, I really liked Prove My Love too
I feel bad for the man who can't get just one fuck. All the fuckers in the world and his luck is so bad that he can't even get a single fuck. Not a one. Imagine waiting your entire life for just one fuck. Day after day. Week after week. Month after month. Year after year Not a one. Imagine what that must do to a person. I mean can you even imagine?
Lazy but fun folk punk-wannabes. "Blister in the Sun" is the song people have heard of. I also like "Gone Daddy Gone". I actively dislike "To the Kill".
I’m happy this album exists and I’m happy to own it (even though side 1 needs a really good clean), but I don’t feel I can rate it more than a 3. I have no problem with the style, nor the production, nor the lyrics, nor the arrangements, I just don’t find myself wanting to come back to it very often.
It was ok
Very angst. Too horny. I can see how moms in the 80s would hate this.
I'm not sure what genre of Rock this falls under. Folk Punk? Is that a thing? Well, Violent Femmes made it a thing. Favorite Track: "Add It Up".
Was waiting for an excuse to finally listen to this album and the Femmes in general. Good album.
I think I like it. But I probably wouldn't listen again.
Leí folk punk y pensé era chiste. Pero de verdad son eso. Me gustó, se disfruta el álbum. No es espectacular pero entretenido album. Los gritos del tipo me hacen acordar a Julian Casablancas. Y amo como en todo el punk siempre hay cosas de Iggy. Incluso en el folk punk 7/10
-they don’t make loser music like they used to -the end of Prove My Love sounds like another song that I can’t place right now -overall a fun album
Like every folk punk band since, they have some crazy bangers but many songs are just not super fun or interesting or nice. Highlights: "Blister In The Sun", "Please Do Not Go", "Gone Daddy Gone", "Good Feeling"
Difficult one to rate because the lyrics were sometimes so incredibly unsettling, but I guess that's the point. I didn't mind the listen for the most part, and some parts I actually actively liked while some others I got that unsettling and 'make it stop man ffs' feeling from.
Album 114. Violent Femmes (https://open.spotify.com/album/1IgZxMsdWaIoYyMUGrO53Y?si=f3dR0vbbRAK7MwoQoU_4Nw) — Violent Femmes (1983) It's not supposed to be the kind of music I like, but surprisingly I enjoyed it, maybe because of the acoustic sound. And it's pretty catchy. Not great, but really good, especially for a raw debut album. I'd like to diversify my playlist with some tracks from this. 3/5 Liked songs: — Blister In The Sun — Confessions — Gone Daddy Gone — Ugly
those lyrics were questionable but liked the first song
Não foi um bom dia pra ouvir esse album
Fyrsta lagið vegur ansi þungt. Heldur hrá fyrir mig að öðru leyti. Skil samt smá hvað er verið að gera.
I’m partial to quality vocals. Gordon Gano does not have them. Not that this is a bad record - far from it. I listened to music like this maybe 10 years after it came out, but it didn’t sound dated and still holds up. The bass lines are well composed and the drums keep the music interesting, at times teetering between a hot mess and sheer genius. Back to the vocals, they fit in context with the style of music, so ultimately it’s a reasonable sacrifice to make. I’m a sucker for quality tracking on an album. The last song on the original side A (Confessions) ends the side with a great instrumental break before wrapping up. I could stop listening here and come back later. Side B kicks off with Prove My Love which sounds like early rock n roll with an edge (Ramones anyone?) and sets up the rest of the record, which culminates in a slow ballad (Good Feeling) that is so very different from everything else, but in a good way. A great end to a solid album. 3 stars
I liked this one a lot! I wasn’t too familiar with this band, but I recognized a few tracks! It’s a good folky punk band, I quite enjoyed listening through this one!
Wasn’t terrrible, I can see the appeal, glad I listened to it but I may never revisit it
Best Song: Add It Up. This song fucking rips. It sounds like they're all playing angry and the vocals have the right vulgar edge that the rest of the album ought to have. Worst Song: Gone Daddy Gone. It pains me to say that the xylophone absolutely did not work here. Overall: Intensely moody. Sometimes that moodiness feels visceral and honest, but sometimes it swings too far and it dips into something that sounds juvenile and petulant. Musically, it has a raw nonchalance that grew on me over the course of the album.
This album was definitely ahead of its time! It has such a 90s vibe to it that I was astounded to learn it came out in the mid-80s! I recognized a few of the songs and of course the sound was familiar. In general, it wasn't really my cup of tea though.
Cool groovy horndog acoustic post-punk (at least for one song) that was the precursor to acts like Neutral Milk Hotel and lyrically bands like Weezer. Opener Blister In The Sun is an outright classic with super prominent bass riff and is like a sunny horndog version of Digital by Joy Division. All the stuff after it unfortunately is a lot less catchy and lot more nasal and whiny and it’s not until closer mope piano ballad Good Feeling that there’s a significant change up.
Rate 6/10
Very mild, pleasant, diddling music. 3/5
Not a big fan of the music type, interesting lyrics
Not a bad album. Interesting music and interesting voice.
Nice. Jangly, odd pop. Kind of raw? Nice.
Is it crazy to say that I like Bridge over troubled water better? 👀
So kind of them to cover Trixie Mattel <3 Acoustic punk - very cool! Also doesn't sound like 1983. Kinda grating if you listen to it all in a row tho imo... did not make it through the whole thing...
good
Listnable, I like the simple and clear instrumentals and sometimes funny lyrics
expected more
Listen to first half. Fun, clever songwriting, striped back sound.
This album, by and large, is just a fun time. It feels like the band was really enjoying themselves putting this together. It's definitely a style that has to grow on you. The vocal performance is unique and certainly not near being technically great, but it feels like maybe it's simply what it should be for this acoustic punk vibe. I am curious what a better performance could have done for these songs though. It loses me every once in a while trying to be too different seemingly just for the sake of it, but it doesn't happen often enough to completely ruin an otherwise good album. It's no great shakes, but there are a couple great tracks on here - and it is, as previously stated, a fun time. 3.4/5
Some classic songs, some not.
A little one note in approach. I liked it, I like music that sounds like this. Lyrics were ok, musicianship suited the style.
I was sick when listening to this album and the singer sounded a lot like me. Very idk raw? sometimes it was like he just started talking over the music but I thought that was pretty cool. 6.1/10
As other reviewers have noted, this does not sound like a record from 1983. I had heard 'Blister in the Sun' before but would not have known the title or the artist, so that was fun. Some fun, energetic songs with wry lyrics, but the lead singer's voice grates in parts.
I didn’t get through the whole album. Blister in the sun is the best one and that’s been a banger forever
Pessoalmente não faz muito meu estilo. O álbum é muito regular e não tem nenhuma música realmente ruim, porém acho que eles pecam um pouco no excesso às vezes. Pra mim os pontos altos são "Blister In The Sun", "Add It Up" e "Gone Daddy Gone", porém as demais não ficam muito para trás.
What a way to start. Kind of tapers off for me tho and the last song was a bit sus.
Great album… but trying to be judicious in the rankings. Very solid 3/5
Reading some of the other reviews, it seems like a lot of love for this album is drive by the lyrics (which really capture teenage angst) and nostalgia. Unfortunately I miss a lot of lyrics unless I’m listening carefully, and have no nostalgia for this band. That said, it’s pretty good! Only knew the first song. I can see why it’s loved, but it’s not for me. 6/10 Pretty Good
What a strange little album. Sounds like someone formed a punk rock band with old acoustic instruments lying around grandma’s house. I ping-ponged between liking and hating it. I think it’s worth hearing at the end of the day.
Pretty interesting record. Never thought acoustic punk could work, but it does. It is kinda raw, but that is punk for you. Also sounds pretty new for it being released in the 80s The songs didn't make a huge impression on me though. Not a single one really got me moving in my seat or really pull me in. Just a good 7/10
Pretty fun listen, has some comedy, feels a bit punky but then acoustic. Just a nice and fun album for me. The kind of album I cannot imagine putting up myself, but never minding listening to either. 7/10
Bastante divertido, punk acústico, cantante horny o algo
this reminded me why there is just a select few violent femmes songs I listen to. I cannot stand this style of singing
it’s a fine album, i’m sure if you’re into this kind of thing you’ll appreciate it more, but i’m unfortunately not. i did like add it up but after that everything merged into one
this clearly grew off of me.. i find it lyrically cringe at times. blister in the sun is sometimes pretty fun though!
blister in the sun!!!!!!!!!! gone daddy gone was fun! not really my style (like everything else I've listened to thus far, but I am having fun with it.
3.9 Killer name and cover tho
Decent album, a little nostalgic.
This album sounds like ass. 80’s privileged white boy rock. Some songs are decent, likely will not listen to again
Forgettable, but good in some places.
mais um self titled :D FAVS (top 3): blister of the sun, add it up, gone daddy gone mençoes honrosas: kiss off, confessions, good feeling, gimme the car dahorinha até mas acho q podia ser melhor principalmente pq gostei bastante da track 1 nota final: 3/5
6/10
oooohhh they are Blister In The Sun guys,,, ok i'm with it now. Add It Up and Gone Daddy Gone were my favs. The xylophone in GDG was so so good. But I also liked Ugly and Blister In The Sun. I ended up enjoying this a lot, it's not that different to some of the stuff I already listen to. Some songs were very eh but overall I really liked the album. 4 stars for me. The acoustic guitar and vocals were teetering on the edge of annoying for me, half the songs were just bad but a few good gems in there. Wouldnt listen agaain though. Fav song: gone daddy gone 2 stars
Nothing particular, knew and liked 'Gone Daddy Gone' from before.
ahhhh …. this takes me straight back to highschool orchestra camp when we listened to this album on cassette tape non stop …. I like a few of the songs (blister, confessions, kiss off etc) but it’s not really a constant rotation album … and possibly I have given it an extra star for nostalgic memories!
Violent Femmes are the poster children for teenage angst bullsh*t. And I mean that in a good way. If you put "Blister in the Sun" and "Add It Up" on a 7-inch 45 rpm vinyl single, you could carry angst around, if not in your pocket, at least in your backpack. "Why can't I get just one kiss. Just one scr*w. Just one f*ck!" OMG. Rampant, unfettered sexuality. "When I'm out walking I strut my stuff and I'm so strung out I'm high as a kite..." OMG. This is your brain on drugs. But this is real life, gang. Get over it.
Did not realize Blister in the Sun was a Violent Femmes song. Sounds more 90s than 80s.
Album starts with a bang!!! Blister in the Sun is a classic. Not an album I would go out of my way to listen to but I can appreciate its influence. I feel like this album is how it feels to be a teenage boy. Favourite songs are Blister in the Sun and Confessions.
One of my favorite artists growing up was this Christian pop-punk band named Hawk Nelson. Their final LP with founding member Jason Dunn (Crazy Love) was released alongside a companion album called The Light Sides, which was essentially comprised of acoustic takes on their hits from the early-mid 2000s. I played the absolute heck out of it in middle/high school. That said, the concept of an acoustic punk album isn't entirely foreign to me and I was looking forward to hearing what Violent Femmes' debut LP would bring to the table! The two albums honestly aren't very comparable – both use acoustic instruments, have a sense of adolescence in the lyrics and are vaguely pop-punk, but that's pretty much as far as their similarities go. Violent Femmes' self-titled album skips right over the fun/nostalgic bits of adolescence and gets straight to the parts we'd rather forget: the sweaty, sticky, horny and toxic parts. The album makes me look back on the worst versions of myself, but in a relatively fun way that doesn't lead to complete self-loathing. "Add It Up" was probably my favorite on the entire album for that exact reason. While I appreciate how uncomfortable this LP can get and how unique of a sound it went for (especially in the early '80s), I just don't think it quite reaches the heights of my other four star albums and I can't really see myself revisiting the full thing. Maybe I'll check out Hallowed Ground someday if I'm ever feeling particularly angsty! Highlights: Kiss Off, Add It Up, Confessions, Promise, Gone Daddy Gone
I liked them until the last few, the last song was so bad.
Sorti en 82, quel exploit!! 3-/5
i recognized the first song
Much more enjoyable and disturbing than I originally thought. The upside is that you can hear this album and feel as if you are right back in your friend's garage with friends while the band just kicks out these tight jams. The downside is that you're convinced that many of the band members will be on a very bad list and hopefully not living in your neighborhood 20 years down the line.
I was pretty good, I understand what they were going for and why people were inspired by them People did make better versions of this overtime so it has dropped because of that.
its like if the Ramones and Rolling Stones were more lonely and even more horny... someone else said when radio head sings about loneliness, its like "awe, there there buddy!" but when the Violent Femmes sing about loneliness, someone need to cal HR, and I feel like that's so valid lol. I will say, I can see how it was a precursor for a lot of the alt-rock/pop stuff to come, like I think the Violent Femmes and CAKE are probably spiritually cousins, or even Beck. I appreciate a lot of The Beach Boys-type guitar and rhythms and even some vocals, like in "Prove my love", so it feels less easy to pinpoint in a decade if I didn't know it came out in the 80s.
- already knew blister in the sun (que j’adore) mais plonger dans l’album complet c’est vrm chouette - la voix du chanteur est tellement unique, c’est raw et authentique - pov: angry teenagers experiencing rejection for the first time - fun alt rock but not my absolute favorite - meilleure chanson: gone daddy gone, ugly
Reminiscent of The Clash and Patti Smith at times, this angsty post-punk album really slaps in places, and really doesn't in others. I find the songs to be hit or miss, and while Blister in the Sun is an all-time classic, I found many other tracks (especially in the back half) to be lacking depth. 5/10
Scrappy folk punk. Pretty decent.
GIVE HIM THE FUCKING CAR
Apart from "Blister in the Sun" I don't think i know any of this album surprisingly. Never dug into Violent Femmes but here we go. listened to it at work. not my favorite but a few tracks i liked. definately a respectable album and important piece of indie rock history. 3.5
W: 3/5 P: -/5
Very “woman, wo-man, whoaaaaaaaaaaa MAN!” energy
I liked it, not amazing not great it was a solid album
“First song is good. It’s sort of well known” - Kerri Lyrics lean into SA territory and caught me cringing a few times. So hard to give it a strong review as a result. Musically otherwise it was decent.
I feel like blister on the sun is by far the best song on this album. The deeper tracks did not feel as polished
Not the best album to listen to while you have a raging headache lol. Listened to this one fairly recently by the recommendation of Gnarly-Owl. I think at the time Wild Gift by X was the album of the day and we got on the topic of the punk-esque genre. Which I think the Violent Femmes is adjacent to. The guitar on here is way better than any of the other punk albums that have popped up on this list thus far. First song is one I have known for years, although not sure from where. Will have to revisit in the future when I do not have strep throat. Some of the lyrics on this were weird and very thirsty... "But I look at your pants and I need a kiss Why can't I get just one screw? Why can't I get just one screw? Believe me, I know what to do But something won't let me make love to you Why can't I get just one fuck? Why can't I get just one fuck? I guess it's got something to do with luck But I waited my whole life for just one..." Dudes gotta download tinder... jeese...
I was surprised to learn that the Violent Femmes are men. Blister in the sun is very catchy. The rest of the album isn't bad and is kind of fun and flirty at times. Not bad.
Some fun songs on here! Blister in the sun and kiss off are classics. I was surprises that this was early 80s, it sounds late 80s or early 90s even. Definitely trail blazing!
boom, adolescente, rebelde
It was nice. It started off well then just tethered a bit
A conflicting album for me. On one hand, it's eclectic while also lacking in variety in the midsection (the xylophone solo in Gone Daddy Gone was an unexpected thing to hear and I appreciate them putting that in there to shake the track up), with Gano's vocals whining over instrumentals that leave more to be desired from a four person band. On the other hand, it makes sense, and it makes this album experience better. For an album about the angst and heartbreak of growing up, played by a band of young musicians experiencing that angst, it wouldn't make sense for this album to be 'perfect'. Angst is not pleasant, so why should this album always be pleasant? Getting in your face with an acoustic guitar while shoddy vocals shout at you is what the tone this album needs to be. As well, for every moment in the album that's 'unpleasant', it's followed up by something more enjoyable. For example, I think the vocals in Please Do Not Go are not good, but the a capella opening in Add It Up was really cool and well done, and hearing the ballad of Good Feeling after listening to a very weak second half was a good way to wrap up the album. Brian Ritchie shines in this, using an acoustic bass tone and letting him go crazy on each song was a good idea.
A mix of some good songs and some real boring ones.
Definitely not an album I would have ever listened to on my own! Not mad just kinda waiting for a song to really jump out at me, Love the band in the back. The band is probably my favorite part
best album ever
Some funky rock idk how I feel about it
Little too "dark" for my taste in terms of lyrics, however the instrumental of the songs are quite enjoyable while having a very interesting theme across the ablum. My favorite song in the album would be Add it up.
Expected female singers at first with the name being violent femmes. The song was alright, Folk Punk is a decent genre. I particularly liked "Kiss Off" but I didn't like the last two songs all that much, they leaned a little more punky than the rest. Overall not an awful album but nothing too interesting either. 61/100 (This does not fit well with my other scorings)
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Some songs I loved some I did not. A bit too much talking singing in some parts but also loved the upbeat guitar parts
Indie divertido, probablemente este fue precursor de muchas otras bandas indie 3.5
really fun; i can just picture people in the 80s dancing to this at a party or something favorite tracks: add it up confessions
cool grungy vibes, honestly didn’t get real interesting til the second half of the album, favs: blister in the sun, prove my love (fav on whole album), promise, gives suburb garage rock band
I was surprised that acoustic music could sound so punk! Releasing an acoustic punk album in the early ’80s is surprising, to say the least—they must have really gone against the mainstream. I would have guessed this album was released in at least the ’90s. I only knew “Blister in the Sun,” which is a good track, but it didn’t prepare me for the rest of the album. Although I didn’t find all the tracks equally strong, they were at least enjoyable. I mean, the xylophone solo on “Gone Daddy Gone” is so much fun. Mid 3.
Fun listen, I think I’m not the biggest violent femmes fan so wasn’t my fave. But I’m glad it exists!!!
sweet
A classic. Kiss off into the air.
It did get better after the first track
I know Michael will enjoy this one if/when he ever reaches this point in the challenge
Wait, this album is from 1982? For my entire existence, I've walked the Earth thinking the Violent Femmes were a 90s band. There's some pretty solid stuff on this album, but it feels like they have one trick and just keep doing it over and over again. At least it's a pretty decent trick
One of college favorites, have cooled on it in the intervening years. Gano was definitely eighteen when he wrote this! I like their next album, Hallowed Ground, a fair bit more than this one but I do love how novice this feels. Simple, simple arrangements that are incredibly catchy. Gano's voice is strange and feels like it's made of straw. The instrumentation bend to meet him where he can go & he can hit some really odd registers. There are yips and yelps here that almost extend out to full yodels. Always like the bridge on Kiss Off "one, one, one cause you left me and two, two, two for my family" and of course Prove My Love's "third verse, same as the first!" Cheeky Ramones reference, perfectly allusion to the bands elemental strengths. Favorite Tracks: Blister in the Sun, Kiss Off, Prove My Love, Gone Daddy Gone
not my fav…
i want to love the violent femmes but i really just like them, the album drags a little sometimes in being repetitive. hopefully future albums will be different.
Definitely got Midwest emo vibes with a heavy mix of rock. I think this album may have inspired modern Midwest emo (since it’s from the 80s). Add It Up and Confessions were my favorite songs from the album, with other notable tracks being Prove My Love and Promise. Whoever played the guitar was doing a great job, one of the more excellent features of th album. Lowkey I heard a lot of yb in Confessions. Ooh also the cover is tough.
I really liked the lyrics, not a big fan of the melody or the singer voice tho. Addictions and girls. Rock atw
instrumental ótimo, mas vocalista mid + cadê as femmes + me lembra sex pistols e buzzcocks que eu amo, mas falta rock, tá misturado com um folk que não sou a maior fã
Surprisingly good!
Escuchable. Ya conocía canción “Blister in the sun” “Gone daddy gone” Cancion sorpresa: “gimme the car”
everything was unexpected. riascolterei volentieri quasi tutto.
Pretty good
Hmmm interessant, men ikke det beste jeg har hørt til nå
Great instrumentals, but most of the songs were kind of disturbing.
por qué cuatro hombres se llaman violent femmes? not bad, not good... sin más
I see the vision
Big hands I know you’re the one is an all time fav lyric of mine ❤️🔥 Such angsty 20 yr old white boy music but that’s ok, they need a way to feel too!
Really liked this one! Always hated ‘Blister in the Sun’ (still don’t like it) and always liked ‘Please Do Not Go’ and found that I really liked every other song. It felt nostalgic in a weird way like I had actually listened to the whole album from beginning to end like this at some point.
vind vooral t eereste nummer, add it up, promise en gone daddy gone tot nu toe het leukste
Not my favorite, I’m neutral on it
fun
I expected a woman's voice for some reason. I like the bass a lot, not sure on the voice yet. On some songs it fits, some are bit too whiny for me.
Good Feeling is definitely my favorite on this album, “Dear Lady, just a little longer.” Overall, I can’t say I was surprised; this is exactly what I would expect from a 1983 album called Violent Femmes. Not the most danceable album, but certainly a fun one. I did shed some tears. This album was also a little filthy, but in a fun way. This album is multi-faceted but fun. LOTS OF GOOD DRUMS! Not something I would listen to on any day, but still so good and fun, I love that people make music!!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ .9 stars
acc quite vibey!! got a little funky, dance-around-my-room kinda thing going on, great background for cleaning my room or something!!
very midwest emo vocals but also reminds me of jack white and oddly enough the pixies lol
The music is funky, was great for a busy morning. Not my favorite though, the last song gave me an ick, dunno. It was okay, but not gonna listen again. 5/10
Reminds me of my high school best friend- he looked ¨Blister in the Sun.¨ Worth it for the nostalgia factor alone. Can't say an album's worth of that voice does it for me, but I can respect it.
1 star. Not for me. 1 star doesnt mean 1 star out of all albums but its a rating put in the context of what is supposed to be the best 1001 albums.
Thought it was okay, a few songs I enjoyed. Overall not for me
I'm on the last song as I'm writing this. I don't mind it. It's good for background play. I was jotting some stuff down while listening to it. It sounds familiar to the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtracks, probably cause its from the same era.
Maybe like 3.3. Not really my thing, but enjoyed more than expected -- could be right if looking for offbeat angst. Would listen to more by them
Not my fave indie rock but not bad
When it came out this album was just a year or two early for me to access its angsty, nerdy, horny charms. I now feel like it's a party that sounds fun if nervy in a flat two floors up that I would feel ridiculous trying to gate crash.
норм, но не впечатлен.
6/10 - sounds much more modern than 1983. quietly impressed but they start off with their best song which is hard to beat further into the album
solid uh... 3?
Not my thing, but nice
Like a lot of people, I'd only ever heard Blister in the Sun before hearing the album in full now. Everything else on the album is good, but not nearly as catchy. Except for maybe Gone Daddy Gone despite its repetitiveness.
Energetic and earnest
Gross Pointe Blank is a movie I have seen maybe 100 times and for some reason in my mind was one of the great movies ever made. If you have not seen it, John Cusak plays a hired killer and decides to go back to his 10 year HS reunion, where he strikes up an old fling with his ex-gf Mini Driver. As the years went on I realized the rest of the world did not hold this movie in the same regard. I now realize one of the reasons I loved this movie was the music andddd Blister in The Sun is one of those songs (along with many other classics). All this to say - great song, way to go Violent Femmes. The rest of the album was pretty whiny. I like the idea of folk punk and it works here and there, overall they didnt really land the plane on most of these songs. Nailed the first track though!
Stands out from the crowd of other 1983 albums. I loved the stripped down sound and weird vocals Big fan of Good Feeling.
My dad's cousin is a small-time music producer in Milwaukee - has worked with Phil Collins, Live, Sean Lennon, AND Violent Femmes, amongst a few others. I got to go to his studio a couple of times growing up as an early teen, right around the time I was starting to learn guitar, and got to mess around in the same space that those guys once recorded. One of the most serendipitous random generations so far - happen to be in Milwaukee for less than 24 hours this weekend while I was listening to this.
Difficult one this. For a start I thought they were a Riot Grrl band which was quickly put to bed when Blister in the Sun, a song it turns out I knew, came on. I liked a fair bit of this but it was a bit like pink without overdrive at times. And other times it was - as ever - too American. Lots of Velvet Underground in there. Some good bass too. But not all I loved.
Blister in the sun is incredible. I was really looking forward to this album. But the rest of it is like a teenage boys fantasy or something. The bass parts sound cool, very attacky, but the guitar parts on all the other songs were fairly generic, blister in the sun has a cool riff, nothing similar is elsewhere. It's not like I hated this, I just had higher hopes considering how interesting and unique the big single was.
Another "fine" album...I'm giving a lot of 3s here
Cool vibe! De har mycket känsla, men jag bara dras inte till den här typen av musik. Jag vill ha folk, inte folk/punk eller punk för den delen :p
Another reviewer called it acoustic punk and I think that's a decent summary of the album.
I love the instrumentals. But the lyrics and delivery strike me as proto-incel rhetoric. :/
I'm not sure what to make of this. On one hand I think they were 10-15 years ahead of their time. On the other hand some of the songs are pretty bad, besides a handful of great ones. It does have a couple of great ones. Favorite song: add it up
Ohhh, these are the Violent Femmes?? I had an ex that would whisper-screech "day ... AFTER DAY... I get ANGRY..." Just as well. Blister In The Sun is irresistible, as is Gone Daddy Gone and the Kiss Off chorus.
Some bangers, some mehs
Bien. Pas l'habitude d'écouter ce genre de musique mais j'ai apprécié
Snotty bratty band with some catchy tunes
Hard to keep going after a banging start like that
Not my kind of music, first few songs all sounded very similarly then album picked up a bit
3/5
This is about what I expected
3
Cover 6.5 Good album. Not great. There are some serious gems but interspersed with some mediocre duds. The duds are somewhat tolerable but duds nonetheless.
Du punk accoustique. Fun à petites doses.
Folk punk! Honest stuff. 3/5
Pretty solid album which I should probably give another listen. Probably deserves a higher score than I’ve given it
Correcto
good tunes. some i recognised but had no idea were by these guys
Had a couple bangers.
This suffered a bit from me just not really being in the mood for it lol sorry If I can put my shitty mood to one side for a minute though I can hear that this is good so I’m gonna give it 3.5 and maybe come back to it on another day when I’m not a dickhead
Blister in the sun. Loud and harsh. Like a blister in the sun
This is definitley the sort of thing that I need to be in the right mood to get through. I'm usually one to become agrieved by slopiness, but there's something unusually offensive about some of the performances here, which are of course coupled with purposefully careless production. However, there are some very good tracks, it's just a shame that their momentum doesn't carry the whole thing along. Ultimately, middle of the road for me.
Blister in the sun! My so-called life! Never heard the rest. Some of the lyrics are cringe ‚why can’t I get just one kiss/screw/fuck‘ and downright scary. Emo fuckboy vibe from the 80s, I guess they‘ve always existed.
Every song sounds the same.... granted it's a good song, but yeah.
blister in the sun is rockin, the rest is bleh, shout out to life is strange true colors.
I went to high school with their current sax player! (there's nowhere else I can brag about this) It was ok, some nice tracks. Veers into the "talking instead of singing" I don't enjoy. 3* Highlights: blister in the sun (classic), prove my love (60s vibes) Lowlights: gimme the car (jesus wtf) (this song alone made me debate giving it 2/5)
3.5
7/10
Had to listen twice to appreciate the effort. The bass lines were very clever and pulled everything together.
Genius sound (the bass is unbelievable) and a few great tracks here including the signature Blister in the Sun. Works quite well as a full record and fascinated by some of the stylistic choices here (the track where they slip into an almost reggae style was out of the blue), but about half of this wasn't for me as much. Still can't believe the year this came out and I do like a lot of folk punk that follows so have to pay my respects here.
My only exposure to the Violent Femmes before this was Blister In the Sun, of course. Hearing more from them the vocals strike me as especially flat and proto-emo. Despite this, I liked parts. Add It Up was pretty great.
Give the guy what he wants he sounds desperate
Today i fell Violeeeent De name gfallt mir besser als d musik. Isch eher e klassische 3er, da wirdi chum na mal drizappe. Mal was anders mit biz pönky rock, aber halt nöd so fire. 1mal glosst und ab in staubsammler aka violent staubsuger
Could be a genuinely fantastic album if they stopped singing more
3.5
3.0
wow
No es un estilo que me guste mucho, pero aprecio el trabajo. Me gustó la expresividad de la voz y la utilización de instrumentos acústicos, lo que le dio un toque más peculiar y menos agresivo. También es interesante cómo utilizan algunas notas "libres" apostando por un estilo más experimental. No puedo decir que me parezca un gran álbum, pero lo disfruté y me gustó como cierra con el último tema ("Good Feeling")
Prima, maar niet mijn ding
I don't always know what to do w/ 'cute' things, especially when the object essentially satisfies both definitions of the adjective: a cunning or shrewd commodity, on the one hand, and something that's immaturely attractive, on the other. That's Violent Femmes's eponymous debut in a nutshell, a record that's simultaneously clever and innocent, sharp-witted and yet wet behind the ears. Some of the tracks here I can get down w/, even enjoy in a real way, especially 'Please Do Not Go,' 'Confessions,' and 'Good Feeling.' +, it impresses me that this came out in the early 80s, foreshadowing a 90s aesthetics embodied by acts like Neutral Milk Hotel. But it also fails to do much for me - they aren't a wannabe VU, but come on, they kinda are, dig?
Some interesting stuff, but trying too hard to be edgy
Remarkable album but flawed by the vocals which really can get annoying after a couple of songs. There are some stand outs here and I can see how it ended up on this list. Some heavy influence on future bands.
7.3
3.5 stars
Es un sonido muy peculiar. Como un ensayo en una habitación de un grupo punk. Pero cantan bien y tienen buenas melodías. De hecho, suena muy muy actual.
Dangerous Lipstick Lesbians.
Good homework chill music
The good songs on here were pleasantly weird and a fun listen. However, the album was dragged down significantly by the inconsistent song quality and misogynistic lyrics (I understand these were a product of their time, but they were still uncomfortable to listen to).
3.5
This one is not really for me, the acoustic punk slacker thing was fine but wasn't really exciting me.
It was interesting and somewhat enjoyable, but I don't know what I should make out of it. Not bad though
É o tipo de música que te deixa no modo criativo, não exatamente a mais diferente de todas, mas criativa ao ponto de te levar para outro lugar. Ironicamente, mesmo eles sendo dos Estados Unidos, me senti em um bar em Londres, talvez sejam as minhas referências de onde esse tipo de música sai. De fato, é o meu favorito até agora, mesmo não achando o melhor álbum dos quatro que ouvi, música também é sobre identificação.
Would give a 3.5 if I could. "Blister in the Sun" is obviously a classic, as is "Gone Daddy Gone." The rest of it is kind of a muddle.
Best Song: Blister in the Sun Blister in the Sun is great, the rest of the album is pretty non-eventful. 3/5.
yeah ok had a few decent songs but all were very samey
I'll give it a 3 as there's nothing on the list quite like it but i wouldn't listen again
Really enjoyed this new york 80s post punk pop smash
Wow, good feeling is one of the best songs ive ever heard. I hated a lot of the test of this album tbh, would have been a 2. Gone daddy gone just makes me pine for Gnarls. Parts of this album unfortunately gives “undertones” vibe. Bur good feeling bumps it up to a THREE.
Enjoyed the album. Haven't listened fully before. Will listen to again.
3.5 stars
Great
Prima
Weird album, 2 bangers, hated the rest. Also THUG 2 tune <3
These guys went to Waukesha North High School, which is right where I grew up. I went to West, as I wasn't in a legendary band, and thus couldn't attend Waukesha North High School.
Good starter song. The rest is alright
Somewhat Chaotic mix of folky instruments and style with punky spirit and approach. It’s got that early 80s alt rock thing where bands were unique and freer. They were messy and great and also kinda sucked, and it was cool. Anyway…The lyrics and vocal delivery strike somewhere between Lou Reed, Jonathan Richman, Bob Dylan, and an awkward teen. Acoustics bass parts are a highlight. For 3 dudes using acoustic instruments, the results can be surprisingly cacophonous and messy - but they can also play with dynamics and get soft and tight. I like listening to it, but don’t crave it much other than Blister in the Sun.
very good. feeling a 3.8.
Absolutely legendary track, worth a three in my book
It's good but not very memorable. Not a lot of standout tracks just a bunch of solid tracks
Respect but not my style
If I had heard this album 30 years ago I would probably have been a big fan. As it is I enjoyed it, I just feel like I would have appreciated it much more at 18.
An album that feels like it was comprised of songs that'd been rattling around in someones head for years. The subject matter on the album feels pretty diverse (not always to the album's benefit) but the main saving grace on this album is the instrumentals. The bass playing is consistently great on here, and with fun suprises like the xylophone on "Gone Daddy Gone", the album remains sonically interesting throughout. "Blister In The Sun" is the best song on the album.
punk folk
For a five year period in the 80s, every college kid in America played 5 songs on this album, and ignored the other 5. The other 5 make me not go back to it on the regular. Good...not great.
aw
His voice is a bit annoying
more entertaining than expected, liked maybe two of them
An album with some high highs and low lows. Overall I liked what they were doing with their take on the punk sound though. Standout tracks were Blister in the Sun and Probe My Love. Unfortunately there were too many “lows” to go much higher than a 3.
Acoustic but punky, bright but uneasy. Why didn’t I know this band? Blister in the sun got me hooked—time to check their albums.
some good songs but man it's just not my jam
One hit wonder? The other songs are pretty cool too. Cool xylophone solo! Some nice bass too
De har hittat en egen stil med sitt halvakustiska garagesound. Överlag bra låtmaterial, men utförandet emellanåt lite svajigt. Bästa spåren: Gone daddy gone, Please do not go, Confessions och avslutande Good feeling som skulle kunna vara från någon av Belle and Sebastians tidiga alster.
Jag gillar det akustiska soundet. För mig lite att tänka på Jamie T. Kvaliteten på låtarna är varierande. Finns några bra dänger som den inledande hiten och Add it up, men som helhet lite svagt när vi talar album du måste lyssna på.
With hits like blister in the sun and add it up, this is a good listen. Vibes match a rebel party
Liked this one. Blister In The Sun is a classic. Vocals in most of the songs remind me of Harley Poe in Have a Great Life which is an album I love. Best song: Blister In The Sun Notable(s): Add It Up, Kiss Off
Did you also first hear of the Violent Femmes from a Sabrina the Teenage Witch episode?
Good fun, like a sillier version of the pixies.