When Hallowed Ground was released in 1984, Violent Femmes were already known for their self-titled debut’s raw, stripped-down punk-folk energy. But rather than serving more of the same, the band
Celebrating four decades of the seminal self-titled debut album by the Violent Femmes, the 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition offers a comprehensive and immersive journey into the raw, unbridled energy that
Violent Femmes’ self-titled debut album, released in 1983, is a true masterpiece of alternative rock. One of the things that makes Violent Femmes so special is the way the band combines
With the benefit of hindsight, it seems impossible that there was a time when Violent Femmes weren’t a well-known band with widely heard songs. While their 1983 debut self-titled album
The Violent Femmes return the favor to Gnarls Barkley (who covered "Gone Daddy Gone" on 2006's St Elsewhere) with this EP containing a cover of "Crazy." The trouble with Gnarls Barkley's offering was that it left the song entirely too intact. It sounds fine, but simply does too little to be truly interesting. "Crazy," on the other hand, gets a much larger injection of the Femmes wildly imperfect version of American roots music.
