First saw them in Providence in 1984. The marched through the crowd with snare drums, then broke into "Prove My Love." Awesome. New song is pretty forgettable, though.
― Jazzbo, Saturday, 7 March 2015 14:07 (nine years ago) link
Saw 'em around 83 or so . Loved them then, lost interest later, and haven't checked back (yet) for no real reason. But maybe I should.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 7 March 2015 19:43 (nine years ago) link
JK Rowling reviews the first album, apparently for real:
http://ramalbumclub.com/post/150765863879/week-75-violent-femmes-by-violent-femmes
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 26 September 2016 14:04 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDpcVKtxB4g
― Maresn3st, Friday, 10 December 2021 18:12 (two years ago) link
i was listening to the radio the other day and i heard this song that sounded like some kind of fake Donovan ethno hippie weirdness, but definitely not '60s. i had this feeling that maybe i was listening to animal collective, because it sounded like what i always imagined animal collective might sound like. or i thought it was king lizard, and i felt a pang because i didn't want to admit i liked that band, lol. well, reader, it was the violent femmes! pretty good. i didn't know they made music like this and probably would've been more eager to check out the discog if i'd heard this before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XidZ1sY8ujwCandlelight Song
― budo jeru, Thursday, 27 July 2023 16:01 (ten months ago) link
The original lineup talks about making the first record and how they got together in Milwaukee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIu-QeO5Y3I
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 18 September 2023 13:08 (eight months ago) link
This was really good. Thanks.
― paulhw, Monday, 18 September 2023 20:46 (eight months ago) link