Violent Femmes

 

Artist:  Violent Femmes

Origin:  Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Genre:  Folk Punk, Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, College Rock, New Wave Post-Punk, Punk, Folk Rock

Original line-up:

Gordon Gano:  Lead Vocals, Guitars, Violin, Banjo

Brian Ritchie:  Bass, Backing Vocals Guitars, Shakuhachi, Xylophone, Keyboards

Victor DeLorenzo:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Violent Femmes are an American Folk Punk Band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, formed in 1980 by Brian Ritchie (Bass), Victor DeLorenzo (Drums), and Gordon Gano (Lead Vocals, Guitar).  Their will-known songs, including "Blister In The Sun", "Kiss Off", "Add It Up" and "Gone Daddy Gone".  Violent Femmes became the band's biggest-selling album and successful Alternative Rock Bands of the 1980s, selling more than 9 million albums by 2005.

Title:  Add It Up (1981-1993)  (2 LP)  (2021)

Genre:  Folk Punk, Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, College Rock, New Wave Post-Punk, Punk, Folk Rock

Label:  Craft Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Intro  (0:15)

 2.  Waiting For The Bus (previously Unreleased) (2:07)

 3.  Blister In The Sun"  (2:24)

 4.  Gone Daddy Gone  (3:05)

 5.  Gordon's Message (Previously Unreleased)  (0:27)

 6.  Gimme The Car  (5:05)

Side Two:

 1.  Country Death Song  (5:02)

 2.  Black Girls  (5:41)

 3.  Jesus Walking On The Water  (3:06)

 4.  36-24-36 (Previously Unreleased)  (1:48)

 5.  I Held Her In My Arms (Previously Unreleased)  (3:01)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  I Hate The TV (Previously Unreleased)  (2:10)

 2.  America Is (Previously Unreleased)  (2:10)

 3.  Old Mother Reagan  (0:31)

 4.  Degradation (Previously Unreleased)  (0:35)

 5.  Dance, Motherfucker, Dance (Previously Unreleased In The US)  (3:17)

 6.  Lies (Live) (Previously Unreleased)  (5:49)

 7.  American Music  (3:50)

 8.  Out The Window  (2:52)

Side Four:

 1.  Kiss Off (Live) (Previously Unreleased In The US) (4:59)

 2.  Add It Up (Live) (Previously Unreleased)  (6:14)

 3.  Vancouver (Live)  (Previously Unreleased)  (2:14)

 4.  Johnny (Live) (Previously Unreleased)  (5:26)

Personnel:

Gordon Gano:  Vocals, Guitar

Brian Ritchie:  Bass, Vocals

Victor Delorenzo:  Drums, Vocals

Ashwin Batish:  Sitar on "Lies"

Add It Up (1981-1993) is a compilation album by Violent Femmes, originally released on September 4, 1993 by Slash/Reprise Records, remastered and reissued on May 21, 2021 by Craft Recordings, including "Blister In The Sun", "Gone Daddy Gone", "American Music", and live recordings of "Add It Up", "Kiss Off", and more!.  2-LP Set.