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Violent Femmes
Viva Wisconsin
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Prove My Love
2. I?m Nothing
3. Country Death Song
4. Blister In The Sun
5. Gimme The Car
6. Don?t Talk About My Music
7. Confessions
8. Hallowed Ground
9. Live Is An Adventure
10. Old Mother Reagan
11. Ugly
12. Good Feeling
13. Dahmer Is Dead
14. American Music
15. Special
16. Sweet Worlds Of Angels
17. Black Girls
18. Gone Daddy Gone
19. Add It Up
20. Kiss Off
21. Outside The Palace (bonus track)

CD Details

All Artists: Violent Femmes
Title: Viva Wisconsin
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Shout Factory
Release Date: 5/24/2005
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: New Wave & Post-Punk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 826663052527

Synopsis

Album Description

The Violent Femmes' greatest hits live! In 1998, lead singer/guitarist Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie and drummer Victor DeLorenzo spent a week recording a series of concerts in Wisconsin for Viva Wisconsin, emerging with what has since become their ultimate "best of" collection. Originally released in 1999, the album includes every one of their most popular songs, including "Blister In The Sun," "Add It Up," "American Music" and "Gone Daddy Gone." A bonus track, "Outside The Palace," has been added to this release.

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CD Reviews

Love it

Rebecca S. Giammona | 02/05/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"i bought this bc i couldnt find around anymore.. my old one is completely scratched up. i love it"

A must have for Femmes fans

Daniel Jolley | Shelby, North Carolina USA | 04/03/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For a Violent Femmes fan, there can be no greater joy than inserting this CD into your CD player. No studio, no fancy equipment, just Gordon and the boys playing their songs--pretty much the same as when they were originally "discovered" outside a Pretenders concert venue. Guy Hoffman has replaced Victor Delorenzo on drums, but the Violent Femmes are basically unchanged over the years. They remain fiercely independent, and they sing their older songs with as much feeling now as they did when they were younger. This live concert (which does sound great for a live performance, by the way) is truly my favorite VF album because it basically incorporates all of their best songs, from Blister In the Sun, Add it Up, and Kiss Off to American Music and I'm Nothing. This CD also features more from Hallowed Ground than does the Add it Up compilation; the title track from Hallowed Ground is a soulful, powerful song too often overlooked. There are eight classic songs from the band's career-defining first album, and they sound as fresh and defiant now as they ever did. Slower songs such as Sweet World of Angels, Good Feeling, and Hallowed Ground reveal the depths of Gano's vocal talents, while short cuts such as Old Mother Reagan and Dahmer's Dead exude the band's unique take on life and music and the obvious fun they still have performing. I saw the Violent Femmes live way back in 1989, and this live CD is the next best thing to seeing them perform in person (although there is nothing quite like dancing to Country Death Song among thousands of fellow Femmes fans)."

Great LIVE Album !! My Favorite Femmes CD

Tim Keller | Austin TX | 01/05/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know what the other reviewer is talking about -- he obviously has an axe to grind-- he must have gotten screwed somewhere along the line. BUT THIS IS A LIVE ALBUM !!! THE SONGS SOUND TOTALLY DIFFERENT. You don't know the femmes until you get this CD -- it flat out rocks. Go get this and you'll see what I mean."