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When Slash/Reprise released Add It Up (1981-1993) in September of 1993, it was a bit of a slap in the face for die-hard Violent Femmes fans. Though the 23 tracks of "hits," rarities, and live cuts were more than appreciated, the group's supporters were once again forced to try explaining to the unconverted what the fuss was all about. Ever since their self-titled debut, which has become a right of passage for anyone embarking on puberty, fans have had to defend the group's forays into folk, country, jazz, pop, and rock, not to mention their protagonist's constant battle with spirituality both Christian and demonic, with equal parts passion and frustration. Permanent Record: The Very Best Of is a more coherent collection by far, providing both longtime fans and newbies with a solid hour of concise teen, artistic, and spiritual angst, most of which is just as cathartic now as it was in the '80s. The fact that such sexually charged and explicit songs as "Add It Up" and "Blister in the Sun" have found such a secure place in American pop culture is a testament not only to the group's raw talent, but its timeliness. In an era when punk sold out to corporate pop, the trio's bare-bones acoustic setup and melodic teen-rage sarcasm inspired a cultlike fervor among those who were willing to take the trip, and what a strange trip indeed. That the schoolyard simplicity of a track like "Kiss Off" would lead to a full John Zorn freak-out horn section on the subversive anthem "Black Girls," or that an old Appalachian praise & worship number ("Jesus Walking On the Water") would share the same slab of vinyl as the murderous "Country Death Song," goes so far beyond the term "forward-thinking" -- or more appropriately, polarizing -- that it's a wonder anybody had the nerve to follow them at all. Permanent Record captures all of the schizophrenic bliss that fueled the group's long road to legend without all the filler that made Add It Up such a challenge for the uninitiated.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Violent Femmes, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 Craft Recordings.
Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Violent Femmes, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, ComposerLyricist - John Tanner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Lorbiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Craft Recordings.
Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Violent Femmes, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Gordon James, ComposerLyricist - John Tanner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Lorbiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Craft Recordings.
Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Ritchie, Guitar, Xylophone, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Delorenzo, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Violent Femmes, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Van Hecke, Producer, Recording Producer - John Tanner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Lorbiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Craft Recordings.
Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Ritchie, Guitar, Xylophone, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Delorenzo, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Violent Femmes, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Guitar, Violin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Van Hecke, Producer, Recording Producer - John Tanner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Lorbiecki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Craft Recordings.
Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Ritchie, Vocals, Jew's Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Delorenzo, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Violent Femmes, Composer, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Author, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Van Hecke, Producer, Recording Producer - John Zorn, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Tanner, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warren Bruleigh, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drake Scott, Cornett, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Balestrieri, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 Craft Recordings.
Christina Houghton, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Ritchie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Delorenzo, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Violent Femmes, Composer, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Author, Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Van Hecke, Producer, Recording Producer - Cynthia Gayneau, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Tanner, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warren Bruleigh, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Balestrieri, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 Craft Recordings.
Brian Ritchie, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Delorenzo, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Violent Femmes, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - JERRY HARRISON, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - MARC BOLAN, ComposerLyricist - Steve Scales, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Frith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shirley Simms, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - JUNIOR BRANTLEY, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Horns Of Dilemma, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Arlene Holmes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Blomberg, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lovelace Redmond, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Craft Recordings.
Brian Ritchie, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Whistle, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Delorenzo, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Violent Femmes, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JERRY HARRISON, Producer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Scales, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve MacKay, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Horns Of Dilemma, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Sigmund Snopek III, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Craft Recordings.
Bill Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Ritchie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Delorenzo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Violent Femmes, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Lane, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warren A. Bruleigh, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sigmund Snopek III, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Balestrieri, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Craft Recordings.
SUSAN ROGERS, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Ritchie, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Didgeridoo, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Delorenzo, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Violent Femmes, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Beinhorn, Producer, Organ, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mandel, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Eric R. Thorngren, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 Craft Recordings.
Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Ritchie, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Organ, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - David Vartanian, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Hoffman, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Violent Femmes, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Chase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Craft Recordings.
Michael Blair, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ritchie, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Victor Delorenzo, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Vartanian, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Bartz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Violent Femmes, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ramos, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Craft Recordings.
Brian Ritchie, Producer, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - David Vartanian, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Hoffman, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Max Dunn, ComposerLyricist - Violent Femmes, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Craft Recordings.
Violent Femmes, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Craft Recordings.
Rich Tapper, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Ritchie, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Vartanian, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Hoffman, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Violent Femmes, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Warren A. Bruleigh, Producer, Recording Producer - KEN FELDMAN, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Mason, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Brass, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Craft Recordings.
Violent Femmes, MainArtist - Gordon Gano, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 Craft Recordings.
Album review
When Slash/Reprise released Add It Up (1981-1993) in September of 1993, it was a bit of a slap in the face for die-hard Violent Femmes fans. Though the 23 tracks of "hits," rarities, and live cuts were more than appreciated, the group's supporters were once again forced to try explaining to the unconverted what the fuss was all about. Ever since their self-titled debut, which has become a right of passage for anyone embarking on puberty, fans have had to defend the group's forays into folk, country, jazz, pop, and rock, not to mention their protagonist's constant battle with spirituality both Christian and demonic, with equal parts passion and frustration. Permanent Record: The Very Best Of is a more coherent collection by far, providing both longtime fans and newbies with a solid hour of concise teen, artistic, and spiritual angst, most of which is just as cathartic now as it was in the '80s. The fact that such sexually charged and explicit songs as "Add It Up" and "Blister in the Sun" have found such a secure place in American pop culture is a testament not only to the group's raw talent, but its timeliness. In an era when punk sold out to corporate pop, the trio's bare-bones acoustic setup and melodic teen-rage sarcasm inspired a cultlike fervor among those who were willing to take the trip, and what a strange trip indeed. That the schoolyard simplicity of a track like "Kiss Off" would lead to a full John Zorn freak-out horn section on the subversive anthem "Black Girls," or that an old Appalachian praise & worship number ("Jesus Walking On the Water") would share the same slab of vinyl as the murderous "Country Death Song," goes so far beyond the term "forward-thinking" -- or more appropriately, polarizing -- that it's a wonder anybody had the nerve to follow them at all. Permanent Record captures all of the schizophrenic bliss that fueled the group's long road to legend without all the filler that made Add It Up such a challenge for the uninitiated.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:02
- Main artists: Violent Femmes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2005 Craft Recordings. This Compilation ℗ 2005 Craft Recordings.
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