News Violent Femmes to Kiss Off?
posted by on October 12 at 11:45 AM
Maybe, according to OnWisconsin.com:
Embroiled in an internal lawsuit over publishing rights and royalties, the Femmes are scheduled to play shows Friday and Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. Several people close to the band are whispering that the shows, which will be held in an intimate theater called “The Wolf Den,” will be the trio’s swan song.Although none of the sources would comment on the record for this story, the rumors seem quite plausible when you consider that bassist Brian Ritchie is suing singer Gordon Gano.
In a telephone interview with OnMilwaukee.com Wednesday afternoon, drummer Victor DeLorenzo declined an opportunity to elaborate.
“I would neither confirm nor deny the rumor,” said DeLorenzo, who offered to clarify any questions in the near future.
There’s more to the story—and yes, the use of “Blister In The Sun” in a Wendy’s commercial is a factor—but it makes me wonder if any other band has successfully milked their debut album dry over a 25 year period?
If you know a Violent Femmes song, odds are it’s on this self-titled album. “Kiss Off?” Check. “Gone Daddy Gone”? Check. The aforementioned “Blister”? Roger, copy that. Never charting higher than #171 on the Billboard charts, it went platinum almost ten years after its 1983 release. (Lead-off track “Blister In The Sun” went to #26 on the Mainstream Rock charts, but never cracked the top 100.) It’s a generational hand-me-down a la Appetite for Destruction (another classic debut with less-than-stellar follow-ups), but that album had three top 10 hits. The controversial lyrics of “Add It Up” made it a hush-hush playground chant back in the sixth grade, but not because of radio play. You can’t get one fuck from the FCC.
Whether they break up or not, their debut still has serious legs and I can’t think of any other cult release that will challenge its longevity. Doolittle, maybe?
uh, Doolittle was not a debut record, it was The Pixies 3rd record. How about Boston's first record,?chalk full o hits and impossible to follow up
what, youre not into "american music?"
Kwab: I don't necessarily mean a debut, just simply a cult album that will perpetually be handed down throughout the years. Doolittle comes to mind more easily than Come On Pilgrim, probably because it's a much better album. (I seriously hope I just haven't started a flame war.)
hey dipshit, Hallowed Ground was the Violent Femmes debut album. use one google next time.
or maybe not. dipshit privs revoked. will now wear egg with pride.
i believe "Hangglider Band" is the best term used to describe a band like the Violent Femmes that define their career with an incredible debut record and spend the rest of the time gliding down (or doing a nose-dive depending on how well they steer the glider) Guns N Roses being a perfect example...some others include X's Los Angeles, Pearl Jam's 10 (sorry dudes), Gun Club's Fire Of Love , Metallica's Kill Em All, NWA's Straight Outta Compton, Boston
no way on PJ10, kwab. their first three albums just got better and better; numbers four and five are pretty damn good too.
PJs still gliding right along, im not saying they havent put out great albums, but its pretty hard to follow up that first one...Metallica held out for another 2 albums then nosedived....you also got The Pharcyde's debut, Free's first album...all just my humble op tho not tryin start a fight with any Pearl Jammers, i know you are an impassioned bunch
as for the pharcyde, no way: labcabincalifornia is an underrated classic, more mature and fully-formed than their debut. just like digable planets.
although great, Labcabincalifornia is not a career-defining album like the first one, im talking one artists inluence on music being established by their debut record...not one-hit wonders who have one memorable song or one-album wonders, who have one good album and then go to shit (GnR in my opinion counts more as one of these)
yeah, american music is my favorite song by the femmes.
Duuuuuuuuuuude! "Come On Pilgrim" kicks "Doolittle"s ass by a long shot!
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