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First Time Hearing VIOLENT FEMMES! Bass Teacher REACTS to “Add It Up” and Brian Ritchie

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➡️ Well, this was a nice surprise. I had never heard the name Violent Femmes in my life until my older brother insisted I check out the song “Add It Up” here on the channel. I had zero requests for them until just a few weeks ago when I began analyzing punk rock songs. Boy, I did not know what to expect reading the term “folk punk” to describe this group, but this was an oddly nostalgic sound coupled with ferocious, heavy-handed bass riffs. I’m learning these guys were THE underground band of the 80s, but only if you were "in the know". The lyrics were such a trip (and especially quirky) against the happy, major-key progressions supporting them. I discuss Brian Ritchie’s BOLD bass presence, his method of “going rogue” from the main groove to assert some really off-kilter bass fills, his use of intense bass-chord accenting, and much more.
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@jasonremy1627 6 месяцев назад

This whole album is amazing. One of the best debut albums ever.

@fretless05 6 месяцев назад

You could delete the "debut" part and still be correct.

@stevenbley1846 6 месяцев назад

Last year they toured and played the entire album front to back for its 40th anniversary. It was amazing.

@apctest8359 6 месяцев назад

Saw it myself at Darker Waves in HB this fall. They were so good and it was such a treat to hear the full album like that. DEVO followed right after and killed it as well. @@stevenbley1846

@chadsmo 6 месяцев назад

@@stevenbley1846sad I missed that but I did see them about 15 years ago or so and it was incredible.

@Crow_T_Robot 6 месяцев назад

Flawless. Amazing from beginning to end.

@kaneshuppert636 6 месяцев назад

The whole time I’m yelling at the screen “google a pic of his bass and you will understand the tone!!”

@LowEndUniversity 6 месяцев назад

Hahaha…I had this revelation after the fact 😅 - had that strong neck pickup P-Bass sound until I heard it louder and was like “Hmm, that’s awfully resonant for an electric bass. Maybe a hollow body of some sort?” - Very cool.

@JoneyJefe 6 месяцев назад

He was forbidden to.

@MrRolandgent 6 месяцев назад

Acoustic bass

@ryanclark6402 6 месяцев назад

Oh yeah? Well don’t get so distressed. Did I happen to mention I’m impressed?

@JJ-et7il 6 месяцев назад

Streetlight Manifesto please! :D

@CousinWhatIsIt 6 месяцев назад

Finally, a modern bassist covers Brian Ritchie. He should be a bass hero.

@JoneyJefe 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely! But I feel that because everyone who knows him understands why he is, it’s even better to not be recognized as a bass hero! But he is one of my all time favorite.

@catboxvideo 6 месяцев назад

tall dude too... friendly, even when just off stage ... or he was to me.

@eboethrasher 6 месяцев назад

He IS a bass hero, to those of us in the know.

@mickeymantool8188 Месяц назад

He is a hero

@SebastienT 6 месяцев назад

Finally, someone is trying Violent Femmes. Their first album is one of my favourite albums of all time.

@aimee_susan 6 месяцев назад

Same - I have no idea how many cassettes (cassettes!) of it I wore out. It’s my favorite record to drive to and scream sing.

@bradleyheck7204 5 месяцев назад

The exceedingly rare Perfect Album.

@BillyRubensElevatedEnzymes Месяц назад

The self-titled album is perfect, but I feel like Hallowed Ground is better. I honestly love all their records. Underrated discography!!

@jasonremy1627 6 месяцев назад

Acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, and cocktail drum. That's all you need to rock this hard.

@m1k3g3tz 6 месяцев назад

sometimes, less is more. look at morphine ...

@fretless05 6 месяцев назад

And only like 2 drums, too!

@jasonremy1627 6 месяцев назад

@@m1k3g3tz yup. Two string bass, baritone sax, and a cocktail drum. Most unique sounding band from back in the day.

@carpediemarts705 6 месяцев назад

Stray Cats

@weimdog23 6 месяцев назад

I was lucky enough to see them in concert in 1986! What a great time!

@toniobolonio 6 месяцев назад

Gone Daddy Gone by Violent Femmes! That’s the first song I ever heard by them and I instantly knew I’d love them 🤩

@michellemelton9751 6 месяцев назад

Love gone daddy gone

@thaddaeusjohn 6 месяцев назад

YES! Can't think of another song that makes the xylophone sound so badass

@SoDakDan 5 месяцев назад

Me too!! I heard that song and was immediately hooked. I saw them play in Minneapolis at 1st Ave.

@garyschill7923 5 месяцев назад

Still my fave from them

@belindaberdes9647 Месяц назад

Great video. It's on RU-vid.

@blakerbnsn 6 месяцев назад

Acoustic Punk is the closest term I can come to the Femmes. Tough to put them in a category. That whole 1st album is incredible!

@cptunderpantz9273 6 месяцев назад

I was thinking funk punk

@charlesreally8686 6 месяцев назад

I was thinking "Incel Punk Rock" Don't get me wrong, I have listened to them since this album released. A lot of the lyrics brought me to this decision in this millennium, since "Incel" was not a term or label used in the 80s,

@kevinphiggins 6 месяцев назад

@@cptunderpantz9273that’s more like early RHCP

@Kevin_Fiol 5 месяцев назад

Folk punk works just fine 😊

@erikgilson1687 Месяц назад

Yeah "folk punk" is the wrong term, acoustic punk is better

@dereknolin5986 6 месяцев назад

This album came out in 83, but I remember going to high school parties in the early 90s, and when this song, or Blister in the Sun, or Kiss Off came through the sound system, EVERYBODY was singing along with it and dancing. I was kind of surprised, because like you said, someone introduced me to the band, and I never saw them on MTV or heard them on the radio, and yet somehow all the kids seemed to know them.

@gentlemanjunkie7864 6 месяцев назад

They blew up in the 90s because they were on the soundtrack for some movie… Reality Bites, I think. I was so confused because we had been listening to them for years then everybody knew who they were all of a sudden.

@dereknolin5986 6 месяцев назад

They weren't on the Reality Bites soundtrack, but apparently Ethan Hawke sang Add It Up in the movie; I never saw it. They did have songs in The Crow and Grosse Pointe Blank, but in any case all three of those movies came out after I graduated high school, so that wasn't where the popularity came from in my neck of the woods; their first album was already really popular. @@gentlemanjunkie7864

@sunshynff 6 месяцев назад

FACTS!!!!!!

@MoosefromCanada 6 месяцев назад

It was a huge underground thing…I had the cassette and all my friends re taped it …lol. I found it at a punk shop in Toronto in 85

@dereknolin5986 6 месяцев назад

I looked it up, and while they weren't on the soundtrack album, Ethan Hawke sings Add It Up in one scene in the movie. But that movie came out in 94, after I graduated high school, so their first album was already really popular in my area. @@gentlemanjunkie7864

@StalinBballin 6 месяцев назад

I think pretty much everyone knows “Blister in the Sun” by now, yourself included, so I’m glad you picked this one!

@ronjames4151 6 месяцев назад

Yeah he probably doesn't even realize it's this band. Everyone knows this song.

@joemiller7082 6 месяцев назад

Totally. I hear people say they don’t know who the Violent Femmes are and they hear Blister and theyre like “oooh THIS song..”

@FireMrshlBill 6 месяцев назад

Ya, especially after it had the resurgence when it was on the soundtrack for that John Cusack movie. I was surprised when I found out they were an early 80’s band.

@xxcelr8rs 6 месяцев назад

It is up there with Mustang Sally and Wagon Wheel for cover bands. I dropped a guitar in front of Brian Ritchie. I never dropped a guitar before or since.

@markdrechsler5660 6 месяцев назад

I’m from Milwaukee. In 1982, I was a high school freshman. One day I took the city bus from school downtown to Radio Doctors, a cool record store. While the bus was stopped by the Oriental Theater, I heard the Femmes busking on the corner. I had no idea who they were. A year or so later they were discovered busking at that same spot by The Pretenders, who were playing the Oriental. I didn’t hear the Femme’s debut album until I was a freshman in college, about 1986. I instantly knew that they were the band I had seen busking. I’ve seen them live three times, including their 20th anniversary show at the Oriental. Keep exploring, they have a lot of great music.

@heykittykittykitty 6 месяцев назад

Love this story. Thanks for sharing!

@EvilPun 6 месяцев назад

When he said Violent Femmes never broke into mainstream I can't help but think of their appearance in an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch

@drdave34 2 месяца назад

And earlier a song of theirs was central to a scene in “My So-Called Life.”

@matthewpendrigh2938 17 дней назад

Also the movie Reality Bites

@carlsolum2501 6 месяцев назад

“When I say ‘Dance!’, you best dance motherf…..!” Dance MFer Dance is probably one of the coolest songs to see Brian Ritchie play live.

@xxcelr8rs 6 месяцев назад

Voot Warnings wrote that. Genius Milwaukee underground guy He can write. Live he can be as strong as Neil Young. Often in a wig and dress. Voot Warning, like on a submarine getting depth charged in a movie..'voot voot" Yay Bob Weidenbaum and Day One Delivery. Jackie Yost too if you are out there. My drummer in 1983 who was 14 at the time insisted I listen to his record, their debut.

@RagPunker 6 месяцев назад

"You could dance to this." Oh, I have.

@goosebump801 5 месяцев назад

🙋‍♀️ Same 😂

@bradleyheck7204 5 месяцев назад

Many, many times!

@jayfrank1913 5 месяцев назад

Saw them live three times and everyone was dancing at each show. One guy fell through the suspended ceiling on to the stage. That's next level stage diving.

@budsCDXX 3 месяца назад

We would play this whole album at parties. So good.

@megnotmegan1966 3 месяца назад

Lol me too me too!!

@Heavywall70 6 месяцев назад

VF , especially this album, is an absolute WATERSHED Masterpiece. When you go to a show the crowd doesn’t just know the words, they all master each little inflection in each word.

@MoosefromCanada 6 месяцев назад

Yes, I’m singing out loud and my dog thinks I’m nuts 🤣🫡

@eboethrasher 6 месяцев назад

I'm just as good with Hallowed Ground, haha.

@davedarling6512 2 месяца назад

saw them live a week ago and that was my experience as well.. it felt nice to be in the same room with 1500 people who loved the same music I do

@davedarling6512 2 месяца назад

@@eboethrasher it's of utmost importance

@punkrockplatypus 6 месяцев назад

Great band to see live they’re unbelievably tight. I have to throw in a vote for Minutemen. Mike Watt is a bass god.

@astrogallotron 6 месяцев назад

I second this, specially something from the Double Nickels in the Dime album, like 'West Germany' 'The Politics of Time' 'Spillage'

@pbabiesinspace6112 6 месяцев назад

Indeed. Minutemen were awesome.

@silby77 6 месяцев назад

Yes!! I was thinking this the other day!

@maxmedina5403 6 месяцев назад

“Me and Mike Watt played for years. Punk rock changed our lives.” Minutemen rules!

@tomtompkins7546 6 месяцев назад

I watched Mike Watt change a bass string in less than a minute in the middle of a song. It was absolutely amazing, and to this day one of the greatest live things I've ever seen

@JasonKirbyWHM 6 месяцев назад

The Femmes are irrevocably connected to the Pixies in my mind. You should check out Here Comes My Man or Gigantic. Kim is shamefully underrated.

@malomodo 6 месяцев назад

I like to think of The Pixies as Melodic Punk.

@bradleyheck7204 5 месяцев назад

@@malomodo "Must like Husker Du and Peter, Paul and Mary."

@malomodo 5 месяцев назад

@@bradleyheck7204 I love that! I would have responded too.

@gmunno 6 месяцев назад

Great reaction. ... Listen to the album in its entirety. Each song is a gem and they build on each other into a masterpiece.

@anofsti 6 месяцев назад

If you want go further down the rabbit hole, do Bad Brains with Banned in D.C. They were a jazz-fusion band that heard about how fast punk was, and then they heard the Ramones and decided to show the punk scene how to play _fast_. Their influence was the start of thrash metal too, so they can not be understated

@J3nJ3nl0llip0p 6 месяцев назад

YYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!

@catfaceburritoful 5 месяцев назад

Yup. Needs some bad brains. I played bass in a BB cover band 10 years ago... My arm still hurts

@stuffbenlikes 6 месяцев назад

We used to listen to this album loudly on the bus on the way to school everyday, and everyone would sing along to every song.

@jmachatch6696 6 месяцев назад

You went to a cool school!

@stuffbenlikes 6 месяцев назад

Yeah I did. We also listened to Licensed to Ill every day. I can't believe they let us.@@jmachatch6696

@ericisprobablyfullofshit7797 6 месяцев назад

We used to call it "cow punk" back in the day. Basically acoustic instruments with a punk sensibility. 😊

@TahoeNevada 6 месяцев назад

Got to see Violent Femmes play in 2022 at a punk fest at a winery. I can check them off my bucket list! They were busking outside of a theater where The Pretenders were playing that night, and the band saw them outside and invited them to open for them that night! And the rest is history

@sisterdecadence 6 месяцев назад

This reads like they were busking in 2022...and the rest is history! ;) :D

@aaronmelton1374 6 месяцев назад

Omg....Please Dont Go is the saddest and best song ...its sooo simple but the bass at the end is ridiculously good. ...theyre just a good band . I regret ive never seen them live

@drtoothmonkey 6 месяцев назад

Such a wonderfully sad song.

@mammajamma4115 6 месяцев назад

They are still going

@davedarling6512 2 месяца назад

they're touring right now, get some tickets, you won't regret it

@pbabiesinspace6112 6 месяцев назад

The Decline and now Add it Up. Both classics. There is a entire world of amazing music that you never hear on the radio. The real stuff. Glad you are finding it.

@SkateSoup 6 месяцев назад

I was so lucky to be in range of a college radio station in this era, so much amazing music I didn't hear on any of the other radio stations.

@gryfyn71 6 месяцев назад

The opening of this song is amazing live, leading a show with a full crowd singing the start is great

@quitstalin 5 месяцев назад

I was going to mention that their live album, I believe recorded in Green Bay is really good. They're certainly older, but the recording quality is so good, especially on the bass

@boodge. 6 месяцев назад

Minutemen Double Nickels On The Dime is my all-time favorite album. Boon/Watt/Hurley are one of the most unique trios. And beware, the cd release cut out several pieces from the original double vinyl. I luckily got to see the, Minutemen Duet on the Queen Mary at ATP festival 2003. The ballroom floor and the balconies all the way up the boat were filled with people pumping their fists to every song and I swear you could hear the guitar parts, like seriously, could hear D Boon’s guitar. Wild experience.

@dropbearchupacabra7683 6 месяцев назад

Double Nickels is a goddamn masterpiece

@markdrechsler5660 6 месяцев назад

DNotD is an epic record. Mike Watt is a great bassist.

@patrickarts9091 6 месяцев назад

I saw Him play a one string bass in concert. Literally a 2x2 board with one string, one pickup, and no frets. Legendary.

@justinfaucett2421 6 месяцев назад

The first Violent Femmes album I bought was Add It Up (1983-1991) and I can’t hear this song without hearing the 1-2-3-4 countdown after the vocal intro from that version. Great song and great reaction!! This channel is the reason I go on RU-vid anymore.

@xTrolx 6 месяцев назад

They had a great song on The Crow soundtrack named Color Me Once. Violent Femmes has an iconic bass sound.

@Agnarian 6 месяцев назад

This album was lightning in a bottle. Timeless.

@lizzymayethebordercollie 4 месяца назад

Violent Femmes have legendary songs! Remember being a teenager playing in a band and finding out about them. Loved their style ever sense then. Learning the guitar riffs.

@leeschnitzer9565 6 месяцев назад

The song Gone Daddy Gone (same album) was on MTV in heavy rotation in the 80's.

@nikitaylor7045 5 месяцев назад

Saw them right before Covid and Gordon's voice sounded EXACTLY like it did 40 years ago and they played just as tight. One of the best shows ive seen in a long time.

@swissmochaj 3 месяца назад

Brian Richie most under rated bassist of all time

@Ps51noah 6 месяцев назад

Brian Ritchie was playing an acoustic bass guitar. I have seen them live, they were great.

@fretless05 6 месяцев назад

They were amazing live. Ritchie with his acoustic bass and Victor Lorenzo having like two drums and a high hat, standing through the whole set... wild stuff.

@JoneyJefe 6 месяцев назад

@@fretless05did he also have his grill? Lol

@teacherbecca526 6 месяцев назад

When I saw them at Lollapalooza, he was playing an upright. There were so many amazing bands there and they were easily one of the most entertaining!

@Dr.Valentine09 2 дня назад

Watching people's face light up when they hear a song is a great feeling. Your brother was right, we all just witnessed it with you

@JoneyJefe День назад

❤

@sahamal_savu 6 месяцев назад

I would love if you did a reaction to Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia. Very polarizing early Punk band and one of my absolute favorites 👍

@rexeverything1163 6 месяцев назад

Moon Over Marin would be good

@seancollins3106 6 месяцев назад

I LOVE the Violent Femmes. This whole album is excellent. Definitely do more of their songs!

@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer 6 месяцев назад

Kiss Off, the live version from the Violent Femmes greatest hits album, would be great. I first heard these guys in 85 or 86 in jr high. They stuck in my head forever. It was around the same time as I first heard the Dead Milkmen, the Dead Kennedys, and DRI.

@russburton725 3 месяца назад

Nothing like this band live! I’m 50 and this is as fresh today as hearing it the first time as an early teen.

@joestrelsky5712 6 месяцев назад

YEEEEA BUDDY! Love the Violent Femmes. You should do this whole album!

@JoneyJefe 6 месяцев назад

Definitely a candidate for an album reaction I hope!!

@jasonremy1627 6 месяцев назад

Every song is amazing. One of the best debut albums ever.

@moebius21 6 месяцев назад

100% agreed, and then journey into Hallowed Ground for the change in sound and a deeper dive into dark Americana Punk... AlCountry Death Song and I hear the Rain have been songs circling my head for some 35 years or so and still I sing them out of the blue... Of course, now as a dad, singing Country Death Song outloud is done with caution 😂

@niikoeniikoe 6 месяцев назад

Can’t talk about VF without mentioning “please do not go” and that killer bass solo!!

@colonelweird 6 месяцев назад

They really were not that obscure - the indie radio boom of the 80s was pretty big, and the Femmes were a staple on those stations. But definitely a great band - I haven't listened to them for years, but this video gives me a new appreciation. Maybe give the Wipers a try? Or the Minutemen? Or Mission of Burma? You won't regret it.

@zippymacadoo6336 6 месяцев назад

WLIR was the ish.

@MattFestle 15 дней назад

WIPERS. Good call!

@boxmonkey1 Месяц назад

Outstanding band. Very underrated and Way ahead of their time.

@paulhasler7028 22 дня назад

I love how the Violent Femmes flipped the norm on which instrument has what role. For so many of their songs the drums and guitar are the rhythm section, while the bass is the lead instrument. Brian Ritchie's unique playing style and frequent unabashed use of chords on the bass completely changed how I look at playing the instrument myself.

@Rexcarsalot 6 месяцев назад

Amazing song from one of my favorite albums. It's such a shame that most people only know the Violent Femmes because of Blister in the Sun. The bass line in this song has always really stood out to me too.

@MrFreakyFatBoy 6 месяцев назад

Saw them 4 or 5 times in Australia. Absolutely phenomenal shows, the audience sang so loud that the band just stopped playing and stood there while the audience finished the song! Magnificent shows!

@The-River 6 месяцев назад

Totally agree. These were great live shows, as well as collections of delightful misfits in the audience. I still have a drumstick thrown into the crowd from ca 1990.

@mcdingus5081 6 месяцев назад

Brian Ritchey lives in Tasmania now.

@HughieGallagher001-ne9nn Месяц назад

The Femmes were Discovered by James Honeyman-Scott (of the Pretenders) on August 23, 1981, while the band was Busking on a Street Corner in front of the Oriental Theatre, the Venue that The Pretenders would be Playing Later that Night... Chrissie Hynde Invited them to Play a Brief Acoustic Set after the Opening.. And the Rest, as they Say ~ 'Is History'

@jorjinawright2141 20 дней назад

this was fun to watch! My younger brother introduced me to VF in the 80s, he was into alternative music. I've rediscovered them lately and have watched several interviews. In one Brian Ritchie told the story of how a friend of his told him to go and see Gordon Gano who was only 16 at the time and was a Lou Reed impersonator. The friend said "I think you'll like him." Brian didn't think he would. Then a year or so later Gordon invited Brian to see him play at his high school at an awards ceremony. Gordon started playing an approved song, stopped, and broke out "Gimme the Car". The kids in the auditorium went wild and the principal off to the side of the stage was going "no! no! NO!!"

@kwagmire 6 месяцев назад

The "folk" part is probably because they regularly played acoustic guitar and acoustic bass and the drummer only used a snare drum. So kind of like a rockabilly setup a la the Stray Cats but with a way less flashy guitar and acoustic bass instead of an upright.

@ghoulthebraineater 6 месяцев назад

Folk punk is also a sub genre of punk. It spawned from the crust punk scene. When living in squats with no electricity acoustic is a necessity.

@JoneyJefe 6 месяцев назад

The drummer also plays on a grill. Lol

@evanelston105 6 месяцев назад

Now you need to do Please Don’t Go by the same band

@punkrockmom71 3 месяца назад

They are on tour right now. If they are playing near you, I highly recommend going to see them. I'll be seeing them for the fourth time in May. I started listening to them in the early 80's, and they never get old. The bassist is amazing. Interesting fact-the percussion section is just a snare and a high hat.

@kantian7 6 месяцев назад

Gotta tell ya man, it’s been so terrific to watch you get into all this punk, primarily because your excitement and joy at hearing this stuff is endearing and it makes me realize there is value in bass that isn’t virtuoso-slap / tap. Keep up the positive energy and vibe, I love it. Also, check out either Failed Imagineer or Adventures in Zoochosis from Propagandhi!

@LowEndUniversity 6 месяцев назад

Thanks SO much for the nice words! Appreciate you hanging with me. Propagandhi is on the list and coming soon!

@kevinBarr-gy5go 6 месяцев назад

"Kiss off "by Violent Femmes off this album has great bass lines

@user-jw7me7cf6w 6 месяцев назад

The Femmes are PURE GENIUS. Back in the day there was "College Radio" where they got their following. In my part of the world it was WVXU ... POW the future of rocknroll (see the movie Rain Man)

@warhammer1 4 месяца назад

I just love that acoustic bass' sound in combination with the punk aggressiveness is what really gets me. The guy can really play.

@mr.sirdonkeyarnoldjr.sr.9512 5 месяцев назад

I promise they count as a punk band. It's not what you play, it's how you play it. ❤

@uadimwit 6 месяцев назад

My greatest joy, in the 80s, was walking out of my room, and hearing my Southern Baptist mom grooving to The Blind Leading the Naked by Violent Femmes. It was a moment of two different ideologies connecting through music.

@VintageWanderer 6 месяцев назад

They made me want an acoustic bass guitar and this came out in high school so they really related to me with that high school feel. I can sing the whole first album and still relovant today. My teen kids like it too.

@jeffreywinding6763 22 дня назад

Saw them performing on the street in 1980. Who knew what would happen. Love everything about the Femmes.

@rockerteen8300 Месяц назад

Brian Ritchie is a seriously impressive bass player, he's easily one of my favorite bass players.

@predictorbibulous3327 6 месяцев назад

Such a good album. A flood of teenage skater memories.

@J3nJ3nl0llip0p 6 месяцев назад

FOR REAL. I almost tagged EVERYONE I'm still in contact with from those days, including my friend's older brother's cover band, Women Fat. The English translation, though the French way is written is backwards, but yeah, this isn't a grammar lesson and that's most of the fun of the name and OMG did he just push his daughter into a well with all his love and might...?

@MeepleMentor 6 месяцев назад

Love this song! Violent Femmes are so underrated

@yvonnerathbone4261 5 месяцев назад

I saw the Femmes like at the Waldorf in San Francisco for their tour after their 4th album. The crowd was super interesting because there didn't seem to be a single "aesthetic". All different ages, and types. They saved all the songs from the first album to the end of the set, and when they started playing them, everyone in that sold out show started singing along. Over 2k people, and we sounded good (well, you could understand the words we were singing). All those different people who probably would never meet outside that theater knew every lyric and nuance to those songs.

@chadsulski9020 5 месяцев назад

This is by far my FAVORITE tune to cover live..SOOO much fun!!

@mclane2112 6 месяцев назад

One of my favorite albums of all time. They are one of of the best bands ive seen live. I love the resentment in the music and the embodiment of punk rock energy.

@hugovmorin 6 месяцев назад

They played it whole on their last tour. Good times!

@austin_l 6 месяцев назад

Ned's Atomic Dustbin had 2 bass players. Their album God Fodder is something you'll want to listen to.

@drtoothmonkey 6 месяцев назад

Been a long time since I saw someone reference Ned's Atomic Dustbin. Nice 😊

@selfrealeyes 6 месяцев назад

I actually went to see Ned's when they opened for Jesus Jones in Ann Arbor back in the day.

@prodajie 26 дней назад

This takes me back to my early teens. Great album.

@HappyRockCasuals 21 день назад

This album is perfect. No skips, every song bangs

@TamiThePinkHairedGirl 6 месяцев назад

Violent Femmes were a huge part of my college years back in the 80s. Loved that whole album.

@satevo462 6 месяцев назад

It seems impossible to me that someone has never heard of the Violent Femmes. How can anyone never hear Blister In The Sun?

@DapperZach 2 месяца назад

This album was so iconic. It spread by word of mouth and gained popularity in spite of getting no radio play at all

@brotherk7883 6 месяцев назад

I saw the Femmes on this tour in Providence. I'd been to countless hardcore shows, but the energy at this one was so bananas it was the first time I looked around for an exit door just in case. Top five show for sure.

@anofsti 6 месяцев назад

Folk punk is one thing - Balkan punk is another fascinating style Gogol Bordello - Underdog World Strike

@unamericano 6 месяцев назад

I met Brian once when he stayed at my dads inn to do a show nearby. Super chill guy with a very down to earth family and his wife was probably even more interesting than him, which is saying something considering I've been listening to his music all my life. They even gave us free backstage tickets to the show and the whole band was just really nice and pleasant and friendly and one of the best live concert experiences I've ever had. They're the real deal. Also this is 100% the song that convinced me to get an acoustic bass guitar.

@LowEndUniversity 6 месяцев назад

Love stories like this!! Rad!

@drtoothmonkey 6 месяцев назад

He lives in Tasmania now and runs a music festival out there that some of my friends have gone to and say is great.

@deetz2524 6 месяцев назад

Saw them in 1986. The power of the music and the bass's roll comes from being a trio. You can hear each instrument, each voice so distinctly. Trios are some of the greatest rock bands.

@CoboProdz 13 дней назад

This was my favorite song in 8th grade in 1991. Literally listed it in the yearbook as favorite song. And if not for having a friend who had a brother who was in college I’d have probably never heard of them until many years later. Stellar album.

@dyelawn893 6 месяцев назад

Love this band! Your brother made a good choice recommending Add It Up instead of Blister in the Sun (still great song though!). I recommend Too Shy by Kajagoogoo if you are interested in reviewing some cool 80s synthy slap bass.

@donveto5164 6 месяцев назад

I was like you introduced to this band by my older brother and we don't typically share the same musical taste. These guys are definitely a nontraditional band and aren't scared to try different sounds. I would have loved to have attended a live show. I've watched an Austin City Limits session of theirs and love it. I turned most of my friends on to them then growing up and I love that you reacted to them cause they are a fun band. Enjoy your reactions.

@SPAMDAGGER22 6 месяцев назад

I was fortunate enough to see them in 1988 in Toronto. Someone threw a light stick on the stage and Gord Gano said...I wouldn't do that again, I'm a pissed off paranoid American. It was a terrific show.

@queengoddessb69 5 месяцев назад

As someone who loves the sound of good driving bass, I have adored this band since they came out.

@robertlopez628 5 месяцев назад

My Violent Femmes experience and how I first heard them is pretty unique. I worked at Wendy's in HS and I was walking home after working at night and I found this CD thrown in the street. Granted I live in S. Texas and I am Hispanic, so when I read the name of the band I thought it was a Spanish CD. So I took it with even though I didn't listen to Spanish music I was like what the hell it was free Ill give it a listen. And when I played it for the first time it blew my mind. What I had found was their greatest hits CD on the street that night in 1994.

@shanegooding4839 6 месяцев назад

Folk Punk originated with two bands: the Violent Femmes in the US and the Pogues in the UK. The two couldn't be more different but they definitely are the godfathers of the two main forms of Folk Punk today. Interestingly often adherents of the Femmes style of Folk Punk often hated the Pogues style and vice versa, and fans of earlier and other forms of Punk Rock often hated both. Only a few punk kids in that era actually liked it all, which is kinda funny looking back really.

@brandonm5295 6 месяцев назад

Hard go imagine hating either of those bands. 2 of my favorites.

@daft73games 6 месяцев назад

Ah yes Violent Femmes. Also I agree some Subhumans, as mentioned in the chat, could be some fun! 🤘😃🤘

@jzoomradog583 6 месяцев назад

Yes, Subhumans and Citizen Fish!

@Firelightly 3 месяца назад

God, this takes me back to high school days and summers at the cape... Great times!

@Jettonx 6 месяцев назад

Never heard of these! This was a wild ride brother

@magicbrownie1357 6 месяцев назад

Saw the Femmes in the early 90's in a theater that sat about 2500, and they were great. Super indie. Super cool.

@mikekollross8810 6 месяцев назад

I saw them in 92(?) at an open air folk fest.

@KlingonPrincess 6 месяцев назад

Saw them a little later at Humboldt State University. Seated 862 and we were on our feet the whole time. It was a great night out with my brother - we grew up in L.B. and saw hundreds of shows over the years

@mikekollross8810 6 месяцев назад

@@KlingonPrincess they didn't play Add it up but the crowd kept chanting for it. It was a day time "family" event. They did eventually play it after a quick huddle on stage. They but omitted certain words when they sang it. Just left a blank and the crowd screamed the lyrics. It was awesome.

@hansjkruger 6 месяцев назад

You should check out the epic Violent Femmes banjo/bass jam at the end of "Lies (Live)" off of the Add It Up album. The banjo gives strong folk vibes. Keep up the good work. I'm digging the reactions and new insights into songs I've heard a thousand times before as a teenager. Good times.

@DanHintz 6 месяцев назад

one thing about the femmes: they were/are the kings of college radio, which was a huge thing in the 80s/90s. every single college kid in the US had that first violent femmes record. the punks, the squares, everyone. my parents even loved them. they were not on mainstream radio, but they were huge, and they still have a massive global fanbase. they are akin to the ramones in that regard, famous and massive but never in the mainstream media. i am from milwaukee, and saw them from the start, and when that slash records album hit it was like beatlemania when they played at summerfest that year. the second album, hallowed ground, is also excellent. i think the reason you like brian's bass sound so much is: he is playing an oversized mariachi bass, that gives it that thick sound.

@LowEndUniversity 6 месяцев назад

Great read!! Thanks Dan 🙏🏼

@scottterres4119 6 месяцев назад

Had a friend in high school that turned me on to 4 bands that became essential for me: Violent Femmes, Smithereens, They Might Be Giants and XTC. All became part of the soundtrack of my life!

@Justice-tk3dr Месяц назад

Love they might be giants!!

@1htsht4u 6 месяцев назад

Remember - punk is not a genre in spite of what the world is trying to jam down our throats. It is an attitude that you will do what you want regardless of what the establishment says. If there is a unifying factor in the sound of punk rock bands it is a rawness that comes from doing it yourself because no one will support you. Some punk bands are virtuosic and some are complete amateurs but they don't let anything stop them. That's punk. Heavenly hamburger! ✨🍔✨

@floepiejane 6 месяцев назад

Yes, which would make Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison totally a punk album. That's the one with the bird, right? And the songs, and playing at the prison. It's all punk attitude.

@alexlayne967 6 месяцев назад

I got into a fender bender once jamming this song super loud and the guy was like "didn't you hear me honking!?" And I was like.....

@MrChristbait 20 дней назад

Vioent Femmes were so good way back when!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@rover9803 6 месяцев назад

Another banger of a video ❤ Brian Ritchie is seriously underrated so thank you for shining light on his playing!

@davidpage9330 6 месяцев назад

Brian Ritchie is effectively their lead guitarist! Such a brilliant band

@bryanpage8490 Месяц назад

The first Violent Femmes album I heard was "The Blind Leading the Naked," and I was hooked. Then I heard "Violent Femmes" and "Hallowed Ground" and saw them on tour with the "3" album. Still one of my three favorite bands of all time. I highly recommend Ritchie's solo album "Sonic Temple and Court of Babylon" as an example of his wildly unbridled creativity.

@Escapetosea 6 месяцев назад

Dude! Thanks so much for doing this. I grew up hearing this stuff on cassette tape. I’ve been rocking and jamming with it all night!

@shanesmith2853 6 месяцев назад

A friend gave me a bootleg copy of their debut back in 87-88 and I've been hooked on the Violent Femmes ever since. Thanks for this pick! Definitely have to check out Minutemen. Mike Watt is amazing!

@LowEndUniversity 6 месяцев назад

Rad! And, thanks for requesting this one right on time 😎 - I’ve got Minutemen in the queue coming soon. Thanks so much for being here!

@tommittelstadt4074 6 месяцев назад

Great suggestion! Watt is incredible!

@adamsdan1 6 месяцев назад

I would bet that bootleg cassette copies of the Violent Femmes exceeded legal sales by A LOT.

@user-xp8ts5mj4l 6 месяцев назад

Kiss Off is another good bass song by the Violent Femmes. And Never Tell. I know I'm going more two-tone/ska here, but after some of the bands you mentioned at the end, maybe The Specials? Concrete Jungle Horace is fun to watch in the live videos from the late 70s/early 80s. 😅

@tabularasa820 6 месяцев назад

This album is amazing. "Blister in the Sun" was played at every house party when I was kid.

@brandonmadsen9591 5 месяцев назад

I was huge into Violent Femmes when I was in high school. Still love to play several of their bass lines (including this one) to this day. Late in high school, me and my friends from Minneapolis took a road trip to Madison, WI to see them play a free outdoor show on the terrace behind the UW Student Union.

@Rotkanga 6 месяцев назад

Excellent vid. The Descendants would be a great dive, especially since Fat Mike has openly expressed his own love of the band. Personally, I think you'd have fun looking at " 'Merican " , or quite literally anything from their album Milo Goes to College.

@SkateSoup 6 месяцев назад

Whole album react to Milo Goes to College, let's goooooo