Violent Femmes - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) 

Gordon's voice has not changed a bit since the first album. Incredible.

Most underrated band in history...

Them joking about playing blister in the sun a second time had me in stitches, one of the best bands ever period.

1:09 Blister In The Sun 4:38 Please Do Not Go 10:15 American Music 16:12 Country Death Song

These guys belong in the RnR Hall of Fame!

The sound of that bass is amazing

I love how they launch from the feel good vibes of "American Music" right smack into one of the darkest songs of their entire discography "Country Death Song". The crowd was so confused, they had no idea what to do.

His voice hasn't changed . Same key ! That's awesome

After all these years, I can't listen to the Femmes without singing along.

The Violent Femmes are the greatest! I love that they picked a kid from the audience and had him stand with them during the whole song. I'm jealous of that kid. 😊

Im 55 years old and have been to literally hundreds of concerts. The bass player in VF is the best I've seen.

What a mind-blowing band! The connection between them. How organic this music is...just amazing.

Think my dream lineup is simply a Violent Femmes and Pixies dual show.

Sounds great. This is how it's done kids. 2 acoustic guitars, a bbq and great songs.

These guys are still fire. Probably the best party music of the 80s. I wore this cassette out. Amazing songs.

such a classic voice!!

From buskers to massive success where I live in new Zealand they played in 1990 I was like 12 and the I smoked weed at the show first time ever and this band blew me away

One of the most important bands of all time

Legendary. One of the greatest bands to ever do it.

A day of joy and song seeing these guys playing. Brian was the reason why I started playing bass. Still awesome all these years later.

So goddam wholesome and heartwarming. Wonderful.

Weber has its new commercial. This is a phenomenal performance. The recording sounds fantastic. A++

Violent Femmes are one the best things to ever happen to music.

They still sound like they did in the 80s! That's amazing that they're still together, and still sound so damn good!

I have attended these guys concerts, when available 6 times over the past 30 years... Have not changed a bit... I remember when Nirvana supported them, not a person was interested in Nirvana (all at the bar) but it was a great night when the Femmes cames on.

Nothing but pure love and joy when listening to these guys ♡

One of the greatest bands ever. Never about the $$$ all about us good feeling.

The great part of this is they play the brilliant songs just how we know remember and love them..

They sound perfect - even after all these years. Cheers!

lol when the 10 year old kid sings about being strung out

I 1st heard VF in college, 20 years later moving family into dorm another room was playing VF.timeless music...

I love this band.

the drummer is my dad

1985. my roomate in military school strolls in with a cassette and a bag of weed..... first time i heard this song. what a wonderful day that was.

I like the Violent Femmes. I love a lot of their songs. At the same time, I could also see how if you didn't like them their music would drive you insane.

It takes me back when I was learning the bass. I learnt every single line Brian Ritchie ever played and I just devoured those records (we are talking early 1980s, kiddies). I managed to finally see them live in the late 1990s when they reformed and started touring again. I also loved Gano’s offshoot band The Mercy Seat and saw them live in 1987. It was one of the best gigs I have ever seen.....

What a great band, one of the best ever, doesn't matter where you are and one of there songs comes on you just have to sing along. brings me joy, thank you guys.

I saw this band in LA a few months ago and wow, the best band Ive seen live and i’ve seen so many man. This song warmed my heart live as did many others

Loved seeing the kid during Blister in the Sun....I was 7 when I started listening to the Violent Femmes and I'm 46 now and would have loved to be on that stage at that age.

Discovered this band just today! Absolutely amazing ❤

just , beautiful. This actually is art in the true sense. They create a world, they bring you in, but they don't answer questions.

OMG that's amazing. Never saw them live but listened to the cassette religiously

I've loved the Femmes since they first started, and they still rock the fluck out of most any younger bands.

Very engaging as usual, a masterclass in lo-fi songwriting....

I’ve would of given anything to see this live! What great group of songs to hear them play.

World's most under-rated bassist!

Great band!! Love all of it Love how clueless everyone was with American Music

One of the most original bands ever, a sound so unique no fucker ever attempted to copy it or draw inspirattion from it. An incredibly intelligent mish-mash of Americana and The Velvet Underground, bolted with shards of Free Jazz and wrapped up with the finest pop sensibility. Just unbrlievable! The first three albums should be in every self-respecting record collection...

Sorry 25 yrs later , you all sound awesome so many memories 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

fabulous, Country death song was a great surprise.

Soundtrack to my and many of my mates lives. Great to see them still doing what they do best.Nothing brings back memories like music. Keep on guys :)

Acoustic performances touch the soul...especially acoustic base! This was an awesome reminder of my twenties!

Damn good god, he sounds so fucking good! Wish they played good feeling. Depressing but my favorite.

God I wish they would come to New Zealand, somewhere in the South Island would be amazing

God Bless these souls. They have brought so much Joy to a so many people and deserve divine intervention.

Country Death Song 🖤

Saw these guys perform live around 1994. Absolutely ruled the stage.

I sang along when I first heard them in the early 80's, I still sing along when I hear them today.

Still amazing after all this time!!!!

Wow country death live !! These guys are epic. I love The VF.

Country death song was epic. They are still as weird as they were in '84 when i first saw them. Gotta love them.

So glad they played “Country Death Song” def my favorite of many many favorites.

love these guys, seein them at 15 with my family was awesome. i credit alot of bands ive seen and grew up with for my interest in playing guitar and music but the more i think, i realize these guys were my first band to make me dance and was my first "rock" band live. Still tourin and still jammin, love it.

It’s good that Gordon and the gang get along well nowadays.. Their blistering live extended improv back in the day was mindblowing.

45 now 16 when I was first introduced, omg love at first hear!!

I wish I was there 😢 amazing performance. I’m so glad you did CD song. People don’t believe me when I say I can make them cry with one single song. Anyone can see how much love and passion you guys put into your music. I’m still weeping from cds.

OH POR DIOSSS, AMO VIOLENT FEMMES, QUE ALEGRÍA EN ESTOS DÍAS QUE ANDO ESTRESADA :')))

this is beautiful : )

Thank you KEXP for always bringing the raddest tunes!!!🔥🔥🔥

I'm now old enough to get super nostalgic when I hear this, powerfully so.

Friggin cool! Love from Brazil!

First time they came to London a small gang of us followed them around convent garden and whatnot as they played a few songs and moved on. It was so kind of open, chatting with them like we knew them and they knew us just like kids who just get on with kids. Personally i forget stuff from that time but not that afternoon. I remember it as yesterday. next time they came back it was more clubs and the album was getting popular. Time after that they were a big band. Some of the locations on that first visit people just walked by, others they stayed a bit. Each stop was brilliant. Gone Daddy Gone , great every time.

Big heroes, will never get old, no matter what!

Oh my god this set is amazing. They are still so on point.

I do so love the vibe that comes out of Seattle....thanks KEXP.

The best band to ever feature the acoustics dude, easily. Gordon and Frank Black are my god damn ninjas

I was sober rocking out to this way more than High with the butthole surfers... Great Band. I like their first 2 albums...

Wish I was in the crowd, awesome

Big fan of driving and crying and then the MacDougall blues thing came out and affirmed that this is a song writer to be reckoned with... So I had a beautiful rose that bloomed that day I was taking to a little Tampa show he was playing solo when I got the word my girlfriend was going somewhere else at the last minute... Yeah that's messed up... And Damn I loved that girl but it was a whirlwind love, never touching ground... So dejected but still loving great music I tried to hand the rose to Kevin in a gesture of thanking him at least for being there... In lieu of her of course... He rejected it as well!!! Kevin, if you're listening... I didn't mean it that way! Not that there's anything wrong with that! I just love this guy's music!!! Saw DNC maybe 10-13 times... Always rocking!!! And Kevin fmgreat solo as well! True art! ☮️&❤️4ALL!!!

i wept watching this

This band is fucking incredible

AMAZINGLY organic!!! thanks for the years of music guys xxxxxxx

I Love this band !

I've 💜ed Gordon since highschool in 1983!😀😀😀

True brilliant musicians.. I grow up listen to VF... not sell outs!!!♥️♥️

Beloved legends.

Just quality music. Time and time again.

standing there, I was amazed so few people showed up for the show.... what a great afternoon!

Violent Femmes are the ONLY band I've paid to see more than once. Five times! 3 in Indianapolis 1 in Cincinnati 1 in Phoenix NEVER DISAPPOINTED!!!

Saw them at the Fab Mab in San Francisco way back when - they were fantastic!

bbq is out of tune

so strung out..,so Seattle!

these are seriously my favorite recordings of most of these songs, ESPECIALLY American Music. literal chills.

One of the greatest bands of all time!

the Violent Femmes, always reminded me, in my youth, no matter what it was, no matter how bad or good, . . . it was all O.K.

Man, what an opener of a song. Straight to the classics! :D Love you VF!

Saw them a couple years ago with X...just FANTASTIC!

The versatility of the Weber grill will never cease to amaze me

Just saw them a few days ago. It was amazing. I'm 100% serious.

The Femmes will always be one of the best concerts I've ever been too and Ive seen a shit ton of international bands going back 35 years