April 25, 2002
Violent Femmes Celebrate 20 Years
Expanded edition of band's debut record to be released in June
Gordon Gano's mind is a profane weapon. The Violent Femmes' singer and songwriter established this Milwaukee trio's underground reputation with manic songs that unveiled a bratty, adolescent id and offered all the charm of John McEnroe's barking at linesmen.
Gordon Gano's heart is a spiritual vessel....
1991 RS:
This Milwaukee trio took punk's revenge-of-the-nerds aspect to heart; clean-cut choirboy Gordon Gano gleefully wheeled out his tales of sexual frustration and impending psychosis, while bassist Brian Ritchie and stand-up drummer Victor DeLorenzo both slammed away on acoustic instruments. Violent Femmes really stood out on the fledgling alternative circuit, and the group capitalized on its barebo...
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