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    The Blind Leading The Naked


    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: Not Rated

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  • Violent Femmes

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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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