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Title: Violent Femmes – Add It Up (1981-1993)
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1993, Folk Punk, Acoustic Punk/College Rock, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 5/26
Matrix #: 9 45403-2
Condition: Used CD, condition not provided VZ | Members: Gordon G (63' - ), Brian R (60' - ), Victor D (54' - )
Cultural Facts:
Scene Ecology Violent Femmes came out of Milwaukee rather than the usual coastal punk hubs, building a nervous street-corner sound that fit college radio without sounding polished.
Personal Struggle Gordon Gano was raised in a Baptist minister’s household, and his writing often wrestled with lust, guilt, religion, and teenage frustration in unusually exposed ways.
Band Drama The band later fought over money and licensing, especially after “Blister in the Sun” was used in commercials, turning one of indie rock’s weirdest hits into a legal sore spot.
