Hmmm, I think I'll cut this review short and take another turn as I'm just not interested in hard music anymore, I think its run its course.
Anyways from the soft femininity of The Smiths to the violent femininity of the Violent Femmes.
Violent Femmes
Ugly/Gimme the Car single
To my knowledge the first official release from this extremely talented band; Brian Ritchie's bass playing was always an inspiration to me during my years as a musician. Inspired by artists like Sun Ra, his musical style came from very different place than the standard rock bassists of the 80's that were pumping out endless quarter beats, but in general all three members of this band were above par either musically or lyrically.
The emotions that the Femmes could capture the best was self loathing and desperation, which is why it is not the A side, but rather the B side that makes this single a 4 star release.
Simply put, Gimme the Car is a classic track **** stars.
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