Rock!!!!!
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Rock!!!!! is an album released by Violent Femmes
in 1995. It was originally released only in Australia, but is now available in the rest of the world. It features cover photography by David LaChapelle
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009...
in 1995. It was originally released only in Australia, but is now available in the rest of the world. It features cover photography by David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous style.-Early life:...
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Track listing
All songs written by Gordon Gano, except where noted- "Living a Lie" – 2:23
- "Tonight" – 1:55
- "Bad Dream" – 3:31
- "I Danced" – 2:12 (taken from the poem "I Danced Before I had Two Feet" by Max Dunn)
- "Thanksgiving (No Way Out)" – 3:37
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Is Dead" – 0:38 - "Life Is an Adventure" – 2:53
- "She Went to Germany" – 2:23
- "I Wanna See You Again" – 2:45
- "Didgeriblues" (Gano, Ritchie) – 2:33
- "Death Drugs" – 3:11
- "Sweet Worlds of Angels" – 4:03
Personnel
- Gordon GanoGordon GanoGordon James Gano is an American musician. He is best known for being the singer, guitarist and songwriter of American alternative rock band Violent Femmes.-Early life:...
– Vocals, Guitar - Brian RitchieBrian RitchieBrian Ritchie was the bass guitarist for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes.In addition to his bass playing, Ritchie is proficient at the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute...
– Bass, Vocals, guitar, organ, didgeridooDidgeridooThe didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread usage today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe"...
, autoharp - Guy HoffmanGuy HoffmanGuy Hoffman is a drummer and vocalist, formerly of such bands as Oil Tasters, BoDeans, Violent Femmes and Absinthe. He is a composer for such films as Field Day and a founding member of Radio Romeo.-Life:...
– Drums, Vocals
- David Vartanian – electric piano
- Bob Jennings – tenor and baritone sax, horn arrangement
- Pat Basler – Alto sax
- Ed Spangenberg – Trombone
- Sigmund Snopek III – Mellotron
- Producers – Brian Ritchie, Gordon Gano
- Recording and mixing – David Vartanian