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Violent Femmes Pittsburgh reviews
One of the best shows I've ever been to
I've been a casual fan of the Violent Femmes for years, but it wasn't until I saw them in January that I realized I was missing out. They quickly became a favorite band. When I heard about this show, my friend and I decided to go.
They put on such an amazing show. I love that they are still as passionate about their music as they were when they first started. They performed all of their popular songs (Blister in the Sun, Add It Up) as well as a few that I personally love (Color Me Once was FABULOUS). And they had an autograph session after!
Only thing I'm complaining about (and is this completely beyond VF's control) was that the crowd would talk during the slow songs. I recorded some video here and there and the crowd can be heard more clearly than the performance. :/
Still awesome to see them live. I will totally see them again whenever they're in So Cal.
Love Violent Femmes
I saw Violent Femmes in 2014 at the Suburbia Music Festival in Plano and I'm sure I have seen them before that too but can't remember when. They put on such a great show!! The lead singer's voice sounds amazing still to this day. They played all the hits that we love and we sang and danced the whole show. Even their "country" sounding songs were so good. And Echo & The Bunnymen was a perfect opener. I had never seen them before and they put on a great show and played a full set. The only bad thing was the snoozefest jazz music that was playing in between Echo & The Bunnymen and Violent Femmes. It was practically putting us to sleep.
I love American Music...baby
I last saw the Violent Femmes live about 15 years ago at Bratfest in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It was epic--the occasion, the drummer playing a song with bratwurst on his drumsticks, etc. I'm happy to report that they sounded every bit as good at this show as they did years ago. A few line-up changes didn't harm the magic; the current drummer may not have used brats, but he did include a barbeque (grill) in his drum kit and rocked it. The guys on horns and sax added depth and Gordon made sure folk met punk in the middle with his banjo and fiddle. The only reason I didn't give the show 5 stars is because I don't love it when bands clump all of their biggest hits together in a cluster near the end. I'm so glad I didn't miss the show this time around. Proud Wisconsin boy, here.