Freak Magnet
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Originally planned for a 1998 release on Interscope Records, Freak Magnet was pulled when the band was dropped from the label.[4] A reissue with live bonus tracks were released via Shout! Factory in 2005.[5]
Critical reception
The Washington Post called the album "stuck in the Reagan decade," writing that "the Femmes still play punky hootenanny-rock with occasional potty-mouthed lyrics to assure frat-boy appeal."[6] Exclaim! wrote that the Violent Femmes "tend to sound like an average band dabbling in a goofy brand of punk, save for Gordon Gano's voice, which anyone could spot a mile away."[7] PasteTemplate:'s Andrew Lisle wrote: "With sarcastic, solid originals like 'Happiness Is' and 'Hollywood Is High', the boys try to achieve former glory on Freak Magnet, falling just short of success."[8] Trouser Press called it "a strong return to form," writing that "the Femmes hang their music in thick, hard-rocking sheets of sound rather than on a skeletal acoustic frame."[9]
Track listing
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Personnel
Violent Femmes
- Gordon Gano – vocal, guitar
- Brian Ritchie – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, shakuhachi, vocal, additional recording, cover design
- Guy Hoffman – drums, percussion, vocal
Technical personnel
- Violent Femmes – co-producer
- Warren Bruleigh – co-producer, mixing, additional recording
- Pierre Henry – co-producer, additional recording
- Tom Grimley – co-producer, additional recording
- Martin Brass – recording, mixing
- David Vartanian – mixing, cover design
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Roger Lian – mastering
- Bill Emmons – additional recording
- Mark Mason – assistant engineer
- Ken Feldman – assistant engineer
- Rich Tapper – assistant engineer
- Nicola Stemmer – assistant engineer
References
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