Comments on: Diversions :: Gordan Gano/Transformative LPs

By: Dropnamer

Dropnamer — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:51:02 +0000

Say Hello to William Dafoe

By: pbg

pbg — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:21:09 +0000

I remember going to the Wobbly hall in Chicago when the Femmes (some of them anyway) were backing up Eugene Chadbourne. For that service, if for nothing else, they have my eternal thanks.

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Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:02:36 +0000

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By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:19:11 +0000

I was just listening to “Life Is An Adventure” off Viva Wisconsin when I caught this. Love the Femmes. Nice work Drunkard.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:35:54 +0000

Thanks Gordon. Your comments ring true. As someone who lived in small clubs here in NC in the late 70s and through out the 80s, it’s no surprise. I hold on to all sorts of audio odds and ends and one of my favorites is a cassette taped interview with Paul Westerberg from a show at the (long gone) Pier here in Raleigh. The interview is interupted, however, by the headliner as they launch into their set with some song called “Blister in the Sun” (or something like that). Much as I loved the ‘Mats, the real Hootenanny was just getting started!
Cheers

By: Jason Feinberg

Jason Feinberg — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:19:18 +0000

i know this is obvious, but if you mashed these 5 records together you really would get that definitive Femmes sound. says a lot about the caliber of the band that they could combine such diverse influence into a timeless classic sound.