| Title | Viva Wisonsin |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Labels | Beyond Music, BMG, Mushroom, Cooking Vinyl, Volgato, High Coin, Shout! Factory, Sum Records |
| Format | CD |
| Length | 47:43 |
| Variants | N/A |
Track Listing
- Prove My Love
- I’m Nothing
- Country Death Song
- Blister In The Sun
- Gimmie The Car
- Don’t Talk About My Music
- Confessions
- Hallowed Ground
- Life Is An Adventure
- Old Mother Reagan
- Ugly
- Good Feeling
- Dahmer Is Dead
- American Music
- Special
- Sweet Worlds Of Angels
- Black Girls
- Gone Daddy Gone
- Add It Up
- Kiss Off
- Bonus Track: Outside The Palace (Shout! Release)
October 25-31, 1998 violent Femmes did an acoustic tour of their home state of Wisconsin. Two Guitars, Two Drums & three Voices. Femmes back to basics, no overdoing, no electronics, No crap. Their best songs, raw and intimate. This is the Ultimate Violent Femmes Recording.
Violent Femmes
Gordon Gano: Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
Brian Ritchie: Acoustic bass Guitar, Shakuhachi, Xylophone, Soprano Saxophone, Harmonica, Conch, Theremin, Vocal
Guy Hoffman: Snare Drum, Tranceaphone, Bugle, Vocal
The Horns Of Dilemma
Sigmund Snopek III piano:, Oboe, Flute, Trombone, Native American Flute, Bass Clarinet, Vocal
Ray Cribb: Trombone, Bass
Eric Markstrum: Trombone
Mike Kock: Saxophone
Shane Derstl: Trumpet
Produced by David Vartanian
All songs written by Gordon Gano, published by Gorno Music ASCAP except
“Don’t Talk About My Music” written by Donn Adams, Dominic Placco & Brian Ritchie, Published by embassy Music Corp. BMI Farnsley Music
BMI, Domster Music BMI and Humidor BMI.
“Gone Daddy Gone” Written by Gordon Gano & Willie Dixon published by gorno music ASCAP/Hoochie Coochie Music BMI.
Recorded by David Vartanian, October 25-31, 1998, barrymore Theater, Madison, Grand opera House, oshkosh; Grand
Theater, Wausau; Hollywood Theater, Lacrosse; state theater, Eau Claire; Pabst Theater, Milwaukee
Mixed By David Vartanian at DV’s perversion Room, Milwaukee.
Mastered by Roger Lian at Masterdisc
Live Sound: Caleb Lentzner
Femmes Crew: Willie MacInnes, Darren Brown, Caleb Lentzner, Ray Cribb, Johnnie O’ Brien
ACG Crew: Peter Jest, Rob Czarnezki, Mark Shurilla
Guy Hoffman plays: DW Snare Drums
Management: Jamie Kitman, The Hornblow Group USA
U.S. Bookings: Frank Riley, Monterey Peninsula Artists
European Bookings: Paul Bosswell, Free Trade Agency
Business Management: Comart and Koppel
Merchandising:Anthill
Legal Representation: Jeffry Light
Cover Design Barbra Glauber and Beverly joel/Heavy Meta and Brian Ritchie
Photos: Br. Varuni Kulasekera
Background Photos: Images Copyright 1999 Photodisc, Inc
Backstage pass Guy Hoffman
Website: www.vfemmes.com