Maintaining strong indie credibility, this platinum-selling Milwaukee bred alt-rock trio has been called the "original unplugged band." The raw power of their no-frills yet highly emotive acoustic sound-plus the lyrical heft of Gordon Gano's songs-made the Femmes postmodern cult heroes with enormous staying power. In his notes to this, their first career-spanning collection, Rolling Stone's David Fricke states, "The Violent Femmes are what rock & roll must have sounded like at the creation." Hear it on 16 classics including "Blister in the Sun," "Add It Up," "Gone Daddy Gone", "Nightmares," and "American Music."

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. GORDON'S MESSAGE
2. AMERICAN MUSIC
3. BLISTER IN THE SUN
4. KISS OFF
5. ADD IT UP
6. COUNTRY DEATH SONG
7. BLACK GIRLS
8. CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION
9. I HELD HER IN MY ARMS (ORIGINAL
10. NIGHTMARES
11. LIES
12. BREAKIN' UP
13. COLOR ME ONCE
14. I DANCED
15. GIMME THE CAR
16. FREAK MAGNET
17. GOOD FEELING (LIVE AT RHINO, 2002) (HIDDEN TRACK)