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Jonathan Kramer: Five Compositions
Lassus: Jeremiah Lamentations / Motets
Music: High Powered Dance Music from Europe
Music Review: 8 Point Agenda [CD-single]
Meine Lieder Meine Gefuhle [Import]
Liebre Ist Das Salz Der Er [Import]
Mozart: Symphony No36; Concertos for piano No15
Miles! Miles! Miles! Live in Japan '81 [Live]
Jazz After Hous with Miles Davis: Live at the Royal Roost [Live] [Import]
Yasushi Akutagawa: Ellora Symphony; Trinita Sinfonica Rapsodia per Orchestra
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Aside from the Milwaukee trio's 1981 debut, the Violent Femmes have made a career of tacking one or two great songs onto otherwise mediocre albums--so this 1993 best-of is perfect for consumers. It has all the good stuff, from the retro radio hour staples "Blister in the Sun" and "Gone Daddy Gone," plus the creepy murder-suicide story "Country Death Song," the should've-been-a-hit "American Music" and ephemera like live versions of "Add It Up" and "Kiss Off." With Gordon Gano's never-aging teen whine and a crack rhythm section, the Femmes have had brief moments as America's best rock & roll band. This collection captures some of them. --Steve Knopper