2000 studio album by Violent Femmes
Freak Magnet Released February 22, 2000 (2000-02-22 ) Studio Big House, Soundtrack, Odin, Son/Re, DV's Perversion Room, Milwaukee , WI , Nine Lives Genre Rock Length 44 :49 Label Beyond [1] Producer Warren Bruleigh, Violent Femmes , Pierre Henry, Tom Grimley
Freak Magnet is a studio album by Violent Femmes , released in 2000.[4] [5] It contains the single "Sleepwalkin'".[6]
Originally scheduled for a 1998 release on Interscope Records , Freak Magnet was pulled when the band was dropped from the label.[7] A reissue with live bonus tracks were released via Shout! Factory in 2005.[8]
Critical reception [ edit ] 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."[9] 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."[10] Paste ' 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."[11] 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."[12]
Track listing [ edit ] All tracks are written by Gordon Gano , except where noted
2000 Cooking Vinyl album track listing Title Writer(s) 1. "Hollywood Is High" 2:22 2. "Freak Magnet" 2:35 3. "Sleepwalkin' " 2:21 4. "All I Want" 3:32 5. "New Generation" Rose Marie McCoy, Albert Ayler , Mary Parks 2:38 6. "In the Dark" 3:50 7. "Rejoice and Be Happy" 2:11 8. "Mosh Pit" Gano, Brian Ritchie 2:13 9. "Forbidden" William Carlos Williams , Gano2:59 10. "When You Died" 2:34 11. "At Your Feet" 2:51 12. "I Danced" Max Dunn, Gano 2:43 13. "I'm Bad" 2:42 14. "Happiness Is" 4:18 15. "A Story" Gano, Ritchie 5:00
2005 Shout! Factory reissue bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 16. "Rejoice And Be Happy" (live) 2:24 17. "Freak Magnet" (live) 2:34 18. "Positively 4th Street " (live) Bob Dylan 3:56
1998 Interscope promo CD track listing Title 1. "I'm Bad" 2:42 2. "Freak Magnet" 2:37 3. "All I Want" 4:09 4. "Rejoice and Be Happy" 2:11 5. "I Wanna See You Again" 2:43 6. "I'm Nothing" 2:24 7. "Positively 4th Street " (Bob Dylan ) 2:52 8. "A Story" (featuring Pierre Henry ) (Gano, Brian Ritchie) 4:58 9. "Happiness Is" 4:20 10. "Forbidden" (William Carlos Williams , Gano) 2:55 11. "Mosh Pit" (Gano, Ritchie) 2:13 12. "Yes Oh Yes" 3:22 13. "When You Died" 2:34 14. "Requiem" 3:48 15. "Reckless Stones" (Special bonus composition featuring Pierre Henry) 4:41
Personnel [ edit ] Violent Femmes [ edit ] Gordon Gano – vocal , guitar Brian Ritchie – bass , guitar , keyboards , percussion , shakuhachi , vocal, additional recording, cover design Guy Hoffman – drums , percussion, vocal Technical personnel [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 445. ^ "Freak Magnet - Violent Femmes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com. ^ Lieck, Ken (March 31, 2000). "Review: Freak Magnet " . Nick Barbaro. Retrieved 19 June 2009 . ^ "Violent Femmes | Biography & History" . AllMusic . ^ "Reviews" . CMJ New Music Report . CMJ Network, Inc. February 7, 2000 – via Google Books. ^ VanHorn, Teri (January 3, 2000). "Violent Femmes To Take Freak Magnet On Road" . MTV News . ^ Murray, Nick (March 4, 2015). "Hear Violent Femmes' First New Song in 15 Years" . Rolling Stone . ^ "Freak Magnet [Bonus Tracks] - Violent Femmes | Release Info" . Allmusic . ^ Jenkins, Mark (April 14, 2000). "VIOLENT FEMMES" . The Washington Post . ^ Wilyman, Scott (May 1, 2000). "Violent Femmes Freak Magnet" . Exclaim! . ^ Lisle, Andrew (June 30, 2008). "Violent Femmes (reissues)" . Paste . ^ Robbins, Ira. "Violent Femmes" . Trouser Press . Retrieved 16 February 2021 .
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