YMMV / Violent Femmes

• Covered Up: Gnarles Barkley's cover of "Gone Daddy Gone" is arguably more popular (and, even more arguably, better) than their original version.
• Epic Riff: "Blister in the Sun" has one on guitar, and "Never Tell" is full of epic bass riffs.
• First Installment Wins: Their first album is by far their most popular and acclaimed.
• Harsher in Hindsight: Just listen to "Add It Up" in the light of the Isla Vista massacre and the killer's stated motives.
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • "County Death Song", full stop.
  "She was screaming as she fell, but I never heard her hit..."
  • The music at the end of "Mirror Mirror (I See A Damsel)" may also count.
• Signature Song: "Blister in the Sun", which doubles as Epic Riff.
• Values Dissonance: "Black Girls" has lyrics that can be seen as racist and homophobic by current standards. It doesn't help that Gano casually drops a gay slur in the second verse.

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