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Hallowed Ground (Violent Femmes album)

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Released
  
June 1984

Length
  
38:57

Artist
  
Violent Femmes

Label
  
Slash Records

Recorded
  
January, 1984

Producer
  
Mark Van Hecke

Release date
  
June 1984

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Studio
  
Secret Sound Studio, NYC

Hallowed Ground (1984)
  
The Blind Leading the Naked (1986)

Genres
  
Alternative rock, Folk punk

Similar
  
Violent Femmes, The Blind Leading the Naked, Why Do Birds Sing?, New Times, Freak Magnet

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Hallowed Ground is the second album by Violent Femmes, released in June 1984. Like the band's first album, the songs were mostly written by singer/guitarist/lyricist Gordon Gano when he was in high school. "Country Death Song", for example, was based on a true story from an 1862 news article about a man who intentionally threw his daughter into a well and then hanged himself in his barn. It was written by Gano during his 10th grade study hall. The Christian-related lyrics on Hallowed Ground were thought by some to be sarcastic, but Gano is a devout Christian. The other two members of Violent Femmes were atheists, and initially refused to perform those songs, but after their debut had been recorded, they relented and several of Gano's religion-themed songs were recorded for Hallowed Ground.

Contents

Violent femmes hallowed ground


Track listing

All tracks written by Gordon Gano.

Violent Femmes

  • Gordon Gano – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle
  • Brian Ritchie – mariachi bass, electric bass, slide bass, celesta, marimba, jew's harp, vocals
  • Victor DeLorenzo – tranceaphone, trap and electric drum sets, stompatron, percussion, vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • Mark Van Hecke – piano on "Hallowed Ground" and "It's Gonna Rain", organ on "I Know That It's True But I'm Sorry To Say"
  • Tony Trischka – banjo on "Country Death Song" and "It's Gonna Rain"
  • Christina Houghton – autoharp on "Jesus Walking On The Water"
  • Peter Balestrieri – vocals on "Jesus Walking On The Water", saxophone on "Black Girls", harmonica on "It's Gonna Rain"
  • Cynthia Gano Lewis – vocals on "Jesus Walking On The Water"
  • Drake Scott – cornetto on "Black Girls", sackbut on "Sweet Misery Blues"
  • John Zorn – alto saxophone, clarinet & game calls on "Black Girls"
  • John Tanner – clarinet on "Sweet Misery Blues"

    • Production

  • Producer – Mark Van Hecke
  • Engineers – John Tanner, Warren Bruleigh

    • Charts

    Album

    Songs

    1Country Death Song5:03
    2I Hear the Rain1:32
    3Never Tell7:10

    References

    Hallowed Ground (Violent Femmes album) Wikipedia
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