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The Blind Leading the Naked

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Released
  
1986

Length
  
37:36

Artist
  
Violent Femmes

Producer
  
Jerry Harrison

Recorded
  
July – September 1985

The Blind Leading the Naked(1986)
  
3(1989)

Release date
  
1986

Label
  
Slash Records

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Genres
  
Rock music, Alternative rock

Similar
  
Violent Femmes albums, Rock music albums

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The Blind Leading the Naked is the third album by Violent Femmes. It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and released in 1986. The title is a play on the figure of speech "the blind leading the blind."

Contents

The Blind Leading the Naked was the band's first album to reach the Billboard chart, peaking at #84, and its only one to chart in Britain.

Track listing

All tracks written by Gordon Gano, except where noted.

Violent Femmes

  • Gordon Gano – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Brian Ritchie – bass, lead and rhythm guitar, vocals, jaw harp, slide whistle
  • Victor DeLorenzo – drums, percussion, tortoise, vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • Jerry Harrison – keyboards, guitar, melodica
  • Fred Frith – homemade instruments, guitar
  • Leo Kottke – acoustic 10-string guitar
  • Sigmund Snopek III – keyboards
  • Peter Balestrieri – alto saxophone
  • Steve Mackay – saxophone
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Abdulhamid Alwan – tabla, daf
  • Junior Brantley – keyboards
  • Jim Liban – harmonica
  • Bill Schaefgen – trombone
  • Drake Scott – vocalizing

    • Songs

    1Old Mother Reagan0:32
    2No Killing5:14
    3Faith4:15

    References

    The Blind Leading the Naked Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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