Rock!!!!!

1995 studio album by Violent Femmes

Rock!!!!!

Studio album by

Violent Femmes

Released| 1995 (1995)
Studio| DV's Perversion Room, Milwaukee, WI
Genre| Rock
Length| 32:04
Label| Mushroom
Producer| Brian Ritchie, Gordon Gano
Violent Femmes chronology
| New Times
(1994)  | Rock!!!!!
(1995)  | Viva Wisconsin
(1999)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

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AllMusic| [1]

Rock!!!!! is the seventh studio album released by Violent Femmes in 1995. It was originally released only in Australia, before becoming available in the rest of the world. It features cover photography by David LaChapelle. It was the first Violent Femmes album not to chart on the Billboard 200 since 1984's Hallowed Ground.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gordon Gano, except where noted.

Rock!!!!! track listingNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Living a Lie"|  | 2:23
2.| "Tonight"|  | 1:55
3.| "Bad Dream"|  | 3:31
4.| "I Danced"| Max Dunn, Gano| 2:12
5.| "Thanksgiving (No Way Out)"|  | 3:37
6.| "Dahmer Is Dead"|  | 0:38
7.| "Life Is an Adventure"|  | 2:53
8.| "She Went to Germany"|  | 2:23
9.| "I Wanna See You Again"|  | 2:45
10.| "Didgeriblues"| Gano, Brian Ritchie| 2:33
11.| "Death Drugs"|  | 3:11
12.| "Sweet Worlds of Angels"|  | 4:03

## Personnel

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* Gordon Gano – vocals, guitar, violin
* Brian Ritchie – bass, vocals, guitar, organ, didgeridoo, autoharp
* Guy Hoffman – drums, vocals
* David Vartanian – electric piano
* Bob Jennings – tenor and baritone sax, horn arrangement
* Pat Basler – alto sax
* Ed Spangenberg – trombone
* Sigmund Snopek III – mellotron
* Producers – Brian Ritchie, Gordon Gano
* Recording and mixing – David Vartanian

## Charts

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Chart performance for Rock!!!!! Chart (1995)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] | 33

## References

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1. ^ Rock!!!!! at AllMusic
2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Violent Femmes – Rock !!!!!". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
3. ^ "Charts.nz – Violent Femmes – Rock !!!!!". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

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Violent Femmes

* Gordon Gano
* Brian Ritchie
* John Sparrow

* Victor DeLorenzo
* Guy Hoffman
* Brian Viglione

Studio albums|

* Violent Femmes
* Hallowed Ground
* The Blind Leading the Naked
* 3
* Why Do Birds Sing?
* New Times
* Rock!!!!!
* Freak Magnet
* We Can Do Anything
* Hotel Last Resort

Live albums|

* Viva Wisconsin
* BBC Live
* Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland
* Archive Series No. 2: Live in Chicago Q101
* 2 Mics & the Truth

Compilations|

* Debacle: The First Decade
* Add It Up (1981–1993)
* Something's Wrong
* Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes

Extended plays|

* Happy New Year

Video albums|

* Permanent Record: Live & Otherwise

Singles|

* "Gone Daddy Gone"
* "Children of the Revolution"
* "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
* "Crazy"

Promotional singles|

* "Blister in the Sun"

Other songs|

* "Add It Up"

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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