The best modern VF album

Review Score: (8/10)
In my opinion, the Violent Femmes' career can be divided into 2 periods: before and after Why Do Birds Sing (not that that's their best; the first 2 releases are easily the best). This album, Rock!!!!!, is the best of the latter period IMHO. Unlike Freak Magnet or New Times, this one has no bad songs and several pretty great ones (Thankgiving, I Wanna See You Again, Sweet World of Angels). It also has some imperfect but still hummable songs such as Tonight, Life Is An Adventure, and She Went to Germany. Also, it's cool to note that Sweet World of Angels was actually written way back in Gordon's high school days, if I remember correctly. Explore their earlier work first, then get this.

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