The Blind Leading the Naked (1986)
This is where I jump off the Femme ship. The band will always be enshrined in greatness for their first two albums and early singles , but after that...they lost what they had.
I haven't listened to this album in years but on a quick review a couple of points. The first is that it has a much more happier tone in comparison to their previous albums, thereby substituting punk angst for a lighter rockabilly sound. This wouldn't be a problem if the vast majority of the songs were written written, but they are not. In fact you could literally just listen to the first three tracks on repeat, because the rest of the album isn't really worth the while. I don't really want to start breaking down musical compositions, so just trust me on this one.
Thus the verdict ** 1/2 stars
Perhaps the last great dark Femmes tune?
No Killing
Faith
Next up some indie rock
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