quick question
 

can anyone think of any punk or post-punk or other generally abrasive bands that feature a violin? the only ones coming to mind are Velvet Underground and the Raincoats, but I could swear I know a couple others.

any help would be appreciated

also, i've been looking for John Cale - Sabotage/Live for at least two years, if anyone has it

Um, alot of punk fans love World Inferno Friendship Society, but I wouldn't consider them punk.

Thats really all I can think of.

Also, I havn't listened to them in forever so they may not even use a violin.

aren't they that sort of mainstream ska-punk band? i think i had the opportunity to see them once but wasn't too impressed with what i heard

I've only heard Friend To The Friendless, it didn't sound that punk, or ska at all. I try and stay away from saying what is and isn't ska though because i'm probably totally off.

i think what i heard had a trumpet. i could be thinking of someone completely different though.

irrelevant. i'm looking for something noisy and fast that's bound to piss people off ( i want to put on a performance at school )

John Cale played the Viola. That accounts for the violin-like sounds you hear in the first Velvet Underground record.

Yeah, I know. Violin, viola, meme difference.

Play some Ex-models and just add a violin part.

I'm flirting with the idea of playing "European Son," God that would piss people off.

why.. i liek that song