Perhaps no band benefited from the beauty of the mix tape better than the Violent Femmes. However, you could argue that no other band led to the proliferation of the art form of creating a mix tape more than the Femmes. The simpleness of song structure (and production) and the adolescent lyrical content (one reviewer calling it "uber-elementary sing-alongs") were absolutely {chef's kiss} to represent frustrated, angsty teenagers of the 1980s and '90s. It makes sense -- chief songwriter Gordon Gano began writing much of these tunes when he was 15, after all. Their debut 1983 album includes classics like "Blister in the Sun," "Gone Daddy Gone," "Kiss Off," "Add It Up" and more -- all songs that hit the nerve of what it means to be a young person. It's no surprise that the Violent Femmes can still be heard on "mix tapes" (aka playlists) even today.
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
James Taylor - Greatest Hits, Volume One
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Boyz II Men – Cooleyhighharmony
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Listener‘s Choice: Taylor Swift‘s folklore
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
Fugees - The Score
Adele - 21
Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
Rush–Moving Pictures
Underrated Albums: Roman Candle, Queen Sarah Saturday
Counting Crows - August and Everything After
Prince - Purple Rain
Listener's Choice - Cage The Elephant
Anderson .Paak - Ventura
Van Halen - 1984
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
The Police - Synchronicity
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