The Blind Leading the Naked

by Violent Femmes

The Blind Leading the Naked cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1987
  • Label: Slash
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:12
  • Community rating: 3.07/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Gordon Gano, Steve Scales, Brian Ritchie, Marc Bolan, Sigmund Snopek III, Junior Brantley, Shirley Simms, other, Jerry Harrison, Lovelace Redmond, Connie Blomberg, Arlene Holmes, Steven Mackay, Bill Schaefgen, Jim Liban, Peter Balestrieri

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads, this effort finds the Milwaukee trio expanding their acoustic, anxious punk format into broader and more polished alternative rock territories. 'The Blind Leading the Naked' incorporates horns and electric guitars while directing Gordon Gano's trademark neuroses toward more explicitly political themes.

Genres

Descriptors: political

Tracklist

  1. Old Mother Reagan (0:29)
  2. No Killing (5:10)
  3. Faith (4:14)
  4. Breakin' Hearts (2:12)
  5. Special (2:16)
  6. Love & Me Make Three (2:50)
  7. Candlelight Song (3:10)
  8. I Held Her In My Arms (2:50)
  9. Children Of The Revolution (4:17)
  10. Good Friend (3:27)
  11. Heartache (2:00)
  12. Cold Canyon (3:20)
  13. Two People (0:57)

Credits

  • Violent Femmes - primary artist
  • Geoff Worman - artwork [inner sleeve collage]
  • Brian Ritchie - bass, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals, jew's harp, slide whistle, cover [cover coordination], lead vocals, written-by, bass guitar family mouth harp slide whistle, vocal
  • Victor DeLorenzo - cover [back cover hallucination], drums, percussion, other [tortoise], vocals, written-by, membranophone percussion, vocal
  • Dennis Nechvatal - cover [front cover paintings, phantom fish]
  • Gordon Gano - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, written-by, guitar, lead vocals vocal
  • Steve Scales - percussion
  • Peter Balestrieri - alto saxophone, vocals

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