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  Amazon.com: Freak Magnet: Music: Violent Femmes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Freak Magnet is not the sound of a band maturing or exploring a new sound or even expanding on an old one; rather, it's the sound of a band comfortably within its element.
It is a fact that Freak Magnet, one of their newer albums is not as good as their classics, but on the other hand, the music is still excellent, just not AS excellent.
Freak Magnet is the Violent Femmes at middle age.
www.amazon.com /Freak-Magnet-Violent-Femmes/dp/B00004KD35   (1102 words)

  
 In Music We Trust - Violent Femmes: Freak Magnet
An explosion of their acoustic pop standards, as well as other driving rock songs, the band rockets its way back into fans hearts with FREAK MAGNET, an album sure to please fans and gain some new ones.
The drums are crisp, the bass is driving, and the guitars soar through razor sharp modern rock and pop chords.
Then there are cuts like "Freak Magnet," the dirty, wild rock 'n' roll number sure to get you remembering when rock 'n' roll was real, as well as the acoustic "All I Want," a folk-y pop cut sure to hook you while mellowing you out.
www.inmusicwetrust.com /articles/28r36.html   (210 words)

  
 Violent Femmes - Freak Magnet
After I realized that I had just rendered this album virtually useless, I decided I might as well listen to the Violent Femmes newest album, Freak Magnet, and see how it held up to the classic stuff.
Freak Magnet was originally scheduled to be released by Interscope Records in 1998.
"Freak Magnet" picks up a little bit with track three, "Sleepwalkin'," a rock song in the vein of classic Femmes tunes.
www.adkg.com /reviews/music/violentfemmes-freakmagnet.html   (589 words)

  
 Press Kit for Violent Femmes album Freak Magnet
Freak Magnet -- the first new studio album from VIOLENT FEMMES since 1994's New Times -- truly captures the group at their best: a bit punk, part acoustic, always sardonic and never afraid to speak their minds.
Freak Magnet, VIOLENT FEMMES' sixth studio album, is "a selection of recordings we've made in the studio over the last four years," vocalist/guitarist Gordon Gano says.
With Freak Magnet, fans are once again reminded just how vital VIOLENT FEMMES have been, and are, to the music world.
www.violentfemmes.net /presskit_fm.htm   (1092 words)

  
 MetaChat - Are You a 'Freak Magnet?'
I'm not a freak magnet, but I've known people who definitely were.
Not a freak magnet -- strangers tend not to talk to me -- but a friend of mine is. She's a social worker.
My wife is a freak magnet and I'm the opposite (and yes, I'm aware of the irony).
metachat.org /index.php/2006/08/02/are_you_a_freak_magnet   (569 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/freakmagnetchicago
Chicago's FREAK MAGNET is a high energy sucker punch to the gut of punk-inspired hard rock music.
After honing their live show at respected venues such as Chicago's DOUBLE DOOR, FREAK MAGNET entered Rax Trax studios to record their newest release, the PRETTY MOUTH EP, engineered by The Colonel, Josh Shapera (Shots Fired, Onward Crispin Glover) and mixed/co-produced by Joe Funderburk (Tomahawk, Silver Jews, Hank III).
Glad to know Freak Magnet is still around.
www.myspace.com /freakmagnetchicago   (189 words)

  
 Quod She: The triumphant return of my freak magnet
Once upon a time I was a Freak Magnet much like this blogger.
I should’ve known that freaks were afoot when I could hear the pathetic bar band way, way down the hall and in the swimming pool area.
Oh, and at one point, the guitarist referred to the band as a “bunch of young guys” and also drew attention to the fact that their audience was so small and they were playing a hotel on a Monday night.
quodshe.blogspot.com /2006/07/triumphant-return-of-my-freak-magnet.html   (2284 words)

  
 CD Reviews: Smashing Pumpkins, Violent Femmes, Rollins Band (NY Rock)
Freak Magnet uses a bit more electric guitar than the Femmes are known for, and the result is a harder edge.
While critics have been known to cringe at the band's sound (the predominantly acoustic attack of their previous work can be a bit trying), there should be none of that here.
Chances are the song you'll be hearing most is "Sleepwalkin'," which opens with the lyrics, "Someone suck me, late last evening, and it was time to make a change." Just the kind of song for the sequel to "American Pie." It's frenetic, upbeat, and typical Femmes.
www.nyrock.com /reviews/2000/3cds.htm   (907 words)

  
 eBay - violent femmes freak ..., CDs, Music items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=violent+femmes+freak+...   (303 words)

  
 Freak Magnet Rider
Freak Magnets are a group of bikers who enjoy riding anywhere, especially in and around the state of Louisiana.
Each year we take an annual trip to other states in the U.S. In our travels we meet a lot of those "other people" who we sometimes call different.
From time to time you may find a photo of one those "other people" on our site and the story that goes with it.
www.freakmagnet.us   (127 words)

  
 Shout! Factory Store
Originally scheduled for a 1998 release on Interscope, Freak Magnet was pulled when the band was dropped from the label.
Promo copies fetched upwards of $50 until the album was released in improved form by indie label Beyond in 2000.
Factory is reissuing an even more improved version of Freak Magnet—including bonus tracks—finally giving it the widespread exposure it deserves.
www.shoutfactorystore.com /prod.aspx?pfid=226   (172 words)

  
 Shout! Factory - Violent Femmes - Freak Magnet
Originally scheduled for a 1998 release on Interscope, Freak Magnet was pulled when the band was dropped from the label.
Promo copies fetched upwards of $50 until the album was released in improved form by indie label Beyond in 2000.
Factory is reissuing an even more improved version of Freak Magnet—including bonus tracks—finally giving it the widespread exposure it deserves.
www.shoutfactory.com /selection/194/Violent_Femmes_Freak_Magnet.html   (95 words)

  
 Violent Femmes: Freak Magnet Aversion.com Review
Time off seems to have paid dividends for the Violent Femmes, though, with Freak Magnet, the band's first studio record in five years, delivering a strong showing, eclipsing much of the band's latter-day albums in both depth and quality.
Thematically, Freak Magnet shares the same sense of new directions to old ideas, with songs like "Sleepwalkin'" and "I'm Bad," giving the band's teen angst themes a more adult spin.
Freak Magnet isn't without its share of freakish tracks, however.
www.aversion.com /bands/reviews.cfm?f_id=186   (467 words)

  
 Oddballs abound when you're a freak magnet - More Health News - MSNBC.com
“A freak magnet is basically someone who attracts bizarre, unwanted attention,” says Ginger, who asked that her real name not be used due to the number of times she’s been stalked.
Even if you’re magnetizing freaks, you’re still magnetizing somebody.
Duddy, whose mother suffered from mental illness, calls herself freak tolerant and admits to being a bit outside the norm, herself.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/14124484   (1169 words)

  
 Freak Magnet
The LOOKS FAMILIAR single quickly caught the attention of the staff at SCRATCHIE RECORDS, co-owned by James Iha and D'arcy Wretzky (SMASHING PUMPKINS) and Adam Schlesinger (FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE), leading to the SCRATCHIE release of the CLEAN SHAVE single.
Time and personnel changes have breathed fresh life into FREAK MAGNET with the addition of Kevin Martensen (Drums, Vocals) and Bill Arroyo (Bass).
After honing their live show at respected venues such as Chicago's DOUBLE DOOR, the newly re-launched FREAK MAGNET entered Rax Trax studios to record their newest release, the PRETTY MOUTH EP, engineered by The Colonel, Josh Shapera (Shots Fired, Onward Crispin Glover) and mixed/co-produced by Joe Funderburk (Tomahawk, Silver Jews, Hank III).
www.freakmagnet.info   (221 words)

  
 Jenny Sais Quoi: Thought I'd lost my freak magnet. Nope. Found it again.
Jenny Sais Quoi: Thought I'd lost my freak magnet.
Overheard somewhere in the universe: "Strong the freak magnet is with this one.
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
jenstewart.com /2006/07/thought-id-lost-my-freak-magnet-nope.html   (565 words)

  
 The Austin Chronicle Music: Review - Violent Femmes Freak Magnet (Beyond/BMG)
As such, the good news and bad news on Freak Magnet are one and the same: The band is still doing pretty much the same thing that they were in 1982.
Actually, they sound fresher on Freak Magnet than they've sounded since 1986's The Blind Leading the Naked, with relentlessly up-tempo tunes and grinny, playful lyrics in ample supply.
They'll probably never regain their position as Kings of Spring Break, but to use Freak Magnet's song titles to make a point, the "New Generation" may still find reason to "Rejoice and Be Happy" that the Femmes are back in the "Mosh Pit."
www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid:76651   (272 words)

  
 What Are You Working On? Writers on their works in progress
Then I realized that the stories I had been writing were all about women and girls who had such encounters.
In short, these stories were all about freak magnets.
I had always thought I was going to be more of a novelist than a short story writer, because the first big thing I wrote was a novel back in undergrad.
www.toobeautiful.org /waywo_myfanwycollins.html   (622 words)

  
 Shopzilla - Compare prices on magnet t shirt Men's T-Shirts in Clothing & Accessories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
There were no matches for freak magnet t-shirt.
Star Wars Original Chick Magnet T-Shirt It's no mystery that chicks loved the Falcon.
Nintendo Super Mario Bros. Magnet Set The Super Mario Bros. magnet set comes with 9 different magnets...
www.shopzilla.com /7Y_-_cat_id--10060900__keyword--freak+magnet+t-shirt   (252 words)

  
 Rude Cactus: Audioblog: Freak Magnet II
Maybe in some weird alternate universe you and Freak Lady are very good friends who share many evenings discussing everything Jeff Beck and co-running a I-Wear-Jeff-Beck-in-My-Locket webring or a I-Wear-a-Fanny-Pack-and-Love-to-Stalk-Complete-Strangers-Looking-for-Music webring.
I mean ya gotta admit...she's the total ying to your yang...or you're the ying to her yang depending on how you look at it!
I had a feeling, when you said, go back and listen to the first freak story...it was gonna be her!
www.rudecactus.com /archives/000827.html   (951 words)

  
 Freak Magnet - Violent Femmes - Song Listings
The Violent Femmes' first album of new material to be released in the U.S. since 1994's muddled New Times (not counting the 1995 Australian release Rock!!!!!, reissued stateside in 1998), Freak Magnet is a pleasant surprise in its focus and consistency, marking yet another return to the group's...
There's a bit of filler here, but it's agreeable and good-humored, and the memorable moments outweigh it by a wide margin.
Write a Review Tell the world what you think about Freak Magnet by Violent Femmes!
www.mp3.com /albums/412883/summary.html   (435 words)

  
 A freak magnet? at Robservations :: A view from the bleachers…
So here I sit, the wife laying beside me sleeping soundly again… just as beautiful as ever.
My friends home safe and sound, and the freak of the night not on the road to endanger anybody.
And why is it me that always seems to bring out that obsessive freak in many of the women that I meet?
www.robservations.net /?p=68   (830 words)

  
 Welcome to the MUSICMATCH Guide
The Magnet by Bruno Coulais & Akhenaton/Orginal Soundtrack
Chick Magnet [Chopped and Screwed] by Paul Wall
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide © 2001 AEC One Stop Group, Inc. All Music Guide is a registered Trademark of AEC One Stop Group, Inc.
www.mmguide.musicmatch.com /search/nm.cgi?rightere=Magnet   (84 words)

  
 sonomu: Freak Magnet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I guess they're something of an acquired taste, but this is nonetheless a welcome return from one of the '80s great bands, the Violent Femmes dragging those long-term memories back into the short-term with such vitality you wonder if they've just been practising all this time.
Gano's lyrics are as dryly witty, overtly sexy, subconsciously bizarre as ever, and either sneeringly spat out on the noisy fast ones, or delicately curled with a regretful yet ever-hopeful whine over the pretty slow ones.
These latter, the almost-love songs "All I Want" and "When You Died", are often quite beautiful, in a girl-next-door sense, providing perfect momentary respite from the energy rush of "Sleepwalkin'", "Freak Magnet", and the aptly-named "Mosh Pit".
sonomu.net /text/~589   (417 words)

  
 Win a date with Finn!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At the 1897 Eastern Conference of Electromotive Engineers, Nikola Tesla postulated that the Freak Magnet, acting as a capacitor, could store and align similar freak waveforms.
A few scientists, later revealed not to be human, encouraged Tesla to pursue his theorem.
Burton-Finnegan is using the power of the Freak Magnet in a red blooded attempt to promote his church and provide some lucky contestant with an enjoyable afternoon/evening of romance.
www.bway.net /~finn/date.html   (446 words)

  
 Freak Magnet - Happy Tree Friends - Farbige Logos - maMOB.de   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Freak Magnet - Happy Tree Friends - Farbige Logos - maMOB.de
Startseite » Farbige Logos » Happy Tree Friends » Freak Magnet
Farbige Logos » Happy Tree Friends » Freak Magnet
www.mamob.de /farbige-logos/happy-tree-friends/freak-magnet.html   (624 words)

  
 Riders Page Photos
Head Freak Magnet Fat Bob and Raffe ready to leave Lynchberg TN Raffe, Doc, Cher and Fat Bob on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA Squeaks and Chaser on Lookout Mountain
Check out the chat room on Tuesday nights
Freak Magnets will be in chat room on Tuesday nights at
www.freakmagnet.us /crew.html   (202 words)

  
 Writing.Com: Stalkers Log, or Freak Magnet
Then later, while we were running, he comes up behind me and my friend, like really close, and I have personal space issues when it comes to freaks like this dude.
Which made me feel bad for even inviting him in the first place just to have someone I could actually be myself around.
I know what it feels like to feel the Holy Spirit moving inside of you, you can think of me as freak all you want to, but last Sunday was one of the most awesome experiences ever.
www.writing.com /main/books/entry_id/324709   (2596 words)

  
 Violent Femmes - Freak Magnet (w/Bonus Tracks) (Rmst) :: Folk Music - Bluegrass Music - Alt Country - Americana Music - ...
Violent Femmes - Freak Magnet (w/Bonus Tracks) (Rmst)
Factory is reissuing an even more improved version of Freak Magnet - including bonus tracks - finally giving it the widespread exposure it deserves.
Freak Magnet (w/Bonus Tracks) (Rmst) - - 11.49
store.milesofmusic.com /32331.html   (166 words)

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