While nothing could ever quite match the perfection of Violent Femmes' self-titled debut, its sequel Hallowed Ground did a damned fine job of giving it a go. Featuring fan favourites like Country Death Song and Jesus Walking On The Water, the album was written at the same time as its predecessor, but still somehow acts as a stylistic departure with its gothic Americana slant, and earnest religious leanings mixed with confessional debauchery. Celebrating forty years since its release, the band have decided to give the album a good old fashioned reissue. - Flying Out
Released in line with its 40th anniversary; Hallowed Ground is the 1984 follow up to the Violent Femmes legendary self-titled debut album. Similar to the first album, all of the songs were written by lead singer Gordon Gano while still in high school. The band’s sophomore title, however, pushed the band in new directions and made sure they did not rest on their laurels – featuring fan favorites (and live staples) Country Death Song, Jesus Walking on the Water, I Hear The Rain, Black Girls and Never Tell. Mastered from the original stereo tapes (AAA).
Tracklist:
1. Country Death Song
2. I Hear the Rain
3. Never Tell
4. Jesus Walking on the Water
5. I Know It's True but I'm Sorry to Say
6. Hallowed Ground
7. Sweet Misery Blues
8. Black Girls
9. It's Gonna Rain
