On this week’s Rip It Up, we took a look at 2 of my favorite bands, the Violent Femmes and the Meat Puppets, and many of my favorite tracks by them!
1. Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
2. Meat Puppets – Aurora Borealis
3. Bloodsport – Ghosts of Scrooge
4. U-Men – The Fumes
5. U-Men – Dig It A Hole
6. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
7. Salem – Pony Song
8. The Sugarcubes – Birthday
9. The Sugarcubes – Deus
10. Violent Femmes – Kiss Off
11. Violent Femmes – Please Do Not Go
12. Meat Puppets – Plateau
13. Meat Puppets – The Whistling Song
14. Big Star – Thirteen
15. The Verlaines – Angela
16. Sorry – Just Making Noise
17. Cocteau Twins – From The Flagstones
18. Colourbox – Tarantula
19. The Chameleons – Swamp Thing
20. Devo – Turn Around
21. The Cure – The Lovecats
22. Dinosaur Jr. – Just Like Heaven
23. Wipers – Nothin’ To Prove
24. Halo Of Flies – Pipebomb
25. The Au Pairs – It’s Obvious
26. Altered Images – Dead Pop Stars
27. 10,000 Maniacs – Orange
28. The Singles – Send For Sorrow
29. Beat Happening – Run Down The Stairs
30. Iggy Pop – Tonight
31. David Bowie – Sound and Vision
32. Sonic Youth – Superstar
33. The Psychedelic Furs – Imitation of Christ
34. No Doubt – It’s My Life