▁punk ▁band ▁from ▁Mil w au kee , ▁Wisconsin , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁band ▁consists ▁of ▁singer , ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁song writer ▁Gordon ▁G ano , ▁bass ist ▁Brian ▁R itch ie , ▁ ▁sa x oph on ist ▁and ▁keyboard ist ▁Bla ise ▁Gar za , ▁and ▁drum mer ▁John ▁S par row . ▁ ▁Vi ol ent ▁Fem mes ▁have ▁released ▁ten ▁studio ▁albums ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁singles ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁their ▁career . ▁The ▁band ▁found ▁immediate ▁success ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁self - t itled ▁debut ▁album ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Fe aturing ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁well - known ▁songs , ▁including ▁" Bl ister ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ", ▁" K iss ▁Off ", ▁" Add ▁It ▁Up " ▁and ▁" G one ▁D addy ▁G one ", ▁Vi ol ent ▁Fem mes ▁became ▁the ▁band ' s ▁biggest - s elling ▁album ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁cert ified ▁plat in um ▁by ▁the ▁R I AA . ▁Vi ol ent ▁Fem mes ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁alternative ▁rock ▁bands ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁s elling ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 ▁million ▁albums ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁After ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁third ▁album ▁The ▁Bl ind ▁Le ading ▁the ▁N aked ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁the ▁band ' s ▁future ▁was ▁uncertain ▁and ▁they ▁split ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁when ▁G ano