Common Thread (Spermbirds album)
Common Thread is the third studio album by Spermbirds – a hardcore punk band from Germany. It was released on X-Mist Records in 1990 and follows 1987's Nothing Is Easy. Also, in the same year, came a live album entitled Thanks, which was released on We Bite Records.
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Jan – Feb, 1990 Vielklang Studios, Berlin, Germany | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 29:54 | |||
| Label | X-Mist Records / Boss Tuneage | |||
| Producer | Georg Kalere | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| In Your Face |   [1] |
Due to vocalist Lee Hollis' American descent, all lyrics were written by him and sung in English – which also helped them break into a wider European and American audience.
The album was rereleased on Boss Tuneage in 2006 with 3 bonus tracks as a digipack CD and a Picture Disc LP.
Track listing
- "Melt the Ice" (Matthias Götte, Lee Hollis) – 3:15
- "Open Letter" (Frank Rahm, Hollis) – 1:59
- "Two Feet" (Rahm, Hollis) – 2:28
- "Stronger" (Roger Ingenthron, Hollis) – 2:19
- "Only a Phase" (Götte, Hollis) – 4:03
- "One Chance" (Rahm, Hollis) – 2:12
- "With a Gun" (Rahm, Hollis) – 2:51
- "Common Thread" (Ingenthron, Hollis) – 2:20
- "Truth of Today" (Götte, Hollis) – 3:55
- "Victim of Yourself" (Rahm, Hollis) – 4:33
Credits
- Lee Hobson Hollis – vocals
- Frank Rahm – guitar
- Roger Ingenthron – guitar
- Markus Weilemann – bass
- Matthias "Beppo" Götte – drums
- Yvonne Ducksworth – backing vocals on "Stronger"
- Recorded in January – February, 1990 at Vielklang Studios, Berlin, Germany by Georg Kalere
- Mixed by Spermbirds and Georg Kalere
References
- In Your Face review Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
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