Common Thread (Spermbirds album) explained

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.

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

1. "Melt the Ice" (Matthias Götte, Lee Hollis)  - 3:15
2. "Open Letter" (Frank Rahm, Hollis)  - 1:59
3. "Two Feet" (Rahm, Hollis)  - 2:28
4. "Stronger" (Roger Ingenthron, Hollis)  - 2:19
5. "Only a Phase" (Götte, Hollis)  - 4:03
6. "One Chance" (Rahm, Hollis)  - 2:12
7. "With a Gun" (Rahm, Hollis)  - 2:51
8. "Common Thread" (Ingenthron, Hollis)  - 2:20
9. "Truth of Today" (Götte, Hollis)  - 3:55
10. "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

External links

• Spermbirds official website
• Spermbirds fan page