Common Thread

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Common Thread
Studio album by Spermbirds
Released	1990
Recorded	Jan – Feb, 1990 Vielklang Studios, Berlin, Germany
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	29:54
Label	X-Mist Records
Producer(s)	Georg Kalere
Professional reviews
In Your Face German link
Spermbirds chronology
Nothing Is Easy (1987)	Common Thread (1990)	Thanks LIVE (1990)

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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Spermbirds official website
• Spermbirds fan page