Permanent Revolution (album)

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Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution cover
Studio album by Catch 22
Released June 27, 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre Third-wave Ska
Length 33:40
Label Victory Records
Producer(s) Catch 22
Catch 22 chronology
Live!
(2004)
Permanent Revolution
(2006)


Permanent Revolution is the title for ska band Catch 22's fourth studio album, released on June 27, 2006. The album can be classified as a concept album, centered around the life of Leon Trotsky (1879 - 1940), with the title being named after a theory that Trotsky had been associated with called Permanent Revolution. A few of the songs of the album were pre-released, and could be viewed for free at their Official Website and the album was leaked onto the internet. The Canadian release of this album was on July 18, 2006

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All lyrics and music by Ryan Eldred & Ian McKenzie except: "Bad Party" (Pat Calpin, Ryan Eldred, and Ian McKenzie), "Alma Ata"(Ryan Eldred/Pat Kays/Ian McKenzie), and "Epilogue (Ryan Eldred/Pat Kays/Ian McKenzie).

  1. Prologue
  2. The Spark (1902)- The beginning of Trotsky's political activism
  3. Party Song (1917)- Communist win control of Russia
  4. The Decembrists’ Song (1921)-?
  5. A Minor Point (1922)-?
  6. On the Black Sea (1924)-Lenin's death
  7. Bad Party (1927)- Trotsky expelled from party
  8. Alma Ata (1928)- Stalin takes control
  9. The Purge (1936)- Stalin gains absolute power by killing any who oppose him
  10. Opportunity (1940)-Trotsky Is assainated by a Soviet agent.
  11. Epilogue

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