Ballads From the Revolution

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Ballads From the Revolution
Ballads From the Revolution cover
Studio album by Good Riddance
Released February 10, 1998
Recorded October, 1997
Motor Studios,
San Francisco, U.S.
Genre Hardcore punk
Length 33:45
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Producer(s) Ryan Greene
Good Riddance
Professional reviews
Good Riddance chronology
A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion
(1996)		 Ballads From the Revolution
(1998)		 Operation Phoenix
(1999)


Ballads From the Revolution is the third full-length album from Californian hardcore punk band, Good Riddance. It was released on February 10, 1998 on Fat Wreck Chords and, as with the previous two albums, was co-produced by Ryan Greene. This time round, however, they swapped studios from Razor's Edge to Motor Studios, still within San Francisco.

The line-up was the same as on A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion, as was the inclusion of a hidden track – a custom on all their albums with the exception of My Republic. It was a sub-one minute parody of grindcore – complete with unearthly vocals and a blastbeat. It also includes a cover version of a Kiss song, "I Stole Your Love".

The album was also released on limited edition blue vinyl, which has since gone out of print. Contrary to the album's title, there were no songs on this album which could be called ballads in the traditional musical sense of the word.

[edit] Track listing

  • All songs written by Russ Rankin, unless stated
  1. "Fertile Fields" (Luke Pabich, Rankin) – 2:09
  2. "Sacrifice" (Sean Sellers, Rankin) – 1:20
  3. "State Control" (Pabich, Rankin) – 1:23
  4. "Jeannie" – 2:09
  5. "Salt" – 1:49
  6. "Choices Made" – 1:16
  7. "Not With Him" – 2:11
  8. "Understood" (Pabich, Rankin) – 1:48
  9. "Waste" – 2:00
  10. "Slowly" – 2:31
  11. "Without Anger" – 1:33
  12. "Holding On" – 2:12
  13. "Eversmile" – 1:11
  14. "I Stole Your Love" (Kiss) – 2:38
  15. "Years From Now" – 7:36
  • Track 15 is only actually 1:57 – at 6:56, a joke (almost grindcore) track starts, lasting 0:40

[edit] Credits

  • Russ Rankin – vocals
  • Luke Pabich – guitar
  • Chuck Platt – bass
  • Sean Sellers – drums

[edit] External links

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