Blast of Silence (Axed My Baby for a Nickel)

Blast of Silence
Blast of Silence
Studio album by The Golden Palominos
Released	February 13, 1986
Recorded	RPM Studios in New York City
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	44:10
Label	Celluloid
Producer	Anton Fier
The Golden Palominos chronology

Blast of Silence is the third album by The Golden Palominos, released in 1986 by Celluloid Records.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I've Been the One"	Lowell George	3:18
2.	"Something Becomes Nothing"	Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Matthew Sweet	5:08
3.	"The Push and the Shove"	Robert Kidney	4:27
4.	"(Something Else Is) Working Harder"	Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Jody Harris	5:19
5.	"Angels"	Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Syd Straw	5:01
6.	"Diamond"	Peter Holsapple	4:40
7.	"Faithless Heart"	Don Dixon, Anton Fier, Jody Harris	4:04
8.	"Work Was New"	Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier	4:08
9.	"Strong, Simple Silences"	Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier	4:19
10.	"Brides of Jesus"	Lowell George, Bill Payne	3:34

Peter Blegvad – guitar, vocals on "Work Was New", vocals and acoustic guitar on "Strong, Simple Silences"
Carla Bley – piano on "Strong, Simple Silences"
Jack Bruce – vocals and bass guitar on "(Something Else Is) Working Harder"
T-Bone Burnett – guitar on "Work Was New", guitar and vocals on "Strong, Simple Silences"
Tony Conniff – bass guitar
Aïyb Dieng – percussion on "I've Been the One"
Don Dixon – vocals and guitar on "Faithless Heart"
Anton Fier – drums, percussion, additional production
Jody Harris – guitar
Lisa Herman – piano on "I've Been the One" and "Brides of Jesus"
Robert Kidney – vocals and guitar on "The Push and the Shove"
Bill Laswell – bass guitar
Nicky Skopelitis – guitar on "Something Becomes Nothing" and "(Something Else Is) Working Harder"
Sneaky Pete Kleinow – steel guitar on "I've Been the One" and "Faithless Heart"
Larry Saltzman – acoustic guitar on "(Something Else Is) Working Harder"
Chris Stamey – bass guitar on "I've Been the One" and "Brides of Jesus"
Syd Straw – vocals
Matthew Sweet – vocals on "Something Becomes Nothing"
Pat Thrall – acoustic guitar on "Strong, Simple Silences"
Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ

^ Kurutz, Steve. "Blast of Silence". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
^ Christgau, Robert. "The Golden Palominos: Blast of Silence". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
^ "The Golden Palominos – Blast of Silence (Axed My Baby for a Nickel)". Celluloid Records. 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.