Common Thread (Spermbirds album)

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.

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 / Boss Tuneage
Producer	Georg Kalere
Spermbirds chronology
Nothing Is Easy (1987) Common Thread (1990) Thanks (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
In Your Face

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