''Common Thread'' is the third studio album by

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– 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. The album was rereleased on

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in 2006 with 3 bonus tracks as a digipack CD and a Picture Disc LP.

Track listing

#"Melt the Ice" (Matthias Götte, Lee Hollis) – 3:15 #"Open Letter" (Frank Rahm, Hollis) – 1:59 #"Two Feet" (Rahm, Hollis) – 2:28 #"Stronger" (Roger Ingenthron, Hollis) – 2:19 #"Only a Phase" (Götte, Hollis) – 4:03 #"One Chance" (Rahm, Hollis) – 2:12 #"With a Gun" (Rahm, Hollis) – 2:51 #"Common Thread" (Ingenthron, Hollis) – 2:20 #"Truth of Today" (Götte, Hollis) – 3:55 #"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

and Georg Kalere

References

External links

Spermbirds official website
1990 albums Spermbirds albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub