A Song to Ruin explained
A Song to Ruin is Million Dead's debut full-length album.[2] It was released in 2003 through Xtra Mile Recordings/Integrity Records.
Critical reception
BBC Music called the album "essential listening for anyone with an ear for uncompromising, politicised rock sounds."[3] musicOMH called it "heady punk rock, some of it fairly standard, much of it anything but; lyrics that could start a plethora of post-pub debates; and, all in all, a fine debut album."[4]
Track listing
- "Pornography for Cowards" – 2:01
- "Breaking the Back" – 3:12
- "I Am the Party" – 2:56
- "Charlie + the Propaganda Myth Machine" – 3:25
- "A Song to Ruin" – 5:47
- "Smiling at Strangers on Trains" – 2:55
- "MacGyver" – 3:28
- "Relentless” – 4:03
- "The Kids Are Going to Love It" – 2:47
- "The Rise and Fall" – 14:03
- “Gnostic Front” – 3:55 (Japanese bonus track)
- “Reformulating the Challenge to Archism” – 3:56 (Japanese bonus track)
Deluxe edition track listing
- "Gnostic Front" – 3:55
- "I Gave My Eyes To Stevie Wonder" – 3:10
- "Medicine" – 4:10
- "Tonight Matthew" – 3:05
- "Asthma" – 4:47
Personnel
- Frank Turner – Vocals
- Ben Dawson – Drums, Bass on 'Asthma'
- Cameron Dean – Guitar
- Julia Ruzicka – Bass
- Joe Gibb – Production, mastering
- Alwyn Davies – Engineering
- Andrew Charnik – Engineering
- Kees Van Der Wiele – Photography
Notes and References
- Web site: Million Dead | INTEGRITY RECORDS.
- Web site: Million Dead | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Web site: BBC - Music - Review of Million Dead - A Song To Ruin (Deluxe Edition). Mike. Diver. www.bbc.co.uk.
- Web site: Million Dead - A Song To Ruin | Album Reviews. 7 September 2003.
