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.
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 "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 Spermbirds and Georg Kalere
References
External links Spermbirds official website Spermbirds fan page