A Song to Ruin
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A Song to Ruin | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1 September 2003 | |||
Recorded | Mighty Atom Studios, Swansea, Wales | |||
Genre | Punk, post-hardcore | |||
Length | 44:37 | |||
Label | Xtra Mile Integrity[1] | |||
Producer | Joe Gibb and Million Dead | |||
Million Dead chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Rock Sound | 10/10[2] |
Sputnikmusic | 4/5[3] |
A Song to Ruin is Million Dead's debut full-length album.[4] It was released in 2003 through Xtra Mile Recordings/Integrity Records.
Critical reception
[edit]BBC Music called the album "essential listening for anyone with an ear for uncompromising, politicised rock sounds."[5] 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."[6]
Track listing
[edit]- All words and music by Million Dead
- "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
[edit]- All words and music by Million Dead
- "Gnostic Front" – 3:55
- "I Gave My Eyes To Stevie Wonder" – 3:10
- "Medicine" – 4:10
- "Tonight Matthew" – 3:05
- "Asthma" – 4:47
Personnel
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ "Million Dead | INTEGRITY RECORDS".
- ^ "Million Dead - 'A Song To Ruin' - Reviews". Rock Sound Magazine.
- ^ "Million Dead - A Song to Ruin (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
- ^ "Million Dead | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Diver, Mike. "BBC - Music - Review of Million Dead - A Song To Ruin (Deluxe Edition)". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Million Dead - A Song To Ruin | Album Reviews". 7 September 2003.