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sorry, got myself confused on year, we'll go with 1974 per NYT article
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'''''...For the Whole World to See''''' is a collection of songs from a proposed studio album by the [[Music of United States|American]] band [[Death (punk band)|Death]]. In 1975 the band entered a studio to record a 12-song album. After refusing to change their group's name, Death was turned away by [[Clive Davis]] of [[Columbia Records]]. Only seven songs were completed and the album was never released.<ref name = NYTimes>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/arts/music/15rubi.html?_r=1 ''This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk '']</ref> The surviving songs were released as ''...For the Whole World to See'' in 2009 by [[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]].<ref name="metacritic" />
'''''...For the Whole World to See''''' is a collection of songs from a proposed studio album by the [[Music of United States|American]] band [[Death (punk band)|Death]]. In 1974 the band entered a studio to record a 12-song album. After refusing to change their group's name, Death was turned away by [[Clive Davis]] of [[Columbia Records]]. Only seven songs were completed and the album was never released.<ref name = NYTimes>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/arts/music/15rubi.html?_r=1 ''This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk '']</ref> The surviving songs were released as ''...For the Whole World to See'' in 2009 by [[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]].<ref name="metacritic" />


Just prior to and right after the record's release, the songs on ''...For the Whole World to See'' were performed live by [[Rough Francis]], a band formed by the three sons of Death's original bassist. With the record's critical acclaim and praise from many other musicians, the two surviving members of Death reformed the band with a new guitarist to promote the record themselves.
Just prior to and right after the record's release, the songs on ''...For the Whole World to See'' were performed live by [[Rough Francis]], a band formed by the three sons of Death's original bassist. With the record's critical acclaim and praise from many other musicians, the two surviving members of Death reformed the band with a new guitarist to promote the record themselves.

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...For the Whole World to See is a collection of songs from a proposed studio album by the American band Death. In 1974 the band entered a studio to record a 12-song album. After refusing to change their group's name, Death was turned away by Clive Davis of Columbia Records. Only seven songs were completed and the album was never released.[5] The surviving songs were released as ...For the Whole World to See in 2009 by Drag City.[6]

Just prior to and right after the record's release, the songs on ...For the Whole World to See were performed live by Rough Francis, a band formed by the three sons of Death's original bassist. With the record's critical acclaim and praise from many other musicians, the two surviving members of Death reformed the band with a new guitarist to promote the record themselves.

Initial critical response to ...For the Whole World to See was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 8 reviews.[6]

Jack White of the White Stripes related his first reaction to the album in a New York Times article: "I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. When I was told the history of the band and what year they recorded this music, it just didn’t make sense. Ahead of punk, and ahead of their time.”[5]

The song "You're a Prisoner" was featured in the 2011 film Kill the Irishman.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Keep on Knocking" (David Hackney, Bobby Hackney) – 2:50
  2. "Rock-N-Roll Victim" (D. Hackney) – 2:41
  3. "Let the World Turn" (D. Hackney, B. Hackney) – 5:56
  4. "You're a Prisoner" (D. Hackney, B. Hackney) – 2:24
  5. "Freakin Out" (B. Hackney) – 2:48
  6. "Where Do We Go from Here???" (B. Hackney) – 3:50
  7. "Politicians in My Eyes" (B. Hackney) – 5:50

Personnel

  • Death – producer
  • Bobby Hackney – bass, vocals
  • Dannis Hackney – drums
  • David Hackney – guitar
  • Tammy Hackney – photography
  • Jim Vitti – engineer

References

  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Overview:...For the Whole World to See". Allmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Moerder, Adam (February 8, 2009). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Death: ...For the Whole World to See". Archived from the original on 08 July 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
  3. ^ Butler, Nick. ...For the Whole World to See review sputnikmusic.com. 2009-10-21. Retrieved on 2011-08-14.
  4. ^ Woodbury, Jason P. ...For the Whole World to See review tinymixtapes.com. 2009-02-19. Retrieved on 2011-08-14.
  5. ^ a b This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk
  6. ^ a b "Death: ...For the Whole World to See (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  7. ^ Soundtracks for Kill the Irishman (2011) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1416801/soundtrack
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