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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 1973 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]

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

Reception

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]

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". Retrieved July 23, 2010.
  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. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
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