Dead Silence

Dead Silence were a Boulder-based rad-lib Punk band of the type that permeated the 80's Punk scene to an almost overwhelming degree at one point. At its best rad-lib Punk (or conservative Skinhead Punk for that matter) combines innovative lyrics (or at least stirring sloganeering) with engaging Rock und Roll, well played - and rehearsed. Examples of this are early Dead Kennedys, MC5 and Skrewdriver (the other extreme). At its worst, it's merely some budding politicians who have picked up instruments, transcribed the latest cause into "lyrics" as the easiest means for self-affirmation and since there was an anti-critical stance in the mid 80's Punk underground a lot bands got away with this. The Big Boys said "start a band" but some people shoulda thought twice. It's..y'know, pick up yer guitar and practice sometime why doncha instead of reading MRR or PETA pamphlets.

Stress 12'' (1985)

01 - Gods For A Day
02 - Patriot's Fight
03 - Mad Scientist's Ball
04 - Tug-O-War
05 - Stress
06 - Insecurities
07 - One From The Inside
08 - Fucked In The Head
09 - Eighteen

Beginning Of The End (1987)

01 - Out Of This World
02 - Fucked In The Head Part 2
03 - Energy Wasted
04 - We Turned Away
05 - Why?
06 - Too Late
07 - Beginning Of The End
08 - Behind My Back
09 - Hippie-Crytes
10 - Wasted Time
11 - Now You See 'Em...
12 - A-Pathetic

Unlearning (1994)

01 - God's For A Day
02 - Patriot's Fight
03 - Mad Scientist's Ball
04 - Tug-O-War
05 - Stress
06 - Insecurties
07 - One From The Inside
08 - Fucked In The Head
09 - Eighteen
10 - Out Of This World
11 - Fucked In The Head Part II
12 - Energy Wasted
13 - We Turn Away
14 - Too Late
15 - Why?
16 - Beginning Of The End
17 - Behind My Back
18 - Hippie-Crites
19 - Wasted Time
20 - Now You See 'Em
21 - A-Pathetic
22 - Mad Scientist's Ball (Live)
23 - 1/4 World
24 - Belly Full Of Lies
25 - Can You?
26 - Sally
27 - Faith River
28 - Victim Of Yourself

Dead Silence & Dissent
Split LP (1988)

Dead Silence:
01 - Beginning Of The End
02 - We Turn Away
03 - Fucked In The Head Pt. II
04 - Behind My Back
05 - Out Of This World
06 - Now You See 'Em
07 - Why?
08 - Energy Wasted
09 - Too Late
10 - Sally

Dissent:
11 - Class War
12 - Dissent
13 - Future
14 - Bus Station
15 - One Last Chance
16 - Song X
17 - Abe Lincoln
18 - Shut My Eyes
19 - You Choose

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