Dance of the Headless Bourgeoisie

by NoMeansNo

Dance of the Headless Bourgeoisie cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 June 1998
  • Label: Alternative Tentacles
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 1:12:13
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The veteran Canadian punk trio delivers one of their darkest, most rhythmically demanding records, heavily characterized by Rob Wright's astonishingly complex bass work. The sprawling, progressively structured tracks are soaked in cynical, anti-establishment wit, proving the band's formidable technical prowess remained entirely unmatched in the punk sphere.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, melodic, uncommon-time-signatures, technical, fast, satirical, polyrhythmic, distorted

Tracklist

  1. This Story Must Be Told (5:40)
  2. Going Nowhere (2:27)
  3. I'm an Asshole (4:44)
  4. Disappear (6:39)
  5. Dance of the Headless Bourgoisie (8:05)
  6. The World Wasn't Built in a Day (9:36)
  7. I Can't Stop Talking (5:29)
  8. The Rape (5:57)
  9. Give Me The Push (6:42)
  10. Youth (6:54)
  11. Life-Like (4:24)
  12. One Fine Day (5:31)

Credits

  • Winston Smith - logo [at bat]
  • Mac Romoli - snare [snares by]

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