Felons for Life

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Felons for Life
Dope-felonsforlife.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 2002
RecordedThe Dope Factory
Genre
Length77:37
Label Eat Me/Sue Me (self-released)
Producer Edsel Dope
Dope chronology
Life
(2001)
Felons for Life
(2002)
Group Therapy
(2003)

Felons for Life is the first compilation album by American industrial metal band Dope. It is a compilation of previously released material, demo recordings, and live versions of songs. It was self-released (though it lists "Eat Me/Sue Me" as the record label) in October 2002.

Contents

The first 18 tracks are album versions and alternate versions of tracks from the band's first two albums, Felons and Revolutionaries and Life (except for track three, which is a demo version of a song from the 2003 album Group Therapy ). The last four tracks are from the band's 1998 Felons demo.

Felons for Life was only available at live performances and through the band's website.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Edsel Dope, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Die Motherfucker Die" Life 3:08
2."Fuck tha Police" (N.W.A cover) Felons and Revolutionaries 4:22
3."Bitch" (2002 Demo) Previously unreleased3:06
4."Now or Never"Life3:28
5."Take Your Best Shot" Life2:51
6."Debonaire" Felons and Revolutionaries2:34
7."March of Hope"
  • Dope
  • Slade
Life3:27
8."What About..." Life3:25
9."Thanks for Nothing" Life2:52
10."Everything Sucks" Felons and Revolutionaries2:55
11."Slipping Away" Life3:04
12."Wake Up" Felons and Revolutionaries3:21
13."Sick" Felons and Revolutionaries3:11
14."Stop"Life2:52
15."With or Without You" Life3:38
16."You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Dead or Alive cover)
Felons and Revolutionaries2:44
17."Pig Society" Felons and Revolutionaries3:16
18."I Am Nothing" Felons and Revolutionaries4:15
19."Shit Life" (1998 Demo) Felons Demo4:57
20."Little Fish" (1998 Demo) Felons Demo5:22
21."Spine for You" (1998 Demo) Felons Demo4:39
22."Voodoo Crush" (1998 Demo) Felons Demo4:10
Total length:77:37

Personnel

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