Last Decade Dead Century

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Last Decade Dead Century
LastDecadeDeadCentury.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 17, 1990 [1]
Genre Alternative metal
Length49:34
Label Geffen
Producer Geoff Workman, Kory Clarke, Paul Church
Warrior Soul chronology
Last Decade Dead Century
(1990)
Drugs, God and the New Republic
(1991)

Last Decade Dead Century is the debut album by the band Warrior Soul, released in 1990. [2] [3] The album was remastered and re-released with bonus tracks on CD and MP3 by Escapi Music, in 2006, and on vinyl in 2009.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

The Los Angeles Times noted that "there's the trademarked slickness you'd expect from the Geffen guitar-rock factory... It's a sort of David Lynch version of rock 'n' roll normalcy." [5]

Track listing

  1. "I See the Ruins" - 4:56
  2. "We Cry Out" - 5:01
  3. "The Losers" - 6:16
  4. "Downtown" - 5:10
  5. "Trippin' on Ecstasy" - 4:42
  6. "Four More Years" - 4:36
  7. "Superpower Dreamland" - 3:41
  8. "Charlie's out of Prison" - 4:50
  9. "Blown Away" - 3:28
  10. "Lullaby" - 4:53
  11. "In Conclusion" - 6:36
  12. ""Charlie's out of Prison (live)" - 5:26 [2006 Escapi bonus track]
  13. "The Losers (live)" - 9:34 [2006 Escapi bonus track]
  14. "I See the Ruins (live)" - 5:42 [2006 Escapi bonus track]

Personnel

Production

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