Sin Disease

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Sin Disease
Scaterd Few Sin Disease Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1990
Recorded1990
Genre Punk rock, Christian punk
Length39:19
Label Alarma
Producer Allan Aguirre, Terry Scott Taylor, Omar Domkus
Scaterd Few chronology
Sin Disease
(1990)
Jawboneofanass
(1994)
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Sin Disease was Scaterd Few's first full-length studio album. CCM magazine described the release as "pure punk for dread people," stating that it was a cross between Jane's Addiction and Charlie Mingus. [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Kill the Sarx"
  2. "While Reprobate"
  3. "Beggar"
  4. "Lights Out"
  5. "Later (L.A. 1989)"
  6. "Groovy"
  7. "Glass God"
  8. "As the Story Grows"
  9. "U"
  10. "A Freedom Cry"
  11. "Scapegoat"
  12. "Wonder Why"
  13. "DITC"
  14. "Self"
  15. "Look Into My Side"
  16. "Kill the Sarx II"

Credits

Terry Taylor wrote a short history and introduction to the band in the album's liner notes. Liner Notes

Allan also sings "Later" and "Self" on Dighayzoose Ascension 7: Rocketship to Heaven .

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References

  1. "HM - Scaterd Few, Sin Disease Review". Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2005.
  2. Cummings, Tony (June 1991). "Scaterd Few - Sin Disease". Cross Rhythms (6).
  3. Trott, Jon (1990). "Music Reviews / Sin Disease". Cornerstone . 19 (93): 80. ISSN   0275-2743.
  4. Newcomb, Brian Quincy (April 1989). "On the Beat / Rock / Alternative". CCM Magazine . 12 (10): 12. ISSN   1524-7848.