Tyranny (The Generators album)

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Tyranny (Album)
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Studio album by
Released2001
Recorded1999/2001
Genre Punk rock, Alternative, Rock
Label People Like You Records, TKO Records
Producer Rich Mouser
The Generators chronology
Burning Ambition
(2000)
Tyranny (Album)
(2001)
State of the Nation
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Tyranny is an album by alternative/punk rock band The Generators, released in 2001. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Exclaim! called the album "a keeper," writing that "melodic elements sneak into songs like 'Coming Down.'" [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Doug Dagger; co-writers are noted.

No.TitleCo-writer(s)Length
1."Down In The City"Sir Doosky, Mike Snow3:27
2."Murder"Doosky2:44
3."Keep On Running"Snow2:39
4."Hijacked"Doosky3:08
5."Summer Of Unrest"Snow2:23
6."Tyranny"Doosky2:23
7."Dead At 16"Doosky2:26
8."Rats"Snow1:42
9."Us Against Them"Doosky2:24
10."All Night Long"Doosky1:48
11."Suburban Bitch"Don Osterberg2:19
12."Coming Down"Doosky3:21
Total length:30:44

Credits

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References

  1. "Tyranny - The Generators | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "The Generators | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. "Generators Tyranny". exclaim.ca.