Tyranny (The Generators album)

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Tyranny (Album)
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Studio album by
Released2001
Recorded1999/2001
Genre
Length30:44
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.