A Minute to Pray, a Second To Die is the second album from the Los Angeles punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band The Flesh Eaters

The Flesh Eaters (band)

The Flesh Eaters are an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977. They are the most prominent of the bands which have showcased the compositions and singing of their founder, punk poet Chris Desjardins, known as...

. Released in 1981, it is perhaps their most acclaimed work. The band's roster on this album comprises Dave Alvin

Dave Alvin

Dave Alvin , is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been one of the leading proponents of 'roots' or 'American' music, bringing together elements of rock-and-roll, blues, rural and tejano music....

 (guitar), John Doe

John Doe (musician)

John Doe is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet and bass player. Doe founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical performances and compositions span the rock, country and folk music genres...

 (bass), Chris D.

Chris D.

Chris D., real name Chris Desjardins, is a punk poet, rock critic, singer, writer, actor and filmmaker. Chris D. is best known as the lead singer and founder of the early Los Angeles punk/deathrock band The Flesh Eaters. Desjardins was a feature writer at Slash magazine in 1977, when he formed a...

 (vocals, maracas), Steve Berlin

Steve Berlin

Steve Berlin is an American saxophonist, keyboardist and record producer, best known as a member of the rock group Los Lobos and, before that, Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs, The Blasters, and The Flesh Eaters...

 (saxophone, rhythm sticks), DJ Bonebrake

DJ Bonebrake

Donald J. "DJ" Bonebrake is an American musician from California who first emerged as the drummer of the punk rock band Eyes...

 (maracas, snare, marimbas) and Bill Bateman (drums).

Track listing

1. Digging My Grave
2. Pray Til You Sweat
3. River of Fever
4. Satan's Stomp
5. See You in the Boneyard
6. So Long
7. Cyrano de Berger's Back
8. Divine Horseman

"Cyrano de Berger's Back" was composed by John Doe, and was later covered by his band X on their album See How We Are

See How We Are

See How We Are is the sixth album by X.It was their first album without founding guitarist Billy Zoom, who was replaced by ex-Blasters guitarist Dave Alvin for the album's recording sessions and some live shows...

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