Touching cloth (album)
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Touching cloth is a studio album
by the American punk band Youth Gone Mad
. It includes songs written and performed with Dee Dee Ramone
, formerly of the Ramones
.
The song "Guns" was originally written by Youth Gone Mad, but first recorded by Southern California hardcore punk band D.I.. Its appearance on Touching cloth marks the first studio recording of "Guns" by Youth Gone Mad, despite having been written two decades earlier. "Amoeba
" is a cover song, originally recorded by Adolescents. The version here features vocals by a young Madeline Follin who would go on to form Cults
. Follin also sang on the original tune "Go Outter" and a cover of "Killer in Your Radio" (originally by Hammerbrain).
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the American punk band Youth Gone Mad
Youth Gone Mad
Youth Gone Mad is a punk rock band founded in California in 1980 by Paul "ENA" Kostabi . Youth Gone Mad signed onto the Posh Boy Records roster, scored a minor radio hit with "Oki Dogs" in 1981, and played with bands such as Black Flag, Caustic Cause, The Mentors, The Stains, Fear, and others.The...
. It includes songs written and performed with Dee Dee Ramone
Dee Dee Ramone
Dee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....
, formerly of the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
.
The song "Guns" was originally written by Youth Gone Mad, but first recorded by Southern California hardcore punk band D.I.. Its appearance on Touching cloth marks the first studio recording of "Guns" by Youth Gone Mad, despite having been written two decades earlier. "Amoeba
Amoeba
Amoeba is a genus of Protozoa.History=The amoeba was first discovered by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof in 1757. Early naturalists referred to Amoeba as the Proteus animalcule after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his shape...
" is a cover song, originally recorded by Adolescents. The version here features vocals by a young Madeline Follin who would go on to form Cults
Cults (band)
Cults is an indie pop band from Manhattan, New York. The band first drew to prominence when they posted a three song EP, Cults 7", on their Bandcamp page.-History:...
. Follin also sang on the original tune "Go Outter" and a cover of "Killer in Your Radio" (originally by Hammerbrain).
Track listing
All songs by Indrek Kostabi, except where noted- "Glad That You're Gone"
- "Guns"
- "Inventory"
- "Lethargy"
- "No No No"
- "Mental Patient" (Dee Dee RamoneDee Dee RamoneDee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....
) - "Heidi"
- "Amoeba" (C. Royer/R. Agnew)
- "Hop Around" (Dee Dee RamoneDee Dee RamoneDee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....
) - "Go Outter"
- "Basketball Ballet"
- "Sedated" (Dee Dee RamoneDee Dee RamoneDee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....
) - "We Are The Fog"
- "Killer In Your Radio" (Hammerbrain)
- "Cry Baby" (Dee Dee RamoneDee Dee RamoneDee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....
) - "In My Mind""
Youth Gone Mad
- Ena: guitar and vocals
- Jesse Bates: bass
- D.D. Embex: drums
- Skyles: DX-7 keyboards
Additional musicians
- Dee Dee RamoneDee Dee RamoneDee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....
: guitars on tracks 6, 9, 12 & 15 - Madeline McKenna Follin: vocals on tracks 8, 10 and 14