Crisis (Deadweights album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Crisis
Type = Album
Artist = The Deadweights


Released = September, 1985
Recorded = 1985, New York City
Genre = Punk rock
Length = 42:12
Label = Slash Records
Producer = Spot Nick Fulton
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5
Last album = "The Deadweights" (1983)
This album = "Crisis" (1985)
Next album = "Prophecies of Beautiful Regression" (1987)

"Crisis" is the third studio album from American punk rock band The Deadweights. The album was released in September 1985 on Slash Records, and charted on the Billboard Top 200 upon release. The album was produced by legendary punk producer Spot and Nick Fulton of the band Xes. The album is considered to be the band's best offering, and places in many "definitive punk albums" lists. The album is much more political than it's predecessors, with subject matter ranging from the NYPD's abuse of power to the Cold War. The band was the subject of a federal case after the PMRC declared the band's song "Reagan Shoots Himself" to be a song promoting terror and a direct threat to Ronald Reagan. To date, the album is the band's best selling, moving over 1 million copies worldwideFact|date=September 2007.

Track listing

# "Red Scare 2" - 3:14
# "Idiot" - 2:16
# "Crisis" - 3:31
# "New York Pigs" - 3:17
# "The Back Alley Justice League" - 2:12
# "Reagan Shoots Himself" - 4:37
# "Paraplegic" - 2:25
# "Cut You Off" - 2:55
# "Leaving the Center of Attention" - 3:40
# "Blood Drugs" - 2:37
# "Witch Hunt" - 3:45
# "Superstars are Losers (In My Book)" - 4:01
# "Kill Yourself" - 3:41

Personnel

* White Jimmy - vocals
* Eddie Urland - guitar, backing vocals
* Ricky Scaggs - bass
* Dopey - drums (Tracks 1-9, 11, 13)
* Paul Theissen - drums (Tracks 10 and 12)
* Spot - production, mixing
* Nick Fulton - production, backing vocals
* Jack Hoffonmyfac (alias of White Jimmy) - artwork
* Ugly James (alias of White Jimmy) - mixing

Charting Positions

Trivia

* Appears in the Associated Press list of the Top 99 albums of 1985-1995 at #86
* Appears in the top 25 albums of 1985 on Rateyourmusic.com
* Appears in Spin Magazine's list of the Top 100 albums of the last 25 years (1980 - 2005) at #94