...For the Whole World to See

May 2025 ...For the Whole World to See studio Death Forthewholeworldtosee.jpg February 17, 2009 1975 United SoundSoulfulDetroit - United Sound Systems - Great Soul Music Recording Studios of Detroit Detroit, Michigan *Punk rockMargasak Peter http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/musicreviews/090212/ Short Takes on Recent Reissues Sun-Times Media, LLC Chicago Reader July 5, 2013 June 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090601093506/http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/musicreviews/090212/ dead hard rock garage rock proto-punkalbum r1477709 yes Allmusic July 23, 2010 Overview:...For the Whole World to See Jurek, Thom 26:23 Drag City Death Spiritual • Mental • Physical 2011 ...For the Whole World to See is a studio album by the Detroit musical group Death, released in 2009 and consisting of songs originally recorded in 1975. Background and recording In 1975, Death recorded an album, but its release was prevented and the band were dropped by Clive Davis of Columbia Records who took offense to the band's name and their lyrics. Only seven songs were completed, and the album was left unreleased, but they independently released a 1976 7-inch single that featured "Politicians in My Eyes" on the A-side and "Keep On Knockin'" on the B-side.This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk The surviving songs were eventually released as ...For the Whole World to See in 2009 by Drag City. Just prior to and right after the record's release, the songs on ...For the Whole World to See were performed live by Rough Francis, a band formed by the three sons of Death's original bassist. With the record's critical acclaim and praise from many other musicians, the two surviving members of Death reformed the band with a new guitarist to promote the record themselves.July 2025 Reception and legacy 76/100 AllMusic 4.5 5 Pitchfork Media (7.1/10)http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12673-for-the-whole-world-to-see/ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Death: ...For the Whole World to See Moerder, Adam Pitchfork February 8, 2009 July 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100708044448/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12673-for-the-whole-world-to-see/ 8 July 2010 live Sputnikmusic 4 5Butler, Nick. ...For the Whole World to See review sputnikmusic.com. 2009-10-21. Retrieved on 2011-08-14. Tiny Mix Tapes 4 5Woodbury, Jason P. ...For the Whole World to See review tinymixtapes.com. 2009-02-19. Retrieved on 2011-08-14. Initial critical response to ...For the Whole World to See was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 8 reviews.http://www.metacritic.com/music/for-the-whole-world-to-see/death Death: ...For the Whole World to See (2009): Reviews Metacritic CNET Networks, Inc 2009-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090321090020/http://www.metacritic.com/music/for-the-whole-world-to-see/death 21 March 2009 live Jack White of The White Stripes related his first reaction to the album in a New York Times article: "I couldn't believe what I was hearing. When I was told the history of the band and what year they recorded this music, it just didn't make sense. Ahead of punk, and ahead of their time." In 2024, Greg Prato of Ultimate Guitar wrote that with the album, the band had retrospectively shown that it "was one of the first to begin to dial up punk's intensity."Top 5 Proto Punk Albums https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/top_5_proto_punk_albums-166545 2025-07-05 www.ultimate-guitar.com en In media The song "You're a Prisoner" was featured in the 2011 film Kill the Irishman. The song "Freakin Out" is played in the main action sequence on the sixth episode of the Starz show Ash vs. Evil Dead.July 2025 The song "Keep on Knocking" was used for the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5. It was also featured briefly in the movie The Dirt when young Nikki Sixx is trashing his bedroom. The song "Politicians in My Eyes" was covered by the band Black Pumas in the deluxe release of their debut album (2019).July 2025 The song "Freakin Out" was featured in the 2022 film Wendell & Wild. Track listing Side A Keep on Knocking 2:50 David Hackney, Bobby Hackney Rock-N-Roll Victim 2:41 D. Hackney Let the World Turn 5:56 D. Hackney, B. Hackney You're a Prisoner 2:24 D. Hackney, B. Hackney 13:52 Side B Freakin Out 2:48 B. Hackney Where Do We Go from Here??? 3:50 B. Hackney Politicians in My Eyes 5:50 B. Hackney 12:29 Personnel Death David Hackney – guitar Bobby Hackney – bass, lead vocals Dannis Hackney – drums Technical Death – producer Tammy Hackney – photography Jim Vitti – engineer References External links Category:2009 debut albums Category:Death (proto-punk band) albums Category:Drag City (record label) albums