Blast of Silence (Axed My Baby for a Nickel)

Blast of Silence is the third album by The Golden Palominos, released in 1986 by Celluloid Records.^[3]

Blast of Silence
Studio album by The Golden Palominos
Released	February 13, 1986 (1986-02-13)
Recorded	RPM Studios in New York City
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	44:10
Label	Celluloid
Producer	Anton Fier
The Golden Palominos chronology
Visions of Excess (1985) Blast of Silence (1986) A Dead Horse (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B−[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I've Been the One"	Lowell George	3:18
2.	"Something Becomes Nothing"	Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Matthew Sweet	5:08
3.	"The Push and the Shove"	Robert Kidney	4:27
4.	"(Something Else Is) Working Harder"	Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Jody Harris	5:19
5.	"Angels"	Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Syd Straw	5:01
6.	"Diamond"	Peter Holsapple	4:40
7.	"Faithless Heart"	Don Dixon, Anton Fier, Jody Harris	4:04
8.	"Work Was New"	Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier	4:08
9.	"Strong, Simple Silences"	Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier	4:19
10.	"Brides of Jesus"	Lowell George, Bill Payne	3:34

Personnel

Musicians

• Peter Blegvad – guitar, vocals on "Work Was New", vocals and acoustic guitar on "Strong, Simple Silences"
• Carla Bley – piano on "Strong, Simple Silences"
• Jack Bruce – vocals and bass guitar on "(Something Else Is) Working Harder"
• T-Bone Burnett – guitar on "Work Was New", guitar and vocals on "Strong, Simple Silences"
• Tony Conniff – bass guitar
• Aïyb Dieng – percussion on "I've Been the One"
• Don Dixon – vocals and guitar on "Faithless Heart"
• Anton Fier – drums, percussion, additional production
• Jody Harris – guitar
• Lisa Herman – piano on "I've Been the One" and "Brides of Jesus"
• Robert Kidney – vocals and guitar on "The Push and the Shove"
• Bill Laswell – bass guitar
• Nicky Skopelitis – guitar on "Something Becomes Nothing" and "(Something Else Is) Working Harder"
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow – steel guitar on "I've Been the One" and "Faithless Heart"
• Larry Saltzman – acoustic guitar on "(Something Else Is) Working Harder"
• Chris Stamey – bass guitar on "I've Been the One" and "Brides of Jesus"
• Syd Straw – vocals
• Matthew Sweet – vocals on "Something Becomes Nothing"
• Pat Thrall – acoustic guitar on "Strong, Simple Silences"
• Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ

Production

• Larry Hirsch – recording
• Don Hünerberg – recording
• Mike Krowiak – engineering, recording
• Jeff Lippay – recording