Death of Innocence

Death of Innocence
Studio album by
Legal Weapon
Released1982
GenrePunk rock
Length28:50
LabelArsenal Records
ProducerThom Wilson
Legal Weapon chronology
No Sorrow
(1981) 		Death of Innocence
(1982) 		Your Weapon
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]

Death of Innocence is the first album by the American punk rock band Legal Weapon.[3][4][5] It was independently released in 1982 on Arsenal Records.[6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Death of Innocence catapulted Legal Weapon into greatness, and is one of the [1980]’s most underrated punk albums."[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Kat Arthur and Brian Hansen, except "Waiting in Line" by Kat Arthur and Charlie Vartanian.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Future Heat"2:26
2."Waiting in Line"3:15
3."Death of Innocence"3:48
4."Out Of Control"1:35
5."User"2:05
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Don´t Pretend"4:29
2."War Babies"2:10
3."No Sorrow"3:03
4."Wanna Be"3:12
5."Daddy´s Gone Mad"2:43

Personnel

Legal Weapon
  • Frank Agnew – guitar
  • Kat Arthur – vocals
  • Brian Hansen – guitar, vocals
  • Steve Soto – bass guitar
  • Charlie Vartanian – drums
Additional musicians and production
  • Ed Colver – photography
  • Eddie Dwayne – additional vocals
  • Adam Maples – additional vocals, percussion
  • Dan Vargas – cabasa, claps
  • Thom Wilson – production

References

  1. ^ "Death of Innocence". Allmusic. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Legal Weapon: Death of Innocence". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  3. ^ Blush, Steve (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. p. 316.
  4. ^ Gimarc, George (July 27, 2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970–1982. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879308483 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "The Death of Innocence: Legal Weapon's Kat Arthur Passes Away". LA Weekly. October 16, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Legal Weapon". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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