Death of Innocence explained
| Death of Innocence |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Legal Weapon |
| Cover: | Legal Weapon - Death of Innocence.jpeg |
| Released: | 1982 |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Length: | 28:50 |
| Label: | Arsenal Records |
| Producer: | Thom Wilson |
| Prev Title: | No Sorrow |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Your Weapon |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
Death of Innocence is the first album by the American punk rock band Legal Weapon.[1] [2] [3] It was independently released in 1982 on Arsenal Records.[4]
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."[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Kat Arthur and Brian Hansen, except "Waiting in Line" by Kat Arthur and Charlie Vartanian.
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
Notes and References
- Book: Blush . Steve . American Hardcore: A Tribal History . 2001 . Feral House . 316.
- Book: Gimarc, George. Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970–1982. July 27, 2005. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879308483. Google Books.
- Web site: The Death of Innocence: Legal Weapon's Kat Arthur Passes Away. October 16, 2018. LA Weekly.
- Web site: Legal Weapon . Trouser Press . 27 July 2020.
