Protect the Innocent [Box set] [Import]

Protect the Innocent [Box set] [Import]

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In the days before Metallica's members sported Misfits T-shirts, Motörhead was where punk rock and heavy metal crossed paths. Despite the fact that leader Lemmy Kilminster's long legs in the world of prog-leaning rock stretched back to the mid-1960s, Motörhead garnered their first acclaim in the mid-'70s when Lemmy drafted "Philthy" Phil Taylor and "Fast" Eddie Clarke to help him speed his way across decibel levels and through rock clichés. Once they cemented a spot in the hearts of British metalheads and bikers, the group dug in their heels and have since played the same hand of cards (anchored, of course, by their own "Ace of Spades") for decades. This four-CD retrospective catches all the glorious moments, from early covers of ZZ Top's "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" to "Louie Louie" to "Stand by Your Man" (with Wendy O. Williams) to far later live tracks such as "Built for Speed." The energy level is predictably high, though the band bogs down across the latter pair of discs. The box set includes a lengthy essay and an illustrator's work-in-progress path through the creation of the band's logo, as well as numerous photos that catch Lemmy and company in ribald poses aplenty. That they crossed over from biker metal to punk rock shouldn't surprise listeners, given the narratives of freedom-after-incarceration from "On Parole" or of constant flight on "Remember Me, I'm Gone" or even the bravado of "Hoochie Coochie Man." In any case, all the classics are here, including "Ace of Spades," "Overkill," and "Capricorn." So if it's the unfettered raucosness of the first and perhaps greatest band to keep feet in rock's disparate, frequently antagonistic parallel universes, Protect the Innocent is an ideal collection. --Andrew Bartlett

Product Description
1997 release with 66 digitally remastered recordings from 1975-1992 by England's top metal veterans. Also has a 60 page booklet & a poster of the box's cover art. Features tracks from their early years on EMI & Stiff through their Sony albums, including: 'Ace Of Spades', 'Bomber', 'On Parole', 'Motorhead', 'Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers', etc.Comes housed in a thick 2' x 5' x 5' cardboard box. A Castlerelease.

Tracks:

On Parole
Leaving Here
White Line Fever
Motorhead
City Kids
Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers
Louie Louie
Tear Ya Down
Overkill
Too Late, Too Late
No Class
Like A Nightmare
Stay Clean
Metropolis
Bomber
Over The Top
Dead Men Tell No Tales

Tracks:

Stone Dead Forever
All The Aces
Ace Of Spades
Dirty Love
Please Don't Touch
Jailbait
(We Are) The Roadcrew
The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
The Train Kept A Rollin' (Live)
Motorhead (Live)
The Hammer (Live)
Capricorn (Live)
Iron Horse (Live)
Iron Fist
Remember Me, I'm Gone
Heart Of Stone
America

Tracks:

(Don't Let 'Em) Grind Ya Down
Stand By Your Man
I Got Mine
Turn You Round Again
Tales Of Glory
Shine
Hoochie Coochie Man (Live)
Dancing On Your Grave
Another Perfect Day
Snaggletooth
Under The Knife
Under The Knife
Deaf Forever
On The Road (Live)
Steal your Face (Live)
Orgasmatron

Tracks:

Dr. Rock
Rock N' Roll
Dogs
Eat The Rich
The Wolf
Cradle To The Grave
Just 'Cos You Got The Power (Live)
Killed By Death (Live)
Built For Speed (Live)
Traitor (Live)
The One To Sing The Blues
Deadmans Hand
Eagle Rock
Shut You Down
I Ain't No Nice Guy
You Better Run

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In the days before Metallica's members sported Misfits T-shirts, Motörhead was where punk rock and heavy metal crossed paths. Despite the fact that leader Lemmy Kilminster's long legs in the world of prog-leaning rock stretched back to the mid-1960s, Motörhead garnered their first acclaim in the mid-'70s when Lemmy drafted "Philthy" Phil Taylor and "Fast" Eddie Clarke to help him speed his way across decibel levels and through rock clichés. Once they cemented a spot in the hearts of British metalheads and bikers, the group dug in their heels and have since played the same hand of cards (anchored, of course, by their own "Ace of Spades") for decades. This four-CD retrospective catches all the glorious moments, from early covers of ZZ Top's "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" to "Louie Louie" to "Stand by Your Man" (with Wendy O. Williams) to far later live tracks such as "Built for Speed." The energy level is predictably high, though the band bogs down across the latter pair of discs. The box set includes a lengthy essay and an illustrator's work-in-progress path through the creation of the band's logo, as well as numerous photos that catch Lemmy and company in ribald poses aplenty. That they crossed over from biker metal to punk rock shouldn't surprise listeners, given the narratives of freedom-after-incarceration from "On Parole" or of constant flight on "Remember Me, I'm Gone" or even the bravado of "Hoochie Coochie Man." In any case, all the classics are here, including "Ace of Spades," "Overkill," and "Capricorn." So if it's the unfettered raucosness of the first and perhaps greatest band to keep feet in rock's disparate, frequently antagonistic parallel universes, Protect the Innocent is an ideal collection. --Andrew Bartlett

Album Description

1997 release with 66 digitally remastered recordings from 1975-1992 by England's top metal veterans. Also has a 60 page booklet & a poster of the box's cover art. Features tracks from their early years on EMI & Stiff through their Sony albums, including: 'Ace Of Spades', 'Bomber', 'On Parole', 'Motorhead', 'Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers', etc.Comes housed in a thick 2' x 5' x 5' cardboard box. A Castlerelease.

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Rachel's Greatest Stiffs
Protect the Innocent
Rachel Sweet joins the "New Wave" with producer Martin Rushent.

Protect the Innocent
Rachel Sweet
Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Fool Around
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Night Out

ASIN: B000E1KNX4
Release Date: 2006-04-03

Tracks:

Tonight
Jealous
I've Got a Reason
New Age
Baby Let's Play House
New Rose
Fool's Gold
Take Good Care of Me
Spellbound
Lovers' Lane
Foul Play
Tonight Ricky

Album Details

Special 20bit K2 Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Customer Reviews:

Rachel's Greatest Stiffs.......2006-08-06

I LOOOOOOOOOVE Rachel Sweet! "Fool Around" was a great debut, quite a departure from her early country singles (for the most part anyway), but her masterpiece has to be-in my opinion-"Protect the Innocent", it's the most diversified of her 4 albums. She wrote 2 songs herself & co-wrote 2 more. All tracks are excellent and her voice is in top form-she rocks out here more than anywhere else. of course there are a few killer ballads as well. Rock, country, new wave, pop-it's all here. My faves: Jealous, New Age, Baby lets Play House, Spellbound, Lovers Lane, Foul Play, Take Good Care Of Me, & Tonight Ricky

Protect the Innocent.......2006-06-15

Sweet barely made a blip stateside on her first two disks. I think I heard of her more b/c I was way into 'new wave' back in the day and that Sweet was a fellow NE Ohio native.

'Protect the Innocent' was much more adventurous than 'Fool Around' and I consider it her best and most consistent disk. Rushnet did a good job w/the production - making the material less pop oriented and bit more dark and....manic(?), if you will.

The covers are a little more obscure (ok...maybe not Elvis' "Baby Let's Play House", but she pulls that off), Lou Reed's "New Age" was unexpected and well done. The entire disk has held up well over the (gulp) 25-28 yrs it's been out. There are a few songs that aren't as strong ("Fool's Gold" and maybe "Lovers' Lane") but the good stuff is Good.

It's a shame this CD isn't available domestically - but I never saw it as a U.S. disk even back when originally released, It always was her quintessential Stiff/UK disk...down to the cover art.

If you can get it and willing to shell out the high high price - it might be worth it.

Rachel Sweet joins the "New Wave" with producer Martin Rushent........2006-04-03

1980's "Protect the Innocent" was the second album by Rachel Sweet, a follow-up to 1979's "Fool Around". Rachel began her career not so much as an "artist" but simply a unique "voice" and "image" being guided by managers and her record label (Stiff). "Fool Around", with its very eclectic mix of songs ranging from "near country" to "bizarre alternative" was an example of throwing it all at the wall to find out what sticks. Unlike the first release, "Protect the Innocent" was an attempt to guide Rachel into a particular genre, mainly "New Wave". For that task, producer Martin Rushent (Stranglers, Buzzcocks, Go-Go's - Talk Show) was hired.

Another major difference between the debut effort and this follow-up can be found in the songwriting credits. "Fool Around" was completely comprised of material written by other writers (ranging from Elvis Costello to John Wicks and Will Birch of the Records), but on this release Rachel gets full writing credit on two tracks and co-writing credit on one track.

Good tracks include an excellent rendition of the Lou Reed song "New Age", the punky "I've Got a Reason", and "Take Good Care of Me". Like her first release, "Protect the Innocent" is a bit uneven at times mainly because Rachel was VERY young and still finding her footing as an artist. It wasn't until the 1982 release "Blame It On Love" that Rachel really began to showcase her full potential. Still, this is an excellent album and an enjoyable journey back to 1980.

Recommended for fans of "New Wave", early 80's, and of course fans of Rachel Sweet!

I had hoped that her other albums ("...and then he kissed me" and "blame it on love") would have received the same high quality treatment when released on CD, but instead both albums were placed on one release that suffers from poor sound quality. I hope they eventually get the same royal treatment that "Protect the Innocent" is receiving, they certainly deserve it!

-JM

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No sophomore slump from young singer
Rachel is forced to grow up!
Rachel in Leather = bad concept
Rachel - please come back!
A milestone CD

Protect the Innocent
Rachel Sweet
Manufacturer: Bert
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

No sophomore slump from young singer.......2004-11-21

Sweet's first album was equally fueled by her preciously mature vocals and the quirky material provided by producer Liam Sternberg. This follow-up, recorded after the first flush of ironic jailbait publicity had died down, is more about Sweet and her powerhouse voice than about unusually crafted material. The backing band, variously credited as Fingerprintz and an Aberdeen pub band called Bus Company, provide solid backing, while producers Martin Rushent and Alan Winstansley keep Sweet front-and-center. This is a straight-ahead pop-rock record that's aged a lot better than its New Wave contemporaries.

In contrast to Sternberg's teen-themed songs, Sweet often picked more mature material for her second album, selecting work from a variety of accomplished writers and performers. She gave a teen edge to Elvis Presley's rockabilly "Baby Let's Play House," sparked up The Damned's angsty "New Rose" and covered the over-the-hill nostalgia of Lou Reed's "New Age." Then-contemporary tunes from Graham Parker ("Fools Gold") and Moon Martin ("I've Got a Reason") are also both excellent, and a trio of tunes written or co-written by Sweet, including the bouncy leadoff love song and the jazzy closer of clandestine teen romance.

This CD fell out of print almost as quickly as it was reissued, making it well worth picking up used.

Rachel is forced to grow up!.......2003-04-18

Album number 2 is filled with great Rachel tunes. The Elvis rebel comes out in JEALOUS, and BABY LETS PLAY HOUSE. NEW AGE is an homage to faded Hollywood glory, great for a 16 yr old. Every song is great. All but the first 3 tunes appear on the B A B Y compilation, plus the whole first album (minus ITS SO DIFF HERE-darn). She later surfaces for HAIRSPRAY, but not after a defunct cable show called The Sweet Life. Her voice blows away all the recent pop tart stars of today. C'mon WILDWOOD SALOON? At 14? She is the reincarnation of Janis and Patsy. FOOLS STORY from And then He Kissed me LP. What are you waiting for Columbia? REISSUE DUH!!!

Rachel in Leather = bad concept.......2002-04-05

Rachel Sweet is undoubtedly one of the greatest singers to ever fall through the cracks. Fool Around is a great album. Unfortunately, her managers hadn't the slightest idea with what to do with this major talent. The result was Protect The Innocent, a release that stripped away all of Rachel's unique talent and replaced it with formulaic new wave/leather nonsense. As always, Rachel sounds great and she almost pulls this off by sheer talent alone.

Rachel - please come back!.......2001-10-18

Thank God, someone had the sense to release this on CD. It is one of her better albums. That is, of the painfully few she made. Buy the anthologies - but for REAL Rachel put this CD on REPEAT!!

A milestone CD.......2000-11-24

Released in 1980, this was one of Rachel's milestone recordings. With such classics as "Stranger In The House" and "Lover's Lane," this is easily a compilation of some of Rachel's finest new wave hits. I strongly recommend it!

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Protect the Innocent
Motorhead
Manufacturer: Essential
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000DTRH
Release Date: 1997-10-21

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