Death of Innocence

Death of Innocence
Studio album by Legal Weapon
Released	1982
Genre	Punk rock
Length	28:50
Label	Arsenal Records
Producer	Thom Wilson
Legal Weapon chronology
No Sorrow (1981) Death of Innocence (1982) Your Weapon (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+ [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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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. "Legal Weapon". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 27, 2020.