Bastards

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Bastards
Studio album by Motörhead
Released	November 29, 1993
Recorded	1993 A & M Studios Prime Time Studios Hollywood, California, USA
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	47:50
Label	ZYX
Producer(s)	Howard Benson
Professional reviews
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Motörhead chronology
March ör Die (1992)	Bastards (1993)	Sacrifice (1995)

Bastards is the first studio album that Motörhead recorded with the short-lived Lemmy, Campbell, Würzel and Dee line-up. It was also the first of four Motörhead albums that were produced by Howard Benson. After unsuccessfully commercialising the success of 1916 with its 1992 follow up March or Die, the band returned to their roots, being loud and fast. The lyrical themes range from social criticism ("On Your Feet or on Your Knees"), war ("Death or Glory", "I Am the Sword") to child abuse ("Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me") and total mayhem ("Burner").

"Born To Raise Hell" was later recorded with Ice T and Whitfield Crane and released as a single (including a version on picture disc). This version of the song was featured in the movie Airheads.^[1]

Joe Petagno, long time Motörhead sleeve artist, revealed in a rare interview on the Inferno 30th Anniversary edition bonus DVD that the album was originally to be titled Devils. He had already drawn up a cover to reflect this title when it was changed.^[2]

Contents 1 Sleeve artwork 2 Track listing 3 Credits 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Sleeve artwork

As well as alluding to the original name of the album, Joe Petagno also had this insight into the concept of the album cover:

Bastards was a design I did in reply to March ör Die. That fucking horrible sleeve. It pissed me off. It was the worst thing I'd ever seen in my life. So I thought, OK, they want something like that, I'll do it properly. [I] sent it to the Motörheadbangers fan club, Alan Burridge, and he liked it so much that he put it on the cover of the fan magazine. When Lemmy saw it, he wanted it, so Devils became Bastards.^[2]

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Kilmister, Campbell, Burston and Dee unless otherwise stated.

1. "On Your Feet or on Your Knees" – 2:34
2. "Burner" – 2:52
3. "Death or Glory" – 4:50
4. "I Am the Sword" – 4:28
5. "Born To Raise Hell" (Kilmister) – 4:58
6. "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me" (Kilmister) – 4:05 (referenced on Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in songs)
7. "Bad Woman" – 3:16
8. "Liar" – 4:12
9. "Lost in the Ozone" – 3:27
10. "I'm the Man" – 3:28
11. "We Bring the Shake" – 3:48
12. "Devils" – 6:00
13. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - CD Bonus track (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:20

[edit] Credits

• Lemmy - bass, vocals
• Phil Campbell - guitar
• Würzel - guitar
• Mikkey Dee - drums

With:

• Howard Benson – keyboards

• Joe Petagno - sleeve artwork
• Recorded in 1993 at A & M Studios and Prime Time Studios, Hollywood, California, USA
• Produced, mixed, and digitally edited by Howard Benson
• Engineered and mixed by Ryan Dorn
• Mixed at Aire L.A., Glendale, California
• Assistant engineered by John Aguto, Randy Wine, Darrin Mann, John Gaudesi, Gregg Barrett, and Devin Foutz
• Mastered at Future Disk by Eddy Schreyer

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Motorhead official website
• Bastards on Amazon.com

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Members
Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister - Phil Campbell - Mikkey Dee
Former members: Larry Wallis - "Fast" Eddie Clarke - Brian "Robbo" Robertson - Michael "Würzel" Burston
Lucas Fox - Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor - Pete Gill - Tommy Aldridge
Discography
Albums: On Parole - Motörhead - Overkill - Bomber - Ace of Spades - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith - Iron Fist - Another Perfect Day - No Remorse - Orgasmatron - Rock 'n' Roll - No Sleep at All - 1916 - March ör Die - Bastards - Sacrifice - Overnight Sensation - Snake Bite Love - Everything Louder Than Everyone Else - We Are Motörhead - The Best Of - Hammered - Live at Brixton Academy - Inferno - BBC Live & In-Session - Kiss of Death
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