On Parole
Occupation
- Lemmy Kilmister: vocals, bass
- Larry Wallis: guitar
- Phil Taylor: drums
On Parole is the first of the British heavy metal band Motörhead recorded album. The recordings were completed in late 1975, but the label United Artists Records On Parole published until 1979.
Recordings
The band was at the end of 1975 United Artists under contract. After she was elected by the music magazine Sounds "best bad band in the world ," decided the musicians in the cast Lemmy Kilmister (vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar ) and Lucas Fox ( drums) in Rockfield Studios in Wales, their debut album record, produced by Dave Edmunds. After the pieces Lost Johnny, Motorhead Leaving Here and City Kids had been included in this constellation, Edmunds was recruited from Swan Song Records. Furthermore, left drummer Lucas Fox, the band came for him Phil Taylor. The drum tracks were rehearsed by Fox overdubbt up on Lost Johnny Taylor. Furthermore, he participated in the songwriting of the missing pieces. Were produced, the remaining shots from Fritz Fryer, former member of The Four Pennies.
The title Motorhead, The Watcher and Lost Johnny had Kilmister yet been written during his time with Hawkwind. Leaving Here comes from the songwriting trio Holland- Dozier -Holland, City Kids Wallis had composed during his time with the Pink Fairies. While the studio recordings Wallis also wrote the title On Parole, Fools and vibrator ( together with his roadie December Brown ) Taylor contributed the piece Iron Horse / Born to Lose, the text for this also came from Brown.
Publication and success
With the result, the label was dissatisfied and at the same time unsure of its commercial potential. After months of stretching out United Artists decided in late 1976 not to release the album and to release the tape from the existing record contract. It was not until 1979, when Motörhead had become one of the best selling metal bands, On Parole appeared with the label in December 1979 and reached number 65 in the UK album charts.
Title list
Reception
The album received mostly bad reviews after the fact. The Rock Hard On Parole called the " today druckloseste and untypical Motörhead work". Dave Thompson of Allmusic referred to the decision not to release the album, as a logical step. The album is a mash of riffs and noise, the arrangements were horrible and permeated with blues and brandy and the hochprozentigste pub rock of all time. Despite the negative reviews and poor sound the album with Motörhead contains one of the standards of the band.