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
All Music Guide link
Motörhead chronology
March ör Die (1992)	Bastards (1993)	Sacrifice (1995)

This article is about the album. For other uses, see Bastard.

For the album by Cerebral Fix, see Bastards (Cerebral Fix album)

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. It remains as one of Motörhead's most popular songs to date.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Track listing

"On Your Feet or on Your Knees" (Michael Burston, Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee, Lemmy Kilmister) – 2:34
"Burner" (Burston, Campbell, Dee, Kilmister) – 2:52
"Death or Glory" (Burston, Campbell, Dee, Kilmister) – 4:50
"I Am the Sword" (Burston, Campbell, Dee, Kilmister) – 4:28
"Born To Raise Hell" (Kilmister) – 4:58
"Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me" (Kilmister) – 4:05
"Bad Woman" (Burston, Campbell, Dee, Kilmister) – 3:16
"Liar" (Burston, Campbell, Dee, Kilmister) – 4:12
"Lost in the Ozone" (Burston, Campbell, Dee, Kilmister) – 3:27
"I'm the Man" (Burston, Eddie Clarke, Dee, Kilmister) – 3:28
"We Bring the Shake" (Burston, Campbell, Dee, Kilmister) – 3:48
"Devils" (Burston, Campbell, Dee, Kilmister) – 6:00
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" - CD Bonus track (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:20

[edit] Credits

Lemmy Kilmister - 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

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Members
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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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