Save Your Prayers

by Waysted

Overview

Waysted's 1986 album Save Your Prayers was the only one to chart within the U.S. and it's easy to see why: the erstwhile British metal band retooled itself to fit the sound of the day, namely the hard-charging metal coming out of Southern California. Save Your Prayers is never as gloriously sleazy as Moetley Cruee but it certainly has elements of Ratt, filtered through a little bit of the big arena rock typified by such mainstream rockers as .38 Special. In other words, it is built on big melodic songs and hooks but still has a balls-out roar that would satisfy fans. What it lacks is any one song to hook in doubters -- no hit single, in other words -- but the overall sound of Save Your Prayers is massive, heavy, and glossy, capturing much of the feel of mainstream metal in the mid-'80s. [Cherry Red's 2013 reissue contains the B-side "Fire Under the Wheels" and 7" edits of "Black & Blue" and "Heaven Tonight," plus good liner notes that recount the tortured making of the album.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/19/2013
Label:	Hear No Evil
UPC:	5013929911123

Tracks

1. Walls Fall Down
2. Black & Blue
3. Singing to the Night
4. Hell Comes Home
5. Heroes Die Young
6. Heaven Tonight
7. How the West Was Won
8. Wild Night
9. Out of Control
10. So Long
11. Fire Under the Wheels [B-Side]
12. Black & Blue [7" Edit]
13. Heaven Tonight [7" Edit]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Waysted   Primary Artist
Danny Vaughn   Vocals
Pete Way   Guitar (Bass)
Johnny Dee   Drums
Paul Chapman   Guitar

Technical Credits

Matthew Rudd   Production Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Simon Hanhart   Engineer,Producer
John Fogerty   Composer
Danny Vaughn   Group Member
Nick Davis   Assistant Engineer,Production Assistant
Pete Way   Group Member
Johnny Dee   Group Member
Paul Chapman   Group Member