Molly Hatchets self-titled debut album reached multi-platinum status and established
Molly Hatchet as a hard working touring band. The second album "Flirtin' With Disaster" was released in 1979 and
Molly Hatchet basically lived on the road with an average of 250 live shows per year. Like the first album - "Flirting With Disaster" also achieved multi-platinum status. Lead singer Danny Joe Brown left the band in 1980 and was replaced with Jimmy Farrar on "Beatin' The Odds".
This album "Take No Prisoners" was released in 1981 and the last to feature singer Jimmy Farrar, who later was replaced by a returned Danny Joe Brown.
I don't know if the hard core fans had a hard time accepting Jimmy Farrar or they only perceived Danny Joe Brown as "the" singer, but from an objective point of view Jimmy Farrar does a fabulous job on this album.
Since
Molly Hatchet has undergone various line-up changes. Even tough Jimmy Farrar only got 2 years with
Molly Hatchet he certainly deserves credit. His vocals blend in perfect with Joyce Kennedy from Mothers Finest of their duet on
Respect me in the Morning.
Bloody Reunion is great opener to the album - typical ballsy guitar driven Southern Rock.
Power Play is among album highlights even though it displays a more polished version of
Molly Hatchet. The riff is excellent and the use of 3 guitarists really comes alive with several layers of guitar. The same goes
Don't Leave me Lonely.
Molly Hatchet brought in Tom Werman to produce the album. Werman was best known for his work with
Cheap Trick and he definitely polished a few sharp edges.
"Take No Prisoners" has been hard to get for several years, but in 2005 the small independent label Gott Discs re-issued the album in luxurious packing with sleeve notes written by Classic Rock's Geoff Barton.
A must for all fans of Southern Rock.
Written by
Michael Thursday, April 6, 2006
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