LITTLE ANGELS: Don’t pray for me LP with 12 instead of 10 songs. 2 extra songs. English Hard Rock 1989. CHECK VIDEOS “Big Bad World”, “Do You Wanna Riot”, “Kicking up Dust”, “Radical Your Lover”, “She’s a Little Angel”

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Scarborough’s favourites sons, Little Angels, burst onto the UK rock scene with their radio-friendly American-style hard rock in the late 1980s. Attracting attention and column inches with their superb musicianship and youthful enthusiasm (one tour was dubbed Rock And Roll Education and saw the band playing school halls by day and concert venues by night!), they signed to Polydor Records in 1988.


Featuring the hit singles:

  • “Big Bad World”
  • “Do You Wanna Riot” (23 October 1989) UK No. 91
  • “Don’t Pray For Me” (1989) UK No. 93
  • “Kicking up Dust” (19 February 1990) UK No. 46
  • “Radical Your Lover” (12 May 1990) UK No. 34
  • “She’s a Little Angel” (4 August 1990) UK No. 21

Label: Polydor – 843 469-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1990
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock
Tracklist:
A1 Do You Wanna Riot
Written-By – Billy Nichols*, B. Dickinson*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
Written-By – Billy Nichols*, B. Dickinson*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
A2 Kick Hard
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
A3 Big Bad World
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, Hopper*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Jepson*
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, Hopper*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Jepson*
A4 Kicking Up Dust
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
A5 Don’t Pray For Me
Written-By – Jepson*
Written-By – Jepson*
A6 Radical Your Lover
Engineer – Steven Harris*
Featuring [Re-Recorded Featuring] – The Big Bad Horns
Mixed By – Andy Paul*, Michael Frondelli
Producer – Little Angels
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, Dan Reed, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
Engineer – Steven Harris*
Featuring [Re-Recorded Featuring] – The Big Bad Horns
Mixed By – Andy Paul*, Michael Frondelli
Producer – Little Angels
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, Dan Reed, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
B1 Broken Wings Of An Angel
Written-By – H. Cornwall*, Jepson*
Written-By – H. Cornwall*, Jepson*
B2 Bitter & Twisted
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
B3 Promises
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, D. Reed*, Jepson*
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, D. Reed*, Jepson*
B4 When I Get Out Of Here
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, D. Reed*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, D. Reed*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Lee*, Jepson*
B5 No Solution
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, Hopper*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Jepson*
Written-By – B. Dickinson*, Hopper*, J. Dickinson*, Plunkett*, Jepson*
B6 She’s A Little Angel
Producer – Mark Opitz

The ’80s may have started strong from ol’ England behind the unpretentious New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement, but by the end of the decade, the tide had turned.

Signed to Polygram, the Little Angels issued _Don’t Prey for Me_ in 1989. Despite solid backing from the label, and numerous concert performances throughout their home turf backing big name acts, the accessible Little Angels didn’t stand much of a chance of breaking through in the Bon Jovi-dominated North America market.

With sirens sounding, _Don’t Prey for Me_ starts strong with the hard rollin’ “Do You Wanna Riot”, which gives way to “Kick Hard” and the fight-until-you-fall “Big Bad World”. The melodic “Kickin’ Up Dust” should have garnered a solid share of radio air time in the states, but it just wasn’t to be. Taking a cue from Bad Company’s “Shooting Star”, which features the guitar slingin’ “Johnny”, the Little Angels told their own story of a six string rocker by the same name.

Capably produced by Owen Davies, Dan Reed assisted with the writing of “Radical Your Lover”, “Promises” and “When I Get Out of Here” with the Little Angels. Toby Jepson’s vocals occassionally stretch too far into the falsetto range, but overall _Don’t Prey for Me_, which includes the sobering title track and “No Solution”, showcases the quintet delivering tight arrangements.

KNOCK IT BACK!

Associated acts Gun, Fastway, b.l.o.w., Younger Younger 28, YY28, Skunk Anansie, Feeder, The Cult


5.0 out of 5 stars About Time,
This is a must for any Little Angels Fan out there. If you love good British Classic Rock such as Def Leppard and Thunder then this is definitely a band to listen too.


5.0 out of 5 stars Blast from the Past!,
I loved this album when I was in my teens. What a trip down memory lane!
Toby Jepson has a unique vocal and the most amazing range that drew me in 20 years ago and still does so now. I would recommend all Little Angels music to anyone who likes melodic rock with depth and soul. Brilliant.


5.0 out of 5 stars excellent first album,
Damn fine album


5.0 out of 5 stars Little Angels Debut on cd at last While not showing the polish of Young Gods or Jam, it illustrates why the LA rose to prominence so quickly. Lots of catchy tunes, big riffs and the addition of horns on some tracks gives an extra dimension. SONGS: Do You Wanna Riot / Kick Hard / Big Bad World / Kicking Up Dust

/ Don’t Pray For Me / Radical Your Lover/ Broken Wings Of An Angel / Bitter & Twisted / Promises / When I Get Out Of Here / No Solution / She A Little Angel

5.0 out of 5 stars Still as good as the first time!, It is still as great as it was the first time I heard it. Buy it and treat yourself to some good hard-working British rock!

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I’m confident saying that this is the weirdest album in the history of glam metal.

The vocalist is weird. His tone is weird. His vocal stylings throughout each song are weird. The band’s stylistic choices are weird.

No song sounds the same as the last. Little Angels never stick to one style. They explore so many styles in this album—that it’s actually a feat that they don’t devastatingly mess any of them up.

Then I look at the release date—1989—and I’m just shocked because there is no one else in the 80s hard rock scene who sounds anything like this. They sound YEARS ahead of their time, subverting all 80s hard rock expectations and abiding by zero stylistic tropes; they feel like a product of the late 90s, maybe, but I’m not even sure if I could say they belong to any era.

In Don’t Prey for Me, they’re really just… doing their own thing entirely.

And it works.

It keeps me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. I can’t say that about many other albums that I’ve encountered in any genre; you never know what to expect with each song, and because the band is actually able to carry out each different style they attempt with relative success, the album takes you on an interesting and engaging hard rock adventure. Not to mention that the lyrics are leagues more exciting and interesting than anything else even tangential to the genre; seriously, there isn’t a single song dedicated to “sweet little sister” or “hot blondes in high heels” archetypes. The lyrical themes are so much deeper and more interesting to follow than that.

Notable is the overabundance of Toby Jepson’s falsetto. I’m about 100% sure that he finds an opportunity to shriek in every single track with the exception of “Don’t Pray for Me.” In some tracks, especially the harder-rocking and more energetic ones like “When I Get Out of Here” and “Big Bad World,” it’s very fitting and sounds great. In some of those, it’s just excessive – like the way that he shrieks the entire final verse of “Do You Wanna Riot.” It is there for the ballads too. About halfway through my first listen, I actually found myself inwardly asking why he had to keep doing it. For me, it’s a minor concern, but it does make a few of the songs feel a little off-kilter when it happens.

With that being said, though, the stylistic variety in this album is a testament to their versatility. Just for being totally unexpected and totally new and fresh, Don’t Prey for Me is a treat and a rare find, a diamond in the rough.

This is an alternate issue that includes the track “Bitter & Twisted.” Whatever you do, PLEASE get this issue with that song on it. By far, that, “When I Get Out of Here,” and “Broken Wings of an Angel” are the best songs on the album. Those songs are all brilliant musical experiences.

Track listing
A1
Do You Wanna Riot3:56
A2
Kick Hard3:10
A3
Big Bad World3:20
A4
Kickin’ Up Dust4:00
A5
Don’t Pray for Me4:29
B1
Broken Wings of an Angel4:59
B2
Radical Your Lover4:46
B3
Promises4:50
B4
When I Get Out of Here3:17
B5
No Solution4:24
B6
Pleasure Pyre4:16
Total length: 45:27

Credits
Jimmy Dickinson
piano, Hammond organ, synthesiser, backing vocals
Toby Jepson
lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Mark Plunkett
bass guitar, backing vocals
Michael Lee
drums, percussion
Bruce John Dickinson
electric guitar, Spanish guitar
Owen Davies
producer


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