Girl - Wasted Youth (1982) [2016 Rock Candy Remastered]

This Rock Candy reissue includes as bonus disc the band’s Live At The Marquee album, from 1982, widely touted as one of the better rock band live albums from the Eighties. With good cause.
The whole 12 track gig is here in its entirety, giving the words “bonus tracks” a new definition.

With “Wasted Youth”, Girl thrown a rope around the musical chaos of the times and pulled it to their breast. But, guess what? The label didn’t understand what was going on, and let them float off into space.
So it’s no surprise that “Wasted Youth” ended up being Girl’s final album. A fate accentuated by the departure of guitarist Phil Collen, accepting an offer to join Def Leppard for their epoch making ‘Pyromania’ album.
Later, Phil Lewis went on to front highly successful rock outfit LA Guns. Both of them left behind a 24 Karat legacy, one that has been hailed by several high profile musicians as a huge influence on the glam hard rock explosion.

The fact that both albums have been sumptuously remastered by Rock Candy’s crack team of technical wizards is also, once again, cause for celebration, as are the “added value” liner notes.


Tracks:

CD-1 - Wasted Youth (1982)
1. Thru The Twilite
2. Old Dogs
3. Ice In The Blood
4. Wasted Youth
5. Standard Romance
6. Nice 'n' Nasty
7. McKitty's Back
8. 19
9. Overnight Angels
10. Sweet Kids

CD-2 - Live At The Marquee '81 (2001)
1. Ice In The Blood
2. Icey Blue
3. Mad For It
4. Overnight Angels
5. Old Dogs
6. Big Night
7. Sweet Kids
8. Wasted Youth
9. Nice & Nasty
10. My Number
11. Standard Romance
12. Thru The Twilite

Personnel:

Phil Lewis: Vocals
Phil Collen: Guitar
Gerry Laffy: Guitar
Simon Laffy: Bass
Pete Barnacle: Drums
Bryson Graham: Drums