{"id":14314,"date":"2021-01-15T05:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14314"},"modified":"2021-01-14T17:40:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T17:40:17","slug":"the-almighty-set-to-release-special-edition-of-powertrippin-through-cherry-red-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14314","title":{"rendered":"The Almighty set to release special edition of Powertrippin’ through Cherry Red Records"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cWe were on tour in Germany opening for Iron Maiden when Powertrippin\u2019 crashed into the UK National Chart at #5. The Maiden boys held a party for us that night in their hotel to celebrate. We suddenly felt very validated, looking back I think we were \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

Ricky Warwick<\/em><\/div>\n

Although initially inspired by punk, when Scottish school friends Stump Monroe (drums), Floyd London (bass) and Ricky Warwick (guitar, vocals) joined forces with guitarist Tantrum in 1988, they chose a harder rocking, heavy metal sound. Snapped up by Polydor Records for 1989 debut \u201cBlood, Fire & Love\u201d, their more punk infused aggressive approach was a welcome relief from the glam orientated sounds imported from across the Atlantic. This was followed by \u201cSoul Destruction\u201d in 1991, and then \u201cPowertrippin\u2019\u201d in 1993.<\/p>\n

The Almighty demonstrated that British hard rock had plenty to offer at the beginning of the decade, and in 1991 The Almighty were special guests of Megadeth, a tour where Alice In Chains were the opening act. This tour highlighted which way the wind was blowing, away from hairspray bands in favour of something grungier from the Pacific Northwest of America. \u201cPowertrippin\u2019\u201d was also the first album to feature guitarist Pete Friesen, replacing original member, Tantrum.<\/p>\n

As well as the singles \u2018Addiction\u2019, \u2018Over The Edge\u2019 and \u2018Out Of Season\u2019, this expanded, deluxe reissue of \u201cPowertrippin\u2019\u201d includes the B-Sides \u2018Blind\u2019, \u2018Bodies\u2019 (originally by the Sex Pistols), \u2018Insomnia\u2019, \u2018In A Rut\u2019 (originally by The Ruts) and \u2018Fuckin\u2019 Up\u2019 (originally by Neil Young and Crazy Horse). Live versions of \u2018Takin\u2019 Hold\u2019, \u2018Jesus Loves You\u2026But I Don\u2019t\u2019 and \u201cPowertrippin\u2019\u201d illustrate what a powerful band The Almighty have always been on stage. The bonus disc also includes demo versions of \u2018Free \u2018N\u2019 Easy\u2019 and the title track from Soul Destruction: which was never officially recorded or appeared on the final album. Plus there\u2019s even time for an acoustic take of Neil Young\u2019s \u2018Rockin\u2019 In The Free World\u2019!<\/p>\n

This release features a fully illustrated booklet, complete with detailed liner notes from Malcolm Dome based on interviews with the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disc One: Original Album<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Addiction
\n2. Possession
\n3. Over The Edge
\n4. Jesus Loves You\u2026But I Don\u2019t
\n5. Sick & Wired
\n6. Powertrippin\u2019
\n7. Takin\u2019 Hold
\n8. Out Of Season
\n9. Life Blood
\n10. Instinct
\n11. Meathook
\n12. Eye To Eye<\/td>\n

Disc Two: Bonus Tracks<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Takin\u2019 Hold (Live)
\n2. Jesus Loves You\u2026But I Don\u2019t (Live)
\n3. Powertrippin\u2019 (Live)
\n4. Blind (B-Side)
\n5. Soul Destruction (Demo)
\n6. Addiction (Radio Edit)
\n7. Insomnia (B-Side)
\n8. Wild And Wonderful (Demo Version)
\n9. Fuckin\u2019 Up (B-Side)
\n10. Out Of Season (Demo Version)
\n11. Bodies (B-Side)
\n12. Free \u2018N\u2019 Easy (Demo Version)
\n13. Rockin\u2019 In The Free World (Acoustic Version)
\n14. Hell To Pay (Acoustic Version)
\n15. In A Rut (B-Side)
\n16. Out Of Season (Radio Edit)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe were on tour in Germany opening for Iron Maiden when Powertrippin\u2019 crashed into the UK National Chart at #5. The Maiden boys held a party for us that night in their hotel to celebrate. We suddenly felt very validated, looking back I think we were \u201c Ricky Warwick Although initially inspired by punk, when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[3031,6175,1989,6174],"class_list":["post-14314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cherry-red-records","tag-malcolm-dome","tag-ricky-warwick","tag-the-almighty","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14316,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14314\/revisions\/14316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}