Born Innocent (Redd Kross album)

Born Innocent is the first studio album by Red Cross (later known as Redd Kross), released in 1982 on Smoke 7 Records, and re-released in 1986 on Frontier Records featuring different cover art and three bonus tracks taken from the Sudden Death and American Youth Report compilations.^[2] The record was produced by Smoke 7 owner, Felix Alanis, who was also the lead singer of RF7.

Born Innocent
Studio album by Redd Kross
Released	1982
Genre	Hardcore punk
Label	Smoke 7 Frontier
Producer	Red Cross Felix Alanis[1]
Redd Kross chronology
Red Cross (1980) Born Innocent (1982) Teen Babes From Monsanto (1984)
Alternate cover art
1986 reissue as Redd Kross.

In 2007 the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series.^[3]

Music and lyrics

The album's lyrics contain references to Charles Manson and actress Linda Blair. The album contains elements of blues.^[4]

Reception

Nathan Bush of AllMusic gave the album three and a half stars out of five. He said: "Though subsequent releases found Redd Kross cleaning up their act, this debut captures them in all their youthful glory; documenting the sound of the McDonalds and company unleashed on an unsuspecting set of guitars, bass, and drums."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jeff and Steve McDonald except where noted.

1. "Linda Blair" – 2:04
   • named for the actress Linda Blair, who starred in the 1973 film The Exorcist, as well as starring in the movie that the album was named after.
2. "White Trash" – 1:27
3. "Everyday There's Someone New" – 1:06
4. "Solid Gold" – 1:13
5. "Burn-Out" – 1:24
6. "Charlie" – 1:47
7. "Tatum O'Tot and the Fried Vegetables" – 1:32 [reissue bonus track]
8. "St. Lita Ford Blues" – 3:28 [reissue bonus track]^[5]
9. "Self Respect" – 0:42
10. "Pseudo-Intellectual" – 1:12
11. "Kill Someone You Hate" – 1:26^[6]
12. "Look on Up at the Bottom" (Stu Phillips) – 2:11
    • cover from Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
13. "Cellulite City" – 1:59
14. "I'm Alright" – 1:57
    • cover of the Rolling Stones cover of Bo Diddley
15. "Cease to Exist" (Charles Manson) – 2:29
    • Charles Manson cover
16. "Notes and Chords Mean Nothing to Me" – 2:24 [reissue bonus track]

Personnel

• Jeff McDonald – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Tracy Lea – lead guitar
• Steven Shane McDonald – bass, backing vocals
• John Stielow – drums