Vain "No Respect (2004 Reissue, Remastered, Slipcase, UK, Gott Discs, GOTTCD018)"

Vain is an American glam metal band from San Francisco Bay Area, California, formed in 1986. As of 2018, the lineup consists of Davy Vain (lead vocals), Joel Proto (guitar), Ashley Mitchell (bass) and Tommy Rickard (drums).

After recording a demo, Davy Vain founded Vain in 1986, adding Dylana Nova Scott, Danny West, Ashley Mitchell and drummer Tom Rickard to the lineup. They signed with Island Records in 1988, before releasing their debut album the following year, titled No Respect, which peaked at number 154 on the Billboard 200.

Davy Vain had initially began his career as a record producer, producing Death Angel's debut album The Ultra-Violence, before recording a demo with Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett in 1986. After recording, Vain decided to form a band, in the San Francisco Bay Area, under his own moniker, adding bassist Ashley Mitchell, drummer Tom Rickard and guitarists Dylana Nova and Danny West to the lineup. From 1986 to 1987, the band proceeded to play shows in San Francisco, before playing regularly in Los Angeles, where they also opened for Guns N' Roses prior to their success, and were featured on the cover of Kerrang! magazine. After showcasing to major record labels, including Geffen Records, Vain signed with Island Records in 1988.

"When we got signed, I told the guy who was vice president that we wanted to make a really raw, hungry album. And he said: "That's good, because I don't want you to sound like you're the biggest band in the world – we already have that, it's called U2. We want you to go into the studio and sound like you're young, hungry and broke – guys who want to do nothing but play music and have sex.""

—Davy Vain on being signed by Island Records.

Recorded with producer Paul Northfield, Vain released their debut album entitled No Respect in 1989. The album peaked at number 154 on the Billboard 200. Critically, the album was also well received, with Vain featured on the covers of both Kerrang! and BAM. Geoff Barton would later give a positive review for Classic Rock describing the album as "a Maybelline-metalised debut par excellence – no 'perhaps' about it" with the music being "unharnessed, haystack-haired heaviness from beginning to end" and that "it's the Crüe at their most coarse and corrupted." In support of the album, Vain toured the US while they also supported Skid Row on their tour of the UK in November 1989.

Tracklist

1. Secrets 3:50
2. Beat The Bullet 3:53
3. Who's Watching You 4:26
4. 1000 Degrees 4:28
5. Aces 3:36
6. Smoke And Shadows 5:14
7. No Respect 4:37
8. Laws Against Love 3:56
9. Down For The 3rd Time 4:57
10. Icy 4:18
11. Without You 5:59
12. Ready 2:59

Producer:  Paul Northfield, Paul Taylor (tracks: 8)

Remastered: Andrew Thompson