1 	C'mon Let's Go 	
2 	The Hunter 	
3 	(I'm Your) Victim 	
4 	Kick It Down 	
5 	Following The Crowd 	
6 	Tush 	
7 	Hit And Run 	
8 	Watch Your Step 	
9 	Back To Start 	
10 	Yeah Right 	
11 	Future Flash 	
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12 	Demolition Boys 	
13 	Hit And Run (Featuring – Doro)

Bass, Vocals – Enid Williams
Drums – Denise Dufort
Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jackie Chambers
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Kim McAuliffe

Girlschool’s second album now re-recorded for the 21st century. With the exception of Lemmy not many folk in the business have given Girlschool their righteous kudos for being one of the, er, ballsiest propositions to come of the debacle that became known as the NWOBHM and one of few all-female bands from that era that managed to avoid the clutches of some predatory Kim Fowley-like mentor/dictator.

Kim McAuliffe (guitar/vox), Enid Williams (bass/vox), Denise Dufort (drums/vox) and Kelly Johnson (guitar/vox) had been together barely a year when they originally released Hit And Run in 1981.

Johnson died in 2007 after a long struggle with cancer and her replacement, Jackie Chambers, fills her patent stiletto boots on this re-record. The original (produced by R&B doyen Vic Maile) was widely regarded as Girlschool’s most popular and influential album. There, the songs had a much more clipped, jagged amphetamine edge that endeared them to both the punk and metal fraternity.

The new production has a louder, prouder, compressed sound, transforming well-loved club standards like C’mon Let’s Go, Back To Start, the title track and a thunderous version of Tush into fully fledged stadium rockers. ---Peter Makowski, loudersound.com

Zacznę może od tego, że zawsze mam mieszane uczucia w stosunku do takich wydawnictw, które (niestety) pojawiają się coraz częściej na podupadającym rynku płytowym. Jeśli jakiś upierdliwy muzyk, skłócony z kolegami nie chce się zgodzić na reedycje dawnych albumów, - w porządku, wchodzimy do studia nagrywamy na nowo i można to zrozumieć. Ale w innych przypadkach? Wiadomo: każda okazja jest dobra, by zarobić parę funtów, euro, dolarów, złotych. Na przykład 30 rocznica ukazania się jednej z najlepszych i najbardziej popularnych płyt w dyskografii. Tak jak w przypadku brytyjskiego kwartetu Girlschool.

Kwartet wypłynął na fali popularności Nowej Fali Brytyjskiego Metalu, ale myliłby się ten, kto sądziłby, że dziewczyny nie miały do zaoferowania niczego więcej poza wdziękiem i kumplowaniem się z Ianem Kilmisterem, znanym światu jako Lemmy. Wczesne albumy Girlschool to porcja solidnego hard'n'heavy, bliskiego dokonaniom Motorhead. Co słychać zresztą również na "Hit & Run", płycie pochodzącej ze złotego okresu wyspiarskiego heavy metalu.

Odświeżona wersja płyty na pewno brzmi lepiej niż oryginał, możliwości studyjne są dziś wszak dużo większe. Na szczęście panie oparły się pokusie, by przedstawić jakieś wypolerowane, sterylne cacko. Nie, kawałki nadal brzmią surowo, prosto i ... przebojowo. A że brakuje w nich tego młodzieńczego zadziora i spontaniczności? Cóż, tylko raz w życiu ma się dwadzieścia lat...

W porównaniu z oryginałem z 1981 roku zmieniła się nieco lista kawałków. Mamy tutaj dwa bonusy: "Demolition Boys" oraz wersję tytułowego numeru, przygotowaną z wokalną pomocą niemieckiej divy metalu - Doro. Do kolaboracji z gwiazdami tego gatunku Girlschool zdążyły nas już przez lata kariery przyzwyczaić...

Mam problem z oceną tego wydawnictwa. Wolałbym, że panie uczciły taki jubileusz na przykład koncertową prezentacją płyty "Hit & Run" podczas jakiegoś dużego festiwalu, na które wciąż są chętnie zapraszane. Może więc tym razem obejdzie się bez punktów... ---Robert Dłucik, rockarea.eu

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01. Everything's the Same 
02. From The Other Side 
03. I Spy (Girlschool Mix) 
04. Spend Spend Spend 
05. Whole New World 
06. Just Another Day 
07. Legend (A Tribute to Kelly Johnson) 
08. Still Waters 
09. Metropolis (Motorhead Cover) 
10. Mess Around 
11. Zeitgeist 
12. Don't Talk To Me 
13. I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix) 
14. London 
15. Emergency

    Kim McAuliffe – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
    Jackie Chambers – lead guitar, backing vocals
    Enid Williams – lead and backing vocals, bass
    Denise Dufort – drums, backing vocals
    Kelly Johnson – "ghost" appearance
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    J.J. French – guitar solo on "Spend Spend Spend"
    Neil Murray – bass on "Whole New World" and "Legend"
    Phil Campbell – lead guitar on "Whole New World", guitar solo on "Legend"
    "Fast" Eddie Clarke – guitar solo on "Metropolis"
    Eddie Ojeda – guitar solo on "Don't Mess Around"
    Lemmy Kilmister – bass, vocals and triangle on "Don't Talk To Me"
    Ronnie James Dio – vocals on "I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix)"
    Tony Iommi – lead guitar on "I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix)"

Girlschool's 2008 lineup -- Kim McAuliffe on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Enid Williams on lead vocals and bass, Denise Dufort on drums, and Jackie Chambers on lead guitar -- has described Legacy as both a 30th anniversary recording and a tribute to Kelly Johnson, who was the band's lead guitarist from 1978-1984 and 1993-2000 before dying of spinal cancer in 2007 at the age of 49. It was in 1978 -- 30 years before the release of Legacy -- that the band changed its name from Painted Lady to Girlschool and provided its first single, "Take It All Away," and McAuliffe, Williams, and Dufort were all members of Girlschool back then (Chambers is a 2000 arrival). This 2008 release is definitely one of Girlschool's more consistent efforts; longtime fans will be glad to hear how focused and inspired they sound on melodic yet hard-driving tracks such as "Still Waters," "From the Other Side," "Everything's the Same," and "Zeitgeist," all of which are quite faithful to the classic Girlschool sound of the late '70s and '80s. Legacy, unlike most Girlschool albums, features its share of guests; former Motörhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clark is heard on a cover of Motörhead's "Metropolis," while longtime Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister appears on "Don't Talk to Me." Singer Ronnie James Dio and guitarist Tony Iommi (who performed together in Black Sabbath in the early 1980s) are reunited when they join Girlschool on one of two versions of "I Spy," and guitarist Jay Jay French (of Twisted Sister fame) solos on "Spend Spend Spend." But Girlschool's members are, of course, Legacy's main attraction, and they bring plenty of passion and enthusiasm to this engaging anniversary disc. --- Alex Henderson, Rovi

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