Track Listing

1. Slave to the Rhythm
2. Full Time Body
3. Tie You Up
4. Desperate
5. Tokyo Time
6. Vampire Kiss/The Midge II [Instrumental]
7. Price of Love
8. Dreamin' in Black and White
9. Down by the Torchlight
10. Light at the End of the Tunnel
11. Tear Down the Walls
12. Hotter Than Hell

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #136104 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-26
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Even better than their debut!
Released in 1991, Baton Rouge's second album Lights Out on the Playground is another in a long list of albums that deserved far more attention that it received at the time.

Coming at a time when the charts were dominated by Bon Jovi, Warrant, Steelheart, Slaughter, Damn Yankees and the like, Lights Out on the Playground should have been Baton Rouge's big break. It certainly had all of the right elements. It was a very melodic hard rock album with a definite blues flavor; it featured a dynamic vocalist in Kelly Keeling, and it boasted behind-the-scenes support by former Surgin' mainman Jack Ponti, whose songwriting skills were among the best in the business. His song "Desperate" is one of the best metal ballads ever written, and I'm still perplexed as to how neither Baton Rouge nor Babylon A.D could make a hit of it.

Lights Out on the Playground may not have reached a wide audience, but it was still a terrific hard rock album. It may seem dated now, but for those of us who grew up with this kind of "hair metal", this is the kind of music that gets the blood pumping. If you're already a Baton Rouge fan, you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't heard Baton Rouge yet, but are a fan of the late 80's and early 90's hard rock sound, you'll definitely want to check out Lights Out on the Playground.

NOTE: Wounded Bird reissued Lights Out on the Playground in 2008. Like all Wounded Bird reissues, it has not been digitally remastered, nor does it have any bonus material. It's great to see this forgotten album back in print, but if you already own the 1991 version there's no need to replace it.

20 Minutes of brilliance...
Baton Rouge should have been HUGE; I was around when they came out and I couldn't believe they weren't big. The songs are well written - think Bon Jovi with more balls. Great hooks, melody and sing along choruses - Kelly Keeling sings his guts out on this album and Shake Your Soul. Lance Bulen is a solid, not flashy, player.
Lights Out On The Playground has 20 minutes of some of the best hard rock/metal you will hear. Desperate, Tokyo Time, Vampire Kiss, The Midge II and The Price Of Love are all fabulous rock n roll. These songs hit every thing great about rock in the 80's/Early 90's. If you like anything about music in this era - BUY THIS!
This album doesn't bring anything new to the table - it simply ROCKS.

Why is everything that I want so hard to find?
I would like to know why everything that I want is so hard to find- Firehouse, Poison, Warrant, Slaughter, Baton Rouge, Vain, XYZ, Mitch Malloy, Del Amitri and Bulletboys- these are some of the artists that are hard to find.

Lights out on the playground is a great album and worth buying- but I won't buy it used. I'd sooner buy it brand new and for the retail price of $16.99.