[2] It was produced by Ian MacKaye who was active in the hardcore punk scene; as a musician and co-owner of Dischord Records.

Guitarist Chris Haskett later said that, "Lifetime is our first album playing together and there are a bunch of different styles from the individual players but they haven’t combined yet.

"[3] Life Time was originally released in 1987 and included four live tracks recorded in Kortrijk, Belgium in October 1987.

[7] In an AllMusic review, Chris True says "When Henry Rollins emerged from the breakup of Black Flag, many thought he couldn't be successful without guitarist Greg Ginn.

With Ian MacKaye of Fugazi in the production chair, Rollins Band was able to distance themselves from Black Flag with a tight, visceral, and sometimes bluesy album.