radical playlist (6) : RIOT - The Privilege Of Power (1990)

RIOT

The Privilege Of Power

1990

1 : ON YOUR KNEES
2 : METAL SOLDIERS
3 : RUNAWAY
4 : KILLER
5 : DANCE OF DEATH
6 : STORMING THE GATES OF HELL
7 : MARYANNE
8 : LITTLE MISS DEATH
9 : BLACK LEATHER AND GLITTERING STEEL
10 : RACING WITH THE DEVIL ON A SPANISH HIGHWAY (REVISITED)

RIOT ‘THE PRIVILEGE OF POWER’
(COLLECTABLES RECORDS/SONY MUSIC)

‘Privilege of power’ of the legendary US Metalband RIOT was their most critical release, because it saw the band trying out different styles, although still a pure Melodic Metal release, it became clear the band wanted to mix it with other musical styles (the use of trumpets for example), maybe also due to the fact they were on a big label (CBS Records released the album in 1990, in a period when lots of bands were trying out other styles, because labels were looking for something new, which came a year later with the Grunge scene unfortunately) : Anyway, this RIOT album was a sort of mixture of classic 80s hardrock/metal with some modern (for 1990) rhythms, such as the trumpets in opener “On your knees” and “Killer” : Nevertheless, this CD was also a very interesting RIOT CD, because it was a concept album about the major influence someone with great powers has, and each song reflects that theme : Musically we can still find some awesome classic melodic hardrock on this CD, such as “Metal soldiers”, “Runaway” (actually a commercial AOR tune), “Maryanne” (another commercial piece a la BOSTON), “Little Miss Death”, and the fast metal tunes in old RIOT style (‘Fire down under’) “Dance of death” and “Storming the gates of hell” : Most RIOT fans will not like this CD, because it is very different from the earlier releases, and some of the material might have been pushed onto the CD by the label, but still it has it’s highlights : Basically this is another quality CD of the most underrated Metalband ever (RIOT) : They should have sold so much more records than some of the other acts that did make it (METALLICA), but just like for example Y&T they have a bunch of die-hard fans worldwide, and were unlucky in getting some big promotion in the 80s : Anyway, you can buy this CD at: http://www.oldies.com

sources : http://www.angelfire.com