QUIET RIOT — Metal Health (review)

QUIET RIOT — Metal Health album cover Album · 1983 · Glam Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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1983; what a year for metal and this was the year when Quiet Riot became mega stars. Their album "Metal Health" lauched them into the stratosphere. Even non metalheads grabbed this as it was spawning a new generation of listeners with seductive radio play of the quintessential singles Cum on Feel the Noize and Metal Health.

Slick Black Cadillac is a great track with awesome riffs and the lead work is fabulous. Love's a Bitch is a fun satirical thrash out, and Run for Cover was melodic metal at its best. One of my most favourite and a well played tune was the guitar solo fretmelting missile blasting Battle Axe, which served as a nice lead guitar transition to Let's Get Crazy.

A nice way to be introduced to Quiet Riot, quite a commercial sound but still peppered with lead breaks of screaming string bending action and raucous vocals. This was a loud album and was meant to played loud at parties. Dated as it is today it is an historical look at the birth of the new metal onslaught of the 80s.
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