#190
July 7 1984
Quiet Riot
Condition Critical
3.5 out of 5
Highlights:
Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Stop Your Hands, Clap Your Feet
Scream and Shout
So…Metal Health II. There’s even a Slide cover. The lead off track sounds more like a Twisted Sister song but maybe Sister sounded like a Riot knockoff but I think they basically came into their own at the same time, no? As long as Slade, the North Star for these guys aren’t going to make too much headway here, might as well mine that sound.
There is an intersection point where all these bands meet. Not the Icon/Helix/Kick Axe metal. But the Quiet Riot/Motley Crue/Poison glam metal. Which is more accessible to more people and better suited to sales (See:The Sweet, circa 1975). A good example is “Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet”, not just heavy glam but also designed specifically to be played to a stadium of thousands.
Weird to me that more of these bands didn’t employ Chinn & Chapman songs into their catalog. They would all seem so perfect for updating.
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