music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Privilege of Power is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Riot. It was more experimental than their previous work, being an attempt at a concept album and also including a horn section on some of the tracks.
1990 studio album by Riot
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Released | 1990 |
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Recorded | December 1988 – September 1989 |
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Studio | Greene St. Recording, New York City |
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Genre | Heavy metal, progressive metal |
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Length | 57:52 |
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Label | Epic |
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Producer | Steve Loeb, Vince Perazzo, Rod Hui, Mark Reale |
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"Racing with the Devil on a Spanish Highway" is a cover of an Al Di Meola instrumental track from the album Elegant Gypsy (1977). "Killer" is about convicted killer Jeffrey R. MacDonald and features a guest vocal appearance by Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen).
The album was re-issued in 2003 by Collectables Records with slightly amended artwork and re-issued on 180g vinyl as a 2-LP set with Thundersteel by SPV on February 25, 2013.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [2] |
Classic Rock |          [3] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[4] |
Rock Hard | 9.5/10[5] |
In 2005, The Privilege of Power was ranked number 354 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[6]
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "On Your Knees" | Tony Moore, Don Van Stavern | 6:37 |
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2. | "Metal Soldiers" | Moore, Mark Reale, Van Stavern | 6:40 |
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3. | "Runaway" | Moore, Reale | 5:11 |
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4. | "Killer" | Moore, Reale, Van Stavern | 4:53 |
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5. | "Dance of Death" | Moore, Van Stavern, Reale | 7:17 |
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6. | "Storming the Gates of Hell" | Reale | 3:43 |
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7. | "Maryanne" | Moore, Reale | 4:55 |
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8. | "Little Miss Death" | Eric Mauk, Moore, Reale | 4:12 |
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9. | "Black Leather and Glittering Steel" | Moore, Van Stavern | 7:07 |
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10. | "Racing with the Devil on a Spanish Highway (Revisited)" (instrumental) | Al Di Meola | 7:17 |
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Personnel
Band members
- Tony Moore - vocals
- Mark Reale - guitars, producer
- Don Van Stavern - bass
- Bobby Jarzombek - drums
Additional musicians
Production
- Steve Loeb - producer, executive producer
- Vince Perazzo - executive producer
- Rod Hui - producer, engineer, mixing
- Nick Sansano, Chris Shaw, Kirk Yano - engineers
- Dan Wood, Dave Swanson, Jason Vogel, Kenny Almestica, Glenn Zimet - assistant engineers
References
- "SPV launch an exciting new series of catalogue vinyl releases". Archived from the original on January 1, 2014.
- Monger, James Christopher. "Riot The Privilege of Power review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- Barton, Geoff (February 2010). "Riot - Thundersteel/The Privilege of Power". Classic Rock. No. 141. p. 93.
- Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 365–366. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- Stratmann, Holger. "Rock Hard review". issue 36. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Rock Hard. 2005. p. 68. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
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