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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-07-2019 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1983 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.areyoureadytoriot.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Riot Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Born In America-(SLAMCD 6) Label : Grand Slamm ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ While 1982Æs Restless Breed was a great ║ │
│║ introduction to RiotÆs second vocalist Rhett ║ │
│║ Forrester and their best effort up to that ║ │
│║ point. It wasnÆt half as amazing as 83Æs Born in ║ │
│║ America which would unfortunately be the last ║ │
│║ studio release with the brilliant Rhett ║ │
│║ Forrester R.I.P (Possibly the most underrated ║ │
│║ heavy metal vocalist in history). ║ │
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│║ Often when fans are discussing early pre- ║ │
│║ Thundersteel era Riot the two Rhett Forrester ║ │
│║ albums get completely overlooked in favour for ║ │
│║ the three with Guy Speranza. This is absurd, ║ │
│║ Narita and Fire Down Under are enjoyable albums ║ │
│║ but I canÆt conceive in anyway possible way how ║ │
│║ they rank alongside the incredible 1983 release. ║ │
│║ Born in America generally has taken a heavier, ║ │
│║ catchier approach without losing emotional ║ │
│║ depth. Basically the next logical progression ║ │
│║ for Riot, Fire Down Under and Restless Breed ║ │
│║ have some great songs but far too many tedious ║ │
│║ 70Æs rock moments that bring the material down. ║ │
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│║ Rhett Forrester-Riot canÆt really be described ║ │
│║ as the same they were with Speranza. Songs like ║ │
│║ Narita , Swords and Tequila are as the best ║ │
│║ examples in old Riot that can be found here, but ║ │
│║ that still lacks accuracy. Think perhaps a more ║ │
│║ Screaming for Vengeance / Defenders of the Faith ║ │
│║ riff sense and tone but the rest of the music ║ │
│║ having a much more American sound. Completely ║ │
│║ forget SperanzaÆs vocal style thatÆs not what ║ │
│║ youÆre going to find here. Rhett sounds more ║ │
│║ like a combination of a throaty blues singer, ║ │
│║ 70Æs hard rocker and blood-curdling, screaming ║ │
│║ demon. ThereÆs no better way to describe him and ║ │
│║ his West Virginian accent just adds to the ║ │
│║ substance of his already amazing and unique ║ │
│║ vocal colour. ║ │
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│║ The album is very consistent and has no weak ║ │
│║ tracks as such. With exceptions of perhaps ║ │
│║ Promised Land written by Rick Ventura, but ║ │
│║ anyone who owns Restless Breed will know he ║ │
│║ writes the slower more ôbluesyö numbers. ItÆs ║ │
│║ really not a bad song just the weakest link ║ │
│║ found here. With this kind of album itÆs really ║ │
│║ hard to pick favourites every song holds its own ║ │
│║ quality and defining characteristics. You Burn ║ │
│║ in Me is probably the most noticeable song at ║ │
│║ first listen, with its melodic guitar lines and ║ │
│║ that chorus; so catchy and memorable: ║ │
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│║ ôAnd you burn in me, just like fire on the ║ │
│║ raging seaö ║ │
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│║ Born in America is the mid-paced anthem-chorus- ║ │
│║ heavy song of the album preaching America being ║ │
│║ the ôland of the freeö. Wings of Fire showcases ║ │
│║ the band displaying their amazing song writing ║ │
│║ range. While Heavy Metal Machine shows a fast ║ │
│║ neck-twisting-head-banging classic. I especially ║ │
│║ love the last chorus and the way Rhett sings ║ │
│║ ôgot to keep it cleanö followed by the scream ║ │
│║ and then back to the lower ôheavy metal machineö ║ │
│║ (3:09 û 3:18) man this guy has range. Speaking ║ │
│║ of RhettÆs vocal range Gunfighter probably my ║ │
│║ current favourite of the album, Rhett sings this ║ │
│║ one with just the right emotion for the lyrical ║ │
│║ content. The: ôIÆm going to send you straight to ║ │
│║ hellö line sounds like heÆs almost spitting ║ │
│║ fire. ║ │
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│║ Without all the emphasis on Rhett Forrester main ║ │
│║ song writter and guitar Mark Reale (who formed ║ │
│║ the band back in Æ77) has also shown a huge ║ │
│║ improvement in both categories. Writing 6 out of ║ │
│║ the 10 songs on the album and those 6 being the ║ │
│║ best songs (not counting the Cliff Richard Devil ║ │
│║ Woman cover) must say something. Speaking of the ║ │
│║ Cliff Richard song though, generally IÆm not a ║ │
│║ huge fan of cover songs instead siding with the ║ │
│║ original. ItÆs very rare a cover is better than ║ │
│║ the original. Yet Riot seem to somehow do it ║ │
│║ again they truly make the jazzed up version of ║ │
│║ Devil Woman their own. ║ │
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│║ Another great point that needs to be made, this ║ │
│║ album screams early 80Æs traditional metal ║ │
│║ nostalgia. IÆve often noticed when bands make ║ │
│║ the hard û heavy progression Riot make with Born ║ │
│║ in America that often they lose the nostalgic ║ │
│║ values of their earlier releases. This is ║ │
│║ certainly not the case here. Born in America ║ │
│║ contains so many of those moments where itÆs ║ │
│║ utter nostalgic bliss on your ears. If you want ║ │
│║ heavy metal at itÆs best, this is as heavy metal ║ │
│║ as 1983 can offer. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Born In America [04:34] │
│ 02 - You Burn In Me [03:41] │
│ 03 - Wings Of Fire [04:40] │
│ 04 - Running From The Law [04:24] │
│ 05 - Devil Woman [04:00] │
│ 06 - Vigilante Killer [03:04] │
│ 07 - Heavy Metal Machine [03:42] │
│ 08 - Where Soldiers Rule [03:45] │
│ 09 - Gunfighter [04:27] │
│ 10 - Promised Land [03:51] │
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│ Total Length : [40:08 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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