It's easy to understand why guitarist Mark Reale decided to break up Riot after their fifth full-length disc, Born in America.
The band had stopped progressing after their classic 1981 release, Fire Down Under, and the magic was clearly gone by the time that this offering hit record-store shelves in 1984.
The group had gone from trend-setting outsiders to major label flops in the space of three years, due in part to the departure of vocalist Guy Speranza.
Replacement Rhett Forrester handles the vocal chores nicely on Born in America, just as he had on his Riot debut,Restless Breed.
It's the lackluster, cliché-ridden material -- not Forrester's performances -- that holds this recording down.
Only devoted Riot fans should consider this second rate studio effort from one of America's few '80s metal innovators.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born in America | Riot | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | You Burn in MeMark Reale | Riot | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Wings of FireMark Reale | Riot | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | Running From the LawMark Reale | Riot | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Devil Woman | Riot | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Vigilante KillerRhett Forrester | Riot | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Heavy Metal MachineMark Reale | Riot | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Where Soldiers RuleRick Ventura | Riot | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | GunfighterMark Reale | Riot | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | Promised LandRick Ventura | Riot | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 275 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhett Forrester | Composer, Vocals |
| 2 | Rod Hui | Assistant Producer, Engineer |
| 3 | Kip Leming | Bass |
| 4 | Loeb | Producer |
| 5 | Steve Loeb | Producer |
| 6 | Mark Reale | Composer, Guitar |
| 7 | Riot | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Sandy Slavin | Drums |
| 9 | Rick Ventura | Composer, Guitar |
| 10 | Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |