By the early 21st century, Quiet Riot's best-known lineup (from their Metal Health/Condition Critical era) had reassembled.
And with nostalgia suddenly rising for bands from the bygone hair metal era, the group couldn't have picked a better time to get back together for live gigs, as well as an all-new studio outing, 2001's Guilty Pleasures.
Compared to releases at the time from other similarly styled/reunited groups (Ratt, L.A.
Guns, etc.), Guilty Pleasures is a cut above.
In fact, it's easily Quiet Riot's strongest release in ages.
You can't help but think that if this was the album issued as the follow-up to Metal Health (instead of the so-so Condition Critical), the group's heyday would have been elongated.
While admittedly there's nothing here that will do battle with blink-182 and Britney Spears for the top of the singles charts (in fact, their obvious attempt at a single, "Rock the House," fails miserably), the first two tracks -- "Vicious Circle" and "Feel the Pain" -- are definitely Metal Health worthy.
Also, you have to give Quiet Riot credit for sticking to their identifiable sound, and not going the route of Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, who erroneously attempted to update their sound around this time.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicious CircleFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 43 MB |
| 2 | Feel the PainFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 40 MB |
| 3 | Rock the HouseFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 37 MB |
| 4 | Shadow of LoveFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | I Can't Make You Love MeFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 6 | Feed the MachineFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | Guilty PleasuresFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Blast from the PastFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Let Me Be the OneFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 05:43 | 13 MB | 42 MB |
| 10 | Street FighterFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Fly Too HighFrankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo | Quiet Riot | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 48 mins | 111 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 375 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankie Banali | Composer, Drums, Mixing |
| 2 | Jeremy Blair | Engineer |
| 3 | Carlos Cavazo | Composer |
| 4 | Kevin DuBrow | Composer, Mixing, Vocals |
| 5 | John Harrell | Photography |
| 6 | Posey Muliadi | Engineer |
| 7 | Quiet Riot | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | John Rollo | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 9 | Rudy Sarzo | Bass, Composer |
| 10 | Kris Solem | 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). |