QR III
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Quiet Riot III is the fifth studio album
released by American
heavy metal
band Quiet Riot
in 1986. The name of this recording is short for "Quiet Riot III", and was released in 1986. Despite the title, this is actually the band's fifth album; however it was on their third major label/worldwide release. Following the massive success of Metal Health
and the more modest reception of Condition Critical
(which failed to duplicate Metal Healths success, but at least did go top 20 and receive a platinum certification), QRIII represents Quiet Riots final plunge away from stardom. The album only reached No. 31 on the US charts and has yet to achieve any certification at all.
The lead single, "The Wild and the Young", is a stadium hymn to the energy of youth. Its accompanying video painted an Orwellian picture of the future, where totalitarian militarists fought to wipe out rock and roll — a reference to the Senate hearings concerning explicit language in heavy metal songs.
Studio album
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released by American
United States
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heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot is an American Heavy Metal band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum On Feel the Noize". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet...
in 1986. The name of this recording is short for "Quiet Riot III", and was released in 1986. Despite the title, this is actually the band's fifth album; however it was on their third major label/worldwide release. Following the massive success of Metal Health
Metal Health
Metal Health is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the #5 hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the #31 hit "Metal Health". It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the US. The album went on to sell over six million...
and the more modest reception of Condition Critical
Condition Critical
Condition Critical is the fourth studio album by Quiet Riot. The album was released in 1984. It was also given an infamous two-word review in Rolling Stone magazine: "Condition terminal."...
(which failed to duplicate Metal Healths success, but at least did go top 20 and receive a platinum certification), QRIII represents Quiet Riots final plunge away from stardom. The album only reached No. 31 on the US charts and has yet to achieve any certification at all.
The lead single, "The Wild and the Young", is a stadium hymn to the energy of youth. Its accompanying video painted an Orwellian picture of the future, where totalitarian militarists fought to wipe out rock and roll — a reference to the Senate hearings concerning explicit language in heavy metal songs.
Track listing
- "Main Attraction" - 4:43 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Wright, Banali, Proffer, Purdell)
- "The Wild and the Young" - 3:37 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Wright, Banali, Proffer)
- "Twilight Hotel" - 4:35 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Wright, Banali, Proffer)
- "Down and Dirty" - 3:15 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Wright, Banali)
- "Rise or Fall" - 4:01 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Wright, Banali)
- "Put Up or Shut Up" - 4:07 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Wright, Banali)
- "Still of the Night" - 4:42 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Wright, Banali, Proffer, Purdell)
- "Bass Case" (Bass solo) - 0:59 (Wright)
- "The Pump" - 4:02 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Wright, Banali)
- "Slave to Love" - 3:55 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Wright, Banali, Proffer, Bush)
- "Helping Hands" - 4:13 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Wright, Banali)
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Albums Chart | 29 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 200 | 31 | 20 |
Quiet Riot
- Kevin DuBrowKevin DuBrowKevin Mark DuBrow was an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist of the Heavy Metal band Quiet Riot from 1975 until his death in 2007...
- lead vocals - Carlos CavazoCarlos CavazoCarlos Cavazo is a Mexican-born American guitarist best known as the guitarist for Quiet Riot during their commercial peak. Born July 8, 1957, Cavazo is originally from Mexico City where their first band with his brother Antonio Cavazo was called Speed of Light...
- guitars, synthesizer - Chuck WrightChuck WrightChuck Wright is an American bassist, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He originally joined Quiet Riot in 1982, performing bass on several tracks for their hit album, Metal Health, as well as contributing backing vocals. He left and rejoined Quiet Riot multiple times,...
- bass - Frankie BanaliFrankie BanaliFrankie Banali is an American rock drummer, best known for his work with multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He has been the band's manager during since 1994. He played drums in the heavy metal band W.A.S.P., as well as with Billy Idol...
- drums