★★★★★
Sound: This was the first metal album to hit #1 on the charts. It's got some good songs, and some not-so-good songs. Quiet Riot is a band that is often forgotten. It's got some heavey songs, like Breathless, Run For Cover, Danger Zone, and a short little guitar solo, "Battle Axe". It's got Cum On Feel The Noize, which is one of the best party anthems ever, and Metal Health (Bang Your Head). Metal Health is a good song, but I wouldn't consider it a great song to headbang to...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2009-11-15
★★★★★
When Quiet Riot released Metal Health in the spring of 1983, it was an instant success. By November the record had sold millions and became the first metal album to hold down the #1 position on the Billboard Top 100 Albums chart. The music had obviously made a huge impact upon metal fans but, without the legacy of Randy Rhoads, chances are the band would have never secured a deal or even had a shot at rock stardom...
- www.popmatters.com
2009-03-22
★★★★★
The second of Quiet Riot's virtually forgotten late-'70s albums for CBS Japan, the appropriately named Quiet Riot II would also be their last with founding guitarist Randy Rhoads. Released at the height of disco mania and very hard to find in America (the band's own L.A...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
It's become increasingly difficult to keep track of all the different lineup switches that have occurred in Quiet Riot over the years, with the speed of guitarists and bassists coming and going only increasing by the early 21st century. As of their 2006 release, Rehab, the most familiar bandmembers include singer Kevin DuBrow and drummer Frankie Banali, who are now joined by guitarist Neil Citron and bassist Tony Franklin...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28