The Privilege of Power
| The Privilege of Power | ||||
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| Studio album by Riot | ||||
| Released | February 28, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Greene St. Recording, New York City, December 1988 - September 1989 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, speed metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 57:52 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Steve Loeb, Vince Perazzo, Rod Hui, Mark Reale | |||
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The Privilege of Power is the seventh studio album by the American heavy metal band Riot, released in 1990.[1] It was more experimental than their previous work, being an attempt at a concept album and also including a horn section on some of the tracks.
"Racing with the Devil on a Spanish Highway" is a cover of an Al Di Meola instrumental track from the album Elegant Gypsy (1977). "Killer" is about convicted killer Jeffrey R. MacDonald and features a guest vocal appearance by Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen).
The album was re-issued in 2003 by Collectables Records with slightly amended artwork and re-issued on 180g vinyl as a 2LP set with Thundersteel by SPV on February 25, 2013.[2]
Contents
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Rock Hard (de) | 9.5/10[4] |
In 2005, The Privilege of Power was ranked number 354 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On Your Knees" | Tony Moore, Don Van Stavern | 6:37 |
| 2. | "Metal Soldiers" | Moore, Mark Reale, Van Stavern | 6:40 |
| 3. | "Runaway" | Moore, Reale | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Killer" | Moore, Reale, Van Stavern | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Dance of Death" | Moore, Van Stavern | 7:17 |
| 6. | "Storming the Gates of Hell" | Reale | 3:43 |
| 7. | "Maryanne" | Moore, Reale | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Little Miss Death" | Eric Mauk, Moore, Reale | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Black Leather and Glittering Steel" | Moore,Van Stavern | 7:07 |
| 10. | "Racing with the Devil on a Spanish Highway (Revisited)" (instrumental) | Al Di Meola | 7:17 |
Personnel
Band members
- Tony Moore - vocals
- Mark Reale - guitars, producer
- Don Van Stavern - bass
- Bobby Jarzombek - drums
Additional musicians
- Tower of Power horn section: Greg Adams, Emilio Castillio, Steve Kupka, Lee Thornburg, Steve Gross
- Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Dave Bargeron, Ron Cuber, Lawrence Feldman - horn section
- James 'Blood' Ulmer - guitar
- G. E. Smith - guitar
- T. M. Stevens - bass
- Joe Lynn Turner - vocals on "Killer"
- Bob Held - bass on "Little Miss Death"
Production
- Steve Loeb - producer, executive producer
- Vince Perazzo - executive producer
- Rod Hui - producer, engineer, mixing
- Nick Sansano, Chris Shaw, Kirk Yano - engineers
- Dan Wood, Dave Swanson, Jason Vogel, Kenny Almestica, Glenn Zimet - assistant engineers
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