Alive and Well (Quiet Riot album)
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Alive and Well is a the ninth studio album by heavy metal
band Quiet Riot
. It was a reunion of the classic 80's Quiet Riot lineup of Kevin DuBrow
, Rudy Sarzo
, Carlos Cavazo
, and Frankie Banali
. It featured eight new tracks alongside updated versions of six of their classics, including "Cum On Feel The Noize
", "Metal Health
" and "Mama Weer All Crazee Now
", as well as a cover of "Highway to Hell
" by AC/DC
. This track had previously been released on the AC/DC tribute album Thunderstruck.
The DuBrow/Paris penned "Slam Dunk" was first recorded in 1991 by Pretty Boy Floyd
for the movie Switch
.
The Japanese version of the CD has a bonus track titled "The Wait".
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...
. It was a reunion of the classic 80's Quiet Riot lineup of Kevin DuBrow
Kevin DuBrow
Kevin 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...
, Rudy Sarzo
Rudy Sarzo
Rudy Sarzo is a Cuban American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. Sarzo has played with many well known heavy metal acts including Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio and Blue Öyster Cult.-Early life:...
, Carlos Cavazo
Carlos Cavazo
Carlos 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...
, and Frankie Banali
Frankie Banali
Frankie 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...
. It featured eight new tracks alongside updated versions of six of their classics, including "Cum On Feel The Noize
Cum on Feel the Noize
"Cum On Feel the Noize" is a rock song originally released by Slade in 1973.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, "Cum On Feel the Noize" was Slade's fourth number-one single in the UK and their first to enter straight at number one...
", "Metal Health
Metal Health (song)
"Metal Health", sometimes listed as "Metal Health "; "Bang Your Head"; or, as it was listed on the Billboard Hot 100, "Bang Your Head ," is a song by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot on their breakthrough album of the same name. The song is one of their best known hits and received constant MTV...
" and "Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Mama Weer All Crazee Now
"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a popular song originally recorded by the British Glam rock band Slade on their album Slayed?.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's third number-one single in the United Kingdom. The single entered the charts on its first...
", as well as a cover of "Highway to Hell
Highway to Hell (song)
"Highway to Hell" is the opening track of AC/DC's 1979 album Highway to Hell and the twelfth track on AC/DC Live. It was initially released as a single in 1979....
" by AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
. This track had previously been released on the AC/DC tribute album Thunderstruck.
The DuBrow/Paris penned "Slam Dunk" was first recorded in 1991 by Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd (American band)
Pretty Boy Floyd is a glam metal band from Hollywood, California formed in 1987. They are most famous for their 1989 debut album Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz and the two singles from it; "Rock and Roll" and "I Wanna Be With You"...
for the movie Switch
Switch (film)
Switch is a 1991 comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards. A promiscuous man is murdered by his lovers and reincarnated as a beautiful woman .-Legacy:...
.
Track listing
- "Don't Know What I Want" – 4:52 (DuBrow/Cavazo/Sarzo/Banali)
- "Angry" – 5:22 (DuBrow/Cavazo/Sarzo/Banali)
- "Alive and Well" – 5:03 (DuBrow/Cavazo/Sarzo/Banali)
- "The Ritual" – 6:07 (DuBrow/Cavazo/Sarzo/Banali)
- "Overworked and Underpaid" – 5:36 (DuBrow/Cavazo/Sarzo/Banali)
- "Slam Dunk" – 3:23 (DuBrow/Paris)
- "Too Much Information" – 4:28 (DuBrow/Cavazo/Sarzo/Banali)
- "Against the Wall" – 4:46 (DuBrow/Cavazo/Sarzo/Banali)
- "Highway to HellHighway to Hell (song)"Highway to Hell" is the opening track of AC/DC's 1979 album Highway to Hell and the twelfth track on AC/DC Live. It was initially released as a single in 1979....
" – 3:59 (Young/Young/Scott) - "Sign of the Times" – 4:53 (DuBrow/Cavazo)
- "Don't Wanna Let You Go" – 4:52 (DuBrow/Cavazo)
- "The Wild and the Young" – 5:33 (DuBrow/Cavazo/Wright/Banali/Proffer)
- "Mama Weer All Crazee NowMama Weer All Crazee Now"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a popular song originally recorded by the British Glam rock band Slade on their album Slayed?.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's third number-one single in the United Kingdom. The single entered the charts on its first...
" – 3:22 (Holder/Lea) - "Cum On Feel the NoizeCum on Feel the Noize"Cum On Feel the Noize" is a rock song originally released by Slade in 1973.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, "Cum On Feel the Noize" was Slade's fourth number-one single in the UK and their first to enter straight at number one...
" – 4:40 (Holder/Lea) - "Metal HealthMetal Health (song)"Metal Health", sometimes listed as "Metal Health "; "Bang Your Head"; or, as it was listed on the Billboard Hot 100, "Bang Your Head ," is a song by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot on their breakthrough album of the same name. The song is one of their best known hits and received constant MTV...
" – 5:15 (DuBrow/Cavazo/Sarzo/Banali)
The Japanese version of the CD has a bonus track titled "The Wait".
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 - Rudy SarzoRudy SarzoRudy Sarzo is a Cuban American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. Sarzo has played with many well known heavy metal acts including Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio and Blue Öyster Cult.-Early life:...
– 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