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1. Riot sprang from the basement of Mark Reale's home in Brooklyn, NY in the summer of 1976. In 1977 they had recorded and released their first album "Rock City" for New York's Firesign Records. Able to to obtain various licensing deals throughout the world, "Rock City" quickly found an audience. Capitol Records quickly signed Riot, who soon entered the studio to record their second album "Narita" which would be released in 1979. It was in 1981, however, that Riot released what is considered by most fans to be the band's most definitive album "Fire Down Under".
Early History
Riot began when Kon-Tiki members Mark Reale (guitar) and Peter Bitelli (drums) recruited Phil Fiet (bass) and Guy Speranza (vocals) and recorded a four-track demo which they hoped would be included in a proposed compilation of new rock bands. While waiting for the project to get off the ground they added Steve Costello on keyboards.
Reale took the various demos to New York based producer Steve Loeb, who also owned Greene Street Recording Studio and the independent label Fire-Sign Records. Loeb turned down the compilation proposal but signed Riot. The band added second guitarist Louie Kouvais, replaced Fiet with Jimmy Iommi and recorded its debut album, Rock City. After a promising start and support slots with AC/DC and Molly Hatchet, the band were unable to maintain momentum, and were on the verge of breaking up for good by 1979.
In that year however, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal took off, and the band came to the attention of Neal Kay who spread the word about them in Britain. British fans bought imported copies of Rock City which was recorded and produced by Steve Loeb and released on Loeb's Fire Sign Records. Encouraged, Loeb recorded the band's new album Narita. In the course of recording, Kouvaris was replaced by band roadie Rick Ventura.
Subsequent to a successful support of Sammy Hagar on his US Texas tour Capitol Records offered Riot a worldwide deal for Narita, mostly to support Hagar. Capitol and Hagar needed a harder, younger edge to associate with him, so Riot was chosen if they agreed to support Hagar on his UK tour. Hagar and Riot had a successful tour, but Riot was dropped by Capitol as soon as they were finished promoting Hagar.
Riot's management, Billy Arnell, Ezra Cook and producer Steve Loeb spent their last dollars remaining from the Capitol advance retaining important indie FM radio promotions to promote the Riot album. They put it on as many radio stations around the country as possible, thus raising the radio profile enough to where Capitol picked up their option for another record. And thus began Riot's biggest selling album titled Fire Down Under.
When the record was completed some months later, Capitol turned the record down calling it "commercially unacceptable" which put the band in contractual limbo. Capitol also refused to let the band out of the contract and insisted if the band wanted off Capitol, they would have to sue. A campaign was organized and financed by producer Steve Loeb and managers Ezra Cook and Billy Arnell with fans around the world, but especially in the UK where the fans picketed the offices of EMI Records. Finally Elektra Records worked things out with Capitol's Rupert Perry and signed Riot and immediately released Fire Down Under which then soared into the Billboard Top 100 chart.
Breakup and Resurrection
Singer Guy Speranza had difficulty melding his religious convictions with his role in the band and was replaced by Rhett Forrester (b. 22 September 1956 – d. 22 January 1994) for the next album, Restless Breed (1983). Though a striking frontman, any hope of a major breakthrough was sunk by a combination of Forrester's erratic behaviour on the road and a changing of the guard at Elektra. The next album, Born in America, (1984) was self- financed by Steve Loeb and was released on Quality Records, an independent Canadian label. Support melted away, leading to the band's disintegration.
After stints with his own band (Narita) and abortive reformations of Riot, Reale mended fences with producer Steve Loeb in New York. He kept Don Van Stavern from Narita on bass, recruited Bobby Jarzombek (1988 - 1999) on drums and Greene Street Studio Manager Dave Harrington brought in Tony Moore for vocals. A resurrected Riot was born. Loeb cut a four track demo at his Greene Street Studio in Soho NY and along with real estate maven turned rock manager Vince Perazzo brought the band to CBS Associated, who offered the band a worldwide deal. Resultant albums Thundersteel (1988) and Privilege of Power (1990) renewed fan interest around the world, particularly in Japan, where they maintained their strongest subsequent following.
The revived band was from then on dogged by continual personnel and record company changes. But, by virtue of Loeb's willingness to self finance every record that followed until his departure from the production chair in 1995, Riot was able to continue making records. All told, Loeb produced or co-produced 13 Riot albums in his 19 year association with Mark Reale and the different configurations of Riot. Reale continued to steer the band into the turn of the century, releasing albums roughly every couple of years.
Rhett Forrester was shot dead during a robbery in Atlanta Georgia in 1994, and original vocalist Guy Speranza died of pancreatic cancer in 2003.
On January 25, 2012, founding band member Mark Reale died of complications resulting from Crohn's disease at the age of 56. Immediately following his death, the band, featuring the "Thundersteel" lineup, performed several previously-booked east coast shows and the "70,000 Tons of Metal" cruise ship gig without him. A new Riot compilation was released following the shows, and at the request of Mark's father, the name "Riot" was put to rest. However, some former members of the "Thundersteel"-era lineup began work putting together a new band performing music in the same vein as Riot. The band was officially re-launched as "Riot V", the name alluding to the addition of Todd Michael Hall as the fifth official singer, replacing Moore. Van Stavern revealed that Moore had chosen not to continue with the band to spend more time with his family.
In 2014, Nick Lee, a former student at the guitar classes run by Flyntz, joined as the new co-lead guitarist for the band, replacing deceased Reale, and Frank Gilchriest rejoined the band in place of Jarzombek, who had quit the band to focus on his activities with Fates Warning. Their new album Unleash The Fire was released in Japan, under the name Riot, in August 2014. This is the band's first release since the death of Reale.
Todd Michael Hall said about the "V" letter: "The official name for the band is Riot V, but we do have this confusion with the Japanese release versus the European release. I was told that the Japanese record label considered the release to be a continuation of the previous contract with "Riot", so they did not want to use the V"
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Angel Eyes
Riot Lyrics
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I'm not looking to show you, when a man is a man
I've been telling you, you've been gone for so long
I've been telling you, don't you know
That it's wrong. yea
I ain't giving no reasons, I didn't telling you why.
I'm just looking for freedom, from this deadly desire
I've been telling you, you've been gone for so long
Angel eyes, angel eyes, angel eyes
I've been telling you, you've been gone for so long
I've been telling you, don't you know that
It's wrong.yea
Angel eyes, angel eyes, angel eyes
The song "Angel Eyes" by Riot is a powerful rock ballad with emotive lyrics. The singer addresses a person who may not know who he is and he is not interested in impressing or showing himself off to this individual. Instead, he speaks of a man's virtues, stating that he is looking for freedom from deadly desire. The singer implies that he has been telling the person that they have been gone for so long, and they should know that what they are doing is wrong. He sings the chorus, repeating the phrase "Angel Eyes" several times, perhaps referring to the person's physical features, which seem to attract him.
The lyrics have a theme of love, loss and redemption. The singer is trying to make the person realize the mistakes they have made, and the impact it has had on him. He has been holding on to this feeling for a long time and wants to let go of it. He is pleading for understanding and for the other person to come to their senses. The line "I'm just looking for freedom, from this deadly desire" suggests that he is trying to move on from this relationship to have a better life- one that isn't painful and destructive.
Overall, the song is a passionate plea for clarity and honest communication in a difficult relationship, highlighting the desire for freedom from destructive patterns in order to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe nobody told you, you don't know who I am
The singer acknowledges the possibility that the other person may not be familiar with who they are.
I'm not looking to show you, when a man is a man
The singer has no desire to prove their masculinity to the other person.
I've been telling you, you've been gone for so long
The singer has repeatedly expressed that the other person has been absent for an extended period.
I've been telling you, don't you know that it's wrong. yea
The artist believes that the other person's absence is unacceptable.
I ain't giving no reasons, I didn't telling you why.
The artist has not provided explanations or justifications for their previous statements.
I'm just looking for freedom, from this deadly desire
The singer wants to break free from a potentially dangerous craving.
Angel eyes, angel eyes, angel eyes
The singer is addressing the other person's captivating gaze.
I've been telling you, you've been gone for so long
The artist reiterates that the other person has been absent for too long.
I've been telling you, don't you know that it's wrong
The artist still believes that the other person's absence is not acceptable.
Angel eyes, angel eyes, angel eyes
The artist repeats their mention of the other person's alluring gaze.
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Remember Tomorrow
RIP Mark Reale. How we miss you...
Megalodon Sean Casey
Guy Speranza also died young
Pablo3b1919
Metal on MTV. Ahh fucking great times!
Marcio Macêdo
Sensacional!!!! Riot!!!! Bons tempos de Fúria Metal!
Deathrasher
Inishmore always reflects the last good times of top-notch melodic music which around that time ceased to exist. It was replaced by silly rhythm parts or uninteresting melodic ripp-offs, a whole new market was created based on them. I miss the previous century.
John Katsoudas
This song is amazing! The guitar playing is insanely PHENOMENAL! Mark Reale and Mike Flyntz were an incredible guitar duo.
Ambe Lale
Α True Metal love song.
Alberto Corvo Lana
0:31 the same chords of "storming the gates of hell" :D
John D
This was 1998, and they were wishing it were still 1988.
H Heuvel
Now it's 2021 and i was wishing it still was 1983 here in Europe..great album's,great tours.......