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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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One Step Closer
Riot Lyrics
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One step further from me
I can't decide which way to take it
Stand alone and don't look back
Music is coming 'round the past
Take it, we'll all twist again
Once you find it, stay close behind it
You're still waiting, this time for me
[Chorus:]
One step closer
One step closer
One step closer
Live fast, don't you talk trash
Someone's waiting right on your ass
Take it, this time we're gonna make it
Roaming round this time around
I guess you all know what's coming down
Take it
Once you find it, stay close behind it
You're still waiting, this time for me
Once we're playing, now we're praying
[Chorus:]
One step closer
One step closer
One step closer
The song "One Step Closer" by Riot is a classic rock song that captures the band's energy and passion for music. The lyrics present a sense of urgency, as the singer is torn between two paths and decisions to make. The opening lines "Say goodbye to your true love, One step further from me" suggest someone is giving up on love to pursue their passion for music. The line "I can't decide which way to take it" denotes the struggle of the singer to make choices as he/she moves forward in life. The next few lines show the singer's determination to move ahead and embrace the new life that awaits him/her - "Stand alone and don't look back, Music is coming 'round the past, Take it, we'll all twist again."
The chorus "One step closer" is repeated thrice and can be interpreted in many ways. It can be seen as a reflection of the singer's journey towards their dream, with every step bringing them "one step closer" to their goal. Similarly, it can also represent the path the singer takes, one step at a time, moving closer towards their destiny.
The second verse is an ode to living life on the edge, taking risks, and not worrying about what others think. The lines "Live fast, don't you talk trash, Someone's waiting right on your ass" symbolize the singer's mentality to live life on their own terms without paying heed to naysayers. The lines "Take it, this time we're gonna make it, Roaming round this time around, I guess you all know what's coming down" suggest that the singer has taken the leap of faith and is ready to take on the world with their music.
In conclusion, "One Step Closer" is an empowering song about chasing dreams and seizing opportunities, no matter the cost.
Line by Line Meaning
Say good bye to your true love
End your love affair with someone you truly love
One step further from me
Moving away from me, one step at a time
I can't decide which way to take it
Undecided on which path to take
Stand alone and don't look back
Take a solitary path forward and don't turn back
Music is coming 'round the past
Music is reminding us of the past that we can't escape from
Take it, we'll all twist again
Embrace the change that is coming, we'll all adapt to it
Once you find it, stay close behind it
Once you find your path, stick with it
You're still waiting, this time for me
You're waiting for me this time
Once we're playing, now we're praying
We used to have fun, now we are in desperate need of help
One step closer
Moving one step closer to our goal
One step closer
Getting even closer to achieving what we set out to do
One step closer
Progressing forward, one step at a time
Live fast, don't you talk trash
Live life to the fullest, don't waste time talking badly about others
Someone's waiting right on your ass
Someone is always behind you, waiting to take over if you slow down
Take it, this time we're gonna make it
Embrace the challenge, this time we will succeed
Roaming round this time around
Wandering freely, taking different paths this time around
I guess you all know what's coming down
We all know what's going to happen next
Contributed by Taylor Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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