Condition Critical

Quiet Riot | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000260O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,339 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very strong follow-up to METAL HEALTH, June 1, 1999

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Jon Harlson (Naperville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Condition Critical (Audio CD)

Condition Critical was Quiet Riot's follow-up to their multi million selling METAL HEALTH record. This record sold decent, about 1.5 million in the states, but not nearly as much as its precedor. I do feel, however, that this album is superior to METAL HEALTH. I still dont' have the CD, only the vinyl, but it is great. the first side is great. Sign of the Times, Party All Night, and Winners Take All are among the highlights. The second side has 2 great catchy songs: Red Alert and We were born to Rock. However, you can't forget the "hidden gem" on this record, which is the title track. If you are a fan of early 80s commercial metal, and you liked the songs on METAL HEALTH, pick this one up. You are in for a real treat!

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic metal from '84, October 7, 2002

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Undertaker - See all my reviews

This review is from: Condition Critical (Audio CD)

I was playing some metal albums with a friend of mine one afternoon. We played some classic stuff: Zeppelin, Scorpions, Aerosmith, Judas Priest. Then I pulled out this record. My friend was laughing when I put it on. He shut up after it started playing. Quiet Riot has taken a bad rap for years. The truth is, they were great. This album is better then "Metal Health". It sounds like Quiet Riot had become a better band. They were a good unit. Kevin Dubrow could be an ..., but he does have a set of pipes. Frankie Banali and Rudy Sarzo are pretty good. Quiet Riot was a good party band, and holds up better then anything the late 80's produced. If you like Scorpions and Judas Priest, You will love Quiet Riot.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Metal Health Pt.2, December 4, 2007

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Greg N "Chaosmönger" (Sewell, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Condition Critical (Audio CD)

Quiet Riot's 4th album albeit uninspired and rushed is actually fairly decent 80's metal and it's ashame that it takes so much crap from critics. While basically nothing more then an almost direct copy of Metal Health, they even went so far as to include another Slade cover, but honestly let's face it, Quiet Riot were never that strong writing songs anyway, they had maybe 4 good songs on each album, and the rest is filler (yes even Metal Health and their RR era albums). However, it's still some great party rock with some pretty memorable tracks.

As many know, this was written and recorded fast to capitalize on the overnight success of their previous album. Despite being rushed, the production is actually alright and the album sounds quite good. While the cover of "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is ok to listen to, it's overall pretty irritating and I could do without it on this album. The more competent well written songs on here would have to be the excellent title track, "Sign Of The Times", "Party All Night", and even though it's a ballad, "Winners Take All" comes off quite nicely. The band appears to be pretty top notch on these songs, and it makes it an enjoyable album. The remaining 6 tracks are more or less filler, with the exception of "Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet" despite having one of the worst titles I've ever heard in my life, and a stupid chorus is actually musically pretty well written with some nice riffs. "Scream And Shout" is also pretty upbeat and still slightly musically competent, but "Red Alert", "Bad Boy", and "(We Were) Born To Rock" are just there, they don't contain many memorable parts, and easily get boring, they have potential, but suffer from the rushing and lack of involvement from all band members. Essentially, this is the LAST good Quiet Riot album of the 80's, if your a fan of Metal Health I suggest getting it, but don't expect anything to knock you over.