In for the Kill

Kevin DuBrow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shrapnel
• ASIN: B00023GG2G
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,904 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Burn On The Flame

2. Good Rockin' Tonight

3. Black Sheep Of The Family

4. Speed King

5. Stay With Me

6. Red Light Mamma Red Hot

7. Gonna Have A Good Time

8. Modern Times rock & Roll

9. Drivin' Sister

10. 20th Century Boy

11. Razamanazz

12. Rollin' with My Baby

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Way Rock & Roll Was Meant To Be........................, May 26, 2004

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Kevin G. Boisvert (Edison, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In for the Kill (Audio CD)

Kevin DuBrow returns to the Rock & Roll scene with a brand new solo CD entitled, "In For The Kill" available now on Shrapnel Records. What makes this effort such a unique and exciting release is the fact that Kevin has taken a collection of his favorite songs from the past and recorded them in such a way that makes them all sound fresh for today and gives the listener a chance to hear and appreciate Kevin's singing abilities. The CD starts with "Burn on the Flame" a number you can't help but sing along with after your first listen. The CD moves through all of the songs with a kicking/rocking straight ahead in your face type of a beat. There's "Black Sheep of the Family" which really stretches Kevin's musical talents. The highlight of the CD, "Red Light Mama, Red Hot" (Humble Pie) shows Kevin at his best on the CD both vocally and musically. Songs like "Drivin' Sister" & "Modern Times Rock and Roll" while they may be unknown to many in their original form, here Kevin takes them and records them into his own version of good rock songs to hear today. The best thing I can say about this record is that it sounds like a brand new, interesting original release from Kevin DuBrow and not a bunch of old cover tunes that we have heard covered a million times over again. Any Quiet Riot fans and All Rock & Roll fans will not be disappointed with this CD. This is a great Rock and Roll record! It sounds great, was recorded and produced well (thanks to Kevin & Michael Lardie) and the artwork is cool! It's a good CD to put in your car, turn the volume up and cruise around!! Buy it today.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much Better Than I Anticipated !, July 4, 2004

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HELLDORADO69 "helldorado69" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In for the Kill (Audio CD)

I have followed Dubrow's career since Metal Health (including QR's very unappreciated works from the 90's). I have to admit that an all "covers" record isn't something that I look forward to buying from my favorite bands. But, this was different. KD doesn't just pick the standard hard rock hits from the seventies to cover here. These aren't just a bunch of classic AOR hits. And for once, someone figured out a way to do a covers record that rocks out and still stays true to the spirit of the originals. KD's backing band on this cd sounds great. The guitar player lays down some heavy duty hard rock & blues style guitar all over this cd. Also, for those of you that have heard the Japanes released QR 1 & 2 LP's from the late seventies, I think you will be able to easily detect how similar and influential the songs on In For The Kill are to those early QR recordings.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Was Suprised By How Good This Really Is!, June 30, 2004

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"The Woj" (Downers Grove, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In for the Kill (Audio CD)

I never thought I would buy a Kevin Dubrow album, listen to it 5 times in the last few days, and write a review comparing Dubrow's vocal performance to legends like Steve Marriott, Rod Stewart (ie 30 years ago Rod) and Ian Gillan; but that's exactly what I'm gonna do. I was pleasantly suprised by just how good this album is. First and foremost are Dubrow's pipes; he belts out the songs as good if not better than some of the singers on the original versions. Yes, Kevin's singing is on par with the likes of Steve Marriott & Ian Gillan. The real treats here are the mid-tempo rockers like "Black Sheep Of The Family" & "Red Light Mama Red Hot". The band just slays these tunes and Dubrow's puts his own unique vocal stamp on them. Where many tribute albums are "play by numbers", carbon copies (did I just date myself there?) of the originals, "In For The Kill" adjusts and fine tunes the tempos & melodies on each track to give the listener something fresh and new. The band plays very well with some killer guitar work from Kevin Curry. Curry's Hendrix inspired solo on T. Rex's "20th Century Boy" is one of the albums highlights. My only minor beef is with Jeff Martin's drumming. At times his drumming is just to d@mn busy, throwing in fills and beats where they're not needed; just imagine a really off tempo Keith Moon. It throws the timing & flow of the song off just enough to irratate the listener, especially on the tracks "Speed King" & "Stay With Me". Personally, it makes me appreciate just how good Ian Paice & Kenny Jones really are.
With The Scorps & Motorhead, reloaded & charging full steam ahead, it's also nice to see an extremely talented singer turn it around and crank out a good album, dare I say an excellent album. Any fan of Quiet Riot will find this as good as any album they ever did, "Mental Health" included. Any metal fan should add this to cart ASAP, you will not be disappointed.
Play it often and don't forget to forget the neighbors & play it loud!!