Stay Hard [Original recording remastered]

Raven | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Mayhem Records
• ASIN: B000009OT0
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,109 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stay Hard

2. When the Going Gets Tough

3. On and On

4. Get It Right

5. Restless Child

6. Power and Glory

7. Pray for the Sun

8. Hard Ride

9. Extract the Action

10. Bottom Line

11. Gimme Just a Little [*]

12. Do or Die [*]

Editorial Reviews

Guitar Oriented 1980's Heavy Metal + 2 Bonus Tracks on this '85 re-release.

YEAR: 1987

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Raven - 'Stay Hard' (Mayhem), April 10, 2005

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stay Hard (Audio CD)

Originally released in 1985 as this was the hard rockin' trio's fifth effort.Although 'Stay Hard' probably isn't the best offering by Raven,it's still worth having.Decent heavy metal,however when you see the band play live,they seem a bit cartoonish.So,I've heard.Tracks here that I found myself turning the stereo to 'ten' were the title cut "Stay Hard","Get It Right","Pray For The Sun","Extract The Action" and "The Bottom Line".Line-up:John Gallagher-bass&vocals,Mark Gallagher-guitar and Wacko-drums.The CD reissue adds two good bonus tracks.Should appeal to most fans of W.A.S.P.,Overkill,Y&T,Guns N'Roses and Loudness.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It took a few listens, but Stay Hard is an excellent metal, December 17, 1998

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[e-mail] (Storrs, Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stay Hard (Audio CD)

barrage from 1985. Raven is/was a power trio that delivered mostly over-the-top heavy rock 'n roll with a glut of hooks. Believe it or not, Stay Hard is one of their more subdued records. For a true Raven attack, you gave got to get your hands on Live at the Inferno- it's an earth shattering live experience. But what we have at hand is very good indeed. Stay Hard is mostly mid-paced, riff heavy, and drum intensive. The vocals were hard to get used to in the beginning particularly because they are harsh. John Gallagher, who also plays bass, uses his vocal cords to their absolute fullest, belting out any and every kind of growl, snarl, and yelp he can. His style is not really unique as far as 80's metal bands go, but he definitely knows how to do this type of screaming better than most metal frontmen. Most songs here reflect classic metal riffery- "Hard Ride", "On & On", "When the Going Gets Tough." Nothing too progressive, just straight forward good hard rockin'. The main riff from "Restless Child" borrows (rips off?) the riff from Rainbow's "Starstruck." I can even hear a similarity to Saxon's "Dallas 1PM" in the Raven tune "Power and Glory." Oh well, let it pass, for the tracks really do rock. The solos on this record cook. As an added bonus, there are 2 extra tracks from Raven's "Mad" EP. "Gimme Just a Little" and "Do or Die" are really the highlights of an already fierce album. I find that Stay Hard is excellent cruising material. The band gives 100% on every track, something you don't normally hear from an established rock unit. -David Newman 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Raven - Stay Hard - Stay Meta., October 30, 2010

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MetalSkull "skullf69k" (The Ozarks) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stay Hard (Audio CD)

Stay Hard is my pick for favorite Raven album. And yes the albums before including Rock Until You Drop and Wiped Out are awesome as well. Their return album Walk Through Fire is great as well. But Stay Hard is my favorite. Some cheesy lyrics for sure, but the single On And On, Extract The Action, Stay Hard and probably my favorite song Get It Right are great songs. This was their first on Atlantic records which meant better recording, but unfortunately the next 2 albums Atlantic obviously tried to make them glam. I do think all the albums are great, I even really like the albums Nothing Exceeds Like Excess and Glow. Buy this album and hear more of the incredible musician brothers John and Mark Gallagher.