Zebra

Zebra

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 1989)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002IG8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,488 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD ROCKS!, June 23, 1998

By	Chris Pinto (Mahopac, NY United States) - See all my reviews

If you are a big 80's rock / metal fan, than you should love these guys! I've seen them twelve times in concert and they are great. Songs include "Tell Me What You Want", which has been a popular radio song for them, and others include "Who's Behind the Door?", which used to be played on MTV when they actually showed ALL kinds of music videos, but thats another story. "The La La" song is a killer song with great vocals and nice guitar leads by Randy Jackson. A real refreshing CD to listen to if you're tired of the same ol' heavy metal! The band's sound is almost reminicant of "Led Zep" & "Kings X". This is one three peice band that has alot of talent and a great musical style. All the songs on this CD deserve a good listen!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars who's behind the door, behind the door, May 26, 2005

By	Lloyd C. Lauer Jr. "skiptowne1" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My great friend Jeff from the band "FIRED" (based out of SOCAL)and I are fans of Zebra and we have always loved the song "Who's Behind The Door". We would always crack up at the part at the outro of the song where this STRANGE voice comes on and says something even STRANGER. Ever since we first heard the song we thought it said "THIS IS THE SOUND OF THOUSANDS OF SMILING SHRINKLEYS!
Well, we were wrong.
My inquisitive buddy Jeff actually emailed Randy Jackson of Zebra
the following is what Randy wrote in return.

Jeff
It is an announcer's voice from a sound effects record (circa 1950's). He says "This is the sound of thousands of snapping shrimp". We were looking for some cool nature sounds but the recordings were really poor so in the end we just used the announcer because he sounded funny and we were really tired!
Randy

NOW I ASK YOU, HOW F'N COOL IS THAT !?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kudos, November 24, 2004

By	S. R. - See all my reviews

This album nearly saved the 80's metal genre in my mind. Released in 1983 the album was decidedly different than the rest of the new 80's metal at the time...meaning this was smart lyrics, highly melodic music, and great guitar without going overboard in the "guitar slinger" dept. Randy Jackson can "sling" with the best, but Jackson never overplays on the record, but still burns white-hot. Don't expect any cliche guitar licks, or party-till-you-puke lyrics, or sleezy, juvinile sex songs here, this trio's serious about their music. Not Rush serious, but serious nontheless. All tracks are keepers with a possible low point being the rock-a-billy "Slow Down" which is the only song not written by Randy Jackson. A top five metal album from the 80's easily....Unless you dig Motley Crue's work.....please!