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  • Artist: Quiet Riot
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1984
  • Total Time: 43:49
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Condition Critical, Quiet Riot's follow-up to their number one, multi-million-selling commercial breakthrough Metal Health, is nearly identical to its predecessor. Not only do they repeat the hard-driving pop-metal hybrid to the last detail, they even throw in another Slade cover. Like on Metal Health, the Slade cover on Condition Critical ("Mama Weer All Crazee Now") is the finest moment on the record -- it's the only time the riffs have a solid hook and the melody is memorable. However, the rest of the record is well produced and sounds good, even if the quality of the songs is somewhat poor. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Sign of the Times (Lyrics) Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot (5:03)
Mama Weer All Crazee Now Noddy Holder, Jim Lea Quiet Riot (3:38)
Party All Night Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot (3:32)
Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet (Lyrics) Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot (4:38)
Winners Take All (Lyrics) Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot (5:32)
Condition Critical (Lyrics) Frankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot (5:02)
Scream and Shout (Lyrics) Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo Quiet Riot (4:01)
Red Alert (Lyrics) Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot (4:28)
Bad Boy Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot (4:21)
(We Were) Born to Rock Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot (3:34)

Credits

Quiet Riot (Main Performer), Frankie Banali (Percussion), Frankie Banali (Drums), Frankie Banali (?), Frankie Banali (Rhythm Arrangements), Duane Baron (Engineer), Randy Bishop (Vocals (Background)), Carlos Cavazo (Guitar), Carlos Cavazo (Vocals (Background)), Carlos Cavazo (?), Kevin DuBrow (Vocals), Kevin DuBrow (Vocals (Background)), Kevin DuBrow (?), George Marino (Mastering), Spencer Proffer (Producer), Spencer Proffer (Vocal Arrangement), Pat Regan (Keyboards), Rudy Sarzo (Guitar (Bass)), Rudy Sarzo (?), Chuck Wright (Vocals (Background)), Aaron Rapoport (Photography), Jay Vigon (Art Direction), Jay Vigon (Design), Stan Watts (Illustrations), Ron Sobol (Lighting Design)
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Condition Critical
Studio album by Quiet Riot
Released July 27, 1984
Recorded 1984
Genre Heavy metal
Length 44:02
Label Pasha
Producer Spencer Proffer
Professional reviews
Quiet Riot chronology
Metal Health
(1983)		 Condition Critical
(1984)		 QRIII
(1986)

Condition Critical was the follow-up album to Quiet Riot's smash hit Metal Health. The album was released in 1984. It was also given an infamous two-word review - "condition terminal."[citation needed] This is widely believed to have inspired the Spinal Tap joke about 'Shark Sandwich' having the two-word-review "sh*t sandwich.

This album was not nearly as successful as its predecessor in either fan reaction or sales, although it did sell over 3 million copies, debuting at #15 on the billboard charts.[citation needed] Like the band's previous album, it also featured a Slade cover song as the second track.

The same man with a metal face and black-and-white striped shirt from the last album cover is on this cover.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Kevin DuBrow, except where noted.

  1. "Sign of the Times" – 5:03 (Carlos Cavazo, DuBrow)
  2. "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" – 3:38 (Noddy Holder, Jim Lea)
  3. "Party All Night" – 3:32
  4. "Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet" – 4:38
  5. "Winners Take All" – 5:32
  6. "Condition Critical" – 5:02 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Frankie Banali)
  7. "Scream and Shout" – 4:01 (DuBrow, Cavazo, Rudy Sarzo)
  8. "Red Alert" – 4:28
  9. "Bad Boy" – 4:21
  10. "(We Were) Born to Rock" – 3:34

Credits

Quiet Riot

Production

  • Spencer Proffer - producer
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Quiet Riot
Kevin DuBrow · Frankie Banali · Carlos Cavazo · Rudy Sarzo
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