Restless Breed

Restless Breed
Studio album by
Riot
ReleasedMay 21, 1982[1]
RecordedGreene St. Recording, New York City
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
Length38:38
LabelElektra
ProducerSteve Loeb, Billy Arnell
Riot chronology
Fire Down Under
(1981) 		Restless Breed
(1982) 		Riot Live (EP)
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]

Restless Breed is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Riot, released on May 21, 1982. It was the band's first record with vocalist Rhett Forrester. "When I Was Young" is an Eric Burdon and the Animals' cover.

Restless Breed was first re-issued on CD in 1997 by Germany's High Vaultage label, including the Riot Live six-song EP as bonus tracks. A stateside re-issue followed in 1999 on Metal Blade Records, albeit sans the EP bonus tracks.[4]

Metal Blade would re-issue the album a second time in 2016, this time including the Riot Live EP as bonus tracks. Rock Candy Records reissued a remastered CD of the album in 2019

Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hard Lovin' Man"Rhett Forrester, Doug Salomone2:48
2."C.I.A."Forrester3:43
3."Restless Breed"Mark Reale5:11
4."When I Was Young" (Eric Burdon and The Animals cover)Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch3:25
5."Loanshark"Reale, Forrester, Kip Leming4:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Loved by You"Ventura5:37
7."Over to You"Ventura3:42
8."Showdown"Reale3:49
9."Dream Away"Ventura3:43
10."Violent Crimes"Leming, Forrester2:30

2016 CD edition bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
11."Hard Lovin' Man"3:09
12."Showdown"4:30
13."Loved by You"8:02
14."Loanshark"5:27
15."Restless Breed"5:11
16."Swords and Tequila"3:57

Personnel

Riot

  • Rhett Forrester – vocals, harmonica
  • Mark Reale – guitar
  • Rick Ventura – guitar
  • Kip Leming – bass
  • Sandy Slavin – drums

Production

  • Recorded and mixed at Greene St. Recording, New York City
  • Produced by Steve Loeb and Billy Arnell
  • Engineered by Rod Hui
  • Assistant engineer – Frank Scilingo
  • Mastered at Masterdisk by Howie Weinberg
  • Front cover illustration by Kid Kane
  • Original concept by Steven Weiss

References

  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. May 7, 1982. p. 40. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Anderson, Jason. "Riot Restless Breed review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  4. ^ "Riot - Restless Breed". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  5. ^ Young, Simon (May 9, 2023). "The 50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
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