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Quiet Riot - Super Hits

Primary Artist
Quiet Riot
Album Title
Super Hits
Release Date
May 4, 1999 
Time
46:30 
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Quiet Riot's time in the spotlight was brief, but their year of fame produced two of the key songs in '80s metal -- their roaring cover of Slade's "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the anthemic "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)." There may have been better bands than Quiet Riot, but they helped prove that metal could hit the pop charts, as long as there was a hook. Of course, Def Leppard was doing much the same thing at the same time with more style and flair, but there was something about Quiet Riot's everyman looks and crazzeee schtick that gave them a wide appeal. Read More