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The Privilege of Power

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The Privilege of Power
Studio album by
Released1990
RecordedDecember 1988 – September 1989
StudioGreene St. Recording, New York City
GenreHeavy metal, progressive metal
Length57:52
LabelEpic
ProducerSteve Loeb, Vince Perazzo, Rod Hui, Mark Reale
Riot chronology
Riot Live
(1989)
The Privilege of Power
(1990)
Riot in Japan – Live!!
(1992)

The Privilege of Power is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Riot. It was more experimental than their previous work, being an attempt at a concept album and also including a horn section on some of the tracks.

"Racing with the Devil on a Spanish Highway" is a cover of an Al Di Meola instrumental track from the album Elegant Gypsy (1977). "Killer" is about convicted killer Jeffrey R. MacDonald and features a guest vocal appearance by Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen).

The album was re-issued in 2003 by Collectables Records with slightly amended artwork and re-issued on 180g vinyl as a 2-LP set with Thundersteel by SPV on February 25, 2013.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Classic Rock[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[4]
Rock Hard9.5/10[5]

In 2005, The Privilege of Power was ranked number 354 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On Your Knees"Tony Moore, Don Van Stavern6:37
2."Metal Soldiers"Moore, Mark Reale, Van Stavern6:40
3."Runaway"Moore, Reale5:11
4."Killer"Moore, Reale, Van Stavern4:53
5."Dance of Death"Moore, Van Stavern, Reale7:17
6."Storming the Gates of Hell"Reale3:43
7."Maryanne"Moore, Reale4:55
8."Little Miss Death"Eric Mauk, Moore, Reale4:12
9."Black Leather and Glittering Steel"Moore, Van Stavern7:07
10."Racing with the Devil on a Spanish Highway (Revisited)" (Al Di Meola cover)Al Di Meola7:17

Personnel

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Band members

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Additional musicians

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Production

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  • Steve Loeb – producer, executive producer
  • Vince Perazzo – executive producer
  • Rod Hui – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Nick Sansano, Chris Shaw, Kirk Yano – engineers
  • Dan Wood, Dave Swanson, Jason Vogel, Kenny Almestica, Glenn Zimet – assistant engineers

References

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  1. ^ "SPV launch an exciting new series of catalogue vinyl releases". Archived from the original on January 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Riot The Privilege of Power review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Barton, Geoff (February 2010). "Riot - Thundersteel/The Privilege of Power". Classic Rock. No. 141. p. 93.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 365–366. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  5. ^ Stratmann, Holger. "Rock Hard review". issue 36. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  6. ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Rock Hard. 2005. p. 68. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.