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A Small Deadly Space

Fight
1 disc

1. I Am Alive
2. Mouthpiece
3. Legacy of Hate
4. Blowout in the Radio Room
5. Never Again
6. Small Deadly Space
7. Gretna Greene
8. Beneath the Violence
9. Human Crate
10. In a World of My Own Making
Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 66649
Credits

Producer Rob Halford; Attie Bauw
Engineer Attie Bauw
Fight: Rob Halford (vocals), Mark Chaussee (guitar), Brian Tilse (guitar, piano), Jay Jay (bass), Scott Travis (drums).
Personnel: Rob Halford (vocals); Brian Tilse (guitar, piano); Mark Chaussee (guitar); Scott Travis (drums).
Audio Mixers: Rob Halford; Atti Bauw.
Photographers: Neil Zlozower; Danny Clinch.
The final album from Rob Halford's first post-Judas Priest band, Fight, A Small Deadly Space is definitely a strong one. The main course for the meal that Halford and the rest of the band (Brian Tilse, Jay Jay, Mark Chaussee, and Scott Travis) have served up is heavy metal. There is no real surprise there. However, there are actually quite a few moments that show off more progressive influences. You just have to give a cursory listen to "In a World of My Own Making" to spot them. The disc found Halford seeming like he was making a solid effort to not reproduce his Judas Priest sound. Indeed, the disc showed a Rob Halford who was staying more to the lower end of the register rather than screaming out in a Priest-ish display of vocal pyrotechnics. Overall, this is a great album, and certainly a nice bookend for the group's brief career. ~ Gary Hill
Critic Reviews

Q (6/95, p.123) - 3 Stars - Good - "...It all makes for an odd, unsettling listening experience, the stripped down band giving power and aggression, while Halford shrouds his sentiments in more accessible arrangements....Fight's best so far by some distance."