{"product_id":"privilege-of-power","title":"Privilege of Power","description":"Riot: Tony Moore (vocals); Mark Reale (vocals, guitar); Don Vanstavern (bass); Bobby Jorzombek (drums).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Greene Street Studio Recording and Bleeker Court Studio, New York, New York; between December 1988 and September 1989. Originally released on CBS (45121).\u003cbr\u003eLike Queensrÿche's 1988 prog metal masterpiece Operation: Mindcrime, Riot's Privilege of Power works off of fear, paranoia, and conspiracy, employing ten complex tracks that work as a single unit. Where Mindcrime stuck to a straight narrative, working every Pink Floyd-ism it could into its disillusioned protagonist, Power takes a broader, less specific approach to its subject. The atmospheric snippets that tuck-point each song into place help maintain a general air of unease, eventually giving way to an ambiguous but entertaining revolution that lacks Queensrÿche's self-importance. Lyrically, the group does little to deviate from obvious metaphor and \"Viking\" simplicity -- in \"metalspeak\" something as mundane as an airplane ride (\"Metal Soldiers\") is described by shouting \"We climb aboard the eagle made of steel\" followed by a four-octave scream -- but \"true blue\" fans of heavy metal know the genre's scholarly limitations, and revel in its face-value descriptions of rebellion and honor. The bizarre use of a horn section (keyboards?) on tracks like \"On Your Knees\" and \"Killer\" actually works, adding a swaggering charm to the already hook-laden tunes. The ferocious \"Dance of Death\" brings to mind classic Judas Priest and features brutal guitar work by guitarist\/songwriter Mark Reale -- he really is remarkable -- and elements of Iron Maiden run rampant throughout the rousing \"Storming the Gates of Hell.\" The record loses its flow -- not its focus, as it never really has any -- with the dreadful \"Little Miss Death\" -- a study in \"horned-hand\" mediocrity -- and the obvious single \"Maryanne,\" which -- although the vocals are outstanding and the slight melodic variation (mixed with car horns and other sonic oddities) is infectious -- is virtually a carbon copy of Boston's \"More Than a Feeling.\" ~ James Christopher Monger","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50052900356383,"sku":"4547366409192","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/a85fbb9604dcd4060c3cc80146fc434b_94ca12dd-860b-4c4c-ae88-2c1e5ea5be7f.jpg?v=1777654294","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/privilege-of-power","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}