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

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

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

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

  • 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

  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.
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