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True American metal Feb 20, 2010
Wow, how did I miss this one when it came out in 1981? Like another reviewer said, Riot was just slightly ahead of their time and the band peaked just a few years too early - before heavy metal really started taking off (around 1984-85)...which is a shame because this is one of the best sounding metal albums I have ever heard. Every song contains awsome guitar hooks/melodies and the lead singer has an amazing voice. I look forward to also ordering the album that was released before this one very soon (Narita).
Five stars easily!
If You LIke Rock/Metal Then Get This CD Feb 17, 2010
Look the band Riot has been around for along time,since 1975,(77 was 1st album Release "Rock City")and have released some of the best rock/metal albums out there and still are.The band has evolved and changed over the years,there first 2 singers have either passed away from cancer or shot to death on the street but this band just rocks,"Period".
Mark Reale(way underated and recognized)the guitar player is the only founding member left but this album is a classic and if you don't have this cd in your collection and listen to it on some type of rotating basis,you can't call yourself a respectable Rocker,"Period".
Seen Riot about 5 times from 79-84 and I hope to see them again,don't care about the different lineups they have gone thourgh,Riot's whole discography Rocks "Period"
fire down under Feb 08, 2010
excellent album! But I could never figure out what that animal on the cover was?
Old school hard rock May 25, 2009
I missed these guys back in the day, they were under the radar. Riot has that early AC/DC feel w/ a little harder edge and good guitar played riffs. Originally realeased in 1981, this remastered w/ live bonus tracks rocks out for real. "Swords & Tequila" is classic stuff, grab a used copy. I first heard them on Pandora radio.
Carry me through the fight... Apr 06, 2009
'Fire Down Under' was the record that should have made Riot superstars of heavy metal in the early `80's but unfortunately they had to be relegated to cult status and one of the great untouched potentials in rock was lost. Guy Speranza, founding member and lead vocalist would soon leave the band and though Mark Reale carried on, it was never the same. The record in question should not be forgotten as a classic as many bands would give up their favorite groupie for a set list that would have included "Swords and Tequila", a scorching a rocker as one would find an American band unleashing circa 1981 and a fabulous opener. The title track, "Outlaw", "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Don't Hold Back" continue the onslaught. Riot could also write catchy almost pop metal tunes and "Feel the Same" and "No Lies" are two notable examples. `Fire' again suffered the same fate as much of Riot's early output which I believe was the key reason why this immensely talented band never became huge, corporate America's indifference! Britain had their New Wave of Metal and that sound wouldn't become a commercial factor until American acts like Metallica used this early influence to become megastars later in the decade. Regardless of this fact, check out Riot's first three discs, each one a treat and progressively better than then the previous one. Long live Guy Speranza, RIP.
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