Riot were, for my money, one of the greats. They started out as a proto-band that no-one knew what to do with. After 2 albums of great music and shockingly bad production, and a major public bust-up with their label, they jumped ship to Elektra records who made the wise decision to just let them produce themselves. The result was 'Fire Down Under' which is a masterpiece. They rocked harder and faster than anyone else at the time BUT with incredible guitar soloing all over the shop. Anyway someone has found this gold - a whole gig from when they were at the top of their game. The punks didn't have chops, and the heavies had gotten a little flabby - Riot delivered the goods.
you really have to hear this on vinyl but nevertheless...
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