Rhett and I sat next to each other in chorus and hung out not knowing he would be a certified rock star. We're having our 50th HS reunion soon and will memorialize Rhett and our other deceased classmates. We will remember you forever...
I’m 56 and still rock these guys all the time. Fire Down Under, Restless Breed, and Born In America are three criminally underrated releases in hard rock/ metal.
I was 15 when I discovered this band and this title. 56 today and I'm still enjoying this time of RIOT. A great stage band unfortunately unknown. RIP Rhett Forester
Love it.. When i was younger i was a Roadie and light man for a local hard rock group in Wisconsin. Roit was looking for a place to play to cover there hotel bill. Dio cancelled cause of bad weather. Wow. They asked who was playing that weekend. we were playing at a local bar called the Rockin Ridge Point. They used all our equipment that nite. FUCKING AMAZING. i never knew our equipment could sound so good. Or be that loud. Rip......
Mark was one my closest and dearest friends. I loved jamming with him on stage but in a different band when he wasn’t playing with Riot. The man could certainly play mad guitar, but his personality was outstanding. when I called him in 2012, I had just missed his passing and was beyond heartbroken to lose such a fabulous talent and wonderful soul. Godspeed Mark and thank you for being in my life.💙✝️
One of metal's most underrated bands. I discovered them with Fire down Under, still one of my favorite albums with Restless Breed. I was fortunate enough to see both Guy Speranza and Rhett Butler on vocals.
We have a college station here in Cleveland WJCU that had a show called Kick Out The Jams on Saturday mornings in the early 80s. Mitch would play Riot and I've been hooked ever since.
I saw them in '82 at Alpine Valley with a couple friends and my friends only knew UFO and Rainbow but afterwards told me that Riot stole the show. I had been telling them about Riot since Fire Down Under came out. They had to find out for themselves.
Was lucky enough to see Riot twice 79,80 .Since Victoria, TX. is between Houston and Corpus Christi. Also got see Legs Diamond, Y&T twice. Rock City one of the best rock albums of 77'.
Got this on Vinyl and have had all their early stuff 36+ yrs. Never gets old still fresh and Rockin' all these years later. R.I.P Mark,Guy, Rhett Thanks for all the years of Great Music.
Mark Reale was a criminally under appreciated guitarist. More technically precise and less sloppy than alot of the famous guitarists heralded in the decade.
Riot was one of the early bands that led to me being a Metalhead. Fire Down Under and Restless Breed had two different frontmen, Guy Sperranza on Fire Down Under and Rhett Forrester on Restless Breed, and both albums were back to back home runs
I was a Riot junkie. I lived in Morristown, NJ. in the 70's & 80's Followed these guys when ever they were in NYC area. I remember one jam (Headbanger's Ball) in Staten Island somewhere in maybe 83'-84' Insane show (forget the venue) Girls were taking their tops off, it was complete mayhem! Rhett was a great addition, but let us not forget Guy Speranza (RIP) He was a major factor in the bands success. Mark (RIP again) We loved you my friend!
Monmouth county here, first time I saw them, they opened for Rush, I thought to myself the drummer reminded me of my playing, then my friend asks me, " Does the drummer reminds you of anyone?" I ask who, he says YOU DUMBASS. We would always make it a point to go see them whenever they played NJ/NYC
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So long ago but beside Sabbath,Purple, Priest and Motörhead they were the most important band in my teens.
daryl hodkinson These songs nearly make me wanna cry with every listen. They are metal monuments to me and over 35 years later they still shine on! Rhett Forrester and Mark Reale were such a big deal! Two of the biggest losses for metal pretty sure
Key words being "early records"...the speed metal sound they have had since late 80s and 90s with bassist Don Van and the long string of newer singers...not so much.
For those of you that say Riot should have been bigger, well I agree 100 percent. But they got screwed over by their record label because they wanted to convert Riot into a fucking glam band and Riot said no. So they got canned. It just shows you how the music industry is. Every couple of years they change the music style around or start a new trend. That's to lure in younger people to buy music. They are the ones that are going to be trendy and that age group buys all the music. It's been that way for a long time. RIP Mark Reale, Rhett Forrester, And Guy Speranza (original vocalist)
I loved Rhett's vocal style with Riot, "Restless Breed" and "Born in America" played weekly on vinyl at my house at some seriously high volume. Of course Rhett and Mark were taken from us all way to soon. Shine on. \m/
Lou Covaris left physically yesterday 28-3-2020 went to find Mark Reale and Guy Speranza are together now detoo altons sounds! Icons, legends! Be at peace with God!
First song I heard from Riot. It was on a radio, I recorded it and I didn't know the name of the band. 10 years later I discovered Riot. I love this song but it is different from the other songs in the band. Perfect heavy metal.
Man I'm just realizing I had at least three cassettes from Riot when I was a kid. Still holds up pretty well. I mean, I recognize the obvious comparisons, and I think I can probably hear half of UFO's songs in Riot's songs, but they were a quality band.
I was at this show back in '82... or at least, I think I was. If this is the show that I'm thinking of, then it was live at a club called My Father's Place in Old Roslyn, NY and the entire show was simulcast on WLIR-FM radio. Rhett was Riot's new singer at the time, and he was definitely out to prove himself at this gig. if I remember correctly, they opened the show with Hard Lovin' Man and absolutely killed with it. Oh man, I really miss '80's metal.
I was a young metal dude growing up in Montana, and I recognized Riot as being right up there if not better than any of the nwobhm bands. Thanks somebodies God that Twisted Sister attained some popularity, but this band should have been there right beside them.
Such a great band that had so much to constantly overcome. Their music was one of the best. This song has a lot of the feeling or Free/aka Bad Company in it. Its shocking they didnt crack the top 10 with it back in the day. I loved Guy's vocals. Rhett was like a shock when i first got this album he was nothing like Guy vocally, but it had a raw sound that worked really well for them.
I hate it when people try to compare Guy and Rhett. It's like comparing apples and oranges, they were both great vocalists in their own right. I may prefer the first three albums with Guy handling vocal duties, but Restless Breed and Born in America are still on regular rotation at my house
Riot basically got fucked over by their record label because they wanted to stay true to their roots. But their label wanted to convert them into a fucking glam band and Riot said no. So they got canned and had to continue on smaller independent labels
I am impressed how great they were. Really. This was a Band that didn't get what they deserve. The vocals here are 100% Paul Rodgers style. This Song is Amazing. Riot always emotional to me. Goosebumps.
Ryan McNeila Cant agree more! They‘re a really big deal... Still listen to their old stuff from „Born in America“ and „Restless Breed“... Outstanding classic metal
i saw riot open for vandenberg(?) and kiss in 1983 on kiss's lick it up tour, the salt palace in slc,ut. rhett forrester juiced a whole bottle of jack in like a 30 min. set, talk about the real deal. if his drinking doesn't convince you, just listen to this song...
Rhett and I sat next to each other in chorus and hung out not knowing he would be a certified rock star. We're having our 50th HS reunion soon and will memorialize Rhett and our other deceased classmates. We will remember you forever...
I’m 56 and still rock these guys all the time. Fire Down Under, Restless Breed, and Born In America are three criminally underrated releases in hard rock/ metal.
YUP!!🤘
I was 15 when I discovered this band and this title.
56 today and I'm still enjoying this time of RIOT.
A great stage band unfortunately unknown.
RIP Rhett Forester
Love it.. When i was younger i was a Roadie and light man for a local hard rock group in Wisconsin. Roit was looking for a place to play to cover there hotel bill. Dio cancelled cause of bad weather. Wow. They asked who was playing that weekend. we were playing at a local bar called the Rockin Ridge Point. They used all our equipment that nite. FUCKING AMAZING. i never knew our equipment could sound so good. Or be that loud. Rip......
John Vincent Awesome story...makes me miss those days👍🤘
When I was young,
Mark was one my closest and dearest friends. I loved jamming with him on stage but in a different band when he wasn’t playing with Riot. The man could certainly play mad guitar, but his personality was outstanding. when I called him in 2012, I had just missed his passing and was beyond heartbroken to lose such a fabulous talent and wonderful soul. Godspeed Mark and thank you for being in my life.💙✝️
Rhett Forester was amazing. RIP.
You’re gawddamm right.
He sure was..
Yup
He was way far better than many frontmen back then , rip dude Stay Metal 🤘🤘
One of metal's most underrated bands. I discovered them with Fire down Under, still one of my favorite albums with Restless Breed. I was fortunate enough to see both Guy Speranza and Rhett Butler on vocals.
absolutely. this is a criminally underrated band.
poison, warrant...good god.
His Name was Rhett Forrester
61 and still playing it loud 1 ,5,24.
What an absolutely stunning singer Rhett was. Live even more than on record.
RIOT was an underappreciated band. One of the Godfathers of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal
Fucking best live vocalist ever!
40 years I've been cranking this f**ker, I still have the original vinyl and always blast it as loud as my stereo will go
I'm still selling Riot there so badass love them then love them now
We have a college station here in Cleveland WJCU that had a show called Kick Out The Jams on Saturday mornings in the early 80s. Mitch would play Riot and I've been hooked ever since.
The sound of old-school metal. As hard rock was meant to be. Mark Reale, underrated and unappreciated. Rock on Mark. amen
Saw this tour at the Original Cleveland Agora and borrowed my brothers ID to get in. RIP MARK. RHETT AND GUY. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!
I saw them in '82 at Alpine Valley with a couple friends and my friends only knew UFO and Rainbow but afterwards told me that Riot stole the show. I had been telling them about Riot since Fire Down Under came out. They had to find out for themselves.
I saw them open for Rainbow and Scorpions in 82 in New Haven and in 1981 for Rush in Hartford. A very underrated band that has its share of misfortune
Rhett was a really nice guy . Hung out with him & his girlfriend quite a few times in the 80s at LaMours & in Brooklyn. Miss him a lot ✌️❤️
Great band!! I'm 59 and still listen to them. Along with all the other great metal bands of the 80's! Man I miss the 80's. Greatest decade for music!
Riot is the best heavy metal band in the world.
What a Masterpiece.. Rhett's Voice.. Ohh My Lord..
Yep...Rhett was a bad ass. RIP Mr. Forrester
crazy good voice
I still listen to RIOT Almost Daily on Pandora n Spotify after 40 years!! ONE OF THE BEST!
Turtshelll 🐢 says RIP RHETT!!!
Best band to come out of NYC when everything else in America was coming out of LA!
fucking perfect...\m/
Yessir...in remembrance of 8th grade with my pal Rene here in SA
Wish they would play that awesome song nowadays. As well as some stuff of Born in America. \,,/ What an awesome band! Ever was and ever will be!
Mark Reale was one of my guitar heroes. Dude was so amazingly talented.
Never gets old, was 18 when this beauty came out
Definitely awesome song
I’m 18 and i’ve been listening to this band since 2017 and this band deserves to be way bigger
Unfortunately many great 80s bands got overlooked.
Was lucky enough to see Riot twice 79,80 .Since Victoria, TX. is between Houston and Corpus Christi. Also got see
Legs Diamond, Y&T
twice. Rock City one of the best rock albums of 77'.
Great band and tune. Leads were always so tasteful.
This is the 80’s metal band poster child!! They kick some serious F’in ARSE!!!
Got this on Vinyl and have had all their early stuff 36+ yrs. Never gets old still fresh and Rockin' all these years later. R.I.P Mark,Guy, Rhett Thanks for all the years of Great Music.
Love it Riot was a fantastic band 1977-83
I saw these guys a couple of times in the 80's. Awesome band.
One of the greatest songs ever!!!
A highly underated band they should have been way bigger.
Preach it brother
RIOT KICKS ASSS TURTSHELL!!!
What a FANTASTIC band and song!
What a great band they were so far ahead of the time, this still rocks almost 40 frikin years ago, the singer is amazing miss this music.
Mark Reale was a criminally under appreciated guitarist. More technically precise and less sloppy than alot of the famous guitarists heralded in the decade.
He got to show his stuff on the 1989 album privilege of power. Awesome s*** especially when he covered Al damiola's racing with the devil...
Couldn't agree more!!!
My favourite band
Riot was one of the early bands that led to me being a Metalhead. Fire Down Under and Restless Breed had two different frontmen, Guy Sperranza on Fire Down Under and Rhett Forrester on Restless Breed, and both albums were back to back home runs
One of the best under appreciated rock bands ever..!!
Rhett had IT in spades. Such a charismatic MF, with a incredibly unique voice.
Underrated band, at least here in Europe
THE BEST SONG FROM THEM EVER, RHETT FORRESTER WAS A GREAT LEAD SINGER , HE IS MISSED, RIP, RIOT RULES.
I was a Riot junkie. I lived in Morristown, NJ. in the 70's & 80's Followed these guys when ever they were in NYC area. I remember one jam (Headbanger's Ball) in Staten Island somewhere in maybe 83'-84' Insane show (forget the venue) Girls were taking their tops off, it was complete mayhem! Rhett was a great addition, but let us not forget Guy Speranza (RIP) He was a major factor in the bands success. Mark (RIP again) We loved you my friend!
Alex Moore im from bergen county..luv these guys!
Monmouth county here, first time I saw them, they opened for Rush, I thought to myself the drummer reminded me of my playing, then my friend asks me, " Does the drummer reminds you of anyone?" I ask who, he says YOU DUMBASS. We would always make it a point to go see them whenever they played NJ/NYC
So long ago but beside Sabbath,Purple, Priest and Motörhead they were the most important band in my teens.
RIOT!!!!!!FUCKING RIOT!!!!!! THE BEST!
Alex Moore Hi friend
RIP Mark Reale. Your music lives on.
Saw Riot on the Monters of Rock in 88. Pretty fucking good.
shame there aint no full gig ide love to see this in full
All those classic Riot albums should be so much up there! Both with Guy and Rhett. Fantastic albums!
First album i heard was Fire Down Under that was all it took i was hooked
Jeff Laffin me too...thanks to my bro Sam for the intro🤘🔥
still have my fire down under shirt, i fckn turned everyone in my circle onto this band.....rip everyone sad....
2018 may 30th who is here and still has the Riot Faith ,,,,, and i still have all my early Records ..
daryl hodkinson These songs nearly make me wanna cry with every listen. They are metal monuments to me and over 35 years later they still shine on! Rhett Forrester and Mark Reale were such a big deal! Two of the biggest losses for metal pretty sure
Key words being "early records"...the speed metal sound they have had since late 80s and 90s with
bassist Don Van and the long string of newer singers...not so much.
I listen to early Riot on a weekly basis...one of my all time fave bands
Long live Rhett and Mark, wherever you are, you will live forever in our memory!
For those of you that say Riot should have been bigger, well I agree 100 percent. But they got screwed over by their record label because they wanted to convert Riot into a fucking glam band and Riot said no. So they got canned. It just shows you how the music industry is. Every couple of years they change the music style around or start a new trend. That's to lure in younger people to buy music. They are the ones that are going to be trendy and that age group buys all the music. It's been that way for a long time.
RIP Mark Reale, Rhett Forrester, And Guy Speranza (original vocalist)
Amen.
Double Amen
Never forgotten, sadly missed.
And now also Lou A Kouvaris (original guitarist). RIP fallen heroes
Yes best ever! Not new Riot that’s not Riot!!! That’s like Adam Lambert singing Queen songs just doesn’t work! Anyway Restless Breed was a great album
I loved Rhett's vocal style with Riot, "Restless Breed" and "Born in America" played weekly on vinyl at my house at some seriously high volume. Of course Rhett and Mark were taken from us all way to soon. Shine on. \m/
Guy Speranza (the original vocalist) is gone too.
Thank GOD for the GIBSON LES PAUL ,and sunburst colored too!!!
Such a great singer with a very huge
Aura
Lou Covaris left physically yesterday 28-3-2020 went to find Mark Reale and Guy Speranza are together now detoo altons sounds! Icons, legends! Be at peace with God!
Killer performance from 1982. RIP, Rhett and Mark. We miss you.
RIOT/ANVIL/RAVEN in St George Theatre in Staten Island NY 1982.....it sucks to be old.
Classic AND Timeless
I wish I new of these gys back then
They should of took over the rock and roll world with this. Live kicks ass.
First song I heard from Riot. It was on a radio, I recorded it and I didn't know the name of the band. 10 years later I discovered Riot. I love this song but it is different from the other songs in the band. Perfect heavy metal.
Riot was awesome!!!!!!
This is Bad Company with Noddy Holder...luv it..great vocalist....emotional,loud, and an effen great front man.....sad hes gone
One of my favorite albums, next to Born in America. Actually I wore out the cassettes and had to buy the records.
Loved RHETTS Vocals. One of my first bands we covered a lot of Riot songs....crowd favorites!
Man I'm just realizing I had at least three cassettes from Riot when I was a kid.
Still holds up pretty well. I mean, I recognize the obvious comparisons, and I think I can probably hear half of UFO's songs in Riot's songs, but they were a quality band.
Absolute perfection
I was at this show back in '82... or at least, I think I was. If this is the show that I'm thinking of, then it was live at a club called My Father's Place in Old Roslyn, NY and the entire show was simulcast on WLIR-FM radio. Rhett was Riot's new singer at the time, and he was definitely out to prove himself at this gig. if I remember correctly, they opened the show with Hard Lovin' Man and absolutely killed with it. Oh man, I really miss '80's metal.
Would love to see the full show. I know there's a video out there with Guy singing, at the same club you mentioned.
Love it, I know there are two different versions of Riot live but mine has this on it and it's the first thing I ever heard from riot..
Great song!
A Very Special band, wonderful song!!!
One of my all time favorite live albums
Hard Rock HEAVEN!!!
That's awesome Turtshell maybe 🤔🐢 Turtshell thinking yeah!!!
I was a young metal dude growing up in Montana, and I recognized Riot as being right up there if not better than any of the
nwobhm bands. Thanks somebodies God that Twisted Sister attained some popularity, but this band should have been there right beside them.
the voice of rock.rip
Such a great band that had so much to constantly overcome. Their music was one of the best. This song has a lot of the feeling or Free/aka Bad Company in it. Its shocking they didnt crack the top 10 with it back in the day. I loved Guy's vocals. Rhett was like a shock when i first got this album he was nothing like Guy vocally, but it had a raw sound that worked really well for them.
I hate it when people try to compare Guy and Rhett. It's like comparing apples and oranges, they were both great vocalists in their own right. I may prefer the first three albums with Guy handling vocal duties, but Restless Breed and Born in America are still on regular rotation at my house
Riot basically got fucked over by their record label because they wanted to stay true to their roots. But their label wanted to convert them into a fucking glam band and Riot said no. So they got canned and had to continue on smaller independent labels
Such amazing sound quality for a recorded live show from that time. I wish i was alive to see this show
Loved that album
Wow... Rhett was spot on. Can't go wrong with twin Les Paul's either.
Simply Fantástic this Band 🎵🎼🎶🎸😎👊
Rhett was my favorite.
Used to practice in the jam room next to Rhett when he had a band in Houston . Really cool guy, great voice
Never gets old!!!
Pure magic
I don't understand why these guys weren't more popular. They are way better than many more popular bands: Triumph, Zebra, I'm looking at you.
Saw these guys open for Rainbow summer of 82. Awesome show!
Pinche bandota perrona Riot parte de mi juventud estas rollas siempre en mi grabadora en mi secundaria 👈👹 que recuerdos 👹🙏
R.I.P. Mark Reale!!!
I am impressed how great they were.
Really.
This was a Band that didn't get what they deserve.
The vocals here are 100% Paul Rodgers style.
This Song is Amazing.
Riot always emotional to me.
Goosebumps.
The lyrics even mention 'Wishing Well'.
Awesome lyrics I agree. I was thinking Robert Plant based on appearance but yes, you can hear Paul Rodgers in the delivery
I worked with Rhett in a band we were forming in Texas. He was indeed a fan of Paul Rodgers.
@@artmv1149 was that with Jonathan grell? those 4 demos were great too .. yes he was a fan of paul and he loved the stones
yum yum music
Rare band in that they were absolutely top-notch even with all the lineup changes.
Ryan McNeila Cant agree more! They‘re a really big deal... Still listen to their old stuff from „Born in America“ and „Restless Breed“... Outstanding classic metal
i saw riot open for vandenberg(?) and kiss in 1983 on kiss's lick it up tour, the salt palace in slc,ut. rhett forrester juiced a whole bottle of jack in like a 30 min. set, talk about the real deal. if his drinking doesn't convince you, just listen to this song...
Rest In Peace 🏴☠️🖤
Eu vivia essa época, metal anos 80,Humberto metal
Damn what great hard rockin' sounds this band had both recorded and live, grateful I can still watch this, though I want more
Goddamn i love riot so much
Yeah but stay out of my yard though!!!
Best RIOT Era.
Kudos to the new band though. Last CD was excellent. Carries on.. Reale would be proud.