This is it! There was a song that brought heavy metal to the mainstream from underground and that song was "Cum on Feel the Noize." Originally, the song was played by "Slader" in 1973 and Quiet Riot was forced to cover this song to make the album a little safer investment for a record company. The album was released on March 11, 1983 and the title was "Metal Health."
Prior to the recording of this song, all members encouraged Kevin Dubrow (RIP) to sing lifelessly and so did other members' instrumental playing but the producer was still able to over-dubbed the song a few times to include in the album.
Finally the album was released and Cum on Feel the Noize reached #5 on November of 1983 on Billboard chart and that was the first highest ranking heavy metal song ever reached by heavy metal band. In addition to that, the album "Metal Health" was the first heavy metal album to reached #1.
After their huge commercial success, the record companies signed every possible heavy metal band who had long-hair, tattoos and played double drums regardless band's musical talents. The popularity of heavy metal finally came to an end by "Nirvana" in 1990. Then all of sudden, like blink of an eye, the market for heavy metal was obliterated.
As many of you know, Quiet Riot was formed by the world's most beloved guitarist Randy Rhoads and his friend and bassist Kelly Garni (now he is a photographer in Las Vegas) in 1973. Randy Rhoads was in the band until and second album (their 1st and 2nd albums were released in Japan) then left Quiet Riot to play with Ozzy Osbourne. Then, Randy left us for good on March 19, 1982 from a tragic and untimely airplane crash.
"Metal Health" is Quiet Riot's 3rd album and also a debut album in the U.S.A. The last track "Thunder Bird" was a tribute to Randy Rhoads.
Except the songs Metal Health, Cum on Feel the Noize and Thunder Bird, I found this album a little boring. Maybe Quiet Riot hit the jackpot with this album due to Randy's blessing to his old pals. However, because of its history and milestone it has achieved in music, I highly recommend this album to everyone.
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