I love Riot very much, one of the most underated american band.they deserved so much better, a great career like so many bands at the same times. Warriors never die!👊🤘 Thanks for sharing 👍🇺🇸

@augie3281

5 ай бұрын

Lol hey Nicole!! Yeah. I love Riot. Up to Born in America …. The albums after that took a totally different turn … I lost Interest.. yeah they deserved better.. I Saw A Documentary on them , it might be on utube… or if you can find that Martin Popoff book I showed … excellent read 🤘

Agree 100%! When I first heard Swords and Tequila upon its release, I grabbed the album and was blown away by it. To this day, it holds up to any hard rock album. If you don't have it, get Fire Down Under. You won't be disappointed.

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Exactly Dog!! It’s still a killer album! 🤘

I loved RIOT! They were a force to be reckoned with in metal music.

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

I love those early albums!! Just a great band , hard rocking with two great singers!!

What a great band 🤘🤘🤘 Swords and Tequila will never leave my playlist of heavy rotation.i gotta get that book, helluva story behind the scenes. Thnx Augie✌️

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Dude I didn’t even hit the tip of the iceberg with that story! Read that book and you’ll be like “ holy crap”…

Love Riot, always loved their early stuff. I still listen to Fire Down Under a lot, just a great NWOBHM album. I actually just recently picked up reissues of their 90s/00s albums on vinyl, and dig them just as much. If you haven't listened to them, i highly recommend them. Theyre more traditional/power metal, kind of like a heavy version of Rainbow's 80s albums. I have yet to listen to the 2 'Riot V' albums, those are next. Killer video dude!

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Very cool!! I’ve heard Riots later stuff. The power metal years lol I’m into a lot of those bands… it’s just weird how Mark started out Riot and how it’s ending… totally different bands… nothing against the newer version. But my love of the band ended with Born in America… I always check out Riots new albums as they come out 🤘

New subscriber here. Huge fan of Riot right here too, mostly the early years (like you) - the Guy and Rhett years in particular. I believe I discovered them as a kind around the time of Fire Down Under. The cover captivated us, the music sucked us in and never let go. Pssst - my bar band plays Born to be Wild still :) My two favorite albums to this day are still Fire Down Under and Restless Breed.

@augie3281

10 ай бұрын

Yooooo Jeff!! Hey man thanks for subscribing!! Dude I love the old Riot. I still play the hell out of Fire & Restless.. both are great albums!! I stopped after Born in America .. wasn’t the same band/ music anymore … shame… but those early ones are incredible !!! 🤘🤘

Hey Augie, what's up my brutha? Man these guys kick some major ass and love their style, thanks to you and your channel I'm like a kid in a candy store finding and listening to all this music( thanks to you?I'll be getting ready to order prolly most of the early albums you showed! Thanks brother and keep it coming!

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Wow !! Thanks Alan!! Ya know I was that “ Kid In A Candy Store” when I was getting into all these bands as a teenager… I lived in the record stores!! Music was my “ Life” for years!! And I love nothing more then pulling those underrated bands I show and just cranking up the volume… Do your self a favor before you spend a ton of money , find a source that has these albums/ bands and give a listen first , just in case you don’t like some of them … my tastes are different then other people… I love Mercyful Fate, a lot of other people don’t lol. Thank you for taking the time and listening to me go on about stuff… I really appreciate it!! 🤘😎

I was late to the show on Riot, I was gifted Restless breed and rock city by the owner of my favorite store I’ve since pickup all their early stuff really Diggin them!

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Love these guys. The first 5 albums.. great band,,, just fell into a shit ton of bad luck

Thanks man for giving me a ton of ideas for stuff to listen to today. I'd never heard Restless Breed..you described it perfectly

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Davey Boy!!! Cool man ! Yeah check out Restless Breed. I love that album, but that’s my taste. Hopefully you like a song or two 🤘

Another Killer Video Augie!🤘 such a very underrated band. Seen Rick Ventura and the guys last year Touring With Raven as Riot Act they kicked ass and even met them after the show. Anyways crank some Riot Augie🤘

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Wow. That must have been a cool show!! I’m sure they were cool guys ..🤘😎

@mitchwooten5150

Жыл бұрын

​@@augie3281 It was Awesome Augie and Raven Doing Wiped out album Fully in there set.🤘 Check out Riot Act Closer to the flame its pretty rocking 🤘

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Sounds cool. I definitely will !! Thanks!!

Sensational episode Augie Dawgie ..... Fire Down Under is da bomb . Westworlds 'Cyberdreams is pretty cool , there cover of neon knights is one of the best versions i've heard . Rhetts work with Jack Starr is pretty good too . Rock on concrete warrior.🤺

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I dig the Westworld stuff! Neon knights is an cool cover !! Rhett .. his solo album is pretty good as well. I forgot to mention how he died …he got shot in Atlanta Georgia ,, someone was trying to car Jack his car , Rhett wouldn’t give it up so they shot him! How messed up is that?!! Enjoy the rest of your week 😎🤘

@rocketrod1444

Жыл бұрын

@@augie3281 Crazy stuff mate 😕

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Crazy world we live in… that’s why at the end of all of my videos I Say “carful out there, watch out for one another ,it’s a crazy world..” I’ve had friends who have died because of stupid shit like that … and living in NY is. I joke lol you see a lot of things you can’t believe is happening right in front of your eyes… I mean it’s like that everywhere really…

@rocketrod1444

Жыл бұрын

@@augie3281 I'm in Australia , things aren't that bad ... but there are a few fruit cakes around . 🥮

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

After 911 around here and suicide bombers and crap. People pushing people onto subway/ train tracks. Just really stupid stuff. Honestly just need to have your radar on when your out in public with a lot of people … Other then that things are great lol..

I was way late to the party with Riot. “Thundersteel” was the first album that I heard from them. I finally picked up “Fire Down Below” a few years ago. You ain’t kidding! That thing is an absolute monster of an album! I’d have questions for any rock fan that doesn’t like that record.

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

It’s a must if you’re into hard rock/ metal! Every song is just killer! Glad you found your way back from Thundersteel .. back is in “ went back into their catalog , check out Restless Breed as well !🤘

@pawlie7694

Жыл бұрын

@@augie3281 Restless Breed is definitely on my list! 👊🏼

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Cool. It’s a great album as well. In it’s own way … check it out on Spotify or some other music source first , give it a listen

I remember picking up Fire Down Under when i was maybe 14? years old. Loved every song on it , even Flashbacks . Made me feel like I was getting ready to see them in concert lol. Rhett Forrester years were fantastic too. Saw them on the Born In America tour, opening for Kiss on their Lick It Up tour , still have the shirt and i agree , it definitely could have used a better album cover I also dropped off after Born in America, with the exception of Inishmore, a pretty cool piwer metal album that sounds nothing like the original band. Anyway, great band, huge fan of the early years. Really should have been a bigger band. Excuse me while I go put on Fire Down Under Thanks for doing a video on them :)

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Wendy! I heard inishmore.. I liked it .. just a totally different band.. the later Riot is ok , but the earlier albums are just amazing .. I saw Riot once.. Fire Down Under is still in my top 20 fav albums of all time..

@Protometal66

Жыл бұрын

@@augie3281 I agree, it's their best!

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Definitely is… enjoy the rest of your week! 😎🤘

Never thgot into Riot but they have been around pay there dues had a friend that liked

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

That’s cool Stevie. Not every band is for everyone… Theres a lot of bands I don’t like .. It’s all good ! 😎😎

I’m convinced that the only reason this band wasn’t more well known was because of that horrible mascot; Johnny the Mighty Tior. I mean come on, who are you gonna putting on your jacket….Eddie, or Tior? But I agree with you Augie….LOVE THIS BAND! Thundersteel is my favorite.

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Hey Rob, I don’t mind Tior on Fire Down Under… the other covers …. Eeehhh… Nothing beats Eddie! Thunder steel is good.. I actually like it … but I lost interest after Born in America… once the classic line up was gone .. I gave up … 👿

Ive always heard Scott Ian wanted guy speranza as the singer Before Neil turbin in Anthrax that would have been badass. Guy such a awesome vocalist. Shame these guys weren't bigger and had so much bad luck

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Yeah just crazy crap keep happing to them.. there’s more to there story then what I said .. the book I showed explains a lot more , I’m sure there’s something on utube like a documentary on them… but yeah they should have been a way bigger band.. and if Guy was on those earlier Anthrax albums!! Holy crap!!

@Loganjohn636

Жыл бұрын

I gotta check out that book by Martin popoff. Thanks for recommending it brotha

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Obviously it gets into the band and what happened to them in more detail… I just gave you the 10 min summary lol. Very good book 🤘

My original vinyl copy has "Fire Down Under" on the cover and "Fire Down Below" on the spine. It's a white label promo though. Are all of them like that?

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s cool… I’m going to have to look at my copies now. I can see it saying that if it’s a promo… I’m not sure if they all say it .. I’ll check my copies and get back to you…please hold 😎

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

Hey Keith!! Dude. So I just checked all my Riot albums.. and holy shit… my original copy says Fire Down Below on the spine!!! I never saw it… all these years!!! I can’t believe it … now I wonder if it’s worth anything?

@vinyl3345keith

Жыл бұрын

Yeah its crazy they let the pressing go like that. I agree though. It's their best album! Love your channel. Keep it up!

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

I need to look into this lol. I really want to know what the story is … great album indeed! Thanks for watching !! Glad you like the channel and me going on about stuff lol. Have a great weekend!! 😎

Cool copy of First Strike back there

@augie3281

Жыл бұрын

The Def Leppard. I’ve had that for years!! One of those albums I picked up at the Metal stand at the Flea Market …teenager!