Review by ZeroSymbolic7188 for Riot - Fire Down Under (1981)

This is mediocre speed metal but I raise it above 2.5 because it's played with such piss and vinegar. There is a certain joyous energy on this album that is infectious. I wish that i enjoyed listening to it as much as they enjoyed making it, but I just don't. Ironically my favorite track is "Feel the Same" and it feels the most bummed out of all the tracks-it sounds like something from a Scott Weirich project, and I love Scott. Seriously listen to that and picture it with Scott on the vocals it's a lost St. Vitus/Obessesd track. 

You know I'll tell you why this doesn't work for me. It's got no edge. I'm the problem here. This album is just too much fun for me. I party in hell (Venom, Slayer, etc), this parties in a bar.