Condition Critical

Condition Critical is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. Released in 1984, it was not nearly as successful as its predecessor (1983's Metal Health) in either fan reaction or sales. It was also given an infamous two-word review in Rolling Stone magazine: "Condition Terminal."[2] However, it did sell over one million copies, peaking at No. 15 on the US Billboard album chart. Like the band's previous album, Condition Critical features a Slade cover song as the second track.

Condition Critical
Studio album by
Quiet Riot
ReleasedJuly 27, 1984
Recorded1984
StudioThe Pasha Music House, Hollywood, California
GenreHeavy metal, glam metal[1]
Length44:02
LabelPasha
ProducerSpencer Proffer
Quiet Riot chronology
Metal Health
(1983)		 Condition Critical
(1984)		 QR III
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Tracks "Party All Night" (also known as "Party All Nite") and "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" had music videos made for them, both receiving some airplay on TV. The same man with a metal mask from the last album cover is on this cover as well as many of the band's subsequent album covers, establishing him as the band's mascot. The character also has cameos in both aforementioned music videos.

The track "Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet" shares its title with the original American title to Slade's 1974 album Old New Borrowed and Blue.

Track listing

All songs written by Kevin DuBrow, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sign of the Times"
5:03
2."Mama Weer All Crazee Now" (Slade cover)
3:38
3."Party All Night" 3:32
4."Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet" 4:38
5."Winners Take All" 5:32
6."Condition Critical"
5:02
7."Scream and Shout"
4:01
8."Red Alert" 4:28
9."Bad Boy" 4:21
10."(We Were) Born to Rock" 3:34
2012 Remaster Version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Mamma Weer All Crazee Now" ((Live version '84))
  • Holder
  • Lea
 
12."Cum On Feel the Noize" (Live version '84)
  • Holder
  • Lea
 
13."Party All Night" (Live version '84)  
14."Condition Critical" (Live version '84)
  • DuBrow
  • Cavazo
  • Banali
 

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[3] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Chart performance
Chart (1984) Peak position Total weeks
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 47 8
Canadian Albums Chart[6] 14 18
German Albums Chart[7] 42 ?
New Zealand Albums Chart[8] 35 3
Norwegian Albums Chart[9] 13 6
Swedish Albums Chart[10] 18 4
UK Albums Chart[11] 71 1
U.S. Billboard 200[12] 15 15

Personnel

Quiet Riot
Additional Personnel

Production

Reviews and responses

As stated in the program Behind the Music, frontman DuBrow's nasty, combative attitude towards many music journalists as well as fellow heavy metal musicians – such as DuBrow labeling the magazine Hit Parader as akin to toilet paper – was felt by other band members and their producer to have hurt the album's reviews. DuBrow in later interviews has agreed and expressed regrets.[13]

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave Condition Critical a mixed-to-positive review, stating that he found the band's Slade cover to be the best track on the album given the "solid hook" of its guitar riffs.[1]

The album was not meeting the same level of sales as its predecessor, Metal Health, and the album received poor commercial success, 1/6th of sales. It reached the No. 15 slot on the Billboard 200.[1]

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Glam Racket: Quiet Riot-Live At Memorial Auditorium, Burlington Iowa, 1983
  3. "Canadian album certifications – Quiet Riot – Metal Heath". Music Canada.
  4. "American album certifications – Quiet Riot – Metal Health". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 244. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
  7. "Charts-Surfer". Charts-surfer.de. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  8. Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  9. Steffen Hung (2006-06-15). "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  10. Steffen Hung (2012-02-03). "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  11. "UK Singles & Albums Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  12. "Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  13. Behind the Music: Quiet Riot
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