No Parole from Rock n' Roll
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No Parole from Rock n' Roll | |||||
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Studio album by Alcatrazz | |||||
Released | 1983 | ||||
Recorded | Rockshire Studios | ||||
Genre | Heavy metal Speed metal |
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Length | 41:20 | ||||
Label | Polydor |
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Producer | De Novo / Rockomo Music, BMI | ||||
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Alcatrazz chronology | |||||
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No Parole From Rock n' Roll (1983) was the first album released by Graham Bonnet's Alcatrazz. Weeks on Billboard Chart: 7, Peak: #128. Considered by many to be the best Alcatrazz release and launched Yngwie J. Malmsteen into a glittering solo career. Most famous for the single "Island In the Sun" and "Jet To Jet". Other notable offerings are "Hiroshima Mon Amour" for which a video was shot (an excerpt for which was seen on the BBC TV progam The Tube), General Hospital and "Incubus", a solo by Yngwie J. Malmsteen he continued to play during his solo career. It has always had a strong following in Japan and songs from which can still be found in Karaoke bars today.
[edit] Track listing
- "Island in the Sun" - 3:55
- "General Hospital" - 4:49
- "Jet to Jet" - 4:27
- "Hiroshima Mon Amour" - 4:00
- "Kree Nakoorie" - 6:10
- "Incubus" - 1:24
- "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live" - 4:20
- "Big Foot" - 4:06
- "Starcarr Lane" - 3:53
- "Suffer Me" - 4:16
[edit] Personnel
- Graham Bonnet - Vocals
- Yngwie Malmsteen - Guitar
- Gary Shea - Bass
- Jan Uvena - Drums
- Jimmy Waldo - Keyboards
- Dennis Mackay - Producer