Since it's been a solid two weeks since my last post, I shall return with an overlooked prog jewel. This album represents one of those strange moments in almost every bands career when they forget about fan expectation and really let their artistic impulses flow. There's so many influences showing up here from Power/Classic Metal to Funk Rock and Fusion all expertly executed. Then there's the whole anti-utopian, cold war concept in the lyrics and way overblown sample intros. It's honestly hard to tell how serious Riot were trying to be with the concept, but it only adds to the outrageous mystique. Ok, there are a couple throw-away love songs, but even if you cut those out, you're still left with over 40 minutes of gold.
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