Rock Until You Drop
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
Rock until You Drop is the first full-length album by the British heavy metal band Raven, released in 1981. The album was the first of many heavy metal studio albums issued by British independent label Neat Records.[3] It reached position No. 63 in the UK Albums Chart.[4]
The song "Lambs to the Slaughter" was covered by German thrash band Kreator on their Out of the Dark ... Into the Light EP, added to the re-mastered Terrible Certainty CD in 2000.
Track listing
All songs written by Gallagher, Gallagher and Hunter, except where indicated.
- Side one
- "Hard Ride" – 3:10
- "Hell Patrol" – 4:43
- "Don't Need Your Money" – 3:22
- "Over the Top" – 3:51
- "39-40" – 0:51
- "For the Future" – 4:04
- Side two
- "Rock until You Drop" – 4:02
- "Nobody's Hero" – 3:50
- "Hellraiser / Action" (Chinn, Chapman, Scott, Connolly, Priest, Tucker) – 4:21 (Sweet cover)
- "Lambs to the Slaughter" – 3:51
- "Tyrant of the Airways" – 7:16
- CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Wiped Out" - 4:30
- "Crazy World" - 3:57
- "Inquisitor" - 3:53
Personnel
Raven
- John Gallagher - lead vocals, bass, classical guitar
- Mark Gallagher - electric guitar, backing vocals
- Rob Hunter - drums, backing vocals
Production
- Steve Thompson - producer
- Mickey Sweeney - engineer
References
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Raven Rock Until You Drop review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 283. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Raven (Gbr) - Rock Until You Drop". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "Rock Until You Drop Chart Stats". Chart Stats.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
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