No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll
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| Studio album by Alcatrazz | ||||
| Released | 15 October 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Rocshire Studios, Anaheim, California, Skyline Studio, Topanga, California |
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| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 41:20 | |||
| Label | Rocshire Records (US) RCA (Europe) Polydor (Japan) |
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| Producer | Dennis Mackay, Andrew Trueman | |||
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| Singles from No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll | ||||
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| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10 |
No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll was the first album by the American heavy metal band Alcatrazz led by veteran singer Graham Bonnet, released in 1983. It spent seven weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at No. 128. It is considered by fans of the group to be the best Alcatrazz release and launched guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen into a glittering solo career. The album is most famous for the singles "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 in the UK on the Channel 4 TV programme 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.
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