No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll

No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll
Studio album by Alcatrazz
Released	15 October 1983
Recorded	Rocshire Studios, Anaheim, California, Skyline Studio, Topanga, California
Genre	Heavy metal, Hard rock
Length	41:20
Label	Rocshire Records (US) RCA (Europe) Polydor (Japan)
Producer	Dennis Mackay
Alcatrazz chronology
No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll (1983) Live Sentence (1984)

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Allmusic	[1]

No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll (1983) was the first album released by the American heavy metal band Alcatrazz, led by veteran singer Graham Bonnet. It spent seven weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at No. 128.^[2] It is considered by fans of the group to be the best Alcatrazz release and launched Yngwie J. 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.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Island in the Sun" (Malmsteen, Waldo, Bonnet) - 3:55
2. "General Hospital" (Malmsteen, Waldo, Bonnet) - 4:49
3. "Jet to Jet" (Bonnet, Malmsteen) - 4:27
4. "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (Bonnet, Malmsteen) - 4:00
5. "Kree Nakoorie" (Malmsteen, Waldo, Bonnet) - 6:10

Side two

6. "Incubus" (Malmsteen) - 1:24
7. "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live" (Bonnet, Malmsteen) - 4:20
8. "Big Foot" (Bonnet, Malmsteen) - 4:06
9. "Starcarr Lane" (Malmsteen, Waldo, Bonnet) - 3:53
10. "Suffer Me" (Bonnet, Malmsteen) - 4:16

2011 & 2015 Reissue bonus tracks

11. "Island in the Sun (Instrumental Demo)" (Malmsteen, Waldo, Bonnet) - 3:47
12. "General Hospital (Instrumental Demo)" (Malmsteen, Waldo, Bonnet) - 4:10
13. "Jet to Jet (Instrumental Demo)" (Bonnet, Malmsteen) - 4:11
14. "Hiroshima Mon Amour (Instrumental Demo)" (Bonnet, Malmsteen) - 3:23
15. "Kree Nakoorie (Instrumental Demo)" (Malmsteen, Waldo, Bonnet) - 5:18
16. "Incubus (Instrumental Demo)" (Malmsteen) - 1:43
17. "Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live (Instrumental Demo)" (Bonnet, Malmsteen) - 3:42
18. "Big Foot (Instrumental Demo)" (Bonnet, Malmsteen) - 3:54
19. "Starcarr Lane (Instrumental Demo)" (Malmsteen, Waldo, Bonnet) - 4:29
20. "Suffer Me (Instrumental Demo)" (Bonnet, Malmsteen) - 3:25

Personnel

Band members

• Graham Bonnet - vocals
• Yngwie Malmsteen - guitar
• Gary Shea - bass
• Jan Uvena - drums
• Jimmy Waldo - keyboards

Production

• Dennis Mackay - producer, mixing
• Willie Harlen - engineer, mixing
• Andrew Trueman - executive producer

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Alcatrazz No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
2. "No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-04-04.