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Racer X - Street Lethal (CD)

Album Details: Street Lethal

Release Date:01/01/1986
Label:Shrapnel
UPC:026245102323

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User Reviews: Street Lethal

  • Overall:

    Start your Engines.

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Apr 11, 2001

    If you like solid heavy metal and
    great musicianship then this Album is
    a must. It's their first Album. Take
    a listen to the teenager on the guitar.
    Believe me now or believe me later, this
    Album kicks butt!

Pro Reviews: Street Lethal

  • All Music Guide

    Racer X's 1986 debut is essentially a showcase for then teenaged guitar prodigy Paul Gilbert. The opening instrumental, "Frenzy," pretty much lays the cards on the table; a mostly unaccompanied survey of Gilbert's jaw-dropping fretboard tricks, it summarizes Street Lethal's modus operandi right at the outset. Gilbert himself described Racer X as "heavy metal with scary guitars," and that's pretty much what you get -- skillfully executed, Judas Priest-style metal (with flag-waving songtitles like "Hotter Than Fire," "Loud and Clear," and "Rock It,") loaded with gobs of Gilbert's virtuosity. Vocalist Jeff Martin adds appropriately Rob Halford-esque howls to the proceedings, and the rhythm section do their part in maintaining the excitement. For fans of the "shred" guitar genre, this album has plenty to drool over.

    - Andy Hinds, All Music Guide

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Biography

Racer X

This Los Angeles band earned a reputation for melodic, technical, incredibly high-speed rock. Their original lineup featured Paul Gilbert (guitar), Jeff Martin (vocals), John Alderete (bass), and Harry Gschoesser (drums). Scott Travis replaced Gschoesser in 1986, when Bruce Bouillet was added as a second guitarist, beginning a period considered to be the band's best. Gi... Read more