Album · Quiet Riot
Condition Critical by Quiet Riot
Condition Critical is an album by Quiet Riot, released in 1984. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Mama Weer All Crazee Now”, on 1 list with a best position of #381.
Condition Critical, Quiet Riot's fourth studio album, came out on Pasha in 1984, and it had the thankless job of following Metal Health. Kevin DuBrow, Carlos Cavazo, Rudy Sarzo and Frankie Banali stuck to the formula that had worked the first time, right down to parking another Slade cover in the second slot: this time it's "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", following in the stomping footsteps of "Cum On Feel the Noize". There's even a track called "Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet", named after the original American title of a Slade album.
It's loud, dumb fun, all gang vocals and party-hearty riffs, with DuBrow screeching over Cavazo's glam-metal crunch. Videos for "Party All Night" and the Slade cover got some TV play, both featuring the metal-masked man from the Metal Health sleeve, who was fast becoming the band's mascot. It didn't match its predecessor, but it still sold more than a million copies and reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Condition Critical on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mama Weer All Crazee Now | 1 | #381 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.