Riot - Rock City Lyrics






Say hello to the city life,
Say hello to your dreams.
Say hello to the candy man,
Say hello to your rock 'n roll queens.
The painted ladies of the evening,
Will show you what you wanna see.
For a dime or a dollar,
Well, you can ride in a limousine.
Rock City, Rock City,
See what you wanna see.
Rock City, Rock City,
Be what you wanna be.
Rock City, Rock City,
See what you wanna see.
Rock City, Rock City,
Be what you wanna be.
Yeah!
Well all the fancy cars, and all the funky bars.
Feel the fire burnin' under your feet.
When the smoke clears honey, you ain't got no money.
Then you'll start to feel the heat.
Rock City, Rock City,
See what you wanna see.
Rock City, Rock City,
Be what you wanna be.
Rock City, Rock City,
See what you wanna see...oh my god !
Rock City, Rock City,
Be what you wanna be...yeah, yeah.
Oooh, come on, uh.





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  1. n.... w....

    They started the mascot thing before maiden with Eddie.....great band and songs

  2. V.... P....

    Masterpiece 🎵🎼🎶🎸😎👊

  3. T.... V....

    This album never sounds dated to me. R.I.P.
    Guy Speranza and Mark Reale

  4. R.... L....

    Bought this on it's first day of release when I was a mere 17 years old.Quite possibly one of the best rock debut albums of all time and still delivers to this day.

  5. S.... P....

    Warrior is very great gem! wow, judas priest did have competition in 77 haha.

  6. A.... ....

    2019!!!!

  7. k.... ....

    Awesome album, First time I have ever heard the whole thing. And I have tore through Narita and Fire Down Under 100's of times. I even have Riot Live on VHS Tape. They were the Classic Hard Rock Band. R.I.P. Guy S and Mark R . Rock Forever!

  8. a.... g....

    Still sounds fresh in 2019. I listen to lot of rock from this period . But it is the first time I have heard them . And they totally rock it . Going on to be one of my favorites.
    Thanks a ton👍👍👍

  9. K.... L....

    Their relevance in the Renaissance of Heavy Metal worldwide in the late 70s has been criminally overlooked. It's time to stand for Riot again. This is an HISTORIC record.

    K.... L....

    Had never heard them. I agree with u. They rock . The energy is just way out

  10. C.... L....

    listed as metal which I wouldn't say this is metal for really great hard rock They rock out. enjoy

  11. R.... F....

    wow finally found their first album.. having their second and third album

  12. P.... R....

    Riot Rock n roll e metal

  13. A.... M....

    The seal is the equivalent of Budgies budgie! Ha, ha, ha!

    A.... M....

    Very un-metal band mascots but somehow it works.

  14. R.... V....

    Just noticed corpse behind seal

    R.... V....

    Yeah... He's cute but he's lethal.

  15. R.... G....

    One of the first albums I bought in my youth, loved the song overdrive when they released Narita they became my favorite band have their entire collection up until they became Riot V.

  16. g.... d....

    16- restless breed
    15- army of one
    14- trought the storm
    13- the privilege of power
    12- inishmore
    11- sons of society
    10- the brethtren of long house
    9- born in america
    8- fire down under
    7- armor of light
    6- unleash the fire
    5- rock city
    4- nightbreaker
    3- narita
    2- inmortal
    1- thundersteel

  17. b.... s....

    Judas Priest : British heavy metal= Riot : u.s.heavy metal......mathematic!

    b.... s....

    wtf kind of math is that XD

  18. J.... R....

    I remember seeing Riot with Kiss n Vandenburg on the Lick it Up your. They kicked ass n I could never find there records. thx youtube

  19. S.... ....

    First exposure - Went into my friends big brothers cabin back in the early 80's when I was around 10 and saw Riot spray painted alongside Rush, Triumph, Zebra, and others. Asked who was Riot and he gave me a tape and I never looked back! Shotgun Rock he called it. Crank this in the car for a helluva ride!!!

  20. B.... N....

    How disgusting it really is this band never hit the big time because it SURE WASN'T because of their talent, EVERY musician that ever played with Riot was head on......PURE RAW TALENT. They got ripped a BIG one from the start from their management & producers because for a long time theze band members were'nt "business savy" & it really unfortunately deprived this band of going big time, Riot NEVER really made any money worth anything to write about & for what talent they had & albums they recorded it is ASHAME !!!!!!!!!!!!

    B.... N....

    they were signed to electra...i'm sure they made some money along they way.

    B.... N....

    I didn't say they didn't make any money jim, i said they didn't make any money "worth anything to write about" & you can very well see this if you watch the video with Tony Moore who was with this band on 2 albums: "Thundersteel" 1988 & "The Priviledge of Power" 1990 (& the best vocalist this band EVER had in my opinion). The interview is called: "Tony Moore interview - the metal voice" & you will see him personally SAY that he left the band BECAUSE he just got tired of all the hard work they were doing & not making hardly any money at all, & it's really sad when you listen to the additional talent that Tony Moore brought to this band........such a shame !

    B.... N....

    @Bo Nichols You're right Bo,Tony Moore was the best Riot vocalist....The Thundersteel album is a Masterpiece! Mark Reale R.I.P.

    B.... N....

    @Bor Htims Yeah Bor "Thundersteel" was a bad ass album BUT not as good as to me as "Privilege of Power".....this one was their best & to me this is the one where Tony Moore's vocals are dead on.

  21. V.... B....

    One of the best metal bands of all time!!!

  22. S.... A....

    Shine, shine on WARRIOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  23. s.... a....

    AL FIN LO EDITARON EN ARGENTINA CONSEGUILO EN BOEDO VENTAS Y OTHER HISTORY EN IND ARG! SALUD

  24. M.... B....

    Woof!!! This album, and this band SMOKES! Were've they been all my life?

  25. H.... ....

    fire down under number one album of all time i would pit it against any metal rock album

    H.... ....

    I agree !!!!!!!

  26. H.... ....

    im long time fan of riot they kick ass so underated

  27. D.... M....

    You can hear their influence on HammerFall (e.g. Warrior vs Keep the Flame Burning).

  28. O.... P....

    Riot was the soundtrack to my teenage years. I got to see many shows up close in San Antonio, Tx and let me tell you something. They rocked ....... !!!!

  29. k.... ....

    "Tokyo rose" sounds like a heavy metal band covering The Who's "Pinball wizard".

  30. b.... ....

    Just discovered, killer band. I wonder if their silly mascot had anything to do with them not exploding and being memorable.

    b.... ....

    if they existed now they would be famous because of that mascot.

  31. H.... M....

    It was damn good back in '77, it still rocks in '17. Yeah, I'm getting old........

    H.... M....

    But you still keep rocking ...... !!!!

    H.... M....

    Hard to believe it came out so long ago.

    H.... M....

    If you still consider this great music then.... you're only getting better with age! Shine, shine on!

  32. J.... M....

    I smoke a lot with this band. Along with shoorms

    J.... M....

    i bet it looked pretty cool the album cover why you on shrooms

  33. T.... H....

    Very underrated rock band. Nothing fancy, just straight ahead guitar driven rock. A little 70's cheese in there but, that make it what it is.

    T.... H....

    Tim Hill cheese gives it air
    It breathes
    No double bass drum attacks
    No overall guitar fiffing
    And a singer you can actually understand
    Just kick ass rock and roll

    T.... H....

    Tim Hill ....xtra cheese for me please

  34. L.... F....

    Riot rules.

  35. M.... R....

    This album appeared just before the NWOBHM. I wonder if they influenced that scene at all.

    M.... R....

    Mike Reiss i hear bits of Maiden Saxon and Priest
    Can’t be a coincedence

    M.... R....

    I doubt it NWOBHM bands like; Maiden, Angel Witch etc., had their own unique sound. There were bands that maybe were influenced by Riot (who were my fave US band at that time) such as Def Leppard, but NWOBHM was in essence a uniquely British genre.
    What really baffles me however, is how the fuck these guys didn't become a massive act, they were as good, if not better than, Van Halen and definitely better than Y&T, so wtf happened........, perhaps it was that fuckin stupid seal headed Sumo wrestler on almost every freakin album cover?

    M.... R....

    Hard to say really. But generally the bands weren't as aware of each other as one could imagine. They were mostly doing their own thing inspired by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath etc.

    M.... R....

    not original enough the kiss influence is pretty obvious.

    M.... R....

    @derunsympath Zero influence of Kiss in Riot's general sound and music style. Quiet contrary, there are southern rock and proto metal influence is obviously detectable in their main sound.

  36. m.... b....

    Glad Riot is on Youtube they deserve to be Recognized...I Love this Band..from the first album I bought in 1977......

  37. �.... N....

    Эту банду наряду с Пристами считаю осноположниками хэви-пауэр метал !!!

  38. i.... ....

    yeah, this bands had ridiculous album covers back then, but musically, they always kicked ass !!!!!!

    i.... ....

    hey i like white seal, why do people say he's stupid, i just wish he was'nt connected to a caucasin body, now thats stupid

    i.... ....

    oh my bad in this depiction his cute head is connected to a commie pinko body. kill commie for mommy

    i.... ....

    James rocktite yeah i love white seal too!! i love seals

    i.... ....

    James rocktite he's so cute

  39. C.... O....

    Great band. I knowing now for here because in website of music don't have anyone of this first album. Fantastic. youtube is so great. Thank you for available.

  40. M.... g....

    the best american metal rock bands

  41. M.... g....

    along with savatage ,metal church and mother love bone my former band r.i.p. brah so i gave n give a fuck on metallica ever since

  42. t.... ....

    Too good for mortals. Damn.

  43. E.... ....

    Angry duck noises in Heart of Fire

  44. T.... ....

    good music and their album looks like a 2016 meme. its like they predicted the future LOL

    T.... ....

    hahaha it does

    T.... ....

    They invented Power Metal and memes lol

  45. S.... ....

    Warrior is probably one of the best songs that I've heard in my life, and that's saying a lot as I listen to tons of metal. Everything about this song just works for me, it just has so much energy.

    S.... ....

    I got the same feel for Waiting for the Taking or Road Racin'

    S.... ....

    The lyrics are fucking amazing, they make me cry. I think that's a thing that every person with depression must hear, not that it can heal it but at least it can help a bit.

    S.... ....

    You should check out power metal then

    S.... ....

    @chglthe3rd this is not hard rock moron XD

    S.... ....

    @Joshua Ibarra Dude, have u ever heard a hard rock song in your life?

  46. S.... O....

    METAL CLASSIC!! 👍👍

  47. u.... u....

    1 ) Desperation (0:00)
    2 ) Warrior (2:43)
    3 ) Rock City (6:34)
    4 ) Overdrive (10:03)
    5 ) Angel (14:15)
    6 ) Tokyo Rose (17:52)
    7 ) Heart of Fire (22:12)
    8 ) Gypsy Queen (25:14)
    9 ) This Is What I Get (29:10)

    Thanks for uploading.

    u.... u....

    Guy Speranza - vocals Mark Reale - guitars Lou A. Kouvaris - guitars Phil Feit - bass (1, 3, 5)Jimmy Iommi - bass (2, 4, 6-9)Peter Bitelli - drums

    u.... u....

    using unfunny memes etc.
    Cheers for the correct timecode lad.
    I just don't fucking get ppl who, first of all, go to the trouble of uploading an album and then fuck it all up with the incorrect time coding!
    WHY DO IT, is it for some kinda pre-pubescent self-amusement? Well congratulations "Las Tropas De Metal", you sure had me, and, as an added bonus, you just won the "Twat of the Day" award!!!
    As for you, using unfunny memes etc., thanks again m8 - the "Cool Dude of the Day" award is yours! ;)

    u.... u....

    rafanellys Totally agree!

    u.... u....

    using unfunny memes to look cool on the internet ❌

    u.... u....

    @rafanellys You should be thankful for the upload. Some people have to complain about everything. Asshole

  48. G.... W....

    This album is and probably be the best one they ever did. l.l.r.r

    G.... W....

    Thundersteel

    G.... W....

    its good

    G.... W....

    Born in America and Priviledge of Power,most underrated, are masterpieces of Heavy Metal.

    G.... W....

    Fire Down Under

  49. G.... W....

    This album is and probably be the best ons

  50. a.... a....

    Killer! Never heard Riot before. Awesome band!

    a.... a....

    That's when triumph s where cool

    a.... a....

    And big titty

    a.... a....

    Big titty good

  51. L.... T....

    Dear I leave the address of my Forum where more than 3000 albums...http://lastropasdelmetal.forochile.org/

    Alex23 Las Tropas del Metal