On This Day: July 6, 1986 – Quiet Riot Released Their Fifth Album QR III

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On This Day: July 6, 1986 – Quiet Riot Released Their Fifth Album QR III.

On this day July 6, 1986, Quiet Riot released their fifth studio album QR III, a record that marked a stylistic shift for the band as they leaned further into keyboard driven hard rock with a polished production style. Following the commercial success of Metal Health and Condition Critical, this album found the band experimenting with a more radio friendly sound in an attempt to stay competitive in the evolving rock landscape.

QR III included tracks like The Wild and the Young, which became...
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