Loud 'n' Raw explained

Loud 'n' Raw
Type:	live
Artist:	Loudness
Cover:	Loudness loudnraw.jpg
Released:	June 10, 1995
Recorded:	April 1995
Venue:	Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Sendai, Sapporo and Hong Kong
Genre:	Heavy metal
Length:	64:05
Label:	Warner Music Japan
Prev Title:	Heavy Metal Hippies
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Ghetto Machine
Next Year:	1997

Loud 'n' Raw is the fourth live album by the Japanese band Loudness. It was released in 1995 only in Japan. "Speed King" is a cover of the Deep Purple's song from the album Deep Purple in Rock.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Desperation Desecration" (Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada, Stephan Galfas) - 7:12
2. "Pray for the Dead" (Takasaki, Yamada, Jody Gray) - 5:02
3. "Down 'n' Dirty" (Takasaki, Mike Vescera) - 7:28
4. "222" (Takasaki) - 3:10
5. "Eyes of a Child" (Takasaki, Yamada, Galfas) - 12:57
6. "Howling Rain" (Takasaki, Yamada, Galfas) - 9:51
7. "Paralyzed" (Takasaki, Yamada, Galfas) - 6:18
8. "Speed King" (Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) - 6:39
9. "S.D.I." (Takasaki, Minoru Niihara) - 5:24

"Hidden" bonus track for initial 1st pressing only

10. "Freedom"

Personnel

Loudness

• Masaki Yamada - vocals
• Akira Takasaki - guitars
• Naoto Shibata - bass
• Hirotsugu Homma - drums

Production

• Kaz Sumida, Nobuyoshi Araki - engineers
• Takahiro Sakai - mixing
• Ryuichi Tanaka - mastering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Loudness - Loud 'n' Raw . 2010-04-12 . Metal-Archives.com .