The Natives Are Restless is the third and last studio release by the American speed metal band Hawaii and the only one to feature guitarist Tom Azevedo, formerly of Honolulu band Rat Attack.
| The Natives Are Restless | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Original US cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | March–April 1985 | |||
| Studio | Rendez-Vous Recording, Honolulu, Hawaii | |||
| Genre | Speed metal | |||
| Length | 38:32 | |||
| Label | Shockwaves (US) Axe Killer (France) SPV/Steamhammer (Germany) | |||
| Producer | Hawaii, Darryl Amaki, Harris Okuda | |||
| Hawaii chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
It is also the band's only album to see an official overseas release, with France's Axe Killer Records and Germany's SPV/Steamhammer both issuing the record in Europe, using individual cover artwork. SPV would re-issue the album on CD in 1988; Axe Killer followed in 1997 and again in 2007.
The song "Beg for Mercy" was originally recorded by Marty Friedman with his previous band Vixen for their 1983 Made In Hawaii EP.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Call of the Wild" | Marty Friedman, Eddie Day | Friedman, Jeff Graves, Joey Galisa | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Turn It Louder" | Friedman | Friedman | 4:30 |
| 3. | "V.P.H.B" | Day | Friedman, Day, Graves | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Beg for Mercy" | Day | Friedman, Day, Graves, Galisa | 5:07 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Unfinished Business" | Friedman, Day | Friedman, Day | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Proud to Be Loud" | Friedman, Day | Friedman, Day, Graves | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Lies" | Day | Friedman | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Omichan No Uta" (instrumental) | Friedman | 3:33 | |
| 9. | "Dynamite" | Day | Friedman, Graves | 4:45 |
Personnel
edit- Hawaii
- Eddie Day – lead vocals
- Marty Friedman – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tom Azevedo – rhythm guitar
- Joey Galisa – bass guitar
- Jeff Graves – drums, backing vocals
- Production
- Pierre Grill - engineer, mixing
- Darryl Amaki, Harris Okuda - executive producers
References
edit- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Hawaii - The Natives Are Restless review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-1894959315.
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