Quiet Riot
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Quiet Riot is an American
Heavy Metal
band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health
" and "Cum On Feel the Noize
". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads
and bassist Kelly Garni
, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet Riot in May 1975. The original line-up featured lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow
, Rhoads, Garni, and drummer Drew Forsyth
. Their current lineup features no original members from the Randy Rhoads era, and consists of lead vocalist Mark Huff, drummer Frankie Banali
, bassist Chuck Wright
, and guitarist Alex Grossi
. Both Banali and Wright are from the Metal Health
era, as Wright played bass on two songs from the album Metal Health, including the hit song "Metal Health", and sang backing vocals on the entire album.
In a radio interview given by the band in 1979, DuBrow said the band's name was born of a conversation with Rick Parfitt
of British band Status Quo in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right". With his thick English accent, it sounded like he was saying "Quiet Riot". They are ranked at number 100 on VH1
's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".
Kevin DuBrow, lead singer of the band for the majority of its existence, was found dead in his Las Vegas, Nevada home at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, November 25, 2007. The cause of death was ruled a cocaine
overdose. Quiet Riot temporarily disbanded after his death, and was recently revived by Banali in 2010.
, but their records would be released only in Japan
. The original four members recorded their debut album Quiet Riot, or QRI, in 1977. The second album Quiet Riot II
, or QRII, was recorded at The Record Plant and released in Japan in 1978. Once recording was completed, bassist Kelly Garni left the band. Although Garni's replacement Rudy Sarzo
was pictured and credited on QRII, he did not join before its recording. In 1979, guitarist Randy Rhoads auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne
's new band after the editors of a small, Los Angeles based magazine, Raw Power asked future Slaughter
bassist Dana Strum
to contact Rhoads to see if he would be interested. Osbourne himself has stated that he hired Rhoads immediately. Kevin DuBrow and Drew Forsyth tried to keep the band together following Rhoads' departure, with the addition of guitarist Greg Leon
and former Suite 19 bassist Gary Van Dyke. During this period of 1980-1982, the band changed its name to DuBrow and also played shows with former Gamma
drummer Skip Gillette.
Later, DuBrow attempted to reform Quiet Riot. None of the other original members were interested. Carlos Cavazo
, whom DuBrow had previously played with in a band called Snow, joined as lead guitarist. Rudy Sarzo re-joined the band on bass, and his friend, drummer Frankie Banali
, completed the lineup.
In September 1982, with help from producer Spencer Proffer, they were signed to CBS Records
in America. On March 11, 1983, their American debut album Metal Health
was released. Their two previous albums, QRI and QRII, have still not been released in North America, despite the band's subsequent success.
" was released. Their cover of the 1973 Slade
hit spent two weeks at #5 on the Billboard chart in November 1983. It was the first heavy metal
song to make the Top 5 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart (a.k.a.Pop Chart). The success of the single helped carry Metal Health to the top of Billboard pop album charts, making it the first American heavy metal debut album to ever reach #1 in the USA. It was #1 on November 26, 1983, making Quiet Riot the first heavy metal band to have a top 5 hit & #1 album the same week. Their success was aided in no small part to the "Cum On Feel the Noize
" video's heavy rotation on MTV
.
In 1983, a #1 album and a top 5 single was unheard of for a heavy metal band. The album also displaced The Police
's hugely successful Synchronicity album from #1. Metal Health paved the way for a new, stronger commercial viability for heavy metal. The album stayed at #1 for just a week until Lionel Richie
's Can't Slow Down took over the #1 spot for three weeks before being surpassed by Michael Jackson
's Thriller
, which returned to the top after a long hiatus. Metal Healths title song, which was released as a single on March 11, 1983, finally charted in early 1984 and peaked at #31. This could be attributed to the song's appearance in the 1984 movie Footloose, as well as another heavy rotation video on MTV
. It was Number 41 on the VH1
's Top 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. The Metal Health album would ultimately sell over 6 million copies in the U.S.
In support of Metal Health, Quiet Riot toured North America
as the opening act for Black Sabbath
on their Born Again tour
from October 1983 through March 1984.
, was released on July 7, 1984. Though successful, it was a relative disappointment, critically and commercially, selling only 3 million units. This release included yet another Slade
cover, the single, "Mama Weer All Crazee Now
". Reportedly frustrated over the sophomore release's failure to duplicate the success of its predecessor, DuBrow outspokenly began expressing his opinion in the heavy metal press that many bands on the L.A. metal scene owed their success to what he saw as the doors opened for them by Quiet Riot. He went as far as comparing his band to The Beatles
. DuBrow's verbal assaults angered many of Quiet Riot's musical contemporaries, and alienated fans. Despite this, in 1985 all four Quiet Riot members participated in Hear 'n Aid
, a charity project headed by Ronnie James Dio
to raise awareness for the starvation situation in Africa.
DuBrow's tirades led to fan backlash and clashes in the media with several other Los Angeles based metal bands. This resulted in Rudy Sarzo quitting the group in January 1985. He resurfaced in Whitesnake
two years later, in time for their hugely successful 1987 tour. Sarzo was replaced in Quiet Riot by Chuck Wright
(formerly of Giuffria
), who had previously contributed bass to two songs on Metal Health
. The group also temporarily added a keyboardist, John Purdell
, for their 1986 tour. Purdell appeared on their next release, QRIII, in 1986, another commercial disappointment. Fed up with DuBrow's antics, the rest of Quiet Riot fired him from his own band in February 1987 and replaced him with former Rough Cutt
vocalist Paul Shortino
, leaving no original members. Ironically, Shortino had also performed on the Hear 'n Aid project with DuBrow, marking the only time that the two vocalists sang together on the same track. Chuck Wright was also fired and Sarzo was invited to return. Sarzo agreed but then committed to Whitesnake instead. The group then recruited Sean McNabb
for the bassist slot. The revamped band released their second self-titled album, Quiet Riot
, also known as QR IV in October 1988. It failed to return the band to its commercial glory. After a tour that ended in Hawaii
in April 1989, the band members went their separate ways. A show from the tour was documented and later released on a DVD entitled '89 Live in Japan. Frankie Banali resurfaced on the W.A.S.P.
album The Headless Children
, and played some shows with Faster Pussycat
. Sean McNabb joined House of Lords
in 1991, where he ironically replaced Chuck Wright, the bass player that he also replaced in Quiet Riot. Kevin DuBrow subsequently fought in court to keep control of the band's name.
born blues guitarist Sean Manning, bassist Kenny Hillery, and drummer Pat Ashby to reform Quiet Riot. Initially using the moniker Little Women to tour under (the name Rhoads and DuBrow were using in the 1970s before settling on Quiet Riot) to avoid any adverse publicity, Dubrow and Manning compiled songs for a new album, which would eventually become the 1993 album Terrified
. The band played venues throughout the USA until 1990 when Manning left to join the band Hurricane
.
As the nineties began, tempers had cooled between former bandmates Carlos Cavazo and Kevin Dubrow, and they started to communicate again. They eventually formed the band Heat in 1990 with bassist Kenny Hillery and drummer Bobby Rondinelli
. They reverted back to the Quiet Riot name the following year and released the aforementioned Terrified in 1993 with Banali rejoining on drums. Quiet Riot, with Chuck Wright again on bass, toured in 1994 in support of Terrified with Wisconsin
's Slam I Am.
That same year, DuBrow released The Randy Rhoads Years
, a compilation featuring remixed tracks from Quiet Riot's two Japan-only releases along with previously unreleased material, many of which featured newly recorded vocals. The band released Down to the Bone
in 1995 and a Greatest Hits
album in 1996. Greatest Hits covered only material from the CBS years, including three tracks from the 1988 Shortino album and two previously promo-only live tracks. Former bassist Kenny Hillery, who had left the group in 1994, committed suicide on June 5, 1996. After that, Rudy Sarzo joined up again in 1997, and the band continued touring.
During the 1997 tour one angry fan sued DuBrow for injuries she claimed were sustained during a show. The group, now featuring the Metal Health lineup again, released Alive and Well
in 1999 which featured new songs and several re-recorded hits. They followed this up with Guilty Pleasures
in 2001, which also featured the same lineup.
In late 2002, the band teamed up with director Jack Edward Sawyers to shoot a concert video. Live in the 21st Century
was shot on September 26, 2002, at the Key Club
in Los Angeles and was released November 11, 2003.
Quiet Riot officially broke up again in September 2003. Kevin DuBrow released his first solo album, In for the Kill
in May 2004, which was followed by the announcement of a Quiet Riot reunion in October 2004. That line-up included DuBrow, Banali, Wright, and new guitarist Alex Grossi
. The band was featured on the 2005 Rock Never Stops Tour
tour in 2005 along with Cinderella
, Ratt
, and FireHouse. In December 2005, guitarist Tracii Guns
of LA Guns briefly worked with the Quiet Riot lineup. Guns left less than a month later after one rehearsal due to musical differences.
In early 2006 Chuck Wright and Alex Grossi left the band. Other members of Quiet Riot during this era have included guitarists Billy Morris and Neil Citron, and bassists Sean McNabb
and Wayne Carver. Ex-The Firm
and Blue Murder bassist Tony Franklin
has worked in the studio with Quiet Riot.
Quiet Riot released Rehab
on October 3, 2006 with a lineup of DuBrow and Banali, with Tony Franklin and Neil Citron. Former Deep Purple
bassist and singer Glenn Hughes made a guest vocal appearance on the album.
In 2007, Quiet Riot were featured in radio promos for ESPN Radio
, parodying their status as dated rock and roll icons. Dubrow mentions that they are not completely dated, since they're still touring, to which Banali replies "Yeah...in your minivan."
On December 10, 2007, media reports confirmed that Dubrow was pronounced dead on the afternoon of November 25, 2007, and was later determined to have died of a cocaine overdose approximately six days earlier.
On January 14, 2008, drummer Frankie Banali issued the following statement via his website regarding the future of Quiet Riot.
on bass, Alex Grossi
on guitar and newcomer Mark Huff on vocals (formerly of Van Halen tribute band 5150). The band has sought the blessings of the DuBrow family (DuBrow's mother encouraged Banali to revive the band), has recorded new versions of classic hits with Huff singing, and is seeking to do a full US tour. In July 2011, Quiet Riot started their "Bang Your Head Festival 2011 Tour" in Germany with support bands Slayer and Accept.
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Heavy Metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health
Metal Health
Metal Health is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the #5 hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the #31 hit "Metal Health". It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the US. The album went on to sell over six million...
" and "Cum On Feel the Noize
Cum on Feel the Noize
"Cum On Feel the Noize" is a rock song originally released by Slade in 1973.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, "Cum On Feel the Noize" was Slade's fourth number-one single in the UK and their first to enter straight at number one...
". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads
Randy Rhoads
Randall William "Randy" Rhoads was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads often combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. While on tour with Ozzy Osbourne, he would seek out...
and bassist Kelly Garni
Kelly Garni
Kelly Garni is a Hard rock musician and photographer, who is best known for playing in the band Quiet Riot.Born in Los Angeles in 1957, Garni's family moved to Burbank, CA in the early 1970s, where he met Randy Rhoads...
, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet Riot in May 1975. The original line-up featured lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow
Kevin DuBrow
Kevin Mark DuBrow was an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist of the Heavy Metal band Quiet Riot from 1975 until his death in 2007...
, Rhoads, Garni, and drummer Drew Forsyth
Drew Forsyth (musician)
Drew Forsyth is a Hard rock musician and lawyer, who is best known for playing in the band Quiet Riot.-Life:Born in Los Angeles, Drew joined guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, along with singer Kevin Dubrow...
. Their current lineup features no original members from the Randy Rhoads era, and consists of lead vocalist Mark Huff, drummer Frankie Banali
Frankie Banali
Frankie Banali is an American rock drummer, best known for his work with multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He has been the band's manager during since 1994. He played drums in the heavy metal band W.A.S.P., as well as with Billy Idol...
, bassist Chuck Wright
Chuck Wright
Chuck Wright is an American bassist, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He originally joined Quiet Riot in 1982, performing bass on several tracks for their hit album, Metal Health, as well as contributing backing vocals. He left and rejoined Quiet Riot multiple times,...
, and guitarist Alex Grossi
Alex Grossi
Alex Grossi is an American guitarist, best known as the guitarist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot.-Early life and career:...
. Both Banali and Wright are from the Metal Health
Metal Health
Metal Health is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the #5 hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the #31 hit "Metal Health". It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the US. The album went on to sell over six million...
era, as Wright played bass on two songs from the album Metal Health, including the hit song "Metal Health", and sang backing vocals on the entire album.
In a radio interview given by the band in 1979, DuBrow said the band's name was born of a conversation with Rick Parfitt
Rick Parfitt
Richard John Parfitt, OBE is best known for being a singer and the rhythm guitarist in the English rock band Status Quo.-Career:...
of British band Status Quo in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right". With his thick English accent, it sounded like he was saying "Quiet Riot". They are ranked at number 100 on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".
Kevin DuBrow, lead singer of the band for the majority of its existence, was found dead in his Las Vegas, Nevada home at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, November 25, 2007. The cause of death was ruled a cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
overdose. Quiet Riot temporarily disbanded after his death, and was recently revived by Banali in 2010.
Early years (1975–1982)
Quiet Riot were one of the more successful hard rock acts in Los Angeles in the mid to late 1970s. They often opened for Van Halen in several L.A. clubs including the Starwood and KROQ's "Cabaret" nightclub, before either act had a record deal. The co-influence can be heard between Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen since both their bands played together often. Nonetheless, Quiet Riot was unable to procure a US recording contract. By 1977 they were able to secure a deal with SonySony Music Entertainment Japan
is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....
, but their records would be released only in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The original four members recorded their debut album Quiet Riot, or QRI, in 1977. The second album Quiet Riot II
Quiet Riot II
Quiet Riot II is the second studio album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot. As with their first album, it was a Japan-only release. Although Rudy Sarzo is pictured and credited, the recordings were made while bassist Kelly Garni was still in the band...
, or QRII, was recorded at The Record Plant and released in Japan in 1978. Once recording was completed, bassist Kelly Garni left the band. Although Garni's replacement Rudy Sarzo
Rudy Sarzo
Rudy Sarzo is a Cuban American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. Sarzo has played with many well known heavy metal acts including Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio and Blue Öyster Cult.-Early life:...
was pictured and credited on QRII, he did not join before its recording. In 1979, guitarist Randy Rhoads auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
's new band after the editors of a small, Los Angeles based magazine, Raw Power asked future Slaughter
Slaughter (band)
Slaughter is an American heavy metal band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum. The band reached stardom in 1990 with their first album, Stick It to Ya which spawned several hit singles including "Up All Night", "Spend My Life", "Mad...
bassist Dana Strum
Dana Strum
Dana Strum is the bassist of heavy metal band Slaughter. Before that, he was in Vinnie Vincent Invasion together with fellow bandmate, Mark Slaughter...
to contact Rhoads to see if he would be interested. Osbourne himself has stated that he hired Rhoads immediately. Kevin DuBrow and Drew Forsyth tried to keep the band together following Rhoads' departure, with the addition of guitarist Greg Leon
Greg Leon
Gregory Jay Leon is a Los Angeles hard rock guitarist notable for his stints in Quiet Riot and Dokken. He was also in a band with Tommy Lee called Suite 19....
and former Suite 19 bassist Gary Van Dyke. During this period of 1980-1982, the band changed its name to DuBrow and also played shows with former Gamma
Gamma (band)
Gamma was a band formed by guitarist Ronnie Montrose and singer Davey Pattison in San Francisco in 1979. They released four albums: Gamma 1 in 1979, Gamma 2 in 1980, Gamma 3 in 1982 and Gamma 4 in 2000...
drummer Skip Gillette.
Later, DuBrow attempted to reform Quiet Riot. None of the other original members were interested. Carlos Cavazo
Carlos Cavazo
Carlos Cavazo is a Mexican-born American guitarist best known as the guitarist for Quiet Riot during their commercial peak. Born July 8, 1957, Cavazo is originally from Mexico City where their first band with his brother Antonio Cavazo was called Speed of Light...
, whom DuBrow had previously played with in a band called Snow, joined as lead guitarist. Rudy Sarzo re-joined the band on bass, and his friend, drummer Frankie Banali
Frankie Banali
Frankie Banali is an American rock drummer, best known for his work with multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He has been the band's manager during since 1994. He played drums in the heavy metal band W.A.S.P., as well as with Billy Idol...
, completed the lineup.
In September 1982, with help from producer Spencer Proffer, they were signed to CBS Records
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
in America. On March 11, 1983, their American debut album Metal Health
Metal Health
Metal Health is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the #5 hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the #31 hit "Metal Health". It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the US. The album went on to sell over six million...
was released. Their two previous albums, QRI and QRII, have still not been released in North America, despite the band's subsequent success.
Success with "Cum On Feel the Noize" (1983)
On August 27, 1983, Quiet Riot's second single "Cum On Feel The NoizeCum on Feel the Noize
"Cum On Feel the Noize" is a rock song originally released by Slade in 1973.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, "Cum On Feel the Noize" was Slade's fourth number-one single in the UK and their first to enter straight at number one...
" was released. Their cover of the 1973 Slade
Slade
Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
hit spent two weeks at #5 on the Billboard chart in November 1983. It was the first heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
song to make the Top 5 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart (a.k.a.Pop Chart). The success of the single helped carry Metal Health to the top of Billboard pop album charts, making it the first American heavy metal debut album to ever reach #1 in the USA. It was #1 on November 26, 1983, making Quiet Riot the first heavy metal band to have a top 5 hit & #1 album the same week. Their success was aided in no small part to the "Cum On Feel the Noize
Cum on Feel the Noize
"Cum On Feel the Noize" is a rock song originally released by Slade in 1973.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, "Cum On Feel the Noize" was Slade's fourth number-one single in the UK and their first to enter straight at number one...
" video's heavy rotation on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
In 1983, a #1 album and a top 5 single was unheard of for a heavy metal band. The album also displaced The Police
The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
's hugely successful Synchronicity album from #1. Metal Health paved the way for a new, stronger commercial viability for heavy metal. The album stayed at #1 for just a week until Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
's Can't Slow Down took over the #1 spot for three weeks before being surpassed by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
's Thriller
Thriller (album)
Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall...
, which returned to the top after a long hiatus. Metal Healths title song, which was released as a single on March 11, 1983, finally charted in early 1984 and peaked at #31. This could be attributed to the song's appearance in the 1984 movie Footloose, as well as another heavy rotation video on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. It was Number 41 on the VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's Top 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. The Metal Health album would ultimately sell over 6 million copies in the U.S.
In support of Metal Health, Quiet Riot toured North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
as the opening act for Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
on their Born Again tour
Born Again Tour 1983
The Born Again Tour 1983 was a global concert tour by in support of Black Sabbath's Born Again album. Both the album and the tour were the only ones of Black Sabbath's to feature former Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan on lead vocals...
from October 1983 through March 1984.
Condition Critical, QRIII and departure of DuBrow (1984–1989)
The group's follow-up, Condition CriticalCondition Critical
Condition Critical is the fourth studio album by Quiet Riot. The album was released in 1984. It was also given an infamous two-word review in Rolling Stone magazine: "Condition terminal."...
, was released on July 7, 1984. Though successful, it was a relative disappointment, critically and commercially, selling only 3 million units. This release included yet another Slade
Slade
Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
cover, the single, "Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Mama Weer All Crazee Now
"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a popular song originally recorded by the British Glam rock band Slade on their album Slayed?.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's third number-one single in the United Kingdom. The single entered the charts on its first...
". Reportedly frustrated over the sophomore release's failure to duplicate the success of its predecessor, DuBrow outspokenly began expressing his opinion in the heavy metal press that many bands on the L.A. metal scene owed their success to what he saw as the doors opened for them by Quiet Riot. He went as far as comparing his band to The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
. DuBrow's verbal assaults angered many of Quiet Riot's musical contemporaries, and alienated fans. Despite this, in 1985 all four Quiet Riot members participated in Hear 'n Aid
Hear 'n Aid
Hear 'n Aid was a one-off project of the heavy metal/hard rock scene of the 1980s to raise money for famine relief in Africa. According to Ronnie James Dio's MySpace profile, the project raised $1 million within a year.- Background :...
, a charity project headed by Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
to raise awareness for the starvation situation in Africa.
DuBrow's tirades led to fan backlash and clashes in the media with several other Los Angeles based metal bands. This resulted in Rudy Sarzo quitting the group in January 1985. He resurfaced in Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
two years later, in time for their hugely successful 1987 tour. Sarzo was replaced in Quiet Riot by Chuck Wright
Chuck Wright
Chuck Wright is an American bassist, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He originally joined Quiet Riot in 1982, performing bass on several tracks for their hit album, Metal Health, as well as contributing backing vocals. He left and rejoined Quiet Riot multiple times,...
(formerly of Giuffria
Giuffria
Giuffria was an American rock band that was formed in 1982 by Gregg Giuffria after his departure from the band Angel, a glam rock/heavy metal band from Washington, D.C..- History of the band :...
), who had previously contributed bass to two songs on Metal Health
Metal Health
Metal Health is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the #5 hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the #31 hit "Metal Health". It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the US. The album went on to sell over six million...
. The group also temporarily added a keyboardist, John Purdell
John Purdell
John Purdell was a musician and record producer who is credited on such albums as the 1991 Ozzy Osbourne's heavy metal No More Tears and Dream Theater's Awake. He was born in San Diego and raised in Los Angeles...
, for their 1986 tour. Purdell appeared on their next release, QRIII, in 1986, another commercial disappointment. Fed up with DuBrow's antics, the rest of Quiet Riot fired him from his own band in February 1987 and replaced him with former Rough Cutt
Rough Cutt
Rough Cutt was an American heavy metal band from San Diego, California in the 1980s. They were based in Los Angeles after signing a recording contract with Warner Brothers...
vocalist Paul Shortino
Paul Shortino
Paul Shortino is a singer who has sung for several bands, including Rough Cutt/The Cutt, Quiet Riot, Bad Boyz, and Shortino. He's recorded with JK Northrup as Shortino/Northrup. He's also recorded as a solo artist. He also did the theme song for Dr...
, leaving no original members. Ironically, Shortino had also performed on the Hear 'n Aid project with DuBrow, marking the only time that the two vocalists sang together on the same track. Chuck Wright was also fired and Sarzo was invited to return. Sarzo agreed but then committed to Whitesnake instead. The group then recruited Sean McNabb
Sean McNabb
Sean McNabb is an American actor, musician and singer.McNabb was born in South Bend, Indiana. At age 21, he became the bass player of the 80s metal band Quiet Riot, replacing Chuck Wright. As a bassist and vocalist, McNabb has worked with House of Lords, Badd Boyz, Great White and Rough Cutt...
for the bassist slot. The revamped band released their second self-titled album, Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot (1988 album)
QR is the sixth studio album released in 1988 by the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. The album featured a major line-up change. Singer and founding member Kevin Dubrow had been fired before the recording sessions began, and replaced by Rough Cutt lead singer Paul Shortino...
, also known as QR IV in October 1988. It failed to return the band to its commercial glory. After a tour that ended in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
in April 1989, the band members went their separate ways. A show from the tour was documented and later released on a DVD entitled '89 Live in Japan. Frankie Banali resurfaced on the W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band's popularity peaked in the 1980s, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy...
album The Headless Children
The Headless Children
The Headless Children is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released by Capitol Records in 1989. It is now the highest selling W.A.S.P. album to date , producing 3 UK Top 40 hit singles, with 'Mean Man' missing the top 20 by one spot...
, and played some shows with Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat
Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album, their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over and the 80,000 selling Whipped! in 1992.-The roots of Faster Pussycat...
. Sean McNabb joined House of Lords
House of Lords (band)
House of Lords is a hard rock/AOR band from Los Angeles, California.-History:House of Lords was formed in 1987 by former Angel member and keyboardist Gregg Giuffria from his solo project Giuffria...
in 1991, where he ironically replaced Chuck Wright, the bass player that he also replaced in Quiet Riot. Kevin DuBrow subsequently fought in court to keep control of the band's name.
Reunion and later years (1990–2007)
Having won the rights to the band's name, DuBrow teamed up with 21 year old EnglishEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
born blues guitarist Sean Manning, bassist Kenny Hillery, and drummer Pat Ashby to reform Quiet Riot. Initially using the moniker Little Women to tour under (the name Rhoads and DuBrow were using in the 1970s before settling on Quiet Riot) to avoid any adverse publicity, Dubrow and Manning compiled songs for a new album, which would eventually become the 1993 album Terrified
Terrified
Terrified is the seventh album Quiet Riot recorded for Charles Band's movie Dollman vs. Demonic Toys, and was released on Moonstone Records, the soundtrack off-shoot of Band's film company Full Moon Entertainment.It features bassist Kenny Hillery, former mate of DuBrow and Cavazo's in the band Heat...
. The band played venues throughout the USA until 1990 when Manning left to join the band Hurricane
Hurricane (band)
Hurricane was a 1980s heavy metal / glam metal rock band originally featuring current Foreigner lead vocalist Kelly Hansen , Robert Sarzo , Tony Cavazo , and Jay Schellen...
.
As the nineties began, tempers had cooled between former bandmates Carlos Cavazo and Kevin Dubrow, and they started to communicate again. They eventually formed the band Heat in 1990 with bassist Kenny Hillery and drummer Bobby Rondinelli
Bobby Rondinelli
Bobby Rondinelli is a rock drummer best known for his work with the hard rock/heavy metal bands like Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath, The Lizards, and Rondinelli.-Background:...
. They reverted back to the Quiet Riot name the following year and released the aforementioned Terrified in 1993 with Banali rejoining on drums. Quiet Riot, with Chuck Wright again on bass, toured in 1994 in support of Terrified with Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
's Slam I Am.
That same year, DuBrow released The Randy Rhoads Years
The Randy Rhoads Years
The Randy Rhoads Years is a compilation album from Quiet Riot that features songs from Randy Rhoads' time with the band in the late 1970s. It features previously unreleased material and some remixed songs from Quiet Riot's first two albums which were released only in Japan...
, a compilation featuring remixed tracks from Quiet Riot's two Japan-only releases along with previously unreleased material, many of which featured newly recorded vocals. The band released Down to the Bone
Down to the Bone (album)
Down to the Bone is Quiet Riot's eighth album recorded at Ocean Studios, Burbank Calif., The Track House, Van Nuys, Calif., and Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California.-Track listing:All tracks by Frankie Banali, Cavazo, DuBrow except were noted...
in 1995 and a Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Quiet Riot album)
-Track listing:#"Cum on Feel the Noize"#"Metal Health"#"Slick Black Cadillac"#"The Wild and the Young"#"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"#"Party All Night"#"The Joker"#"Stay with Me Tonight"#"Callin' the Shots"#"Metal Health" #"Let's Get Crazy"...
album in 1996. Greatest Hits covered only material from the CBS years, including three tracks from the 1988 Shortino album and two previously promo-only live tracks. Former bassist Kenny Hillery, who had left the group in 1994, committed suicide on June 5, 1996. After that, Rudy Sarzo joined up again in 1997, and the band continued touring.
During the 1997 tour one angry fan sued DuBrow for injuries she claimed were sustained during a show. The group, now featuring the Metal Health lineup again, released Alive and Well
Alive and Well (Quiet Riot album)
Alive and Well is a the ninth studio album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was a reunion of the classic 80's Quiet Riot lineup of Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo, Carlos Cavazo, and Frankie Banali...
in 1999 which featured new songs and several re-recorded hits. They followed this up with Guilty Pleasures
Guilty Pleasures (Quiet Riot album)
Guilty Pleasures is the 10th album by Quiet Riot released in 2001. It is the last to feature guitarist Carlos Cavazo and bassist Rudy Sarzo.-Track listing:All songs written by Kevin DuBrow, Carlos Cavazo, Rudy Sarzo, and Frankie Banali....
in 2001, which also featured the same lineup.
In late 2002, the band teamed up with director Jack Edward Sawyers to shoot a concert video. Live in the 21st Century
Live in the 21st Century
Live in the 21st Century is a release by Quiet Riot.This special 2Pack set includes a DVD concert program packed with loads of bonus stuff as well as a separate audio CD.-Dvd Track listing:#"Vicious Circle"#"Slick Black Cadillac"#"Terrified"...
was shot on September 26, 2002, at the Key Club
Key Club
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
in Los Angeles and was released November 11, 2003.
In for the Kill (Kevin DuBrow album)
In for the Kill is a 2004 covers album by Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin DuBrow, who died in November 2007.It is his only solo album before his death in 2007...
in May 2004, which was followed by the announcement of a Quiet Riot reunion in October 2004. That line-up included DuBrow, Banali, Wright, and new guitarist Alex Grossi
Alex Grossi
Alex Grossi is an American guitarist, best known as the guitarist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot.-Early life and career:...
. The band was featured on the 2005 Rock Never Stops Tour
Rock Never Stops Tour
Rock Never Stops is a U.S. rock tour that features various rock groups of the 1980s and 1990s. The tour started in 1998 with L.A. Guns, FireHouse, Slaughter, Warrant and Quiet Riot. However, the line-up has changed through the years adding various bands of the genre.-Tour lineup:The tour's lineup...
tour in 2005 along with Cinderella
Cinderella (band)
Cinderella is an American heavy metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They emerged in the mid-1980s with a series of multi-platinum albums and hit singles whose music videos received heavy MTV rotation. They were famous for being a glam metal band, but then shifted over towards a more hard...
, Ratt
Ratt
Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is best known for songs such as "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," "Lay It Down," "You're in Love", "Slip of the Lip", "Back For More", "Dance", "Body Talk", "I Want a Woman", and "Way Cool Jr." Ratt...
, and FireHouse. In December 2005, guitarist Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns is an American guitarist best known as the founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns as well as the supergroups Brides of Destruction and Contraband. He was also involved in the formation of the first lineup of Guns N' Roses but eventually left the group and was replaced by guitarist...
of LA Guns briefly worked with the Quiet Riot lineup. Guns left less than a month later after one rehearsal due to musical differences.
In early 2006 Chuck Wright and Alex Grossi left the band. Other members of Quiet Riot during this era have included guitarists Billy Morris and Neil Citron, and bassists Sean McNabb
Sean McNabb
Sean McNabb is an American actor, musician and singer.McNabb was born in South Bend, Indiana. At age 21, he became the bass player of the 80s metal band Quiet Riot, replacing Chuck Wright. As a bassist and vocalist, McNabb has worked with House of Lords, Badd Boyz, Great White and Rough Cutt...
and Wayne Carver. Ex-The Firm
The Firm (rock band)
The Firm were a British rock supergroup comprising former Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, ex-Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann's Earth Band drummer Chris Slade and bass player Tony Franklin...
and Blue Murder bassist Tony Franklin
Tony Franklin (musician)
Anthony James "Tony" Franklin is an English rock musician, best known for his work on the fretless bass guitar with Roy Harper, The Firm, Jimmy Page, John Sykes' Blue Murder, Whitesnake and briefly, with Quiet Riot.-Fretless bass:...
has worked in the studio with Quiet Riot.
Quiet Riot released Rehab
Rehab (Quiet Riot album)
Rehab is the 11th album released from the heavy metal band Quiet Riot in 2006. It is their first studio release since 2001's Guilty Pleasures. The album is a departure from their "party-rock" past and offers a more mature sound...
on October 3, 2006 with a lineup of DuBrow and Banali, with Tony Franklin and Neil Citron. Former Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
bassist and singer Glenn Hughes made a guest vocal appearance on the album.
In 2007, Quiet Riot were featured in radio promos for ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
, parodying their status as dated rock and roll icons. Dubrow mentions that they are not completely dated, since they're still touring, to which Banali replies "Yeah...in your minivan."
DuBrow's death (2007–2009)
On November 25, 2007, The Vegas Eye website reported that Kevin DuBrow had been found dead in his apartment earlier that day. Banali confirmed the death in an email to Spain's The Metal Circus. Banali wrote:
"Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow."
On December 10, 2007, media reports confirmed that Dubrow was pronounced dead on the afternoon of November 25, 2007, and was later determined to have died of a cocaine overdose approximately six days earlier.
On January 14, 2008, drummer Frankie Banali issued the following statement via his website regarding the future of Quiet Riot.
"I have been approached to see if I would be interested in contacting Rudy Sarzo and Carlos Cavazo and to audition singers for Quiet Riot. I have also been approached to see if I would be interested in contacting and reforming the version of Quiet Riot that included Paul Shortino, Carlos Cavazo and Sean McNabb. Let me make this very simple and perfectly clear. While I am still actively involved in the business interests of Quiet Riot and will continue in that capacity, I reject any and all suggestions to have Quiet Riot continue as a live performing entity. My friendship, love and respect for Kevin DuBrow as well as my personal love and affection for Kevin's mother and his family makes it inconceivable for me to ever entertain any ovation to reform or to continue Quiet Riot. Kevin was too important to go on without him. It would also be a disrespect to the fans who have supported Quiet Riot for nearly 25 years. I thank everyone for the wonderful and sometimes unpredictable adventure that I was able to share as a member of Quiet Riot. The only regret that I have is the loss of Kevin. May he rest in peace. I now begin life after Quiet Riot."
Post-Dubrow: New lineup (2010–present)
Despite his previous insistence that Quiet Riot could never return as a live performing entity, in September 2010 Frankie Banali announced a new version of Quiet Riot: himself on drums, Chuck WrightChuck Wright
Chuck Wright is an American bassist, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He originally joined Quiet Riot in 1982, performing bass on several tracks for their hit album, Metal Health, as well as contributing backing vocals. He left and rejoined Quiet Riot multiple times,...
on bass, Alex Grossi
Alex Grossi
Alex Grossi is an American guitarist, best known as the guitarist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot.-Early life and career:...
on guitar and newcomer Mark Huff on vocals (formerly of Van Halen tribute band 5150). The band has sought the blessings of the DuBrow family (DuBrow's mother encouraged Banali to revive the band), has recorded new versions of classic hits with Huff singing, and is seeking to do a full US tour. In July 2011, Quiet Riot started their "Bang Your Head Festival 2011 Tour" in Germany with support bands Slayer and Accept.
Current members
- Frankie BanaliFrankie BanaliFrankie Banali is an American rock drummer, best known for his work with multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He has been the band's manager during since 1994. He played drums in the heavy metal band W.A.S.P., as well as with Billy Idol...
– drums (1982–1989, 1993–2007, 2010–present) - Chuck WrightChuck WrightChuck Wright is an American bassist, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He originally joined Quiet Riot in 1982, performing bass on several tracks for their hit album, Metal Health, as well as contributing backing vocals. He left and rejoined Quiet Riot multiple times,...
– bass (1982, 1985–1987, 1994–1997, 2004–2007, 2010–present) - Alex GrossiAlex GrossiAlex Grossi is an American guitarist, best known as the guitarist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot.-Early life and career:...
– guitar (2004–2007, 2010–present) - Mark Huff – vocals (2010–present)
Former members
- Kevin DuBrowKevin DuBrowKevin Mark DuBrow was an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist of the Heavy Metal band Quiet Riot from 1975 until his death in 2007...
– vocals (1975–1987, 1991–2007) - Randy RhoadsRandy RhoadsRandall William "Randy" Rhoads was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads often combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. While on tour with Ozzy Osbourne, he would seek out...
– guitar (1975–1979) - Kelly GarniKelly GarniKelly Garni is a Hard rock musician and photographer, who is best known for playing in the band Quiet Riot.Born in Los Angeles in 1957, Garni's family moved to Burbank, CA in the early 1970s, where he met Randy Rhoads...
– bass (1975–1978) - Drew ForsythDrew Forsyth (musician)Drew Forsyth is a Hard rock musician and lawyer, who is best known for playing in the band Quiet Riot.-Life:Born in Los Angeles, Drew joined guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, along with singer Kevin Dubrow...
– drums (1975–1982) - Rudy SarzoRudy SarzoRudy Sarzo is a Cuban American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. Sarzo has played with many well known heavy metal acts including Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio and Blue Öyster Cult.-Early life:...
– bass (1978–1979, 1982–1985, 1987, 1997–2003) - Greg LeonGreg LeonGregory Jay Leon is a Los Angeles hard rock guitarist notable for his stints in Quiet Riot and Dokken. He was also in a band with Tommy Lee called Suite 19....
– guitar (1980–1982) - Gary Van Dyke – bass (1980–1982)
- Carlos CavazoCarlos CavazoCarlos Cavazo is a Mexican-born American guitarist best known as the guitarist for Quiet Riot during their commercial peak. Born July 8, 1957, Cavazo is originally from Mexico City where their first band with his brother Antonio Cavazo was called Speed of Light...
– guitar (1982–1989, 1991–2003) - Sean McNabbSean McNabbSean McNabb is an American actor, musician and singer.McNabb was born in South Bend, Indiana. At age 21, he became the bass player of the 80s metal band Quiet Riot, replacing Chuck Wright. As a bassist and vocalist, McNabb has worked with House of Lords, Badd Boyz, Great White and Rough Cutt...
– bass (1987–1989, 2006) - Paul ShortinoPaul ShortinoPaul Shortino is a singer who has sung for several bands, including Rough Cutt/The Cutt, Quiet Riot, Bad Boyz, and Shortino. He's recorded with JK Northrup as Shortino/Northrup. He's also recorded as a solo artist. He also did the theme song for Dr...
– vocals (1987–1989) - Kenny Hillery – bass (1991–1994)
- Bobby RondinelliBobby RondinelliBobby Rondinelli is a rock drummer best known for his work with the hard rock/heavy metal bands like Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath, The Lizards, and Rondinelli.-Background:...
– drums (1991–1993) - Neil CitronNeil CitronNeil Citron is a guitarist who played briefly with heavy metal band Quiet Riot in 2006. Although he contributes guitar to the album Rehab, he left shortly after the release and was replaced by Alex Grossi.He is also a sound engineer and mixer...
– guitar (2006) - Tony FranklinTony Franklin (musician)Anthony James "Tony" Franklin is an English rock musician, best known for his work on the fretless bass guitar with Roy Harper, The Firm, Jimmy Page, John Sykes' Blue Murder, Whitesnake and briefly, with Quiet Riot.-Fretless bass:...
– bass (2006)
Studio albums
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
NZ New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1978 | Quiet Riot II Quiet Riot II Quiet Riot II is the second studio album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot. As with their first album, it was a Japan-only release. Although Rudy Sarzo is pictured and credited, the recordings were made while bassist Kelly Garni was still in the band... (Japan only) |
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| 1983 | Metal Health Metal Health Metal Health is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the #5 hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the #31 hit "Metal Health". It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the US. The album went on to sell over six million... |
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| 1984 | Condition Critical Condition Critical Condition Critical is the fourth studio album by Quiet Riot. The album was released in 1984. It was also given an infamous two-word review in Rolling Stone magazine: "Condition terminal."... |
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| 1993 | Terrified Terrified Terrified is the seventh album Quiet Riot recorded for Charles Band's movie Dollman vs. Demonic Toys, and was released on Moonstone Records, the soundtrack off-shoot of Band's film company Full Moon Entertainment.It features bassist Kenny Hillery, former mate of DuBrow and Cavazo's in the band Heat... |
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| 1995 | Down to the Bone Down to the Bone (album) Down to the Bone is Quiet Riot's eighth album recorded at Ocean Studios, Burbank Calif., The Track House, Van Nuys, Calif., and Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California.-Track listing:All tracks by Frankie Banali, Cavazo, DuBrow except were noted... |
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| 1999 | Alive and Well Alive and Well (Quiet Riot album) Alive and Well is a the ninth studio album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was a reunion of the classic 80's Quiet Riot lineup of Kevin DuBrow, Rudy Sarzo, Carlos Cavazo, and Frankie Banali... |
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| 2001 | Guilty Pleasures Guilty Pleasures (Quiet Riot album) Guilty Pleasures is the 10th album by Quiet Riot released in 2001. It is the last to feature guitarist Carlos Cavazo and bassist Rudy Sarzo.-Track listing:All songs written by Kevin DuBrow, Carlos Cavazo, Rudy Sarzo, and Frankie Banali.... |
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| 2006 | Rehab Rehab (Quiet Riot album) Rehab is the 11th album released from the heavy metal band Quiet Riot in 2006. It is their first studio release since 2001's Guilty Pleasures. The album is a departure from their "party-rock" past and offers a more mature sound... |
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Compilations
- Winners Take All (1990)
- The Randy Rhoads YearsThe Randy Rhoads YearsThe Randy Rhoads Years is a compilation album from Quiet Riot that features songs from Randy Rhoads' time with the band in the late 1970s. It features previously unreleased material and some remixed songs from Quiet Riot's first two albums which were released only in Japan...
(1993) - Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Quiet Riot album)-Track listing:#"Cum on Feel the Noize"#"Metal Health"#"Slick Black Cadillac"#"The Wild and the Young"#"Mama Weer All Crazee Now"#"Party All Night"#"The Joker"#"Stay with Me Tonight"#"Callin' the Shots"#"Metal Health" #"Let's Get Crazy"...
(1996) - Super Hits (1999)
- The CollectionThe Collection (Quiet Riot album)-Track listing:# "Metal Health" – 5:19# "Cum on Feel the Noize" – 4:52# "Slick Black Cadillac" – 4:16# "Let's Get Crazy" – 5:00# "Thunderbird" – 4:43# "Love's a Bitch" – 4:54# "Sign of the Times" – 5:06# "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" – 3:38...
(2000) - Live & Rare Volume 1Live & Rare Volume 1Live & Rare Volume 1 is a live album released by heavy metal band Quiet Riot.- Track listing :-Quiet Riot:Tracks 1-9*Kevin DuBrow: Vocals*Carlos Cavazo: Guitar*Rudy Sarzo: Bass*Frankie Banali: Drums & Percussion-DuBrow:Tracks 10-12...
(2005) - New and Improved (2005)
- Extended Versions (Recorded live in Pasadena and Nashville, 1983) (2007)
- Quiet Riot (Playlist) :The Very Best Of Quiet Riot (2008)
Singles
- "It's Not So Funny" (1977)
- "Slick Black Cadillac" (1979)
- "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)Metal Health (song)"Metal Health", sometimes listed as "Metal Health "; "Bang Your Head"; or, as it was listed on the Billboard Hot 100, "Bang Your Head ," is a song by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot on their breakthrough album of the same name. The song is one of their best known hits and received constant MTV...
" (1983) #31 Hot 100 - "Cum On Feel the NoizeCum on Feel the Noize"Cum On Feel the Noize" is a rock song originally released by Slade in 1973.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, "Cum On Feel the Noize" was Slade's fourth number-one single in the UK and their first to enter straight at number one...
" (1983) #5 Hot 100 - "Slick Black Cadillac" (1983)
- "Mama Weer All Crazee NowMama Weer All Crazee Now"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a popular song originally recorded by the British Glam rock band Slade on their album Slayed?.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's third number-one single in the United Kingdom. The single entered the charts on its first...
" (1984) #51 Hot 100 - "Party All Night" (1984)
- "Winners Take All" (1984)
- "Bad Boy" (1984)
- "The Wild and the Young" (1986)
- "Twilight Hotel" (1986)
- "Stay with Me Tonight" (1988)
- "Little Angel" (1993)
Videos
- Live in America (1992)
- Bang Thy HeadBang Thy HeadBang Thy head is a collection of the metal band Quiet Riot's best music videos. Its title is a slight alteration of the album title Bang Your Head...
(1998) - The Video Dream Mixes (1999)
- Live in the 21st CenturyLive in the 21st CenturyLive in the 21st Century is a release by Quiet Riot.This special 2Pack set includes a DVD concert program packed with loads of bonus stuff as well as a separate audio CD.-Dvd Track listing:#"Vicious Circle"#"Slick Black Cadillac"#"Terrified"...
(2003) - '89 Live in Japan (2004)
- The Epsilon Journey (2008)
- Rocking Out the Bats (2009)
Music videos
- "Metal HealthMetal Health (song)"Metal Health", sometimes listed as "Metal Health "; "Bang Your Head"; or, as it was listed on the Billboard Hot 100, "Bang Your Head ," is a song by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot on their breakthrough album of the same name. The song is one of their best known hits and received constant MTV...
" - "Cum on Feel the NoizeCum on Feel the Noize"Cum On Feel the Noize" is a rock song originally released by Slade in 1973.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, "Cum On Feel the Noize" was Slade's fourth number-one single in the UK and their first to enter straight at number one...
" - "Mama Weer All Crazee NowMama Weer All Crazee Now"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a popular song originally recorded by the British Glam rock band Slade on their album Slayed?.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's third number-one single in the United Kingdom. The single entered the charts on its first...
" - "Party All Night"
- "The Wild and the Young"
- "Twilight Hotel"
- "Stay with Me Tonight"
- "Picking Up the Pieces"