Quiet Riot - III (1986) (Rock Candy Remastered 2010)
Year : 1986 (Rock Candy Remastered 2010) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video Size : 123 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Rock Candy Records have remastered all the '80s recorded Quiet Riot albums some time ago, and as repeatedly requested, we will present all of them here on this blog."QR III" is, as the name suggests, Quiet Riot’s third album (originally released in 1986) and showcases some major changes, not only musically but also on the personnel front; bassist Rudy Sarzo was replaced by Chuck Wright (from Giuffria).Showcasing a far more mature sound, the band introduced keyboards and featured songwriting that suggested that they had finally come of age, relying less on simplistic shout-it-out-loud hooks and more on multiple layers of rich melody with impressive muscle. The arrangements were mature without giving way to syrupy lullabies or saccharin ballads."QR III" it's Quiet Riot's most 'pop metal' album, plenty of catchy melodic lines featuring more keyboards and de-emphasizing the guitar a little bit.The whole first half of this disc is incredible, especially "The Wild & the Young" and "Twilight Hotel", while Chuck Wright's bass solo "Bass Case" is phenomenal.Simply put, if you like mid-Eighties Melodic Rock with FM radio AOR touches, "QR III" is a must.Sadly, the band’s fortunes, through no fault of their own, continued to spiral out of control, resulting in an album that was critically lauded as their best work but one that in purely commercial terms sadly underachieved.In the end, internal unrest resulted in flamboyant front man Kevin Dubrow being asked to leave the band – for many an unthinkable development – signaling the end of a once great institution.Very good remaster by Rock Candy.
Line-Up:
Kevin DuBrow - lead vocals Carlos Cavazo - guitars Chuck Wright - bass John Purdell - synthesizer, keyboards Frankie Banali - drums
Tracklist:
01. Main Attraction 02. The Wild And The Young 03. Twilight Hotel 04. Down And Dirty 05. Rise Or Fall 06. Put Up Or Shut Up 07. Still Of The Night 08. Bass Case 09. The Pump 10. Slave To Love 11. Helping Hands
Year : 1988 (Rock Candy Remastered 2010) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video Size : 159 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
QR (also known as Quiet Riot or Quiet Riot IV ) 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 vocalist Paul Shortino. The band had fired DuBrow mainly because of comments he was making to the metal press about Quiet Riot's supposed superiority over other bands, which strained friendships that members of Quiet Riot had with those bands.Shortino's hiring wasn't the only line-up change, as Chuck Wright had quit the band and was replaced by Sean McNabb.This left the album with the distinction of being the only Quiet Riot release without DuBrow on vocals, or any other original members.Reaction to the album at the time was tepid, but did manage to attract a bit more interest than the previous album. However, the only major single spawned from the album, "Stay with Me Tonight" made a small dent in the pop charts, but nothing comparable to the impact that previous albums had.The album also featured studio musicians Jimmy Waldo (keyboards) and Jimmy Johnson, who played bass on "Stay with Me Tonight" and "Coppin' a Feel".The album was produced by Spencer Proffer, who had produced every Quiet Riot U.S. released album up to this point.Paul Shortino and Sean McNabb later played together on Rough Cutt's Sneak Peek EP.The album was remastered on CD in 2010 by Jon Astley.
Line-Up:
Carlos Cavazo - guitars, backing vocals Frankie Banali - drums Paul Shortino - lead and backing vocals Sean McNabb - bass, backing vocals Jimmy Waldo - keyboards, backing vocals Jimmy Johnson - bass on tracks 1 and 9
Tracklist:
01. Stay With Me Tonight 02. Callin' The Shots 03. Run To You 04. I'm Fallin' 05. King Of The Hill 06. The Joker 07. Lunar Obsession 08. Don't Wanna Be Your Fool 09. Coppin' A Feel 10. In A Rush 11. Empty Promises
Quiet Riot - Metal Health (1983) (Rock Candy Remastered 2012)
Year : 1983 (Rock Candy Remastered 2012) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 166 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
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". Metal Health is notable for being the first heavy metal album to reach the #1 spot on the Billboard 200. It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the US. The album went on to sell more than six million copies and is considered a classic among heavy metal fans. Some critics, such as Allmusic,describe it as a one-hit wonder, owing to Quiet Riot's relative lack of critical and commercial success with following albums (and subsequent disintegration) towards the end of the 1980s. The title track was ranked #35 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.The band went on a tour the same year and supported Black Sabbath on their Born Again tour in the US."Slick Black Cadillac" is a re-recorded version of the same song from Quiet Riot II.The song "Thunderbird" is dedicated to guitarist and founding member Randy Rhoads. Although the bulk of the song was written for Rhoads while he was still alive, Kevin DuBrow added one final verse as a tribute to Rhoads after he died in a plane crash on March 19, 1982.The title track is known by a number of slightly different names. It was simply called "Metal Health" on the original vinyl release, but most subsequent reissues of the album on other formats call it "Bang Your Head", with the phrase 'Metal Health' in parentheses, either before or after the "main" title.
Line-Up:
Kevin DuBrow - lead vocals Carlos Cavazo - guitars, backing vocals Rudy Sarzo- bass, synthesizer Frankie Banali - drums, backing vocals
Tracklist:
01. Metal Health 02. Cum On Feel The Noize 03. Don't Wanna Let You Go 04. Slick Black Cadillac 05. Love's A Bitch 06. Breathless 07. Run For Cover 08. Battle Axe 09. Let's Get Crazy 10. Thunderbird 11. Danger Zone (Bonus Track) 12. Metal Health (Live) (Bonus Track) 13. Slick Black Cadillac (Live) (Bonus Track) 14. Let's Get Crazy (Live) (Bonus Track) 15. Love's A Bitch (Live) (Bonus Track)
Quiet Riot - The Very Best Of Quiet Riot (Japan Edition) (2008)
Year : 2008 (Japan Edition) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video Size : 123 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Met Kevin Back In The 80s, Sad That He's Gone Now. Still A Good Glam Rock Band! I LOVE this! First off - sometimes the downloads sound terrible, I hate getting burned like that. Happens a lot with older cds and artists. This sounds GREAT, nice and loud and clear. And the collection of songs is excellent - I can think of like two songs I wish were on here, and that's good for any greatest hits compilation. But this is an excellent collection of songs, arranged well, has a good flow, and it is LOUD like I like it. Kudos to the people who put together this greatest hits compilation.Kevin DuBrow's voice sounds great - so glad I got to see Quiet Riot in concert a couple times, but sad he is no longer with us. RIP Kevin.
01. Metal Health (Bang Your Head) 5:17 02. Cum On Feel The Noize 4:51 03. Mama Weer All Crazee Now 3:36 04. Condition Critical 5:02 05. Slick Black Cadillac 4:13 06. The Wild And The Young 3:37 07. Party All Night 3:32 08. Let's Get Crazy 4:07 09. Sign Of The Times 5:04 10. Don't Wanna Let You Go 4:41 11. Breathless 3:51 12. Bad Boy 4:20 13. Twilight Hotel 4:35 14. Winners Take All 5:33
+ Video "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" (Official Video)
Year : 1984 Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 123 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Condition Critical is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. Released in 1984, it was not nearly as successful as its predecessor (1983's Metal Health) in either fan reaction or sales. It was also given an infamous two-word review in Rolling Stone magazine: "Condition Terminal." However, it did sell over one million copies, peaking at No. 15 on the US Billboard album chart. Like the band's previous album, Condition Critical features a Slade cover song as the second track.Tracks "Party All Night" (also known as "Party All Nite") and "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" had music videos made for them, both receiving some airplay on TV. The same man with a metal face from the last album cover is on this cover as well as many of the band's subsequent album covers, establishing him as the band's mascot. The character also has cameos in both aforementioned music videos.The track "Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet" shares its title with the original American title to Slade's 1974 album Old New Borrowed and Blue. As stated in the program Behind the Music, frontman DuBrow's nasty, combative attitude towards many music journalists as well as fellow heavy metal musicians – such as DuBrow labeling the magazine Hit Parader as akin to toilet paper – was felt by other band members and their producer to have hurt the album's reviews. DuBrow in later interviews has agreed and expressed regrets.Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave Condition Critical a mixed-to-positive review, stating that he found the band's Slade cover to be the best track on the album given the "solid hook" of its guitar riffs.The album was not meeting the same level of sales as its predecessor, Metal Health, and the album received poor commercial success, 1/6th of sales. It reached the No. 15 slot on the Billboard 200.
Line-Up:
Kevin DuBrow – lead vocals Carlos Cavazo – guitars Rudy Sarzo – bass guitar Frankie Banali – drums
Production:
Spencer Proffer – producer
Tracklist:
01. Sign of the Times 02. Mama Weer All Crazee Now 03. Party All Night 04. Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet 05. Winners Take All 06. Condition Critical 07. Scream And Shout 08. Red Alert 09. Bad Boy 10. (We Were) Born To Rock
Year : 1999 Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 123 mb
Info:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
This may not be the most complete collection of Quiet Riot cuts since it's just 10 tracks long, but Super Hits is an enjoyable collection that should entertain those looking for an affordable blast of solid rock 'n roll from Quiet Riot. It's a fun intro for those who don't know the band and a low priced fix for old-school fans on a budget. Looking for a inexpensive Quiet Riot sampler? Try Super Hits. It's affordable and it Rocks!
Line-Up:
Paul Shortino - Vocals (7-9) Frankie Banali - Drums Kevin DuBrow - Vocals (1-6, 10) (R.I.P. 2007) Rudy Sarzo - Bass (1-6, 10) Carlos Cavazo - Guitars, Vocals (backing) Sean McNabb - Bass (7-9), Vocals (backing)
production:
Art Direction – Julian Alexander Compilation Producer – Bruce Dickinson Mastered By – Rick Rowe Other [Packaging Manager] – Aaron Rosenbaum Other [Project Director] – Joy Gilbert Photography By – Jack Sallow Producer – Spencer Proffer
Tracklist:
01. Cum On Feel the Noize (Slade cover) 04:50 02. Metal Health 05:20 03. Slick Black Cadillac 04:13 04. Mama Weer All Crazee Now (Slade cover) 03:39 05. Don't Wanna Let You Go 04:39 06. Condition Critical 05:03 07. I'm Fallin' 04:19 08. Empty Promises 04:24 09. Don't Wanna Be Your Fool 05:00 10. Sign of the Times 05:06
Year : 2014 Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + front Size : 114 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Two days after announcing its release, Quiet Riot’s new album has been released digitally. The album, 10, comes off as an oddly arranged album- featuring six new studio tracks with current lead singer Jizzy Pearl and four live tracks featuring the late Kevin DuBrow. While many have criticized drummer Frankie Banali’s choice to reform Quiet Riot in 2010, some longtime fans might be surprised by 10.This reunited version of Quiet Riot has been together since 2010. The band currently consists of singer Jizzy Pearl, guitarist Alex Grossi, bassist Chuck Wright and drummer Frankie Banali. Of the four members, casual fans might only be familiar with Banali as he is the only member of the Metal Health line-up in the band. Wright has been in and out of the band since before the classic line-up while Grossi joined in 2005. These three musicians were in the last line-up of Quiet Riot before singer Kevin DuBrow’s death in 2007. DuBrow once stated that this was his favorite version of Quiet Riot to play with, which is the reason why Banali decided to reform the new version of the band with Grossi and Wright. Since 2010, the band has been through two different lead singers: Mark Huff (2010-2012) and Scott Vodkun (2012-2013). The band’s current singer is Jizzy Pearl, formerly of Love/Hate and Ratt.The first six tracks on the album are all new songs featuring Pearl on vocals. The first of them, “Rock In Peace,” is a simple Zeppelin-esque rocker. Pearl’s vocals are remarkable similar to DuBrow’s. The lyrics make references to previous Quiet Riot songs, using the “Well now you’re here, there’s no way back” line from “Metal Health” in the chorus. “Bang for Your Buck” is a bouncy sounding track while “Back on You” is a crunchy fast-paced rocker. Both songs utilize vocal harmony sections, which brings back memories of the band’s albums made in the 1980s. Of the new tracks, “Backside of Water” and “Band Down” are weakest ones of the bunch. While they aren’t bad songs, nothing sticks out as different although Grossi’s solo on the latter is impressive. Grossi continues to show off his skills on the last of the studio tracks, “Dogbone Alley.”The last four tracks on the album are live cuts, featuring the late great Kevin DuBrow on lead vocals. These live tracks are from some of the last shows that DuBrow would ever play in his life. Banali made a wise choice in not picking live performances of the band’s hits. Instead, we have an eclectic bunch of tunes. “Put Up or Shut Up,” a cut from QR III, is more enjoyable live than in the studio. “Free” and “South of Heaven” from 2006’s Rehab are also featured on here. While Kevin’s vocals are sensational, the quality of the live recording could have been better (though this is probably the best we’re going to get). The album ends with a medley of British blues rock tunes, ranging from Humble Pie, the Jeff Beck Group and Led Zeppelin.Overall, 10 is a fun album to listen to. I’m quite surprised at how this turned out. I think fans who are skeptical about this new line-up should at least give it a listen. If the band ever did want to record a full-length studio album with Pearl, I’d be all for it.
Line-Up:
Jizzy Pearl - Vocals (2013-present) - See also: Love/Hate, ex-Adler's Appetite, ex-L.A. Guns, ex-Ratt, ex-Tracii Guns's L.A. Guns Chuck Wright - Bass (1982, 1985-1987, 1995-1997, 2004-2006, 2006-present) - See also: ex-Blackthorne, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Giuffria, ex-House of Lords, ex-Adler's Appetite (live) Alex Grossi - Guitars (2004-2006, 2006-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Hotel Diablo, ex-Adler's Appetite, ex-Angry Salad, ex-Bang Tango, ex-Love/Hate, ex-Wake Up Jack Frankie Banali - Drums (1982-1989, 1993-2003, 2004-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Freakshow, ex-Blackthorne, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heavy Bones, ex-Masi, ex-W.A.S.P., ex-Steppenwolf, ex-Faster Pussycat (live)
Additional Musicians:
Kevin DuBrow – vocals (7, 8 , 9, 10) Rudy Sarzo – bass Tony Franklin – bass
Production:
Produced by Frankie Banali.
Tracklist:
01. Rock in Peace 02. Bang for Your Buck 03. Backside of Water 04. Back on You 05. Band Down 06. Dogbone Alley 07. Put up or Shut Up 08. Free 09. South of Heaven 10. Rock 'n' roll Medley
Year : 1983 (Remastered Edition 2014) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video Size : 123 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Backstage is their first live album with the following line up.An early live performance from US combo who woke the glam scene after it's long sleep. Had a major hit with SLADES "Cum on feel the noize".
Line-Up:
Backstage is their first live album with the following line up:
Tracks 1-9:
Kevin DuBrow: Vocals Carlos Cavazo: Guitar Rudy Sarzo: Bass Frankie Banali: Drums & Percussion
Tracks 10-12:
Kevin DuBrow: Vocals Bob Steffan: Guitar Chuck Wright: Bass Frankie Banali: Drums & Percussion
Tracklist:
01. Let's Get Crazy 02. Condition Critical 03. Run for Cover 04. Swinging Lumber 05. Winners Take All 06. Cum on Feel the Noize 07. Metal Health 08. Danger Zone 09. Gonna Have a Riot 10. Thunder Bird (Original Demo Track) 11. Love's a Bitch (Original Demo Track) 12. Let's Get Crazy (Original Demo Track)
Year : 2016 Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 123 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Great double album highly recommend it.Quiet Riot was founded in 1975 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and singer Kevin Dubrow.The original line-up also consisted of Kelli Garni and drummer Drew Forsyth. The band was baptized Quiet Riot by Rick Parfitt, guitarist of Status Quo.In the US they had hits like “Cum On Feel The Noise” and “Mama Weer All Crazy Now”.This album also includes other classics like “Against The Wall”, “Metal Health (Bang Your Head)”, “Angry”, “The Wild And The Young”.
Line-Up:
Jizzy Pearl - Vocals (2013-present) - See also: Love/Hate, ex-Joshua Perahia, ex-Adler's Appetite, ex-L.A. Guns, ex-Ratt, ex-Tracii Guns's L.A. Guns Chuck Wright - Bass (1982, 1985-1987, 1995-1997, 2004-2006, 2006-present) - See also: ex-Blackthorne, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Giuffria, ex-House of Lords, ex-The Exile Social Club, ex-Adler's Appetite (live) Frankie Banali - Drums (1982-1989, 1993-2003, 2004-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Freakshow, ex-Blackthorne, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heavy Bones, ex-Alex Masi, ex-W.A.S.P., ex-Steppenwolf, ex-Faster Pussycat (live) Alex Grossi - Guitars (2004-2006, 2006-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Hotel Diablo, ex-Adler's Appetite, ex-Angry Salad, ex-Bang Tango, ex-Love/Hate, ex-Wake Up Jack
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Let‘s Get Crazy 02. Condition Critical 03. Run for Cover 04. Swinging Lumber 05. Winners Take All 06. Cum On Feel the Noize 07. Metal Health 08. Danger Zone 09. Gonna Have a Riot 10. Thunder Bird [Original Demo Track] 11. Love's a Bitch [Original Demo Track] 12. Let's Get Crazy [Original Demo Track]
CD2:
01. Against the Wall 02. Alive and Well 03. Angry 04. Cum On Feel the Noize [1999] 05. Don‘t Know What I Want 06. Don't Wanna Let You Go [1999] 07. Highway to Hell 08. Mama Weer All Crazee Now [1999] 09. Metal Health (Bang Your Head) [1999] 10. Overworked and Underpaid 11. The Ritual 12. Sign of the Times [1999] 13. Slam Dunk (Way to Go!) 14. Too Much Information 15. The Wild and the Young [1999]
Year : 2017 Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video Size : 123 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Quiet Riot continues their historic journey in 2017 with their new album, “Road Rage”. Led by drummer Frankie Banali, who is joined by veteran bassist Chuck Wright (who has been in and out of the band since 1982), guitarist Alex Grossi (who has been in the band since 2004) and new vocalist James Durbin, the band continues to be an unstoppable force in the rock 'n' roll world.“The recordings for the new “Road Rage” record have been an incredible musical journey in the storied history of Quiet Riot. I asked vocalist James Durbin to fill the very large shoes of the late great Kevin DuBrow, because I knew he could. While no one can ever replace Kevin DuBrow, he has the same spirit and drive that Kevin had. James is an amazing live performer with an insane vocal range, but he is also a very gifted songwriter and brought to the "Road Rage” record totally unique original lyrics and melodies. Not only do they fit perfectly to the music we wrote, he took the songs to a completely new level. All the work that we have put into this record has been well worth the wait! I am extremely proud of guitarist Alex Grossi, bassist Chuck Wright and especially James Durbin for the work we have created on this record. Quiet Riot continues to tour relentlessly and will be on the road throughout the year. Expect to hear your Quiet Riot favourites as well as new songs from “Road Rage” at our shows", exclaims Frankie Banali.New frontman James Durbin comments on joining the band and his work on “Road Rage”: “The crown-jewel, on top of joining one of my favourite bands, has to be writing, recording and releasing a new album. No matter what, I'm now a part of that band’s history and I’m honored to have had the opportunity to do that with Quiet Riot. I spent just over 3 weeks marathon writing brand-new lyrics and melodies for every song and recording vocals. I’m extremely proud of the 'Road Rage' record, not only that I had the band’s support and trust to deliver, or how great of a personal accomplishment and blessing it’s been, but that we can keep the Quiet Riot freak flag flying and have the chance to inspire a new generation of fans!”“Road Rage” was originally scheduled for release in the spring of 2017, but with the injection of new-found energy for the band with the addition of American Idol alumni James Durbin in the vocalist slot, the band decided to scrap the original sessions and record a new version of the album with the new and improved line-up. The results are everything Quiet Riot fans could have hoped for! “Road Rage” is set for release August 4, 2017 via Frontiers Records.
Line-Up:
Chuck Wright Bass (1982, 1985-1987, 1994-1995, 1996-1997, 2004-2006, 2007, 2010-present) See also: ex-Blackthorne, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Giuffria, ex-House of Lords, ex-Magdalen, ex-Murderer's Row, ex-The Exile Social Club, ex-Adler's Appetite (live)
Alex Grossi Guitars (2004-2006, 2006-2007, 2010-present) See also: Hotel Diablo, ex-Adler's Appetite, ex-Angry Salad, ex-Bang Tango, ex-Love/Hate, ex-Wake Up Jack
James Durbin Vocals (2017-present) See also: James Durbin, ex-Hollywood Scars, ex-Whatever Fits
Tracklist:
01. Can't Get Enough 02. Getaway 03. Roll This Joint 04. Freak Flag 05. Wasted 06. Still Wild 07. Make A Way 08. Renegades 09. The Road 10. Shame 11. Knock Em Down
Year : 2019 Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + scans Size : 123 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
QUIET RIOT's performance at Frontiers Rock Festival 2018 marked the band's first-ever concert in Italy. This special event is now being released on CD/DVD and Blu-ray titled "One Night In Milan".Seems Quiet Riot were eager to bring the party to Frontiers Rock Festival. With such a monumental occasion it only seemed fitting to record the entire show and bring us as an album. This is the latest installment from the band since their 2017 release of Road Rage, which was new material.Despite the 35 years in the business, the band still know how to pull in a crowd and perform."One Night In Milan" is a fantastic insight into the kind of performance this band is capable of. From the beginning of the album and set, the band are ready to throw themselves into the performance and frontman James Durbin is even more ready to provide all he can for the fans.His crowd interaction heard on the album shows that he is all about engaging with the crowd and letting them be apart of the experience. His vocals are outstanding as well as he never falters throughout and is able to keep that momentum throughout.The rest of the band keep up with him and show just how tight they are as a unit. Performing a range of greatest hits from “Whatever It Takes” to newer tracks such as “Freak Flag”, they manage to cover just about everything a fan could wish for.The special treat however comes from the band performing “Thunderbird” for the very first time live. With the song comes the touching story of the meaning behind it and the dedication to the late Randy Rhoads.Closing the show there's the classics “Cum on Feel The Noize” and “Metal Health”, carrying the live performance to its climax.This live album make you wish you’d been at this show, and it takes you there in spades.
Line-Up:
Chuck Wright - Bass (1982, 1985-1987, 1994-1995, 1996-1997, 2004-2006, 2007, 2010-present) - See also: ex-Blackthorne, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Giuffria, ex-House of Lords, ex-Magdalen, ex-Murderer's Row, ex-The Exile Social Club, ex-Adler's Appetite (live) Frankie Banali - Drums (1982-1989, 1993-2003, 2004-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Freakshow, ex-Blackthorne, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heavy Bones, ex-Alex Masi, ex-W.A.S.P., ex-Steppenwolf, ex-Faster Pussycat (live) Alex Grossi - Guitars (2004-2006, 2006-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Hotel Diablo, ex-Adler's Appetite, ex-Angry Salad, ex-Bang Tango, ex-Love/Hate, ex-Wake Up Jack James Durbin - Vocals (2017-present) - See also: James Durbin, ex-Hollywood Scars, ex-Whatever Fits
Tracklist:
01. Run for Cover 02. Slick Black Cadillac 03. Mama Weer All Crazee Now 04. Whatever It Takes 05. Terrified 06. Love's A Bitch 07. Condition Critical 08. Thunderbird 09. Party All Night 10. Freak Flag 11. I Can't Get Enough 12. Wild & The Young 13. Let's Get Crazy 14. Cum on Feel the Noize 15. Metal Health
Year : 2019 Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 123 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Quiet Riot burst onto the rock scene back in 1983 with their breakthrough album, ‘Metal Health’ which became the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart and included their cover version of the Slade classic ‘Cum On Feel The Noize’.The intervening years have not been plain sailing for the band as the death of former members, internal fighting and numerous line up changes have taken their toll and left us with only 11 studio albums to show for the past 36 years.The latest line up includes founding member and drummer Frankie Banali and veteran bassist Chuck Wright, who are joined by Alex Grossi on guitars and James Durbin on vocals. Durbin has left the band since recording the album and been replaced by former vocalist Jizzy Pearl, so the changes keep coming.‘Hollywood Cowboys’ finds us in familiar territory with a thumping heavy metal album that opens with ‘Don’t Call It Love’, an anthemic chunk of rock with grinding guitar riffs and the sound of a band rolling back the years. ‘In The Blood’, ‘Heartbreak City’ and ‘The Devil That You Know’ continue in the same vein, the latter allowing Durbin to show off his vocal range and give the fans what they have become used to from Quiet Riot over the years.‘Change Or Die’ is a powerhouse of a track with the whole band rocking’ out and once again Durbin’s voice soars, but with a gritty edge that works really well. ‘Roll On’ sees us at the halfway mark of the album and we slow down with a really bluesy, earthy track that sees the band in a more melancholy mood but still nailing it. The calm doesn’t last long though and the band are soon back to their rocking best with my favourite track on the album, ‘Insanity’ which allows Alex Grossi to cut loose and give us a blistering guitar attack, be that the grinding background or the searing solos and he is ably assisted by the whole band here, who sound like they are really enjoying this one.‘Hellbender’ is full of chugging riffs that carry the listener along as it slowly seeps into your brain before ‘Wild Horses’ which never reaches the heady heights of some of those tracks that have gone before. A short acoustic intro takes us into ‘ Holding On’ with Durbin and Grossi duelling throughout with Durbin giving us a superb rock vocal while Grossi is again let loose with a scorching guitar solo.We are then into the final two tracks of the album ‘Last Outcast’ and ‘Arrows And Angels’, which pick up the pace once again and bring proceedings to a thumping conclusion.With so many line up changes over the years, it’s almost impossible to say what a Quiet Riot album should sound like and for that reason, opinion will be divided on whether this hits the spot or not, but as a standalone rock album, this works. I liked it in places and loved it in others and it would be great to see the band build on this release. With the return of Jizzy Pearl and Frankie Banali’s ongoing heath issues, we will wait to see.
Line-Up:
James Durbin - Vocals (2017-present) - See also: James Durbin, ex-Hollywood Scars, ex-Whatever Fits Chuck Wright - Bass (1982, 1985-1987, 1994-1995, 1996-1997, 2004-2006, 2007, 2010-present) - See also: ex-Blackthorne, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Giuffria, ex-House of Lords, ex-Magdalen, ex-Murderer's Row, ex-The Exile Social Club, ex-Adler's Appetite (live) Frankie Banali - Drums (1982-1989, 1993-2003, 2004-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Freakshow, ex-Blackthorne, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heavy Bones, ex-Alex Masi, ex-W.A.S.P., ex-Steppenwolf, ex-Faster Pussycat (live) Alex Grossi - Guitars (2004-2006, 2006-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Hotel Diablo, ex-Adler's Appetite, ex-Angry Salad, ex-Bang Tango, ex-Love/Hate, ex-Wake Up Jack
Produced by Frankie Banali
Tracklist:
01. Don't Call It Love (4:06) 02. In The Blood (3:28) 03. Heartbreak City (4:16) 04. The Devil That You Know (2:41) 05. Change Or Die (3:24) 06. Roll On (5:55) 07. Insanity (4:45) 08. Hellbender (3:21) 09. Wild Horses (3:11) 10. Holding On (4:24) 11. Last Outcast (2:36) 12. Arrows & Angels (2:55)
Quiet Riot - Alive And Well (2CD) (Deadline Music Records Deluxe Edition) (2022)
Year : 1999 (Deadline Music Records Deluxe Edition 2022) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + scans Size : 314 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
A blockbuster dexlue edition reissue of the 1999 album that reunited the classic Quiet Riot line-up of Kevin Dubrow, Carlos Cavazo, Rudy Sarzo & Frankie Banali!Double the metal madness with this 2CD set featuring digitally remastered audio and packaged with rare live and demo tracks as bonus!Deadline / Cleopatra Records just released a new version of QUIET RIOT ninth studio album ”Alive And Well”. The iconic 1999 record is getting a Deluxe Edition 2-CD package including a bonus disc featuring previously unreleased recordings and versions of songs that didn’t make the original cut.According to Deadline, “the release has been digitally remastered to bring out every nuance of the original eight compositions as well as QUIET RIOT’s cover of AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’ and the six revamped / re-recorded QR classics.”The package also contain a bonus disc with additional rare live takes and demos of tracks that were later fleshed out on ‘Metal Health’, including ‘Thunderbird’, DuBrow’s heartfelt tribute to founding QR guitarist, the great Randy Rhoads, plus new artwork showcasing the iconic ‘Man With The Metal Mask’ on the cover.The 1999 album remains an important cornerstone in the band’s history as it reunited the classic lineup of singer Kevin DuBrow, guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, the same quartet which coalesced during the recording of the blockbuster multi-platinum-selling “Metal Health” album and went on to record much-lauded follow-up, 1984’s “Condition Critical”.
Line-Up:
Kevin DuBrow - lead vocals Carlos Cavazo - guitars Rudy Sarzo - bass Frankie Banali - drums
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Don’t Know What I Want 02. Angry 03. Alive And Well 04. The Ritual 05. Overworked And Underpaid 06. Slam Dunk (Way To Go!) 07. Too Much Information 08. Against The Wall 09. Highway To Hell 10. Sign Of The Times (1999 Version) 11. Don’t Wanna Let You Go (1999 Version) 12. The Wild And The Young (1999 Version) 13. Mama Weer All Crazee Now (1999 Version) 14. Cum On Feel The Noize (1999 Version) 15. Metal Health (Bang Your Head) (1999 Version)
CD2: Bonus Tracks:
01. Let’s Get Crazy (Live 1984) 02. Condition Critical (Live 1984) 03. Run For Cover (Live 1984) 04. Swinging Lumber (Live 1984) 05. Winners Take All (Live 1984) 06. Cum On Feel The Noize (Live 1984) 07. Metal Health (Bang Your Head) (Live 1984) 08. Danger Zone (Live 1984) 09. Gonna Have A Riot (Live 1984) 10. Thunderbird (Demo) 11. Love’s A Bitch (Demo) 12. Let’s Get Crazy (Demo)
Quiet Riot - Quiet Riot (1978) (No Remorse Records Edition 2022)
Year : 1975/1978 (No Remorse Records Edition 2022) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 112 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
QUIET RIOT’s discography is a very particular case, because the band’s first two albums, their self-titled debut from 1977 and “Quiet Riot II” from 1978, were only released in Japan.For the western world, the first album was “Metal health” from 1983, already with another formation, which was a commercial success with hits like “Cum on feel the noize”. But before there were also those works, which are important for the history of Quiet Riot and where the impressive talent of Randy Rhoads was first exposed to the world.”Quiet Riot I & II” never were officially released on CD, and specialized label No Remorse Records had been working closely on the reissues for years, exchanging many emails and conversations with Frankie Banali, who believed that these albums are very important in Quiet Riot’s legacy as they paved the way for the band’s reformation and world-wide success.Banali’s passing in August 2020 put things on hold for a while, but No Remorse has finalized the final details with Banali’s estate, and long-awaited reissues of early Quiet Riot albums are finally available remastered, properly silver pressed.Now we have here ”Quiet Riot I” in all its sonic glory, and including 3 collectible, rare bonus tracks.Quiet Riot is a phenomenon with a long history. The first incarnation of the band dates back to 1975, when the Quiet Riot name was born, with the line-up of guitarist Randy Rhoads, vocalist Kevin DuBrow, bassist Kelly Garni, and drummer Drew Forsyth.Despite local popularity in Los Angeles, California, they failed to secure a record deal in the United States, but managed to release an EP, now a collectors item. The first two albums, Quiet Riot I and Quiet Riot II, were originally released in Japan, only on vinyl.Of course, on their debut “Quiet Riot I”, the band is a different beast than later became in 1983.We hear a ‘young Kevin DuBrow’ here in good ol’ 1977 style. It’s just before his vocals seemed so amplified and energetic on the band’s third release. They are still the high pitched, raspy output vocals that we hear from DuBrow on the albums in the ’80s but less ‘shouty’. At the time DuBrow focused much more on melody and hitting the notes naturallyWhere most fans would compare this album to the likes of early Twisted Sister or even the very first Dokken, this record has such a different approach, and I would compare it more to bands like Scorpions, Budgie or Ted Nugent. In other words, the more calm and melodic vocal work mixed with less intensified instrumentation gives it that really early metal sound.Along with the vocals, the song structures are late Seventies style. Nothing on here gets repetitive at all, nor sounds cheesy. Every song sounds like it took some time to write, and wasn’t written by a group of people working for a record company.The best tracks are by far the beginning and the end ones, that being “It’s Not So Funny” (released as a single), and “Demolition Derby”. While still having a catchy beat and positive vibe, they cease to have any pop influence and keep the listener interested by every means.Now, this band has always been notorious for covers, especially by Slade as everyone knows. But here, they covered Small Faces and The Dave Clark Five, with ’70s metal twists, and rather making the covers a hit, it just helped add to the magnificent substance of the album.Other standout tracks are the riffy “Mommy’s Little Angels” (though lyrics are laughable) and “Get Your Kicks”. But not one track leaves you disappointed.If Randy Rhoads is on guitar, then it’s a given that it’s going to be good. His riff work flows perfectly and keeps an exceptional pace as he chugs along with DuBrow’s vocals, with no hard edge needed to make it sound well. Although he may not have reached the complexity in his career with Ozzy, it’s still magnificent. For this kind of music, I hardly even think that’s necessary. His solos are less shredding and more melody to overlay the drum and basslines. Although there still is shredding, my favorite guitar piece here is the solo on “Get Your Kicks”, as it’s more calm and melodic rather all over the board shredding.While production on “Quiet Riot I” isn’t big budget, the bass is very audible and has some ingenious lines that would die out after the sophomore release. You can really feel it if you play it on big speakers, and it’s the greatest way to back up the guitar work.The drums aren’t nearly as hard and ferocious as one would expect, but as I keep saying, that’s not needed for this kind of music.Following the release of the second album, Randy Rhoads joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band and Quiet Riot ended. Although the worldwide mega-hit Quiet Riot is technically a different band than these tracks, Kevin DuBrow’s roots in his budding musical awakening, as well as Randy Rhoads, one of the world’s most talented guitarists, can be traced here.When Frankie Banali and Rudy Sarzo, who played together before this in bands in Florida and Illinois, would go on to form an entirely new band with Kevin DuBrow and Carlos Cavazo, they created a sound that kick-started the pop-metal era.‘Metal Health’ also includes a new version of the song “Slick Black Cadillac”, originally released on Quiet Riot II, but with the huge success of Metal Health, the early days became a thing of the past.Still, fans and collectors for years clamored for those albums to be widely reissued at last.
Line-Up:
Kevin DuBrow – lead vocals Randy Rhoads – lead & rhythm guitars Kelly Garni – bass guitar Drew Forsyth – drums
Tracklist:
01. It’s Not So Funny 02. Mama’s Little Angels 03. Tin Soldier 04. Ravers 05. Back To The Coast 06. Glad All Over 07. Get Your Kicks 08. Look In Any Window 09. Just How You Want It 10. Riot Reunion 11. Fit To Be Tied 12. Demolition Derby 13. Suicidal Show (Taken from 'suicidal Show' 7" Ep) (Bonus Track) 14. Just How You Want It (Taken from 'suicidal Show' 7" Ep) (Bonus Track) 15. West Coast Tryouts (Taken from 'suicidal Show' 7" Ep) (Bonus Track)
Quiet Riot - Quiet Riot II (1979) (No Remorse Records Edition 2022)
Year : 1979 (No Remorse Records Edition 2022) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + scans Size : 123 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
QUIET RIOT’s discography is a very particular case, because the band’s first two albums, their self-titled debut from 1977 and “Quiet Riot II” from 1978, were only released in Japan.For the western world, the first album was “Metal health” from 1983, already with another formation, which was a commercial success with hits like “Cum on feel the noize”. But before there were also those works, which are important for the history of Quiet Riot and where the impressive talent of Randy Rhoads was first exposed to the world.”Quiet Riot I & II” never were officially released on CD, and specialized label No Remorse Records had been working closely on the reissues for years, exchanging many emails and conversations with Frankie Banali, who believed that these albums are very important in Quiet Riot’s legacy as they paved the way for the band’s reformation and world-wide success.Banali’s passing in August 2020 put things on hold for a while, but No Remorse has finalized the final details with Banali’s estate, and long-awaited reissues of early Quiet Riot albums are finally available remastered, properly silver pressed.Now we have here ”Quiet Riot II” in all its sonic glory.Quiet Riot is a phenomenon with a long history. The first incarnation of the band dates back to 1975, when the Quiet Riot name was born, with the line-up of guitarist Randy Rhoads, vocalist Kevin DuBrow, bassist Kelly Garni, and drummer Drew Forsyth.Despite local popularity in Los Angeles, California, they failed to secure a record deal in the United States, but managed to release an EP, now a collectors item. The first two albums, Quiet Riot I and Quiet Riot II, were originally released in Japan, only on vinyl.”Quiet Riot II” is nothing shy of a continuation of the very first album, as the songs structure, style, line-up, and overall sound and production is basically the same. It’s just as if they decided to churn out nine more very good tracks to top off their underground career before ‘Metal Health’ would take over the metal scene.A main difference that this album has against ‘QR I’ is the fact that the pace is slowed down a noticeable amount. While the predecessor took a fast and fun kind of approach, these songs are rather more melodic, commercial glammy sounding. They are also significantly longer, which allows for more guitar work by Randy Rhoads.All of the tracks make for an enjoyable listen, just like the first one, and are just as underrated.Let’s talk about a famous one, “Slick Black Cadillac”. As many know, this appears as track four on the next album, but that was actually a re-recording. Here, it’s not as amplified, but it’s more laid back and the vocal work is more melodic. Not to mention that the chorus sounds better, and they add a little intro to this one. This one is one of my favorite tracks, as well as “Eye For An Eye” as it carries a very steady beat and displays great riffage and vocal work.“Inside You” is also pretty good, and if you listen closely, the main riff sounds like “Wild Thing” by The Troggs. “Afterglow (Of Your Love)” is a fun Small Faces cover and other highlights include “Trouble”, and “We’ve Got the Magic”. By this second album, Quiet Riot had gotten better at writing melodies.Something else that this record seemed to incorporate a little more is the gang vocals. Those were hardly used before, but on here it was introduced a little more. As most know, Quiet Riot would eventually use this as a signature sound of theirs. This was where it was tampered with some more and was heavily used more years down the road.The overall sound on ”Quiet Riot II” should vanish from the band’s career and they would never release anything like this one again.Following the release of this second album, Randy Rhoads joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band and Quiet Riot ended. Although the worldwide mega-hit Quiet Riot is technically a different band than these tracks, Kevin DuBrow’s roots in his budding musical awakening, as well as Randy Rhoads, one of the world’s most talented guitarists, can be traced here.When Frankie Banali and Rudy Sarzo, who played together before this in bands in Florida and Illinois, would go on to form an entirely new band with Kevin DuBrow and Carlos Cavazo, they created a sound that kick-started the pop-metal era.‘Metal Health’ also includes a new version of the song “Slick Black Cadillac”, originally released here on Quiet Riot II, but with the huge success of Metal Health, the early days became a thing of the past. Still, fans and collectors for years clamored for those albums to be widely reissued at last.
Line-Up:
Kevin DuBrow – lead vocals Randy Rhoads – lead & rhythm guitars Kelly Garni – bass, backing vocals (uncredited) Rudy Sarzo – bass (credited, but does not play on album) Drew Forsyth – drums, percussion The Killer Bees – backing vocals
Tracklist:
01. Slick Black Cadillac 02. You Drive Me Crazy 03. Afterglow (Of Your Love) 04. Eye For An Eye 05. Trouble 06. Killer Girls 07. Face To Face 08. Inside You 09. We’ve Got The Magic
Quiet Riot - Hollywood Cowboys (Japan Edition) (2019)
Year : 2019 (Japan Edition) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 124 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Quiet Riot burst onto the rock scene back in 1983 with their breakthrough album, ‘Metal Health’ which became the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart and included their cover version of the Slade classic ‘Cum On Feel The Noize’.The intervening years have not been plain sailing for the band as the death of former members, internal fighting and numerous line up changes have taken their toll and left us with only 11 studio albums to show for the past 36 years.The latest line up includes founding member and drummer Frankie Banali and veteran bassist Chuck Wright, who are joined by Alex Grossi on guitars and James Durbin on vocals. Durbin has left the band since recording the album and been replaced by former vocalist Jizzy Pearl, so the changes keep coming.‘Hollywood Cowboys’ finds us in familiar territory with a thumping heavy metal album that opens with ‘Don’t Call It Love’, an anthemic chunk of rock with grinding guitar riffs and the sound of a band rolling back the years. ‘In The Blood’, ‘Heartbreak City’ and ‘The Devil That You Know’ continue in the same vein, the latter allowing Durbin to show off his vocal range and give the fans what they have become used to from Quiet Riot over the years.‘Change Or Die’ is a powerhouse of a track with the whole band rocking’ out and once again Durbin’s voice soars, but with a gritty edge that works really well. ‘Roll On’ sees us at the halfway mark of the album and we slow down with a really bluesy, earthy track that sees the band in a more melancholy mood but still nailing it. The calm doesn’t last long though and the band are soon back to their rocking best with my favourite track on the album, ‘Insanity’ which allows Alex Grossi to cut loose and give us a blistering guitar attack, be that the grinding background or the searing solos and he is ably assisted by the whole band here, who sound like they are really enjoying this one.‘Hellbender’ is full of chugging riffs that carry the listener along as it slowly seeps into your brain before ‘Wild Horses’ which never reaches the heady heights of some of those tracks that have gone before. A short acoustic intro takes us into ‘ Holding On’ with Durbin and Grossi duelling throughout with Durbin giving us a superb rock vocal while Grossi is again let loose with a scorching guitar solo.We are then into the final two tracks of the album ‘Last Outcast’ and ‘Arrows And Angels’, which pick up the pace once again and bring proceedings to a thumping conclusion.With so many line up changes over the years, it’s almost impossible to say what a Quiet Riot album should sound like and for that reason, opinion will be divided on whether this hits the spot or not, but as a standalone rock album, this works. I liked it in places and loved it in others and it would be great to see the band build on this release. With the return of Jizzy Pearl and Frankie Banali’s ongoing heath issues, we will wait to see.
Line-Up:
James Durbin - Vocals (2017-present) - See also: James Durbin, ex-Hollywood Scars, ex-Whatever Fits Chuck Wright - Bass (1982, 1985-1987, 1994-1995, 1996-1997, 2004-2006, 2007, 2010-present) - See also: ex-Blackthorne, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Giuffria, ex-House of Lords, ex-Magdalen, ex-Murderer's Row, ex-The Exile Social Club, ex-Adler's Appetite (live) Frankie Banali - Drums (1982-1989, 1993-2003, 2004-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Freakshow, ex-Blackthorne, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heavy Bones, ex-Alex Masi, ex-W.A.S.P., ex-Steppenwolf, ex-Faster Pussycat (live) Alex Grossi - Guitars (2004-2006, 2006-2007, 2010-present) - See also: Hotel Diablo, ex-Adler's Appetite, ex-Angry Salad, ex-Bang Tango, ex-Love/Hate, ex-Wake Up Jack
Produced by Frankie Banali
Tracklist:
01. Don't Call It Love (4:06) 02. In The Blood (3:28) 03. Heartbreak City (4:16) 04. The Devil That You Know (2:41) 05. Change Or Die (3:24) 06. Roll On (5:55) 07. Insanity (4:45) 08. Hellbender (3:21) 09. Wild Horses (3:11) 10. Holding On (4:24) 11. Last Outcast (2:36) 12. Arrows & Angels (2:55) 13. Roll On (Acoustic version) (Japan Bonus Track)
Year : 1993 (Rhino Records Edition) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 102 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Revisiting the early days of QUIET RIOT with the first time ever reissue of the band’s two first albums featured in exclusive here at plotn08, it’s also necessary to listen to this “The Randy Rhoads Years“, a compilation album done by the band in the Nineties. As both ‘Quiet Riot I & II’ still remained officially unreleased outside Japan, Kevin DuBrow decided to re-work the Seventies material and release this album as a Randy Rhoads tribute.“The Randy Rhoads Years” features previously unreleased material and some re-mixed / re-worked songs from Quiet Riot’s first two albums. None of the tracks on ”The Randy Rhoads Years” are the same versions that appear on the original two Quiet Riot albums.At the request of the Rhoads family, longtime Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin DuBrow remixed all the tracks, except the previously unreleased “Force of Habit” as its multitrack master tapes had been lost.Kevin DuBrow’s lead vocals were re-recorded on all tracks except the aforementioned “Force of Habit”. In one case, he re-wrote the lyrics with ex-Rainbow drummer Bobby Rondinelli: previously titled “Mama’s Little Angels” on Quiet Riot I, Kevin re-wrote what he thought was a juvenile lyric. (It was about trashing the house playing a game of “indoor baseball”.) Bobby Rondinelli, who was working with Kevin on a Quiet Riot album called Terrified at the time, helped him re-write the tune.The drums on all tracks but “Force of Habit” were re-sampled, and the guitar tracks were played through Carlos Cavazo’s Marshall amplifiers to duplicate the sound that Randy Rhoads achieved in Ozzy Osbourne’s band. According to DuBrow, Rhoads was never happy with his guitar tone while in Quiet Riot, but very satisfied with his tone while with Osbourne as he could afford better equipment by then.The song “Trouble” was sped up as DuBrow felt the original was too slow. DuBrow also added wah-wah to one guitar solo, playing the pedal himself through the original guitar tracks. Again, Rhoads could not afford a wah-wah pedal at the time of recording, but wished he had played the solo with one.“Killer Girls” had some minor tampering, a blast of guitar where previously there was nothing.“Afterglow (Of Your Love)” from Quiet Riot II was stripped down, leaving just Rhoads’ acoustic guitar in an “unplugged” arrangement. DuBrow used triangle samples to disguise background noise that could not be removed from the track.The sole live track, “Laughing Gas”, features an extended guitar solo that was spliced together from two separate recordings. It featured pieces of Rhoads’ later songs “Goodbye to Romance”, “Dee”, and perhaps his best known song, the hit “Crazy Train”. It also features parts of the “RR” solo outtake that was lost and found during the mixing for the 2011 Expanded Legacy Edition for Blizzard of Ozz and was put on the reissue as a bonus track.The unreleased tracks “Picking Up the Pieces” and “Breaking Up is a Heartbreak” are two of a kind. Kevin says these come from their “proto pop-metal” period after the second album, just before Randy was off to work with Ozzy.They were getting more desperate for hits, and wrote these two melodic, radio-ready tunes. Both are excellent. Much like “Trouble”, these two songs are world-class. Kevin re-recorded the vocals and so on just as he did with the other tracks. At this time, bassist Kelly Garni had left the band and Randy played bass himself.Lastly, the other unreleased, “Force of Habit” is the only bare, untampered song. In the liner notes, Kevin says they lost the original master tapes, so he was unable to remix or re-record any of it. I think it’s an excellent heavy song on its own. In fact, Ozzy Osbourne must have thought so as well, since parts of this song later became “Suicide Solution”!The very good work DuBrow did with these old tracks and “Laughing Gas” in particular were enough to convince the Rhoads family to go forward with the release this album. If Kevin hadn’t done this, undoubtedly we would never have seen this release.Kevin had planned on a second volume, including such treasures as Quiet Riot’s metallic cover of “The Mighty Quinn”. He had also mentioned a home video, including the extended “Laughing Gas” guitar solo.Sadly DuBrow, will never get to complete these Rhoads reissues.
Line-Up:
Kevin DuBrow – lead vocals, triangle, wah-wah - (R.I.P. 2007) See also: ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Heat, ex-Kevin DuBrow, ex-Little Women, ex-Razor Baby Randy Rhoads – guitars - (R.I.P. 1982) See also: ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Blizzard of Ozz, ex-Little Women, ex-Mach 1, ex-Mildred Pierce, ex-The Katzenjammer Kids, ex-Violet Fox, ex-Ozzy Osbourne Kelly Garni – bass Drew Forsyth – drums - See also: ex-Highlander, ex-Mildred Pierce, ex-Network
+ Kenny Hillery – additional bass
Production:
Art Direction – Geoff Gans Compilation Producer – Kevin DuBrow Engineer – Andy DeGanahl, Cary Pritikin, Hernando Cortwright, Jim Morris, Kevin Bemish, Lee DeCarlo, Neil Atkinson, Peter Granet, Peter Nichols Executive-Producer – Patrick J. Armstrong Mixed By – Andy Deganahl (pistes : 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 10) Other [Project Assistance] – Chris Framan, Ted Myers Photography By – Ron Sobol Producer – Derek Lawrence (pistes : 6, 8 to 10), Kevin DuBrow (pistes : 2, 3, 5, 7), Warren Entner (pistes : 1, 4, 6, 9, 10) Remastered By – Chris Clarke, Ken Perry Research – Gary Peterson Written-By – Dubrow* (pistes : 1, 2, 4 to 9), Rhoads* (pistes : 1, 2, 4 to 10)
Tracklist:
01. Trouble (remixed version from Quiet Riot II) 02. Laughing Gas (Randy Rhoads Guitar Solo) (Live 1977) 03. Afterglow (Of Your Love) (Acoustic version) 04. Killer Girls (remixed version from Quiet Riot II) 05. Picking Up the Pieces (Previously unreleased) 06. Last Call for Rock ‘n’ Roll (Original version titled “Mama’s Little Angels” from QR I) 07. Breaking Up Is a Heartache (Previously unreleased) 08. Force of Habit (Previously unreleased) 09. It’s Not So Funny (remixed version from Quiet Riot I) 10. Look in Any Window (remixed version from Quiet Riot I)
Quiet Riot - Cold Day In Hell (1993) (Arena Records Edition 2024)
Year : 1993 (Arena Records Edition 2024) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + scans Size : 124 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Re-release from the Album "Terrified".in 2002 as "Cold Day In Hell" with new artwork (including Rudy Sarzo).Well, this is not a lost QUIET RIOT album – “Cold Day in Hell” is an European re-release of the band 1993’s album ‘Terrified’ done in the 2000’s due the original being out of print. It’s an official reissue, but somehow they decided to change the title, and the album cover art with a photo of the QR-classic era: Kevin DuBrow, Carlos Cavazo, Frankie Banali, and Rudy Sarzo (although the latter did not play on the record).Not only ‘Terrified’ has became out of print, but also this 2000’s reissue, so today we see ”Cold Day in Hell (Reissue 2024)” available again – only in Europe.This album announced the return of the mighty Mr. DuBrow on vocals and musically a return to their metal / hard rock roots, so if Metal Health & Condition Critical are your ‘real’ Quiet Riot’, “Cold Day in Hell” is a must have.You have metal anthems in “Loaded Gun”, “Rude Boy”, the title track, and of course a usual party-tune in “Little Angel”.When originally released some journalists criticized the album but c’mon, in 1993 the ‘new thing’ in rock was grunge / alternative music, and Quiet Riot not only brought back DuBrow, but recorded an album with a classic 1983-84 sound & feel – kudos to ’em.Yeah, perhaps not all the songs are strong as before, but all are pretty ballsy and rock hard. There’s an acoustic, hippy-dippy cover of the classic “Itchycoo Park” (Small Faces) very well done, and a particularly good instrumental in closer “Resurrection”.If you love classic 1983-1986 Quiet Riot, there’s no reason to not like “Cold Day in Hell”.Welcomed reissue.
Line-Up:
Kevin DuBrow – lead vocals, triangle, wah-wah - (R.I.P. 2007) See also: ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Heat, ex-Kevin DuBrow, ex-Little Women, ex-Razor Baby Carlos Cavazo - Guitars Kenny Hillery (R.I.P. 1996) - Bass Frankie Banali (R.I.P. 2020) - Drums
+ Bobby Rondinelli – additional drums
Tracklist:
01. Cold Day In Hell 02. Loaded Gun 03. Itchycoo Park 04. Terrified 05. Rude Boy 06. Dirty Lover 07. Psycho City 08. Rude Crude Mood 09. Little Angel 10. Resurrection
Quiet Riot - Quiet Riot II (1979) (Japan Edition 2023)
Year : 1979 (Japan Rubicon Music Edition 2023) Style : Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + scans Size : 136 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
New Japan edition exclusive with 4 bonus tracks !! QUIET RIOT’s discography is a very particular case, because the band’s first two albums, their self-titled debut from 1977 and “Quiet Riot II” from 1978, were only released in Japan.For the western world, the first album was “Metal health” from 1983, already with another formation, which was a commercial success with hits like “Cum on feel the noize”. But before there were also those works, which are important for the history of Quiet Riot and where the impressive talent of Randy Rhoads was first exposed to the world.”Quiet Riot I & II” never were officially released on CD, and specialized label No Remorse Records had been working closely on the reissues for years, exchanging many emails and conversations with Frankie Banali, who believed that these albums are very important in Quiet Riot’s legacy as they paved the way for the band’s reformation and world-wide success.Banali’s passing in August 2020 put things on hold for a while, but No Remorse has finalized the final details with Banali’s estate, and long-awaited reissues of early Quiet Riot albums are finally available remastered, properly silver pressed.Now we have here ”Quiet Riot II” in all its sonic glory.Quiet Riot is a phenomenon with a long history. The first incarnation of the band dates back to 1975, when the Quiet Riot name was born, with the line-up of guitarist Randy Rhoads, vocalist Kevin DuBrow, bassist Kelly Garni, and drummer Drew Forsyth.Despite local popularity in Los Angeles, California, they failed to secure a record deal in the United States, but managed to release an EP, now a collectors item. The first two albums, Quiet Riot I and Quiet Riot II, were originally released in Japan, only on vinyl.”Quiet Riot II” is nothing shy of a continuation of the very first album, as the songs structure, style, line-up, and overall sound and production is basically the same. It’s just as if they decided to churn out nine more very good tracks to top off their underground career before ‘Metal Health’ would take over the metal scene.A main difference that this album has against ‘QR I’ is the fact that the pace is slowed down a noticeable amount. While the predecessor took a fast and fun kind of approach, these songs are rather more melodic, commercial glammy sounding. They are also significantly longer, which allows for more guitar work by Randy Rhoads.All of the tracks make for an enjoyable listen, just like the first one, and are just as underrated.Let’s talk about a famous one, “Slick Black Cadillac”. As many know, this appears as track four on the next album, but that was actually a re-recording. Here, it’s not as amplified, but it’s more laid back and the vocal work is more melodic. Not to mention that the chorus sounds better, and they add a little intro to this one. This one is one of my favorite tracks, as well as “Eye For An Eye” as it carries a very steady beat and displays great riffage and vocal work.“Inside You” is also pretty good, and if you listen closely, the main riff sounds like “Wild Thing” by The Troggs. “Afterglow (Of Your Love)” is a fun Small Faces cover and other highlights include “Trouble”, and “We’ve Got the Magic”. By this second album, Quiet Riot had gotten better at writing melodies.Something else that this record seemed to incorporate a little more is the gang vocals. Those were hardly used before, but on here it was introduced a little more. As most know, Quiet Riot would eventually use this as a signature sound of theirs. This was where it was tampered with some more and was heavily used more years down the road.The overall sound on ”Quiet Riot II” should vanish from the band’s career and they would never release anything like this one again.Following the release of this second album, Randy Rhoads joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band and Quiet Riot ended. Although the worldwide mega-hit Quiet Riot is technically a different band than these tracks, Kevin DuBrow’s roots in his budding musical awakening, as well as Randy Rhoads, one of the world’s most talented guitarists, can be traced here.When Frankie Banali and Rudy Sarzo, who played together before this in bands in Florida and Illinois, would go on to form an entirely new band with Kevin DuBrow and Carlos Cavazo, they created a sound that kick-started the pop-metal era.‘Metal Health’ also includes a new version of the song “Slick Black Cadillac”, originally released here on Quiet Riot II, but with the huge success of Metal Health, the early days became a thing of the past. Still, fans and collectors for years clamored for those albums to be widely reissued at last.
Line-Up:
Kevin DuBrow – lead vocals Randy Rhoads – lead & rhythm guitars Kelly Garni – bass, backing vocals (uncredited) Rudy Sarzo – bass (credited, but does not play on album) Drew Forsyth – drums, percussion The Killer Bees – backing vocals
Production:
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles Recorded At – The Starwood Engineer – Cary Pritikin Mixed By – Mike Beiriger Producer – Kevin Dubrow (tracks: 10, 11), Warren Entner Producer, Engineer – Lee DeCarlo
Tracklist:
01. Slick Black Cadillac 02. You Drive Me Crazy 03. Afterglow (Of Your Love) 04. Eye For An Eye 05. Trouble 06. Killer Girls 07. Face To Face 08. Inside You 09. We’ve Got The Magic 10. Picking Up The Piece (Bonus Track) 11. Breaking Up Is A Heartache (Bonus Track) 12. Laughing Gas/Randy Guitar Solo (Live 1979) (Bonus Track) 13. Slick Black Cadillac (Live 1979) (Bonus Track)
Tracks 10 and 11 are bonus tracks for Japan Tracks 12 and 13 Live at the Starwood Hollywood on October 26th 1979
Quiet Riot - Down To The Bone (Japan Edition) (1995)
Year : 1995 (Japan Edition) Style : Melodic Hard Rock Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 197 mb
Bio:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum on Feel the Noize". The band was 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 band's name was inspired by a conversation with Rick Parfitt of the British band Status Quo, in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right",and his thick English accent made it sound like he was saying "Quiet Riot".The band is ranked at No. 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".The original line-up featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth. Their most commercially successful lineup consisted of DuBrow alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali, and in 1983 released their breakthrough album Metal Health, which is known for being the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard album chart. Despite several lineup changes and brief breakups, Quiet Riot continued to record and tour until DuBrow's death from an accidental cocaine overdose in 2007.Banali revived the band in 2010, and the current lineup consists of himself on drums, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, bassist Chuck Wright and guitarist Alex Grossi.
Album:
Japan edition with 2 bonus tracks.Down to the Bone is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released by Kamikaze in 1995. It was recorded at Ocean Studios, Burbank Calif.,The Track House, Van Nuys, Calif., and Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California.After Quiet Riot reformed in the early 1990s, the 1993 album Terrified was released, although it failed to become a commercial success. The band soon recorded their eighth studio album, Down to the Bone, which was produced by lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow, with executive producer Ron Sobol. Like Terrified, the album was not a commercial success, and initially sold approximately 20,000 copies. Released via Kamikaze Records, a label purposely set up to release the album, the idea was that if the album became a success then the label would sign other bands that DuBrow would produce. In a 2011 interview with Sobol for Spark Plug magazine, interviewer Hugh Asnen asked of his work within the music scene into the 1990s. Sobol stated "In the mid-nineties Kevin and I started a record label specifically to release the Quiet Riot album "Down To The Bone". If the record would've been a hit, we had plans to sign other bands. And Kevin would produce them. Ultimately, I was lucky I broke even. The album sold about 20,000 copies. We recorded on an inexpensive budget. And one place where we were naive with the overall project's budget was with the cover art."In relation to the album's artwork, Asnen noted "it was a great album cover.'" Sobol responded "Sure. But looking back, we spent way too much money on it. As far as the music, the style on the album was essentially Quiet Riot, but we chose to include a song written by another artist called "Pretty Pack 'O Lies". It was that grunge thing, kind of. Maybe Soundgarden. And not necessarily Nirvana, but taking on that "Lies" song, we were aware of those type bands. It was a good song, but I guess the time was passed for Quiet Riot, and only hardcore fans bought the album. There was a successful tour. But it was of smaller venues." Asnen noted "Well, personally, I loved the album when it came out. "Dig" and "Whatever It Takes" were great tracks. And it was always cool to see them performed live." Sobol replied "Those two songs were my favorites on the album! Kevin did a great job producing the album too. It was a great sounding record."The album's artwork was inspired by the artwork of American progressive metal band Fates Warning's 1985 album The Spectre Within. Quiet Riot wanted a similar look for the Down to the Bone album. The focus of the artwork was to be the band's mascot character of previous albums. The artwork was later reproduced as posters, T-shirts, stickers, backstage passes, tour backdrops and sold as a limited edition print. The artwork's creator Ioannis, later sold the original artwork for $8000 circa 2008. He recalled "At first I kinda dragged my feet but then I really got into the technique and it turned into one of my favorite dark metal illustrations. We met at their hotel during one of their dates on tour and went over everything, both Frankie Bannali and Kevin Dubrow were great guys."In the Billboard Magazine issue dated March 4, 1995, an article featuring a short interview with DuBrow stated that after MTV had made it clear that they didn't want to play clips of bands like Quiet Riot, the band reeled a remake of the Kinks' classic "All Day and All of the Night" for distribution via computer online services.In a 2001 interview with DuBrow for Metal Sludge, DuBrow was asked to choose which album he preferred between Down to the Bone and the band's 1986 album QR III. DuBrow chose Down to the Bone and explained "A lot of people didn't really get "Down to the Bone" but I dug it. I thought it was really musical and adventurous. "QR III" was such an abomination because of the producer Spencer Proffer."The album was released by Kamikaze Records on CD and cassette in America and Canada only.Like the band's previous 1993 album Terrified, the album was released on CD in Japan via Alfa Records, Inc. This was the only version of the album to feature two exclusive bonus tracks; "Slam Dunk" and "Love Can Change You". "Slam Dunk", written by DuBrow and Perris, was originally recorded in 1991 by Pretty Boy Floyd for the movie Switch.Additionally a newly recorded Quiet Riot version of "Slam Dunk" would later appear on the band's following 1999 studio album Alive and Well.
Line Up:
Kevin Dubrow - lead vocals Carlos Cavazo – guitars, backing vocals Chuck Wright - bass (tracks: 1, 3 to 14) Frankie Banali – drums
+ guest:
Matt Littrell - bass on "Pretty Pack 'o Lies" Ron Day - backing vocals
Production:
Recorded At – Ocean Studios Recorded At – Track House, Van Nuys Recorded At – Paramount Recording Studios Mixed At – Track Record Mastered At – Man Alive Music Productions Art Direction – Ioannis Design – Stephen Jacaruso Engineer – Barry Connaly, Chris Minto, Geoff Gibbs Executive-Producer – Ron Sobol Legal [Representation] – Stephen Ashley Liner Notes – 佐藤 基 Liner Notes [解説] – Mayo Baba Mastered By – Paul Tavenner Mixed By – Ricky Delena, Ricky Delena Producer – Kevin DuBrow
Tracklist:
01. Dig 02. Pretty Pack O' Lies 03. All Day and All of the Night (Cover The Kinks) 04. Whatever it Takes 05. Wings of a Cloud 06. Trouble Again 07. Down to the Bone 08. Voodoo Brew 09. Monday Morning Breakdown 10. Live Til it Hurts 11. Twisted 12. All Wound Up 13. Hell or High Water 14. Wings of a Cloud (revisited) 15. Slam Dunk (Bonus Track) 16. Love Can Change You (Bonus Track)
