| Quiet Riot |
| Genre(s) |
| Arena Rock/AOR (Early), Heavy/Glam Metal, Hard Rock (later) |
| Lyrical theme(s) |
| Life, partying, love, metal, society |
| Origin |
Formed in |
Last label |
Status |
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United States of America
(Los Angeles, California) |
1975 |
Chavis Records |
Split-up |
| Last known line-up | Kevin DuBrow - Vocals (R.I.P. 11-19-07, cocaine overdose) (Hear 'n Aid)
Frankie Banali - Drums (W.A.S.P., Hear 'n Aid, Heavy Bones, and Masi, Blackthorne, Freakshow) | | Former/past member(s) |
Vocals:
Paul Shortino (Hear 'n Aid, Rough Cutt, Jack Frost (USA))
Guitar:
Randy Rhoads (Randall William Rhoads) (Ozzy Osbourne) (R.I.P. 03-19-82 - plane crash)
Carlos Cavazo (Snow (USA), Power Project, Hear 'n Aid, Ratt)
Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Guns N' Roses, Brides Of Destruction)
Greg Leon (Sweet 19, Invasion, Mötley Crüe, Dokken (tour guitarist))
Neil Citron (Glass Wolfe)
Alex Grossi (Bang Tango, Beautiful Creatures, Angry Salad, Jani Lane Band, Hookers 'n Blow, Ignite)
Bass:
Kenny Hillary (R.I.P. 5th June 1996, Suicide)
Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Hear 'n Aid, M.A.R.S., Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Dio, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, The Dudes of Wrath, Glass Wolfe)
Wayne Carver
Bjorn Englen (Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Blaksmith, Takara)
Tony Cavazo (Snow (USA), Hurricane (USA), Dangerface)
Kjell Benner (Slik Helvetika, Skull (USA), Destroyer (USA))
Kelly Garni (Rhoads)
Sean McNabb (Great White, Rough Cutt, House of Lords)
Tony Franklin (Session) (Audiovision, Menchen, Derek Sherinian, Marco Ferrigno, Freakshow, Munetaka Higuchi, Erik Norlander,Project Steiger, The Cage, Sir Lord Baltimore, The Firm, David Gilmour, Kate Bush, Whitesnake, Blue Murder, Roy Harper, Donna Lewis, Banyan (Stephen Perkins), Glenn Hughes, Simon Phillips, Terry Bozzio, Gregg Bissonette, Robbie Krieger (The Doors), Pat Travers, Gary Hoey, Kelly Keeling, Doug Aldrich, Warren DeMartini, Steve Fister, Scott Kail, Lana Lane)
Chuck Wright (Impellitteri, Snow (USA), Blackthorne)
Drums:
Drew Forsyth
Robert "Bobby" - Session on " Terrified" Rondinelli, (Rainbow, Sun Red Sun, Doro, Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Riot, Warlock (Deu), Blue Öyster Cult, The Lizards)
Other instruments:
John Purdell - Keyboard
Michael Fell - Harmonica
Bob Carpenter - Organ | | Additional notes | Quiet Riot are considered to be one of the first heavy metal bands to make #1 on top 40 music charts in America as well as other countries with their cover of "Cum On Feel The Noize" by Slade. Ironically speaking, the band never liked the song but their producer at the time persuaded them to cover it to make a single and the recording heard on the "Metal Health" album shows the first time the band played the song, just without any previous rehearsing!
Quiet Riot officially disbanded on September [...]
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| eViL_dWeLlS | August 19th, 2002 |
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