QUIET RIOT – Hollywood Cowboys (2020 King Record Co. Japanese import)
We all wanted Frankie Banali go out on a high note. He fought hard. His battle with cancer was inspiring. Unfortunately, his last Quiet Riot album Hollywood Cowboys is not memorable except as the drummer’s finale. The shame of it is, they previous album Road Rage was pretty decent so it wasn’t unreasonable to get hopes up for the sequel.
The songs just aren’t memorable enough. It’s bad when you can’t remember which track was the single (“In the Blood”). The opener “Don’t Call It Love” is better; singer James Durbin was able to infuse the chorus with some passion. The problem is none of the songs stick. Can you remember how “Change Or Die” or “Wild Horses” goes without a listen? “In the Blood” isn’t terrible by any stretch but there are no real singles on this album.
The musicianship is fantastic, with Frankie drumming like only he could. There’s some tasty organ on “The Devil You Know”, but no hooks. You can hear that they worked hard on Hollywood Cowboys, adorning songs with “woo oo ooo” backing vocals and lickity-split solos by Alex Grossi.
Some highlights include an AC/DC-like blues called “Roll On”, and the ballad “Holding On” which nails the vintage Quiet Riot vibe. There’s also a blast of Priest-like metal called “Insanity” that has plenty of power if lacking in melodies.
The album sounds as if rushed, which would be understandable given the circumstances, but that’s the impression it gives. Even the cover looks rushed. The mix is really saturated and could have used some more loving care. To its credit, it is probably the heaviest Quiet Riot album ever, from drums to riffs.
Here’s the mindblowing part. Only one guy on this album is still in Quiet Riot, and that’s guitarist Alex Grossi. James Durbin left before it was released, and he was replaced by former QR singer Jizzy Pearl (from the 10 album). Legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo is returning in 2022, replacing Chuck Wright. Lastly and most regrettably, Frankie’s stool was filled by former Type O Negative drummer Johnny Kelly. None of that is relevant a Hollywood Cowboys review, it’s just recent history. One does wish for more stability in the lineup, and perhaps Sarzo will bring that.
The Japanese import bonus track this time out is a lacklustre acoustic version of “Roll On”. Frankie plays with brushes, so it’s interesting from a drummer’s point of view. Sadly it’s the kind of bonus track that’s just not worth the price paid for the import.
Hollywood Cowboys is a scattershot collection of parts that never coalesces into songs. Everybody wanted Frankie Banali to succeed, in every way possible. But one must also be honest in a review, and can take no pleasure in shitting all over Frankie’s last record.
Allan Runstedtler was looking at my tape collection. This was something kids did. Every kid had a few tapes. Maybe they even had a nice tape case to put them in. I started the year 1985 with only one tape case. It held 30.
Allan reached for my Quiet Riot.
“Condition Critical? What’s that? I only know ‘Situation Critical’ by Platinum Blonde.” said Al.
I was never one of the cool ones.
There was this kid from school named Kevin Kirby. One day I was in his neighbourhood and he introduced me to a friend of his. Kevin asked me to tell him what my favourite band was. I answered “Quiet Riot” and they both laughed. I still liked Quiet Riot? They were so 1983.
Not much time had passed, but Quiet Riot were already toast. I felt cool for all of 3 months when Quiet Riot were big. Metal Health was my first hard rock album. I loved that album. I still love that album. I was the anomaly. All my classmates (the few that liked Quiet Riot in the first place) had moved on. Platinum Blonde were huge. And rightfully so. Standing in the Dark was a great album. Their followup Alien Shores was also successful, going to #3 in Canada. Platinum Blonde, however, were not for me. They were not a hard rock band. I didn’t even consider them to be a rock band. I labelled Platinum Blonde with the same label I used on everything I didn’t like. These loathsome artists were all dubbed “wavers”. There was no greater insult to me than “waver”. You were either a rocker or a waver. There was nothing else in my eyes more wretched than “New Wave” music.
Quiet Riot were not wavers, they were rockers. They had songs like “Party All Night” and “Mama Weer All Crazee Now”. But they had made a “Critical” blunder. They followed Metal Health with an inferior carbon copy in Condition Critical. It was a collection of leftovers and it was obvious. It even included a Slade cover like the prior album. It still went platinum. But Metal Health sold six times that. It was seen as a critical and commercial failure. Dubrow earned Quiet Riot no favours when he decided to trash other bands in the press. That stunt misfired, gloriously so.
No wonder Allan had never heard of Condition Critical. I tried to get him into some of my music. I showed him the video for “Death Valley Driver” by Rainbow, which I thought was really cool. He wasn’t as impressed as I was.
Going back a bit, I received Condition Critical for Easter of 1985. Almost a year after its release. I can remember a conversation with my mom about what kind of gifts I would like, and I answered “the new Quiet Riot, because I want to have all the albums by a band.” Hah! I had no idea, none whatsoever, that Metal Health was their third, not first. In Japan, Quiet Riot and Quiet Riot II were released in the late 70s. These featured the late Ozzy Osbourne guitar wizard Randy Rhoads on lead guitar, but I had yet to learn all these important details. I wanted to have Condition Critical so I could have a “complete” Quiet Riot collection. Something I’m still attempting to have.
Easter of ’85 was spent in Ottawa with my mom’s Uncle Gar and Aunt Miriam. We all stayed in their house. They were amazing people. Uncle Gar was injured in the war, but always had a smile on his face. He didn’t like my growing hair or my rock music, but I think he was happy that I turned out OK in the end. I stayed in a little spare bedroom. I brought my Sanyo ghetto blaster and my parent’s old Lloyds headphones.
I hit “play” on Quiet Riot not expecting to like every song, and I didn’t. I enjoyed the two singles, “Party All Night” and “Mama Weer All Crazee Now”. I thought the lead track, “Sign of the Times”, as as strong as the first album. But I didn’t think much of “Scream and Shout”, “Bad Boy” or “(We Were) Born to Rock”. And the ballad? I was not a ballad kid, and I thought “Winners Take All” was even worse than “Thunderbird”!
I’ve softened on the ballads since (pun intended), but it’s true that this is just an album of soundalikes. It’s not outstanding. I knew I’d have to give it a bunch more listens, but even then I knew a “sequel” when I saw one. Similar. More of the same of what you like. But not as good.
I kept giving them chances, though. I had to. They were the first band I wanted “all” the albums from. When my buddy George told me that Quiet Riot were back with an awesome new song called “The Wild and the Young”, my excitement was restored. “Kevin Dubrow even looks like Paul Stanley in the music video,” he told me. Cool!
There are bands I have given up on and never looked back. Yet I keep buying Quiet Riot, loyally, album after album. If they release another, I’ll buy that too. And it’s all because of what I told my mom when she asked me what I wanted for Easter. “The new Quiet Riot,” I answered, “because I want to have all the albums by a band.”
After a 16 month battle with pancreatic cancer, Frankie Banali has passed away.
His best album, W.A.S.P.’s The Headless Children, will always be a cornerstone of this collection. Metal Health was the first hard rock album I ever acquired and it changed my life for good. To say Frankie was dedicated would be an understatement. His dedication led to a rejuvenated Quiet Riot and some excellent albums with James Durbin on vocals. Against the odds, Banali silenced the critics, myself included.
One of the hardest hitters in rock, Banali has an extensive resume including Hughes/Thrall, Heavy Bones and Faster Pussycat. He was one of those drummers you could identify just by his snare sound. A true original.
Now Frankie rides the wind, forever free. Rest in peace.
I thought I’d try something different, and just sit down at the keyboard and write. I have a warm coffee next to me (I drink large regular now) and some music in my speakers. I’m listening to a Japanese import of Quiet Riot’s new album Hollywood Cowboys. Just listening; not reviewing. You have to spend time just listening.
I do most of my listening at my keyboard these days. My main room music setup is seldom used anymore. Only when I’m spinning something in 5.1 surround do I usually roll out the big guns. Otherwise I’m content to just listen at my desk or on a pair of headphones. It’s a nice comfortable spot for me, right by a window. Outside the ground is dusted in a shallow layer of white. It is December 20th, 2019.
I dared go to the mall today. Long story short, a bunch of stuff I ordered for Jen for Christmas got cancelled (out of stock). Not having much choice this late in the game, I went to the mall where I accomplished my mission. It wasn’t what I’d call “fun” but it was also pretty painless. I stopped at Sunrise records where I inquired about The Rise of Skywalker soundtrack. I would have taken CD or vinyl, but their stock had not yet arrived.
I do know this. A “deluxe edition” of the soundtrack is coming in March. Then, later in 2020, a 27 Blu-ray (!) Skywalker Saga boxed set. I don’t know how far that will put me back, and I actually don’t care! I’ve been enjoying speculating what could be in that box. The press release specified it was being billed as a complete Skywalker Saga. That’s 9 films. Let’s guesstimate that each movie will be a 2-disc set. That’s 22 discs, plus 5 extra Blu-rays? That’s one possibility. With George Lucas out of the picture, we could be getting an “original” original trilogy and a Holiday Special. Sky’s the limit, so let’s make some wishes.
This Quiet Riot album is decent. I liked Jamed Durbin with that band. You simply cannot hear that Frankie Banali was ill. I hope Frankie fights a hard battle against that bitch named cancer, and many more albums are still to come. You can do this, Frankie. The Japanese bonus track this time out is an acoustic version of the bluesy “Roll On”.
I’ve been listening to a lot of Ozzy Osbourne over the last few weeks. You’ll see some of that in future content I’ve written. I played a few of his more recent albums, Scream and Black Rain in addition to all the classics. Those two are not bad. They hold up better than I thought they would. It’s refreshing when you get to Scream, with Gus G on guitar. Too much Zakk Wylde can lead to ear fatigue. The Randy Rhoads era stands out absolutely as the pinnacle. The way he wrote and played guitar is unlike anyone else, and there just isn’t enough Randy music in the world.
In case you’re curious, there’s one Ozzy album I never bought, and that’s Down to Earth (2001). I’ve heard it and I’m just not interested. Too many outside writers and too much influence from the producer, would be my nutshell review. I have no plans to add it to my collection, though I did buy the CD singles. I like having B-sides.
I think I’ve rambled long enough. Christmas is coming and I still have one special post to go, as a gift to a reader. Thanks for hanging in — and stay tuned for the annual year-end lists!
On 19 September 2010, a Wikipedia user posted the following on the talk page for the rock band Quiet Riot’s entry on the site.
Hello, This is the official Quiet Riot band and management. We are slowly and steadily attempting to clean up the vast array of inaccuracies on this page and post a historically correct bio. Please be patent [sic] and please do not come behind us and vandalize or attempt to “correct” this page. Thank you.
This note and a number of edits were allegedly made by Regina Russell, now the wife of current Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali. This raised a number of red flags, notably conflict of interest. Nobody may edit their own Wikipedia article, or one they have a vested interest in.* The edits were made using an account called Pinkmermaid. Going down the rabbit hole, you could see Pinkmermaid also made a number of contested edits to the Regina Russell Wikipedia article. But the Quiet Riot wiki became a constant battleground. For example Pinkmermaid objected to people like Tracii Guns being listed as members, even though he was confirmed as one by Frankie Banali (for a single rehearsal) in an interview with the late C.C. Banana.
There are a few people listed as members that were not. As for me or the band editing the page or “allowing” this person or that person to be listed. That is a joke. Anything that the band camp has edited just gets deleted. I barely began deleting lies and false members (it would be a big job) when the trolls took over so this page is now abandoned by anyone who could verify actual facts. This page is largely inaccurate. Siting [sic] “references” that are nothing more than blogs or interviews that are not truthful. If anyone is coming to this page for info about this band they are just getting a mish mosh of myths & rumors anyway.
The Quiet Riot camp and the Wikipedia community went back and forth over the edits. At that time, I was writing reviews, and editing Wikipedia articles on the side for fun. I’m personally responsible for all the Helix articles created on Wikipedia from 2009-2010, and I’m very proud of doing so with proper references. Obviously, this Quiet Riot drama was as fascinating as a car crash. I couldn’t look away. I followed the digital breadcrumbs left by the Pinkmermaid account and attempted to make some fixes, all over Wikipedia.
Things came to a head over the Metal Health article. Pinkmermaid made an edit to the article claiming that Metal Health was Quiet Riot’s debut. I changed it back, as it is actually their third LP after two that were released in Japan only. This sparked an “edit war” between the two of us. On 7 October, I posted the below on the Metal Health talk page in order to settle the matter once and for all.
This section is to resolve a dispute between Quiet Riot’s manager and the article as it stands, whether Metal Health is the first, or the third, Quiet Riot album.
My feeling is that management is trying to re-write history to make it look like the current Quiet Riot, which contains no members from the album Quiet Riot I, does in fact have original members. I have never in 27 years of being a collector, nor 12 years of running my record store, have ever heard of Metal Health being referred to as Quiet Riot’s debut album. North American debut, yes. But I strongly resist the band’s manager making this change as I believe it is self serving to their agenda, which is legitimizing the current lineup which in actuality has no original members.
The band has posted an interview with DuBrow where he refers to it as their first, however I think this is questionable as many bands like to rewrite their own history. Helix for example are going around saying they are touring with the “original lineup”. When in reality their only original member is the singer. Just because a band says something doesn’t make it so. There are also intefviews [sic] with DuBrow where he refers to QRI as the first album, such as Guitar For the Practicing Musician.
Management are arguing that the original Quiet Riot broke up, and then they started a new band (with two members from the first QR, DuBrow and Sarzo) also called Quiet Riot, and Metal Health is their debut album. I cannot see a single example on Wikipedia of any band whose discography is split between two phases of the band and considered separate entities. Deep Purple, for example.
Please discuss. I think is where a serious conflict of interest comes into play.
Things got nasty. From Pinkmermaid: “That IS a DEBUT. I know you are some fan and you have feelings about the subject. You don’t really know much about it though.” When I asked her if we could agree to disagree and let Wikipedia decide, she answered “I don’t agree with you in any way. I’m just busier than you doing other things. Stalking wiki pages can’t be a full time obsession for me.”
Ouch! She said “stalking” because I made the mistake of going down the rabbit hole and fixing more of her conflict-of-interest edits. Big mistake. Should not have poked the bear. She did get the “obsession” word right, at least. My OCD is a stickler for details. I advised her to review the Wikipedia code of conduct. She accused me of “stalking” more than once, I guess not realizing that Wikipedia has thousands of people constantly editing articles, including hers. One day she even turned up on my Amazon reviews. She didn’t like the part of my Quiet Riot Rehab review where I complained about the reunited Quiet Riot having no original members. Apparently writing that review was “stalking”. I hope she never sees my Quiet Riot 10 review….
Ultimately Wikipedia agreed that Metal Health is the third Quiet Riot album, and Pinkmermaid left it alone.
In January 2017, Wikipedia investigated her edit activity and blocked her indefinitely, for “advertising or self-promotion”. This was in regards to the movie she directed, Quiet Riot’s critically acclaimed Well Now You’re Here, There’s No Way Back.
I wasn’t planning on telling this story. In 2012, I said all I had to say with “Cum On Feel the Disgrace – A Quiet Riot Rant”. But a strange thing happened in 2017. Quiet Riot acquired James Durbin on vocals and made a really, really good album. I reviewed it, rated it 3.75/5 stars, calling it “Easily their best album since 1993’s Terrifiedor even before”. I gave Live in Milan 4/5 stars. Any beefs I had with Quiet Riot’s trajectory were assuaged. Until now. James Durbin is out, and Jizzy Pearl is back in as lead singer. And strangely enough, I seem to be blocked on Facebook by Frankie Banali. I’ve never interacted with Banali. I smell a Pinkmermaid.
That’s why I’ve decided to finally talk about what happened between Quiet Riot and myself. The backups are all on Wikipedia, can’t be erased, and are available for you to read. Just browse the talk pages and edit histories and see for yourselves. As usual, I will continue to judge Quiet Riot by the merits of their music. If their next album, Hollywood Cowboys is good, you can count on an honest review. Same if it sucks. For now, I’m going back to the beginning and playing Quiet Riot I.
“It’s not so funny,
Just a kid, nobody listens to me,
Ain’t got no money to do what I want,
Somethin’s got to set me free.”
* In the interests of full disclosure, I’m no saint and I have broken the Wikipedia rules on Conflict of Interest. Though I have not touched it since 2010, I did make a small number of edits to the Kathryn Ladano Wikipedia.
QUIET RIOT – Cum On Feel the Noize (1989 CBS cassette)
From the same line as the previously reviewed Trouble Shooters by Judas Priest, here’s a tape-only Quiet Riot compilation. Like the Priest tape, Cum On Feel the Noize has nothing more recent than five years. For Quiet Riot, that unfortunately means you’re only hearing songs from two albums! (Nothing from the first two which were only released in Japan.)
The title track (and Slade cover) “Cum On Feel the Noize” goes first, muddy tape hiss and all: this cassette has seen better days! It’s an edited version (roughly 3:10), so perhaps something you don’t have in your collection. The speedy album track “Run For Cover” then delivers the scalding hot metal. Two more big hit singles follow: “Mama Weer All Crazee Now (another Slade cover) and “Metal Health” (sometimes subtitled “Bang Your Head” in case you didn’t know the name). These two hits will keep the party flowing, and that’s it for side one.
Proving they had more than just a passing interest in mental health, “Let’s Go Crazy” kicks off side two with a bang. Frankie Banali is the man — his drums really sell this one. “(We Were) Born to Rock” is another solid number, all rock no schlock. “Slick Black Cadillac” is a shrewd inclusion. Gotta have a car song for the road. Then “Party All Night” finishes it off with a pretty clear message.
As a party tape, Cum On Feel the Noize would have done the trick. You should probably just own Metal Health and Conditional Critical instead, but this is a fun tape and would have been enough Quiet Riot for most folks.
The one VHS tape I’m working on currently spans a period of recordings from about July 1986 to September 1987. This Hear N’ Aid special features a MuchMusic interview conducted by J.D. (John) Roberts. There’s lots of exclusive information in this valuable video, including a tidbit on bands who refused to be in the same project as Spinal Tap!
QUIET RIOT – Live at the US Festival (2012 Shout! CD/DVD set)
This was a long awaited release, since the US Festival was way back in 1983! The Holy Grail would be an official Van Halen release of their legendary performance, but I digress. There aren’t a lot of really great live Quiet Riot albums out there, with one called Extended Versions being the best package. Live at the US Festival is brief at just seven songs (plus a 4:38 guitar solo that also includes a sneak preview of a song called “Scream and Shout”). It does capture Quiet Riot at their peak, at a critical gig, and includes a DVD of the whole thing for the complete package. (Come on, Van Halen…)
Let’s have a look at the DVD first. The crowd is vast, the costumes ridiculous, but there’s some kind of fire in the air. The atmosphere is electric and the band are absolutely great visually, particularly Rudy Sarzo. DuBrow is the consummate glam frontman, and an underrated one at that. Have a giggle at the old style giant screens displaying the band logo.
The CD itself sounds good, no complaints there, and the recording sounds untampered (evidenced by a messy Carlos Cavazo guitar solo in “Cum On Feel the Noize”). Sarzo’s bass is mixed nice and audibly. It would have been better if more of a booklet was included, but it’s just a simple fold-out with no liner notes. This set is sparse and just over 40 minutes long. A lot of that time is taken up by talking. You get the big hits though, and the non-album track “Danger Zone”.
Live at the US Festival is a pretty easy Quiet Riot purchase to justify because of the included DVD.
QUIET RIOT – Road Rage (2017 Frontiers Japanese version)
We’ve always been honest but truthful Quiet Riot fans here at LeBrain HQ. We’ve been banging our heads for almost 35 years now, and they included some ups and some downs. The death of Kevin DuBrow was heartbreaking. Some of our Quiet Riot reviews haven’t been the most popular, but we have always maintained an open mind. Frankie Banali’s resurrected Quiet Riot with no original members left a bad taste in the mouth, especially after management attempted to re-write the band’s history on Wikipedia. Pages were edited to indicate that the Metal Health album was Quiet Riot’s debut, seemingly in order to qualify Banali as an original member. Ugly and undignified; but music talks and bullshit walks. Quiet Riot’s first post-DuBrow always was 2014’s 10, with Love/Hate singer Jizzy Pearl taking over as the band’s sixth lead singer. It wasn’t that good and it’s conceivable that the band know it. No physical edition was ever released, and you can’t even buy a download anymore.
So, it’s delightful to be able to say that the new 2017 Quiet Riot album called Road Rage is…not bad at all! Actually quite good!
It’s even been rocky since 10. Jizzy Pearl left amicably, to be replaced by ex-Steven Adler singer Seann Nichols. They recorded a new album, even released one full song online…and then suddenly Nichols was out! American Idol alumnus James Durbin was hired in short order, and re-wrote and re-recorded the entire album.
Skeptics, be silent. Our fair and balanced take on Quiet Riot in the past should speak volumes for the review you are about to read. It would be far easier to mock Quiet Riot for their choice of a TV show contestant as a frontman, but it would be grossly inaccurate.
Durbin’s youthful enthusiasm will either win you over, or leave you complaining that he’s “not enough like DuBrow” and it “doesn’t sound like Quiet Riot”. Here’s the truth — that’s good. We’ve endured one soundalike singer after another. Durbin has a fresh spin, and there’s little question the guy is just pleased as hell to be fronting this band! he gives it all on “Can’t Get Enough”, a new uptempo Quiet Riot party tune. Co-writer Neil Citron must have written the riff with a classic Quiet Riot vibe in mind.
Then it’s down weird street a little bit with the Indian-flavoured intro to “Get Away”. It takes a moment, but once you realize “Hey, this isn’t the same old Quiet Riot”, you will be able to realize that “Get Away” is a damn good song. It’s actually quite melodic rock, but with a Zeppelin groove. Then it’s the pro-weed “Roll This Joint”, which has a seriously decent Zep vibe too. The lyrics are pretty cheesey (“I’m with Cheech and Chong and Willie and Marley!”) but you gotta cut Durbin some slack. He’s young and it’ll connect with some of that crowd.
The thing is, you just can’t dislike Durbin. He wins you over, especially on the lead single “Freak Flag”. This is the most Quiet Riot sounding track of the disc, but with Durbin it’s no carbon copy. “Freak Flag” kicks ass and you can imagine it working great live. Same with “Wasted”. That chorus (“Take a shot!”) grows fast. Even the ballad “The Road” doesn’t suck. Through the 11 tracks, it’s clear who the star on this album is. The new frontman rose to the challenge. In the back, Frankie Banali’s providing the Quiet Riot backbeat; the linkage between past and present. Guitarist Alex Grossi also turns in a worthy performance, and Chuck Wright (bass) has a co-write on the slippy-slidey “Still Wild”. Despite the circumstances in the making of the album, Quiet Riot sound more focused than they have in decades.
Frankie’s revival of Quiet Riot has been going seven years straight, through five singers before getting James Durbin on board. Only the singer has changed; Grossi and Wright have stood by through thick and thin. No matter what, Quiet Riot will continue. Fans should be advise that the first album with Durbin has turned out great, and let’s hope this is a long-term lineup. He’s got the necessary range to sing vintage DuBrow, but in his own voice. And that voice is growing quite compelling. Not every song is killer, but the majority of the album gets the job done. Enough to justify putting your money down.
The Japanese version of Road Rage has an exclusive bonus track. It is an acoustic version of “Make A Way”, one of the heavy album tracks. This isn’t a crappy remix, but an entirely new recording of the song in acoustic arrangement. It’s different enough that it actually seems like a new song. Bonus track: win!*
As Durbin sings, “Take a shot!” Give Road Rage a road test. Just don’t “Knock ‘Em Down”, or you will have to “Get Away”. The quality of this album in terms of sound and songs gives the new Quiet Riot a level of credibility they didn’t have before. Easily their best album since 1993’s Terrified or even before. Let your “Freak Flag” fly, James Durbin!
3.75/5 stars
* Former singer Seann Nichols made a comment in an interview that implied the version of Road Rage with his vocals was released in Japan; this is unfortunately not the case. If you have any Seann Nichols versions of the Road Rage songs, please contact us here. We are dying to review them in contrast to the final album!
What are “WTF Search Terms”, you ask? Simply, they are phrases that people typed into a search engine to wind up at mikeladano.com. They’re sometimes weird, sometimes wonderful, and always amusing. I hope you enjoy this 37th instalment of WTF Search Terms!
First please welcome “Nature Boy” Ric Flair to the WTF Search Term family! The 16 time world wrestling champion was immortalized in the Legendary Klopeks song “Ric Flair” from their album Straight to Hell. Someone googled the lyrics:
i wanna do a chop i wanna do a woo i wanna be like ric flair cause he’s so fucking cool
I love that somebody heard that lyric and had to google it. Next up:
does anyone like the 2002 version of blizzard of ozz
The answer is yes: Sharon does. But next is a band that Sharon does not like.
This next person mixed up two bands, but it also could be autocarrot. Funny either way:
deep leppard heartbreak
Then a grouping of searches for Snake the Tattoo Man. But people need to decide where he’s from. (It’s London).
snake from brantford tattoo guy guy named snake in london, on the man called snake, london, on
I got a chuckle from this next one:
fankie banali sucks
Well, let’s be fair. Frankie Banali is an awesome drummer. I’d never say he sucks. I never have. But his current version of Quiet Riot does kinda suck. Unlike the following album:
QUIET RIOT – Hollywood Cowboys (2020 King Record Co. Japanese import)
Here’s the mindblowing part. Only one guy on this album is still in Quiet Riot, and that’s guitarist Alex Grossi. James Durbin left before it was released, and he was replaced by former QR singer Jizzy Pearl (from the 10 album). Legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo is returning in 2022, replacing Chuck Wright. Lastly and most regrettably, Frankie’s stool was filled by former Type O Negative drummer Johnny Kelly. None of that is relevant a Hollywood Cowboys review, it’s just recent history. One does wish for more stability in the lineup, and perhaps Sarzo will bring that.
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