I am a shameless fan, have the tattoo to prove it, and these 1979 demos are QUIET RIOT's original lineup cranking through proto-Sunset Strip glam rock before they became radio friendly heavy metal. Randy Rhoads is still wielding the axe in these sessions, his stint with Ozzy would start later that year, and this is the same lineup that dished out two glam LPs in Japan before crumbling and then being resurrected by DuBrow to become the first of the LA sleaze rock bands to land a major label deal. Rhoads is prominent on this recording, laying down screaming leads and more swagger than on his later (and far more famous)
work. Several generations old, the tape shows some wear, especially on Rhoads' six plus minute live solo near the end, but you don't have to have a QUIET RIOT tattoo to get into the alcohol soaked party vibe...it does help though.
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My friend, Tom Foote (singer of the the Spawn Sacs and sole resident of the longest running punk house in Chattanooga) is a huge Quiet Riot fan and he did a spoken word tribute called Even Quieter Riot. I have a live tape of him performing at an open mic night somewhere an I will post it one day. He also tells a funny story of meeting Rudy Sarzo and getting his confused and bewildered blessing for Tom to go ahead and do the Quiet Riot spoken word without legal harassment from the band. I'm curious to hear a pre-80's QR.
also, I'm almost embarrassed to admit this, but this tape is ruling my morning right now.
No need to be ashamed for having good taste.
never heard these! thanks
Nate
I have been on a serious QR kick lately, and have been meaning to re-visit the Randy Rhoads era material, so it's nice to find this.
Rudy Sarzo came into a record store I worked at in Ft. Wayne, IN. before a show that QR were playing at a dive in the same strip mall. I didn't know what to say to him, so I just said hello and treated him like any other customer. He seemed like a nice guy. I went to that show later that night and watched them tear it up to a raging crowd of probably about 50 some people. I am glad I got to see them, even if it was in a down, but not out incarnation.
Any chance of re-upping this? Thanks for the great work you do here!
Chuck
Thankfully, and for the benefit of the masses, this seminal recording has been re-upped.
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