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Quiet Riot
American heavy metal band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band. They are best known for their hit singles "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Metal Health". The band was started in 1973 by guitar player Randy Rhoads and bass player Kelly Garni, first calling themselves Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet Riot in May 1975.[1] The first line-up featured lead singer Kevin DuBrow, Rhoads, Garni, and drummer Drew Forsythe. The lineup now has no starting members and includes lead singer Scott Vokoun, drummer Frankie Banali, bass player Chuck Wright, and guitar player Alex Grossi. Both Banali and Wright played on the band's most successful album Metal Health era, but Wright played bass on only two songs including the hit song "Metal Health", but did sing backup on the whole album.
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Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal |
Years active | 1973–1979, 1982–1989, 1993–2003, 2004–2007, 2010–present |
Labels | Pasha, Sony Music, Chavis |
Members | Frankie Banali Chuck Wright Alex Grossi Scott Vokoun |
Past member(s) | Kevin DuBrow Carlos Cavazo Rudy Sarzo Drew Forsythe Randy Rhoads Greg Leon Kelly Garni Kenny Hillery Paul Shortino Sean McNabb Neil Citron Mark Huff Keith St. John |
The band's name came from a conversation with Rick Parfitt of British band Status Quo in which Parfitt said he'd like to name a band "Quite Right".[2] With his thick English accent, it sounded like he was saying "Quiet Riot". They are ranked at number 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".