QUIET RIOT – Quiet Riot 10 (2014)
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A new outbreak of metal health is about to be unleashed amongst QUIET RIOT fans; the band returns with a new album released today, June 27th, entitled “Quiet Riot 10”.
An awful lot has happened to Quiet Riot since they released their most recent album ‘Rehab’ in 2006, but after listening “Quiet Riot 10”, I safely can affirm that the passage of time hasn’t softened their sound.
“Quiet Riot 10” marks the full-length recorded debut of the band’s current lineup, which cohered slowly in the wake of original singer Kevin DuBrow’s death in 2007.
Drummer Frankie Banali discussed the difficult process of moving on without DuBrow saying, “I knew that resurrecting Quiet Riot was going to be a major challenge and undertaking. You simply don’t replace a singer and personality like Kevin DuBrow because he was the complete package, the real deal and my best friend.
I never set out to replace Kevin, I set out to continue the band in his memory.”
New singer Jizzy Pearl (Love / Hate, L.A. Guns, Adler’s Appetite, Ratt) who joined the band late last year, handles the vocals for six of the 10 cuts, the other four are culled from some of DuBrow’s final live performances with Quiet Riot, which Banali says prove that “there is no denying that when Kevin died, he was at the top of his game.”
The line-up completes with talented Chuck Wright on bass and guitar wizard Alex Grossi, while ex- Quiet Riot bass players Rudy Sarzo (Dio, Ozzy Osbourne) and Tony Franklin (Whitesnake, Blue Murder) appear as guests on one track each.
The first 6 tracks are the new compositions featuring Jizzy Pearl, including the rocking single “Rock in Peace”, the effective hard rocker “Bang for Your Buck” (my favorite from the bunch) and “Backside of Water” which reminds me Canadians Helix.
“Back on You” is more in the very first QR era vein, “Band Down” slows the tempo a bit for a groovy effect, while “Dogbone Alley” gives a wink to late seventies classic hard rock. Pearl fits well the material with his ‘wasted’ style.
The rest of the songs are with DuBrow recorded live between 2005-06, all previously unreleased and a nice farewell for his legacy.
“Quiet Riot 10” it’s just that, 10 good songs from a band which that despite the adversities still keeps the fire burning.
My big problem with this material is production; while Banali’s drums sound quite well as usual, the rest of the guys appear, at places, buried in the mix, resulting in a muddy output.
Anyway, Quiet Riot is alive, and these are good news for the Hard Rock community.
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
Kevin DuBrow – Vocals (7-10)
Jizzy Pearl – Vocals
Frankie Banali – Drums
Chuck Wright – Bass
Alex Grossi – Guitars
Rudy Sarzo, Tony Franklin – guest Bass
BUY IT !
itunes.apple.com/ca/album/quiet-riot-10/id889073761
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