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I 100% agree with you. In fact, after Kevin Dubrow had died I had them long and buried with the band. Frankie even announced that without Kevin there is no more Quiet Riot but then Frankie heard my friend Mark Huff who was playing in a Van Halen Tribute band called 5150. It was a fat chance and luck that Frankie was there and heard his amazing pipes. I guess something clicked and Mark reminded him a lot of Kevin and they started talking.
So Mark was flown out to where Frankie (and Quiet Riot) used to practice. Mark was really nervous but I knew he could do it. He did his home work well and he nailed the job.
Of course when you know a few people
you get the opportunity to have my band Fatal Agenda open for Quiet Riot. That was a fun night! Then I got to hear my friend Mark nail all of Kevin's songs. You would have to goto Youtube and listen to a good video that was recorded in HD to believe me and even that doesn't do Mark justice.
Afterwards Mark's fan base just went insanely wild when people heard my friend nail all these Quiet Riot songs. It was even nice of Mark to tell me he thought I was a great singer (which I know he was just being courteous lol).
Opening for Quiet Riot is an experience that I'll never forget (even though it wasn't Kevin, Carlos and Rudy) but who cared at that moment. I even brought my mother along that night. She had the time of her life. I have one of those "younger mothers" that had given birth to me when she was seventeen. So the guys from Quiet Riot are about her age. Meeting them was an expirence for her and I was pleased to finally present something to my mother that was "up and close" instead of 40 thousand miles away at a Bon Jovi concert with binoculars.
(Nothing beats having your Mom proud of you. Call me a sissy boy, I don't care. It was a great night!)
Don't get me wrong, I was one of those kids who idolized Kevin Dubrow. I got back stage at the Beloit River festival and met Kevin Dubrow when he was alive and he was gracious and thankful for all the nice things I said to him about the posters on my wall growing up...etc. When he died, I thought Quiet Riot was done.....but never say never when you have a guy like Mark singing.
Frankie Banali is the type of guy who lives on the road. His money comes in when he is playing. That is his gig and when my friend Mark was down for a few months of brain surgery, it was simple. Frankie was a dick and figured there are other people that could 'do the job' and he sent him a certified letter saying, "Thank you but Quiet Riot no longer needs your services."
I mean, come on. Right when you're having your head shaved to have a major operation on your brain? What a classless jack off.
Frankie could have gotten a replacement or someone to fill in (Paul Shortino?) but he chose just to ditch him, replace him and get back on the road.
The singer Frankie picked as a replacement is Keith St. James formerly of Montrose. I do not think this guy has the power to pull this off.
As JimMegos up there was saying he was an old school original Quiet Riot guy. Frankie had a guy who could duplicate that old school sound and he just wasn't happy. If it's not Frankie's way it's the highway and I find that really sad because I used to idolize that guy growing up. I had my drum set all set up and banged out the first three Quiet Riot albums like I was Frankie Banali and now that just totally crushes the kid that was in me.
So yeah, I do agree agree with you jimsmegos. The Quiet Riot band is or was Kevin Dubrow, Carlos Cavazo,Rudy Sarzo or Chuck Wright on bass...doesn't matter there and the infamous Frankie Banali the self-righteous business man and apparent "band owner" of Quiet Riot.
So Mark was flown out to where Frankie (and Quiet Riot) used to practice. Mark was really nervous but I knew he could do it. He did his home work well and he nailed the job.
Of course when you know a few people
you get the opportunity to have my band Fatal Agenda open for Quiet Riot. That was a fun night! Then I got to hear my friend Mark nail all of Kevin's songs. You would have to goto Youtube and listen to a good video that was recorded in HD to believe me and even that doesn't do Mark justice.Afterwards Mark's fan base just went insanely wild when people heard my friend nail all these Quiet Riot songs. It was even nice of Mark to tell me he thought I was a great singer (which I know he was just being courteous lol).
Opening for Quiet Riot is an experience that I'll never forget (even though it wasn't Kevin, Carlos and Rudy) but who cared at that moment. I even brought my mother along that night. She had the time of her life. I have one of those "younger mothers" that had given birth to me when she was seventeen. So the guys from Quiet Riot are about her age. Meeting them was an expirence for her and I was pleased to finally present something to my mother that was "up and close" instead of 40 thousand miles away at a Bon Jovi concert with binoculars.
(Nothing beats having your Mom proud of you. Call me a sissy boy, I don't care. It was a great night!)Don't get me wrong, I was one of those kids who idolized Kevin Dubrow. I got back stage at the Beloit River festival and met Kevin Dubrow when he was alive and he was gracious and thankful for all the nice things I said to him about the posters on my wall growing up...etc. When he died, I thought Quiet Riot was done.....but never say never when you have a guy like Mark singing.
Frankie Banali is the type of guy who lives on the road. His money comes in when he is playing. That is his gig and when my friend Mark was down for a few months of brain surgery, it was simple. Frankie was a dick and figured there are other people that could 'do the job' and he sent him a certified letter saying, "Thank you but Quiet Riot no longer needs your services."
I mean, come on. Right when you're having your head shaved to have a major operation on your brain? What a classless jack off.
Frankie could have gotten a replacement or someone to fill in (Paul Shortino?) but he chose just to ditch him, replace him and get back on the road.
The singer Frankie picked as a replacement is Keith St. James formerly of Montrose. I do not think this guy has the power to pull this off.
As JimMegos up there was saying he was an old school original Quiet Riot guy. Frankie had a guy who could duplicate that old school sound and he just wasn't happy. If it's not Frankie's way it's the highway and I find that really sad because I used to idolize that guy growing up. I had my drum set all set up and banged out the first three Quiet Riot albums like I was Frankie Banali and now that just totally crushes the kid that was in me.
So yeah, I do agree agree with you jimsmegos. The Quiet Riot band is or was Kevin Dubrow, Carlos Cavazo,Rudy Sarzo or Chuck Wright on bass...doesn't matter there and the infamous Frankie Banali the self-righteous business man and apparent "band owner" of Quiet Riot.
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