THE KEVIN DUBROW/QUITE RIOT SPLIT!
The last time I saw Quiet Riot was on November 11, 1983. I know that because I wrote a story about them back then and I just found the story. On that date—nearly four years ago—Quiet Riot’s Metal Health had just hit #1 on the Billboard charts. They were the first metal band to ever crack the Top 10 with their debut album.
THE KEVIN DUBROW/QUITE RIOT SPLIT!
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J. Kordosh
The last time I saw Quiet Riot was on November 11, 1983. I know that because I wrote a story about them back then and I just found the story. On that date—nearly four years ago—Quiet Riot’s Metal Health had just hit #1 on the Billboard charts. They were the first metal band to ever crack the Top 10 with their debut album.
I never saw Quiet Riot again.
Their next album, Condition Critical, did OK, but nowhere near as well as the first record. Meanwhile, Kevin DuBrow was making a reputation for himself as being something of a loudmouth. Things worsened. I still didn’t see them. They released QR III to considerable indifference last year and their career continued its downward slide. I continued not seeing them.
Then: several months ago, the band fired vocalist DuBrow. The press releases both sides sent out to announce the event were very different: DuBrow’s, which came first, said that he’d decided to go solo. Quiet Riot’s, which came hot on its heels, said that he’d been axed because he’d turned off the group’s friends and supporters.