Video Rock 1984 Quiet Riot Kevin DuBrow interview with Jim Cook WJET 

Yeah, they were a great band. Unfortunately, the music industry works that way and it SUCKS, but it is what it is. Kevin Dubrow was an amazing singer 🤙

That's not exactly true. Dubrow didn't help himself talking shit about other bands all the time, but I guarantee you a money driven record company isn't going to purposely sabotage what they perceive as a cash cow and just black ball them over grade school level drama/shit talking coming from Kevin. They still released two more albums after Condition Critical from their record label, it wasn't liked they immediately dropped them to say "f*ck you" to Kevin. The reality was the band self imploded, they kicked Dubrow out, made one pretty awful album with another singer, and then the grunge rock revolution pretty much put a nail in whatever mainstream success the band may have had left in them.

@@jeffjackson9679 Good points from what I remember Condition Critical only had one really good song..and then later QR3 only had one good song. Actually, let me put it another way, most people only knew of one song from those albums, maybe every single song on both albums is great but QR didn't resonate with fans as well as other fans. To me they were too silly and back then heavy metal fans took their music serious no room for clowns.

Quiet Riot got dopy and hackier with each successive new albums. Their videos became more and more cartoonish making buffoons of themselves. I'm not trying to knock them. Their debut album is one of rock music's finest moments. Kevin fought back against the music press and many cite that as their demise. I disagree. Quiet Riot destroyed Quiet Riot ...IMO

Interesting to me that MH, CC and III only had two singles released for each album. They are: Cum on.., Bang your head. CC: Mama.., Party... 3: The Wild..., Twilight Hotel.

He didn't sing in high school. He was a drummer for many years before he even considered singing.

So the gig I attended in high school with Kevin on vocals and Randy Rhodes on guitar, which I have photos of, was an hallucination? Nope. Are you a Grant High alum?@@orvil9223

One correction, in the sales figures. Metal Health sold 10 million, Condition Critical sold 4 million, and QR3 sold 800,000

@@BoredOuttaMySkullBoi TY for that. I've read various information. I guess MH sold 6 million American copies, according to the RIAA. I have a old rock magazine from 1985, Hit Parader, stating that CC sold 1.25 million. At that time. Probably more nearly 40 years later. QR 3 410,000 according to Carlos in a Guitar World magazine, 1989. I've kept these rock magazines and favorite clipped articles since a kid. Glad to see they've done well. Quiet Riot (Quite Right, according to Slade!) were one of my favorite bands growing up. Now it's not the same. Just Rudy. No Kevin, no Frankie, no band. TY.

@@BoredOuttaMySkullBoi So yes, MH 10 million sold WW. CC sold 4 million WW. QR 3, IDK, just that Carlos said 410k American copies. IDK WW. Carlos is retired from music now. Just playing locally in L.A. from time to time I guess. It'd be great if he rejoined QR with Rudy, but Alex has been in the band for 16 years now. Doubt he'd want to move over. Unless Carlos, Rudy or Chuck do their own version of Quiet Riot, a lineup doing only the 1980's music. Hmm...

@@jiverdude2775 I remember hearing Rudy tout Metal Health as a "worldwide Diamond certified" album on his Instagram, and through some deep diving (I don't remember exactly where) I found Condition Critical sold about 4 million copies worldwide, and QR3 sold about 800,000

@@BoredOuttaMySkullBoi That's good information. I always saw them as a underdog band. They didn't break at the same time as Van Halen. Had to wait 5 long yrs before success. Glad they got it finally.

I am from Erie too crazy!!

@Dave Redinger West Springfield actually!

The HighBrow Road… as it were

Nikki always talked shit about others. Hated that.

Can you send me your contact info (email?)

@@savedittube I tried to send it and I'm not sure if it's allowing me. My email is jisforjon@gmail.com

I heard he was addicted to cocaine. Also, that was the main cause of his death, I think.

Also his hair loss wich I think Is related to drugs

Quiet Riot for me personally but I love Van Halen.

Kevin said =Van Halen=/Dave put iced tea in their jack daniel's bottles-- to perpetrate the image that they were whiskey guzzling bad asses....

More like....Eddie vs Randy

I love them both van halen wins but in my opinion it's quiet riot

Is like comparing apples to cats.