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 The
original 4 members rehearse at home in preparation for their premiere
performance:
Randy and Kelly's High School Prom
June 14, 1976 -
La Canada Country Club, La Canada, CA
Kevin, ever the showman, had yet to devise his
classic candy cane wrapped mike stand, however, even in 1976, the stand is
without the customary weighted base, allowing him to emulate the "Rod Stewart
Moves" which became his on-stage trademark.
Also notice the Quiet Riot banner and stage light.
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Kelly Garni
- original Quiet Riot Bassist:
"
Kevin came up with the name "Quiet Riot".
As I recall he heard a guy say that if he ever had a band, he would call it
Quiet Riot. He shouldn't have said that in front of Kevin because Kevin said
”I'm going to have a band and I am going to call it Quiet Riot!”. So, he did.
That same guy is probably going, ”wow, you know I said that once. Now it's a big
name!”
*Author
note: Somewhat accurate, but here's
the whole story:
British
rockers "Status Quo" had evolved from London pub bands "the Spectres" and "the
Highlites" in the early '60's. "Pictures of Matchstick Men," the group's debut
single, was released toward the end of 1967, and quickly shot to number seven on
the UK charts; and within a few months, it was number 12 in the US as well. When
the psychedelic music scene faded towards the end of the 60's, They changed to a
rockin', boogie sound and remained quite popular in England. America basically
ignored Status Quo; however, their eponymous album did managed to chart in the
states at #148 during 1976. This was the chance for the band to finally attempt
a US tour. Kevin Dubrow, a huge Humble Pie fan and that rockin' English style,
and never one to shy from any opportunity, became acquainted with "the Brits"
when they hit LA. He befriended
the British band's guitarist,
Rick Parfitt (principle songwriter, and, at times,
bassist and keys). As Kevin tells it, he became their photographer and
even traded faded
blue jeans with them for English leather jackets which he couldn't
find in L.A.
Kevin explains:
"We became quite good friends and when they (Status Quo) were
in Los Angeles once, we started talking about names for bands. He said if
he had a group he'd call them "Quiet Riot", which, with an English accent sounded
like 'quite right'.
I think Status Quo were going to call one of their albums
Quiet Riot at one stage and I told him I thought it was a great name. So I went
back to Randy and everyone, told them and they all thought it was a great name."
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