jabps
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Hmm, cool thread. Certainly one I can expound on since I'm older than dirt lol.
Time frame, perspective, insert whatever cliche you want here but it's true. Regardless of what anyone thinks of Quiet Riot, they were a pivotal band at a pivotal time. I mean you had the whole NWOBHM "time frame" that was making an impact, some bands like Leppard, Priest and Maiden would become legendary but there was yet to be an American band to rise to that level. Quiet Riot was it. You don't knock off one of the greatest selling albums of all time for the number one spot if you aren't selling some product and making some waves, like them or not they did. And it opened the door for the whole LA Metal scene. Everyone and their poodle was signed of which Dubrow made alot of negative comments about, which he shouldn't have. And it really stuck a fork n QR. Dubrow should have promoted everyone and who knows, maybe they don't flame out after their second album.
That said - Cavazo. Solid player but I'm not sure I'd consider him underrated. To me, he's pretty much where he should be in the big scheme of things. To me, not on the level of Lynch or Warren but he had an impact . And one thing QR did though, was put on a show. Saw Whitesnake open for them and while Sykes was mounds better, QR would give you your money's worth.
Thing to remember here if you didn't get to "live" that time was just the sheer glut of new guitarists. From Rhoads, to Vivian, to Sykes, to Vandenberg, to Lynch, Warren, Carlos, Malmsteen, Vai, Gilbert on and on. It was an amazing time because the focus on guitarists was unlike anything I've ever seen. And that's just the guys that were more well known. As someone said...you had guys like Criss Olivia, Bouillet, Becker, Howe, Moore, MacAlpine etc... You can just keep going. Then guys like Schon and Gary Moore who didn't take a back seat to anyone much less EVH who still reigned supreme.
It was a helluva a time.
Time frame, perspective, insert whatever cliche you want here but it's true. Regardless of what anyone thinks of Quiet Riot, they were a pivotal band at a pivotal time. I mean you had the whole NWOBHM "time frame" that was making an impact, some bands like Leppard, Priest and Maiden would become legendary but there was yet to be an American band to rise to that level. Quiet Riot was it. You don't knock off one of the greatest selling albums of all time for the number one spot if you aren't selling some product and making some waves, like them or not they did. And it opened the door for the whole LA Metal scene. Everyone and their poodle was signed of which Dubrow made alot of negative comments about, which he shouldn't have. And it really stuck a fork n QR. Dubrow should have promoted everyone and who knows, maybe they don't flame out after their second album.
That said - Cavazo. Solid player but I'm not sure I'd consider him underrated. To me, he's pretty much where he should be in the big scheme of things. To me, not on the level of Lynch or Warren but he had an impact . And one thing QR did though, was put on a show. Saw Whitesnake open for them and while Sykes was mounds better, QR would give you your money's worth.
Thing to remember here if you didn't get to "live" that time was just the sheer glut of new guitarists. From Rhoads, to Vivian, to Sykes, to Vandenberg, to Lynch, Warren, Carlos, Malmsteen, Vai, Gilbert on and on. It was an amazing time because the focus on guitarists was unlike anything I've ever seen. And that's just the guys that were more well known. As someone said...you had guys like Criss Olivia, Bouillet, Becker, Howe, Moore, MacAlpine etc... You can just keep going. Then guys like Schon and Gary Moore who didn't take a back seat to anyone much less EVH who still reigned supreme.
It was a helluva a time.
