Quiet Riot brought the “Noize” Friday night to Smuggler’s Run in Wyandotte. I was looking forward to the show for many reasons. First off, I’ve interviewed Rudy Sarzo many times, but never met him. So I checked that off the list. He was as pleasant as you’d expect him to be. Very nice!
Secondly, I’ve never had the chance to see or meet, singer Jizzy Pearl. He popped onto the scene back in the day with his band Love/Hate. He did an amazing job of bringing these songs to life, and they even played the Love/Hate classic “Blackout in the Red Room”. What A Jam!!
Thirdly, I’ve had interaction with guitarist Alex Grossi over the years, but had never met him either. He was really nice, and a killer player!
And, of course, I had to hang with my brother, drummer Johnny Kelly. I met Johnny about five or six years ago. He married a woman from Ann Arbor, who reached out to me to interview him. I’m a big Type O Negative fan, so of course, I jumped at the chance. We just clicked and became friends. Great guy, awesome player! Check out our recent interview below.
Killer show overall, with a band called SIIN and the 80s band, Brinty Fox opening up. As always, thank you to everyone who stopped me to say Hello. I love talking rock with other music fans.
-Meltdown-
