Post by Emily Wilson on Aug 28, 2016 18:05:50 GMT
Okay, before I get into my detailed review of the BOC show I went to in Skokie a couple of days ago, I wanna post the rest of the concert reviews I've been meaning to write here for a while now that I've been putting off Since I've gotten April and May taken care of, up next is the Ratt w/Quiet Riot concert I went to in June! 
I was also intrigued that Quiet Riot was opening up for them, since I've heard of the band a lot from knowing about a couple of its former members and other musicians relating to these, particularly Randy Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo, and Robert Sarzo, who I once saw perform with the Geoff Tate lineup for Queensryche during the legal battle at the time.
RATT W/ QUIET RIOT (JUNE 3RD, ARCADA THEATRE)
I've wanted to see Ratt for awhile ever since I first saw them open up for Ace Frehley last year at McHenry days. Before the concert, I did a little research, and after learning about the current lineup situation, I was surprised that Stephen Pearcy was willing to perform with them last year. For those of you who don't know, he left the band for a 2nd time a couple years back. Another fact I learned was that for a while after his first departure, Jizzy Pearl was Ratt's lead vocalist for awhile, who's now the current lead vocalist for Quiet Riot. The more you know.
Although I didn't really have the interest in meeting any bands while I was there, a lady who worked at the Arcada Theater recognized me and offered me and my dad passes to go meet Quiet Riot. After receiving them, one of the security guards told us to immediately go downstairs. However, before we even got to the basement floor, we saw a line of at least 10 people waiting to meet Quiet Riot, and so we got really confused, so we just waited in line. After a while, the same security guard told us that the meet and greet was over, which left a lot of people pissed off. After the concert, I went to the Arcada Theater website and then went to their SmugMug page to see if the meet and greet actually did happen or not, and it a good chunk of people did. Unfortunately, though, some of us were misguided. It especially pissed us off when the same security guard kept going in and out of the basement without even telling us in line and confused to go in anyways.
When Quiet Riot came onstage, I was really impressed by the quality and energy of the performance, and I even got to interact with Jizzy for a bit. I'd even say that they did better than Ratt that night. Jizzy said during the concert that Chuck Wright and Frankie Banali were going to sign DVD covers of the copies of the documentary that the band is also selling that was released a couple years back. After their performance me and my dad got in line to buy a DVD copy and get the cover signed by Chuck and Frankie, who were pretty cool people. I didn't really talk to Chuck that much, since he was pretty much quiet (no pun intended), but I did get to talk to Frankie a little bit. I also got to be in pictures with them! ^_^
As for Ratt's performance, they were alright. Robby Blotzer, after the first song or two though, started to talk about the current lineup, and started trash-talking a bit about his former bandmates, and I'm just thinking, "Oh geez, is this as bad as the Queensryche split? -_-" Point being said though, again, I enjoyed Quiet Riot's performance more than Ratt's, and I think it's because of Ratt's lineup problems going on currently that probably makes me think that they weren't as strong.
However, in some ways, I can understand after watching the Quiet Riot documentary.
QUIET RIOT: WELL NOW YOU'RE HERE, THERE'S NO WAY BACK (2014)
First off, a little bit of history. Before the kickstarter was launched about 75% of the film was finished, and Frankie and his wife and their team needed funds to finish the rest of the filming/editing, coverage for festival entry fees, travel/rental expenses, etc. The kickstarter was a success reaching a little over past its $20,000 goal, and then the film was released in 2014.
Another thing I want to add, do not watch this film with any kids. XD Seriously, there are some parts in the film, particularly a groupie montage and a little bit of footage from a nudist festival gig where there's lots of explicit nudity.
Anyways, although this film does cover the history of Quiet Riot, this film is mostly about Frankie Banali trying to resurrect the band after Kevin DuBrow's death in 2007. You get to see auditions for a new lead singer, which leads to Mark Huff being the replacement for a couple of years (2010-2012). There's hilarious and sad moments, and it's overall a genuinely outstanding documentary. Although I would obviously recommend this to Quiet Riot fans, I do also have to even recommend it to those rock'n'roll fans who aren't fans of the band, because even if so, I'm sure they too can understand how a lot of their favorite bands have had a decline in popularity similar to Quiet Riot's case.
I was also intrigued that Quiet Riot was opening up for them, since I've heard of the band a lot from knowing about a couple of its former members and other musicians relating to these, particularly Randy Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo, and Robert Sarzo, who I once saw perform with the Geoff Tate lineup for Queensryche during the legal battle at the time.RATT W/ QUIET RIOT (JUNE 3RD, ARCADA THEATRE)
I've wanted to see Ratt for awhile ever since I first saw them open up for Ace Frehley last year at McHenry days. Before the concert, I did a little research, and after learning about the current lineup situation, I was surprised that Stephen Pearcy was willing to perform with them last year. For those of you who don't know, he left the band for a 2nd time a couple years back. Another fact I learned was that for a while after his first departure, Jizzy Pearl was Ratt's lead vocalist for awhile, who's now the current lead vocalist for Quiet Riot. The more you know.
Although I didn't really have the interest in meeting any bands while I was there, a lady who worked at the Arcada Theater recognized me and offered me and my dad passes to go meet Quiet Riot. After receiving them, one of the security guards told us to immediately go downstairs. However, before we even got to the basement floor, we saw a line of at least 10 people waiting to meet Quiet Riot, and so we got really confused, so we just waited in line. After a while, the same security guard told us that the meet and greet was over, which left a lot of people pissed off. After the concert, I went to the Arcada Theater website and then went to their SmugMug page to see if the meet and greet actually did happen or not, and it a good chunk of people did. Unfortunately, though, some of us were misguided. It especially pissed us off when the same security guard kept going in and out of the basement without even telling us in line and confused to go in anyways.
When Quiet Riot came onstage, I was really impressed by the quality and energy of the performance, and I even got to interact with Jizzy for a bit. I'd even say that they did better than Ratt that night. Jizzy said during the concert that Chuck Wright and Frankie Banali were going to sign DVD covers of the copies of the documentary that the band is also selling that was released a couple years back. After their performance me and my dad got in line to buy a DVD copy and get the cover signed by Chuck and Frankie, who were pretty cool people. I didn't really talk to Chuck that much, since he was pretty much quiet (no pun intended), but I did get to talk to Frankie a little bit. I also got to be in pictures with them! ^_^
As for Ratt's performance, they were alright. Robby Blotzer, after the first song or two though, started to talk about the current lineup, and started trash-talking a bit about his former bandmates, and I'm just thinking, "Oh geez, is this as bad as the Queensryche split? -_-" Point being said though, again, I enjoyed Quiet Riot's performance more than Ratt's, and I think it's because of Ratt's lineup problems going on currently that probably makes me think that they weren't as strong.
However, in some ways, I can understand after watching the Quiet Riot documentary.
QUIET RIOT: WELL NOW YOU'RE HERE, THERE'S NO WAY BACK (2014)
First off, a little bit of history. Before the kickstarter was launched about 75% of the film was finished, and Frankie and his wife and their team needed funds to finish the rest of the filming/editing, coverage for festival entry fees, travel/rental expenses, etc. The kickstarter was a success reaching a little over past its $20,000 goal, and then the film was released in 2014.
Another thing I want to add, do not watch this film with any kids. XD Seriously, there are some parts in the film, particularly a groupie montage and a little bit of footage from a nudist festival gig where there's lots of explicit nudity.
Anyways, although this film does cover the history of Quiet Riot, this film is mostly about Frankie Banali trying to resurrect the band after Kevin DuBrow's death in 2007. You get to see auditions for a new lead singer, which leads to Mark Huff being the replacement for a couple of years (2010-2012). There's hilarious and sad moments, and it's overall a genuinely outstanding documentary. Although I would obviously recommend this to Quiet Riot fans, I do also have to even recommend it to those rock'n'roll fans who aren't fans of the band, because even if so, I'm sure they too can understand how a lot of their favorite bands have had a decline in popularity similar to Quiet Riot's case.
