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January 14 2008 QUESTIONS ABOUT QUIET RIOT 2008 I have been approached to see if I would be interested in contacting Rudy Sarzo and Carlos Cavazo and to audition singers for QUIET RIOT. I have also been approached to see if I would be interested in contacting and re-forming the version of QUIET RIOT that included Paul Shortino, Carlos Cavazo and Sean McNabb. Let me make this very simple and perfectly clear. While I am still actively involved in the business interests of QUIET RIOT and will continue in that capacity, I reject any and all suggestions to have QUIET RIOT continue as a live performing entity. My friendship, love and respect for Kevin DuBrow as well as my personal love and affection for Kevin's mother and his family makes it inconceivable for me to ever entertain any ovation to reform or to continue QUIET RIOT. Kevin was too important to go on without him. It would also be a disrespect to the fans who have supported QUIET RIOT for nearly 25 years. I thank everyone for the wonderful and sometimes unpredictable adventure that I was able to share as a member of QUIET RIOT. The only regret that I have is the loss of Kevin. May he rest in peace. I now begin life after QUIET RIOT. Frankie Banali Los Angeles, CA 1/14/2008  I had the opportunity to visit my friend and Artists Relations Manager Christian Stankee at the Sabian west coast offices recently. While there to choose some specialty cymbals for specific applications Chris let me try out their "APX" cymbal line. In a word, FANTASTIC! These are the best sounding Sabian cymbals that I have heard in my 25 year association with the Sabian family. I was able to play a 22" ride and several 20" crash cymbals and I was really amazed. The ride cymbal has a wonderful clear and distinct stick sound which is complemented by a wonderful filling sustain that I love. The crash cymbals had an incredible sharp attack and clear sustain. I look forward to the future when I am able to obtain the newly added 24" APX Ride and the 15" APX Hi-Hats and would round out the set with both 18" and 20" APX Crash cymbals. Do yourself a favor, Check out the Sabian APX cymbals line! Frankie Banali 3/17/2008 Los Angeles, CA FAN MAIL ARCHIVES-2004-2007 DRUM QUESTIONS ARCHIVES-2004-2007 REHAB WORLDWIDE REVIEWS 2007 REHAB FAN REVIEWS 2007  November 7, 200724/7/365 THE TRIBUTE TO LED ZEPPELIN" will be released by EVANGELINE RECORDS UK in the following territories on November 12, 2007! UK/EIRE/HOLLAND/BELGIUM/ITALY/ GERMANY/AUSTRIA/POLAND/ SWEDEN/SPAIN November 1, 2007AND THE WINNER OF THE LUDWIG SNARE DRUM AUTOGRAPHED BY FRANKIE BANALI & FRIENDS IS...... 
August 6 2007Glenn Hughes, "The Voice of Rock" quoted in the new issue of Modern Drummer! JUNE 11 2007SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL MAY 14 2007
VIC FIRTH ARTISTS: FRANKIE BANALI Be sure to check up on the latest news on the NEWS page! There are new updates right now so don`t miss what`s going on! 
QUIET RIOT TO PLAY IN SOLVESBORG AT THE SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL JUNE 7, 2007 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN HENRY BONHAMMay 31, 1948 1/27/07 REHAB DOWNLOAD FOUR LIVE MP3! QUIET RIOT January 10, 2007 Rockline Radio Performance! VIDEO CLIP Of Frankie having some fun with drums! INTERVIEWS NEW:METAL SHRINE The My Space Interview WWW.BRAVEWORDS.COM WWW.METALASYLUM.NET WWW.AUTONA.COM SHIPWRECK ISLAND STUDIOS WWW.THERIGHTTOROCK.COM WWW.WRESTLINGEPICENTER.COM Talking "Rehab" With Quiet Riot Drummer Frankie Banali Interview from KNAC.COM A Track-By-Track Exclusive by QUIET RIOT Drummer Frankie Banali at www.classicrockrevisited.com 2/14/07 My First Three Loves.... 2/6/07 FRANKIE BANALI IN PRINT-CLASSIC DRUMMER 1/25/07 Pictures from the 2007 NAMM show! 1/21/2007 FRANKIE BANALI IN PRINT! Click here for QUIET RIOT SHIPWRECK ISLAND STUDIOS '06 Music Awards! QUIET RIOT "REHAB" IS NOW AVAILABLE INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH DEMOLITION RECORDS. CLICK HERE FOR DISTRIBUTION INFO 3/1/07 
Sad News: Singer/Guitarist Billy Thorpe passed away in his homeland of Australia on February 28. Billy was a great person, very talented and I was fortunate enough to have recorded with him in 1982 for his "East Of Eden's Gate" record as well as having participated for a short while on part of his tour for that release. God bless you Billy and may you rest in peace. Frankie Banali Los Angeles, CA - 2/28/2007 Frankie, I was checking out the Website for Pearl drums and saw a picture of Papa Roach's drummer, Dave Buckner, sporting a QUIET RIOT Metal Health T-shirt! Pretty cool, eh? Just wanted to share that with you. Have a happy new year! Warren Asbury Park, NJ 
All right Mr. Dave Buckner, pretty cool indeed! Thanks Warren! Frankie Banali Los Angeles, CA 1/1/07 THE 23RD ANNIVERSARY OF METAL HEALTHEVIL WOMAN MP3 From the REHAB CD Featuring Kevin DuBrow,Frankie Banali, Glenn Hughes, Neil Citron DON`T THINK MP3 From the REHAB CD NOVEMBER 13 An interview with Frankie is now available at www.MetalExpressRadio.com in on-demand streaming audio. Just scroll down the front page to the "Interviews" section and the interview will be found under the "Audio" section. Also on Thursday of this week at 9 a.m and at 3 p.m EST Metal Express Radio will be running a QUIET RIOT SPECIAL FEATURE. Excerpts from the interview will be played, and coupled with that a tribute to the band, spanning the musical career of QUIET RIOT by playing tracks throughout the bands history. CLICK HERE TO TUNE IN TO METAL EXPRESS RADIO! 
Due to an oversight on my part, Paul Muniz and DigiTech were omitted from the "Thank You" section of the QUIET RIOT "Rehab" CD credits. This is unfortunate as Paul is both a friend and we used a great deal of the wonderful effects and processors that were made available to us by DigiTech for these recordings. With apologies, Frankie Banali 11/9/06 - Los Angeles, CA NOVEMBER 6 Thank you to the listeners of "High Octane Radio" for voting "Blind Faith" from the QUIET RIOT "RHEAB"CD release to the #1 position on The Dirty Thirty for November 5, 2006. Lubbock, TX ROCKS! Frankie Banali Los Angeles, CA 11/06/06 NOVEMBER 4 Vintage Drum Update 
Just added to the vintage snare drum galleries six new snare drums: (2) Ludwig, (2) Leedy, and (2) Rogers as well as my 1972 vintage Rogers drum set. The Ludwig gallery has been updated with my vintage 1978 Psychedelic Red set.
 March 6, 2006 QUIET RIOT UPDATE: I am happy to report that I have completed the drum and percussion tracks for the new QUIET RIOT studio CD. Next we will commence recording the rhythm and lead guitars courtesy of Neil Citron. Neil, who is one of my closest friends and a truly amazing guitarist, has been playing some really wonderful parts for the new QUIET RIOT songs which are the most varied we have written to date. The guitars will be followed by the bass tracks. I am thrilled to report that another very dear friend Tony Franklin will be playing bass on the new CD. I have had the opportunity to work with some wonderful bass players in my career, but none better than Tony. He is the bass players "bass player" and a pleasure to play with. Very soon we will be ready for Mr. Kevin DuBrow to record the vocals. Kevin has come up with some truly inspiring vocals on this one, and as a bonus we will have Glenn Hughes on a vocal duet with Kevin on a special song with Glenn also contributing his unique bass playing to that one track as well. This will be the first track since the 1982 "Hughes/Thrall" release that Glenn and I are the recorded rhythm section. I hope that those who are fans of QUIET RIOT will be both pleased and surprised with the new CD. Everyone else, like it or not can make up their own minds. At the moment, it's all good with QUIET RIOT! Best, Frankie Banali Los Angeles, CA 3/6/05 March 5, 2006 New QUIET RIOT dates added! February 26, 2006 Personal Note From Frankie Banali: Hi! I am currently in the recording studio with QUIET RIOT laying down the tracks for our new CD. I may not be able to reply to Fan and Drum mail as quickly as I would like to, but I will as soon as I can! Thanks for your patience. Thanks, Frankie - 2/25/2006 Los Angeles, CA FROM A RECENT INTERVIEW BY "SOD" DRUMMER John Dolmayan: "I learned the second mistake by not making it. Bands would live way outside their means and squander whatever they made. Quiet Riot made $20,000,000 apiece, and now they're playing 500-seat venue shows to survive. That's sad to me. Surround yourself with the people that you grew up with that you trust. I maintain my relationships with the people I knew before SOAD became the juggernaut that it is." AN OPEN LETTER TO JOHN DOLMAYAN: Dear John, Fascinating interview. While I think you are a excellent drummer in a wonderfully popular band, know about what you speak of before doing so. I personally never made $20,000,000 dollars as you wrote. Not even close, not even a clean million. And we did indeed as a band spent and wasted monies on tours, production, recording, videos, etc., like any other band does. We also signed a terrible record deal, but I accept that. And while I was comfortable and enjoyed the initial success that QUIET RIOT afforded me in much more humble ways than you imagine, I did not squander my money as you claim, but instead took care of my ailing mother who eventually succumbed to cancer which she suffered from 1982 which predates my success with QUIET RIOT until her death in 1990. So that you may be enlightened, I too keep my relationship with family, and with friends that I knew before the not so juggernaut that is QUIET RIOT. I even keep in touch on a regular basis with all the members in my first garage band when we were still teens. I may not have the popularity, success, or prestige that you now have with "SOD" but I certainly have values. As to playing 500 seater clubs, sometimes less, sometimes more, and I appreciate every single person that comes to see us. I wish you well and enjoy the success your fans currently afford you while you have it. I'll leave you with a favorite George Harrison song title: "All Things Must Pass...." February 13, 2006 QUIET RIOT NEWS UPDATE: To end the somewhat ongoing speculation on the QUIET RIOT 2006 lineup, for those who are interested, here is the latest news that I can offer: Session guitarist and personal friend Neil Citron will be recording with us on our next studio release. We have also enlisted our friend and guitarist Billy Morris to perform with us on selected live dates in the same capacity as he has done in the past. Frankie Banali Los Angeles, CA 2/13/06 January 4, 2006 "It`s not all about music......." February 7, 2006 Quiet Riot Drummer Signed Sticks Used On Beatle's Song February 3, 2006 Ludwig gallery update: Ludwig Studio Set-White Marine Pearl finish January 23, 2006 The Website Classic Rock Revisited is a great source for music that I think we all appreciate. Jeb Wright is a friend and could use everyone's help through his rock auction to keep the site going. Although I am not affiliated with his site, I know Jeb and he's dedicated rock journalist. Please visit his site at http://www.classicrockrevisited.com and bid on his auctions if you see something you'd like to have. Frankie Banali January 23, 2006 January 16, 2006 I will be doing a Meet & Greet at Vic Firth Drumsticks at NAMM on Saturday, January 21 at 12:00 PM January 9, 2006 Frankie Banali at NAMM 2006 January 6, 2006 Frankie Banali on VH1 My sincere sympathy December 2 2005 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Tracii Guns speaks out about joining QUIET RIOT December 17 2005 MERRY CHRISTMAS From Frankie Banali.com! December 15 2005 QUIET RIOT 2006!Click here December 10 2005 BW&BK Magazine article featuring Frankie December 6 2005 Interview with Frankie at www.glam-metal.com MESSAGE FROM FRANKIE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANKIE! Click Here-Birthday greetings from fans! November 10 2005 QUIET RIOT LIVE DATE JUST ADDED! NOVEMBER 29 - UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SALT LAKE CITY, UT 
Former QUIET RIOT bass player Sean McNabb will be joining the band for this event. October 6 2005 WAS THIS THE BEST WEEKEND EVER? September 27 2005  Frankie Banali appears on the following tracks from blues guitarist/singer Steve Fister's latest CD release Dodgin Bullets "She Ain't Lonesome" "When Love Comes To Town" "Master Plan" "In A Past Life" To hear a sample of the track "Master Plan" click here: MASTER PLAN SAMPLE TRACK Frankie Banali featured: BATTEUR-French Drum Magazine October 2005 Issue September 26 2005 QUIET RIOT Drummer Frankie Banali - "John Bonham Is Without A Doubt A Great Influence On My Drumming" September 24 2005 IN MEMORY OF JOHN HENRY BONHAM September 18 2005 Studio Update Source=http://www.bravewords.com/news/32902 QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has sent BW&BK the following studio update: "I can't say what the style of the songs that Kevin (Dubrow - vocals) and GLENN HUGHES (ex-BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE - bass/vocals) will be working on will be like. Glenn is immensely talented, so whatever he and Kevin come up with I will like. I know that Glenn will be witting the lyrics for a song that I wrote with guitarist Neil Citron. The additional songs that Neil and I wrote are very much influenced by British 70's rock music which I love. Three of these songs are already earmarked to be included on the record. I also have another eight songs that will be completed and submitted for consideration to the band. Kevin and Alex (Grossi - guitar) have also been busy witting songs as well which they have been doing all along, and Kevin and Bill Leverty (FIREHOUSE guitarist) started working on a song while we were on the Rock Never Stops tour this summer and they continue working on that song as well. The bottom line is that we are not making a new record with expectations of radio play or mass appeal because the music industry is so different now than it was twenty years ago and we are certainly not part of the current taste in music. The detractors of the band, the usual suspects, will knock it no matter what we do. Knowing this, we are going to make a record that we like. If anyone else likes it, it's a gift. Those who don't like it really make no difference." UPDATE: August 25, 2005 A new message from Frankie!  IMAGES FROM QUIET RIOT 2005 TOUR: QUIET RIOT IN KOREA QUIET RIOT IN CANADA QUIET RIOT IN SPAIN MONTERREY MEXICO METAL FEST UPDATE: July 31, 2005 Click here for a message from Frankie!  This is the drum set that I will be using with QUIET RIOT on the Rock Never Stops 2005 tour. As always, it is a Ludwig set, brand new, silver sparkle and with all the usual sizes and set up that I prefer to play. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZE IMAGE  QUIET RIOT IN KOREA!  QUIET RIOT on the Simpsons: The Father, The Son and the Holy Guest Star April 25 It has come to my attention that a Internet sales company called Drum Central has taken the image of myself with my 1969 green sparkle Ludwig drum set and has partially airbrushed me as well as my personal logo form the image and placed the altered image on their site. This is not only dishonest, but also illegal as all content including images at frankie-banali.com are copyrighted content. I have notified my legal representatives of this matter. It makes one wonder how reliable the business practices of Drum Central can be in light of this behavior. March 29 New picture gallery Frankie`s 1975 Black Oyster Pearl Kit March 15 New interview with Frankie at Rockdetector UPDATE: MARCH 5 QUIET RIOT IN SPAIN! |
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