''Hollywood Cowboys'' is the fourteenth studio album by the
heavy metal band
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni.
The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth, though th ...
. The album was released on
Frontiers Records on November 8, 2019, and was produced by drummer
Frankie Banali
Frankie Banali (November 14, 1951 – August 20, 2020) was an American rock drummer, most widely known for his work with heavy metal band Quiet Riot. His signature tone and iconic drum intros first became famous on their album ''Metal Health' ...
. This is the last album to feature Banali before his death in 2020 from
pancreatic cancer (to which he was diagnosed with not long before its release), and also their last to feature vocalist
James Durbin
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James Durbin FBA (30 June 1923 – 23 June 2012) was a British statistician and econometrician, known particularly for his work on time series analysis and serial correlation.
Education
The son of a greengrocer, Durbin was born in W ...
and bassist
Chuck Wright before their departures in 2019 and 2021 respectively.
Reception
''Hollywood Cowboys'' received average reviews. Reviewer Aaron Badgley of Spill Magazine said ″band who knows what they do, and they do it well″ but the album overall was average and contained ″no mystery″ and is ″exactly what you would expect from Quiet Riot″.
Track listing
Personnel
Quiet Riot
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James Durbin
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James Durbin FBA (30 June 1923 – 23 June 2012) was a British statistician and econometrician, known particularly for his work on time series analysis and serial correlation.
Education
The son of a greengrocer, Durbin was born in W ...
– lead and background vocals
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Alex Grossi
Alex Grossi (born November 22, 1976) is an American guitarist, best known as the guitarist of heavy metal band Quiet Riot and the hard rock supergroup Hookers & Blow.
Biography
Early life and career
Alexander Nicholas Grossi was born Alexan ...
– guitars
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Chuck Wright – electric and upright bass
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Frankie Banali
Frankie Banali (November 14, 1951 – August 20, 2020) was an American rock drummer, most widely known for his work with heavy metal band Quiet Riot. His signature tone and iconic drum intros first became famous on their album ''Metal Health' ...
– drums, percussion
;Additional musicians
* August Young - additional vocals, lyrics on ″Roll On″
* Jacob Bunton - additional vocals, lyrics on ″Don't Call It Love″, ″In The Blood″, ″Heartbreak City″, and ″The Devil That You Know″
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Neil Turbin
Neil Turbin (born December 24, 1963) is an American singer known for being the first full-time vocalist for thrash metal band Anthrax (American band), Anthrax. He is the current lead vocalist and songwriter of Heavy metal music, heavy metal ban ...
- additional vocals, lyrics on ″Change Or Die″ and ″Insanity″
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Neil Citron - additional guitar on ″Change Or Die″,
dobro, organ, piano on ″Roll On″
References
2019 albums
Quiet Riot albums
Frontiers Records albums
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