''Quiet Riot II'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band

Quiet Riot Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Kelly Garni, and vocalist Kevin DuBrow. The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin Du ...

. It was released exclusively in Japan on December 2, 1978. It's the last Quiet Riot album with guitarist Randy Rhoads, who later gained recognition for playing on

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's first two solo albums.

Overview

Although bassist

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is credited and pictured on the album cover, ''Quiet Riot II'' was recorded before he joined the band, and the work of bassist

Kelly Garni Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Kelly Garni, and vocalist Kevin DuBrow. The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin Du ...

is featured on the album. Tensions between Garni and vocalist Kevin DuBrow boiled over during the album's recording, with Garni hatching a plan to shoot and kill DuBrow at the studio. Garni was arrested and immediately fired from Quiet Riot. The track '' Afterglow (Of Your Love)'' is a cover of a song by

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, composed by

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and

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. The album's opening track, "Slick Black Cadillac", was re-recorded by Quiet Riot for their 1983 breakthrough album ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

Quiet Riot

* Kevin DuBrow – lead vocals * Randy Rhoads – guitars, organ, backing vocals * Drew Forsyth – drums, syndrum, backing vocals *

– bass (credited as band member but does not play on album)

Additional musicians

– bass, backing vocals (uncredited) *The Killer Bees – backing vocals

Production

*Warren Entner – producer, manager *Lee De Carlo – producer

References

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