Back in the early 80s, there was a short time when Quiet Riot was one of the biggest bands in the world--thanks in part to a lot of airplay by MTV and a very catchy son, "Cum Feel the Noise". However, the band soon disappeared from the top and much of it was due to the arrogant off-stage antics of the lead singer, Kevin DuBrow. It got so bad that the band even eventually fired this lead singer...the very guy who started the band! Then, after a few years, the band reunited...along with DuBrow. In 2007, however, DuBrow died of an overdose. This history of the band makes up the first 40% or so of the film and I was stunned...wasn't the film all about HIM?!What follows is the eventual decision to recreate the band...and this makes up the bulk of the film. So, with DuBrow's mother's blessing the band recruits a new lead singer and the process is NOT a smooth one. So is it worth seeing? Sure...especially if you like the band. I love their music and liked hearing about their history. It also had a lot of material that I thought was oddly funny--such as seeing a couple of these middle-aged hair band rockers with tiny dogs (one with a Chihuahua wearing clothes and another with a Yorkie and in the final scene what looks like a cockapoo--You'd THINK they'd all have Dobermans or wolves!), eating gluten-free and acting so darn normal! Plus, the MANY lineup changes also becomes very comical.Well worth seeing....at least for the person who LIKES hair band music!

If you weren't around to experience this happening, you have to watch this movie. Hell, even if you were you should! It was educational, inspiring, sad and a roller coaster ride all at the same time! This is a story of a dream, a vision,a genesis in music and a big party...that was all destroyed by addiction. Now Regina Russell brings us Frankie Banali's side of the story as he rises from the ashes with the desire, no, the Need to put Quiet Riot back together. This is not a candy coated fairy tale. But a real life look a what it means to try, and try, and try again.God Bless Frankie, God Bless Quiet Riot!Cum On Feel It, Cum On Rock It!!

This was more than a documentary, it's many things on many different levels. It's about keeping a dream alive, it's about coming to terms with a friends death. It's about forging on when others tell you to quit, it's about the loyalties of the fans.The film features posthumous comments from the late Kevin Dubrow, and it examines the close bond that he and Frankie Banali had. The seeds to Quiet Riot to tour again where sown, until Dubrow's unexpected death. After first saying that Quiet Riot will cease to exist, Frankie decides to resurrect the band, to keep Kevin's spirit alive.After auditioning several hopefuls, the band settles on Mark Huff, a former lead singer from a band that never went anywhere. And while Mark's stay in the band starts off promising, it quickly nosedives into oblivion, as Huff routinely gets lost on stages, or forgets the lyrics to such well known songs like "Bang Your Head". The band quickly decides Huff is not the right guy, and he's fired from the band.What's left is some soul searching from Frankie, we he is forced to not under come to terms with the possible demise of the band, but his anger issues with Kevin over his death. In one of the most emotional scenes of the movie, Frankie visits Kevin's grave, and is finally about to let go of the emotions that he'd been bottling up.The band meets Scott, a professional singer who auditions for the band, and to everyone's amazement, is able to hit the high notes like Kevin. The band has several successful shows, and the future of Quiet Riot is bright. Though it's not explained why, Scott exits the band, and is replaced by Jizzy Pearl.There are some comedic moments, such as Chuck Wright getting into a disagreement with a fan who doesn't believe Chuck when he tells him that he played bass on a few tracks of the album Metal Health. Chuck is the source of one the humorist themes as they poke fun at all of the times Chuck has joined and left the band.Another memorable moment comes when a fan enters the sound check, and meets Frankie. After their conversation, Frankie gives the young fan both of his drum sticks, and promises him a meet and greet with the band after the show.All and all, this is truly one of the better documentaries in a long time, and I highly recommend it.

I will make this short. If you are a fan of QR , you need to see this and you will probably watch it again just because it is that good. The old footage is definitely a plus with Randy and all the interviews with musicians will take you back to those days I believe a lot of us miss. I'm 45 and enjoy modern rock and metal so no I don't live in the past but I sure do love to revisit it. Dee Snider is interviewed throughout and some of his comments sounded somewhat negative as far as QR being in the here and now. He does give them credit as deserved for breaking on to the charts and hitting number one which opened the door for so many others. Something I found very interesting is the musical chairs of members who came and left and then back again. This really is more than some " where are they now " documentary. I won't give anything away but will say the footage of Frankie and Kevin's mom is touching. Enjoy !!