ALL RHOADS LEAD TO QUIET RIOT “In a way, Randy Rhoads indirectly got me the gig. Apparently, Randy was the one who told Kevin DuBrow, ‘You should check out this guy Carlos Cavazo. A lot of my students are talking about him and saying he’s really good. Give him a call for Quiet Riot’”
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AS ONE OF the early comers to the buzzing hair metal scene, Carlos Cavazo assumed the role of lead guitarist for a reformed Quiet Riot, setting off a chain reaction of glammed-out excess.
Stepping out of the shadow of Randy Rhoads and into the spotlight, Cavazo —like many of his contemporaries would do later —infused classical and flamenco touches to Quiet Riot’s mix. The result was a torrent of madness on the backside of Quiet Riot’s 1983 smash success, Metal Health, skyrocketing the unassuming six-stringer.