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 Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali has been keeping himself busy as of late, recording drum tracks for a large amount of new projects, including his new band Freakshow which features Cinderella's Jeff LaBar and Markus Allen Christopher of Miss Crazy.
Banali said "Earlier this
summer I contributed drum tracks for a session that included Guns &
Roses man on the keys Dizzy Reed. Oddly enough, the tracks also had
Alex Grossi on guitar and Chuck Wright on bass which everyone knows
were both part of the final QUIET RIOT touring lineup. This was a very
cool session for me to have been a part of. And no, this had nothing to
do with the "Hookers & Blow" band that Dizzy and Alex are a part
of, which I am not a part of..
Most recently in
the early part of July I recorded drum tracks for a new artist "Ashes
and Acid" which were a lot of fun because my rhythm section partner was
none other than the great Billy Sheehan on bass. Billy is a monster,
but all of you already know that... All right Mr. Sheehan! It was also
very rewarding for me since the producer of the project is the talented
Neil Citron who I worked with when he engineered as well as
participated in the guitar tracks for my "24/7/365 THE TRIBUTE TO LED
ZEPPELIN - Frankie Banali & Friends" CD. Neil was also the
guitarist on the "Rehab" QUIET RIOT release.
The last week of July I recorded the drum tracks for the FREAKSHOW
record in San Jose, CA. Markus Allen Christopher of M!SS CRAZY wrote
some really great all out rock songs which were a blast to play. I love
Markus' vocal style and energy and he is really a very, very good
guitarist as well! The amazing Tony Franklin is the bass player on
record for these sessions. I love working with Tony and he and I have a
rhythm section recording relationship that dates back to the first
record that we did together, Gary Hoey's "Animal Instinct" in 1994.
Jeff La Bar will be coming in to record guitar and solos on that
project later this month. Jeff is the real deal, his guitar style is as
authentic as it gets and I've been waiting a very long time for the
opportunity to work with Jeff.
This past weekend I recorded one song for a "Metal" Christmas CD which
is slated for release this fall. I don't believe that the track I
played on will be included in the US release, but rather it will be a
bonus track for the European version. It's a great line up with Doro
Pesch on vocals, Michael Schenker on Guitar, Tony Franklin on bass and
yours truly pounding out some holiday cheer!
On Saturday, August 16, I will be playing a set with the "Big Ball
Stars" at the Key Club in Hollywood. It should prove to be a fun set!
The lineup for this version of the BBS is scheduled to include Robin
McAuley/Vocals, Brent Woods/Guitar, Phil Soussan/Guest Bassist, Neil
Turbin/Guest Vocalist, Dizzy Reed/Guest Keyboards, Chris Holmes/Guest
Guitars, and I will be the guest drummer for the evening.
I will be doing a rare drum clinic for the 11th annual Hollywood
Vintage Drum Show in October courtesy of Todd Trent and Ontario Music.
More details on this event to follow as they become available. I say
"rare" because unlike most drummers, I prefer to play as part of a
group rather than have the singular attention......."
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