Met Rudy Sarzo over the weekend

[King Harvest]

I only know him from the movie Hired Gun, but he seems like a nice guy who doesn't take himself too seriously.

 

[Bob Coldwell]

Is he still playing with The Guess Who, as well?

 

[squeally dan]

Is he still playing with The Guess Who, as well?

Did not know he was doing that.

 

[LuckyScott]

He is a great guy and very spiritual as well

 

[Chrisk-K]

OP, did you really want to be "that guy"?

 

[80jazz]

I saw Rudy in the early 1980's with quiet riot. He was inspiring to watch. I still use some of the tricks I saw him doing.

Rudy Sarzo is why I use my ring finger in plucking.

 

[Slevage]

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Nice picture.
First time I've seen a picture of Rudy wearing glasses.

 

[dfreeland83]

It's always a buzz when someone you've admired turns out to be good people offstage (. . . this doesn't always happen . . .). Rudy's good people, and his new Sig Spector is my- t-fine. And, the man can play.

I'd have had to ask him how they got him to lick his bass back in the White snake vids . . .

It definitely doesn't always happen, but I've been surprised by the number of musicians I've met that have been generally good dudes.

Back in around 2012 or so... the worship team at a small church I was attending played an Alice Cooper song for offering. The church recorded their services from the mixer... one of the guitarists got a wild hair and sent a copy of it to Alice Cooper, with a letter about how cool it was that they got to play his music in a church. Not only did Alice Cooper reply... but he sent the guy from the church four backstage passes when his tour came around.. and hung out with my church group for about an hour afterwards. Then, and this is the part that really blew my mind... Alice took the dude that sent him the tape golfing while he was still in town.

 

[kittywithabanjo]

I met Rudy years ago, and agree he is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.

 

[FatherTrucker]

Yes, its Great that he is still at it. On the other hand, after all he has done, it bummed me that he was playing in Sand Mtn Alabama with what is basically a Quiet Riot cover band.

He was worried about missing the show after our plane broke down on the runway. we were a couple hours late but he did make it to the show. I saw video. Quiet Riot was the opener before Winger and Skid Row. Looked like a good turnout.

Seems like these old 80s bands find young replacement singers that are much more able than the aging singer they replace. I'm not into this music anymore at all but find I have a strange fascination with aging 80s rockers. I find it interesting to see how they adapt or don't.

I wouldn't feel too bad for him. As I understand it, if he wasn't in the band, I don't believe they would be able to tour as Quiet Riot. I'd imagine that means his compensation is pretty fair.

 

[jasper383]

He looks amazing for 71 years old.

 

[zubrycky]

I met Rudy a few years ago here in Brazil. I attended to a workshop he gave (it was a Peavey sponsored event and I learned a lot that night).

After the event I had the opportunity to talk with him privately about Geezer Butler and Bob Daisley. We took some pictures and he kindly signed my cd copy of Madman Alive, a very good unofficial live Ozzy record.

He treated me as a royalty and I'll always cherish that.

I'm glad to see him alive and kicking!

Edit: I also saw him live with Dio in 2006. Here's an excerpt of that show, the most amazing vocal performance I ever heard live in front of me.

 

[squeally dan]

Nice picture.
First time I've seen a picture of Rudy wearing glasses.

Practically twins. I guess it's pretty obvious which of us play in an 80s rock band and which plays chill instrumental music.

 

[DJ Bebop]

I like his rundown on the Spark amp.
He general enthusiasm reminded me of myself when I get into something new...


I'm still that way with my WD

 

[el jeffe bass]

Weight?








Just Kidding!

Neck Width?

Thankfully no one has asked about nut width

 

[Paul New]

Seems like a nice guy. I'm glad he's still out there doing it.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Seems like a nice guy. I'm glad he's still out there doing it.

just out of curiosity, what's the connection between this song and Rudy Sarzo?

 

[Smooth_bass88]

The Cuban bass master! Always loved Sarzo's playing. What a career he's had.

 

[Bass-ball]

He's not even the original bass player for Quiet Riot, but Randy Rhoads was a founding member & later on he & Randy played together with Ozzy.
His book, Off The Rails, is a good read.

I know Ozzy and his management hate the "Speak of the Devil" album, but Rudy's playing on that album is stellar, whether it's actually live or not, I don't care. I'm not saying it's better than Geezer or anything, but for me, that album showcased some great bass playing and tone. (BTW, I haven't played or listened to metal in probably 20 years, and that album still stands out to me).

 

[g-dude]

Saw Quiet Riot in Columbia, SC in the early 2000s.

It was a great show, especially compared to my experience seeing RATT for two reasons:

1) larger venue
2) I actually had earplugs

Seeing RATT in a venue that's smaller than the first floor of my house without earplugs is one of the dumbest things I've ever done. It was physically painful. When I left, it sounded like someone was screaming in my ears for the rest of the night. My ears were trashed for days.