Display results as threads It’s also the guys who sit there with the sheet music and you’ve got to play exactly what the composer or the arranger wrote. Rudy Sarzo has reflected on the passing of his former QUIET RIOT bandmate, drummer Frankie Banali.Banali, who joined QUIET RIOT in 1982 and played on … That’s my sign to keep going. We had just finished doing a residency that we do every year at the Epcot Center in Orlando. Rudy Sarzo is a Cuban American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. I’m pretty sure they’ll still keep the Sims pickup model, but this one’s going to have the Fishman Fluence pickups. [citation needed], Upon arriving in Los Angeles in August 1977, Sarzo happened upon a Quiet Riot show at the Starwood after being turned away from a sold-out Van Halen show at the nearby Whisky a Go Go. This feature is not available right now. GoDpsMusic. (MacAlpine/Aldridge/Rock/Sarzo). So it was almost like a Caribbean version of the waltz. A look at Rudy Sarzo's dating history. Image courtesy of Sweetwater Sarzo… FBPO: Does Randy Bachman ever come around? In February 2004, Sarzo joined Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force for the U.S. 30 city "Attack Tour". Currently Sarzo plays bass with the trailblazing rock and roll band, The Guess Who. Then, of course, then it became a multilayer fabric of our culture. Early life. Sarzo, Rudy (2017). By the time you go into the studio, you know the track and you already figure out what you’re going to play. Guns feat. The bassist behind many of rock’s marquee bands, with 30 million records sold, has played Peavey gear for 25 years solid, through gigs with Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Yngwie Malmsteen and now Dio and Blue Öyster Cult. It’s still a brutal communist regime. Episode 8 of Ask Rudy is now available in the GoDpsMusic Live app! Spark has been really an incredible technology and tool. Of course, Burton Cummings had a solo career too. And by then, Barbarito Diez was kind of like one of the most popular ones. Sounds unbelievable. Tell me about your gear. People dance the waltz in high society and England and Europe. Barbarito Diez was one of the big artists who sang danzón. “I actually took over for the original bass player, Jim Kale,” he said. It's also is an outlet to put my creativity playing … There’s no YouTube to say, “Hey, what did Slade bass player play on the set?” No, it’s like, here’s the tracks already being recorded. In recent years, Rudy has played alongside guitar maestro Michael Angelo Battio, Bassinvaders – the side project of … Released in March 1983, Metal Health would go on to become a multi-platinum international hit, kickstarting an era of wild commercial popularity for heavy metal in the 1980s. It’s funny because I took photos from the side of the stage, and by the last show, there were like maybe 10 people in the audience. TRED never became [a thing] outside of our own ears. Right. Because what happens is, if you’re a guitar player, singer, songwriter, you can do a solo thing. Struggling financially, Sarzo moved to New Jersey in the fall of 1977 to join his brother Robertin a Top-40 band called A New Taste. You must have a lot of very special memories. Sarzo has played with many bands including Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen and Blue Öyster Cult. RS: As a professional bass player, I highly respect the creativity. The master class will be held on June 2nd at 8 pm EST. When I joined Ozzy, 1981, I didn’t have a passport because I was not a citizen of any country. Rudy Sarzo is my guest on today’s podcast. Rudy is alive and kicking and is currently 70 years old. And I gravitate more towards the guys who have to be put on the spot and be creative because that’s what we are. RS: Not with The Guess Who. Currently Sarzo plays bass with the trailblazing rock and roll band, The Guess Who. Everything became inclusive, and what happened was … when you had the rhythms of the Afro-Cuban music but the classical music theory melodically intertwined for dancing purposes, they start incorporating something that was high society music, danzón, el danzón, which was very proper. January 18, 2021. And so, that will be a really nice tribute to show another side of A.J.’s drumming skills. Takes me a couple of songs to get used to playing that tension. Sarzo would rejoin Quiet Riot on multiple occasions, and recorded albums with them in 1999 and 2001. That is like the staple of what you must have, as a bass player. That was it, grunge. Killer Bee bassist Anders Rönnblom has founded a new project titled Disorder which features some well known musicians including guitarist Tracii Guns (L.A. Gosh, playing bass. I don’t know if you ever heard him play. RS: Yes! Sarzo has played bass for Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force, Dio, The Guess Who, and more. And then, they added two guitar players after that and they carried on with songs like, “Share the Land,” which we perform, “Hand Me Down Blues.” So, the band carried on successfully. [Laughs] I just keep going. I just rejoined the band. Randy Bachman left it back in the late ’60s, ’69, right after “American Woman.” That’s a long time ago. And this was me sleeping on the floor, penniless as a starving musician. Rudy is best known for his bass guitar playing with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played with several well known heavy metal and hard rock acts including Manic Eden, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Geoff Tate’s Queensrÿche and Devil City Angels. FBPO: I can’t believe it’s been eight years since your last interview. Nothing has really been added to those subjects, but a lot of things have happened since. See Jon’s blog with key takeaways from this interview here. because that’s one of the last things A.J. If you’re the rhythm section, just a rhythm section, it’s kind of hard to keep it going as a solo career, unless you go in the studio, of course. Bring it into the studio! RS: Oh, no. Being able to play a couple hours of his music while talking with his siblings on his birthday is mind-blowing." And that was it. When not touring or recording, he is a 3D technical director and co-executive producer at Ocean Visual FX in Southern California. Rudy Sarzo was born on November 18, 1950 and is 70 years old now. with former Ozzy Osbourne bandmate Tommy Aldridge, with whom Sarzo maintained a close friendship. Maybe I’ve gotten deeper into jazz, but that’s not moving forward, that’s going back and expanding. [5] Sarzo remained with Quiet Riot from September 1982 to January 1985, when friction caused by vocalist DuBrow's constant slagging of rival bands in the press convinced him to leave the band. And I got to play on this song. Are they on your radar at all? It costs $100 and is limited to just 20 participants. By the time that I joined, officially joined the band, there were a couple of tracks open, so I just jumped in and recorded on two songs. What happened is this music was developed traditionally back at the turn of the century. Sarzo remains best known for his work with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played with several well known heavy metal and hard rock acts including Manic Eden, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche and Devil City Angels. It comes very close to the original Cali76 compressor. I have studio musician friends, let’s say, in the case of Steve Lukather, and you can watch him say this in a documentary. RS: What happens is, I see all these guys. And now you have Jagger, The Stones and you got The Who, and they’re still doing it. With M.A.R.S. Sarzo is also an avid computer digital animator. And Berry Gordy would be right on his face and say, “Okay, play something now, spectacular, for this incredible record.” You got to come up with that. With Quiet Riot officially disbanded, Sarzo joined a band called Private Army with drummer and longtime friend Frankie Banali. You know I checked this morning. Please try again later. FBPO: In your last interview, you said, “I join the band; the band doesn’t join me,” and I’ve always really appreciated that statement. Exclusive interview…, Italian bass sensation talks technique, bass influences, equipment and more Exclusive video interview with FBPO’s…, Adrenaline Mob founding shredder talks life, career and what’s next April 19, 2016 A native…, Your email address will not be published. He recalled the show being "quite ambitious for a club band", and after the show he bumped into vocalist Kevin DuBrow and the two formed a friendship. It’s a different tension. Now, this is in addition to, of course, when I perform live. Upon arriving in Los Angeles in August 1977, Sarzo happened upon a Quiet Riot show at the Starwood after being turned away from a sold-out Van Halen show at the nearby Whisky a Go Go. The older the band, the older the fans. I have the first edition of that model, pre-being purchased by Korg. Excellent, excellent pedal. And this one is just exactly the same tension as an electric bass, on an acoustic bass. Sarzo— who began playing bass for Osbournein 1981 (the same year he toured with MOTÖRHEAD) — joined THE GUESS WHOin 2016. We lost our nationality. In stark contrast to the chaos surrounding everyday life on the road with the hard-drinking Osbourne, the experience was so positive that Sarzo ended up recording most of the Metal Health album with his former band and he made the decision to officially rejoin Quiet Riot once the Diary of a Madman tour had concluded. I had no problem getting into England with just a reentry permit, no passport. He didn’t have to do it. 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RS: Recently, I discovered the Spark amp. And they’re both very different, but very forward thinking, very progressive technology-wise. Off the Rails (third edition). “You know the Mona Lisa that you made for the guy down the street?” I want one too. Names like Hadrien Feraud, Federico Malaman, and others. He released the Acid for Non Linear Editors training DVD, directed by Douglas Spotted Eagle, for the VASST training series, and created the "Working Man's Bass" loop library exclusively for Sony Pictures' Acid Software. Appreciation for the Seattle sound and grunge and everything that happened in the 2000s was kind of like that was it. First of all, you can use it as an interface to record with, so I can actually use that. In a nutshell, I wanted an acoustic bass that played like an electric because one of the things that I noticed with every single other acoustic bass that I own, there’s a transition if I pick one to the other. And it’s on record forever. He was catapulted to fame in Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band in the 1980’s, courtesy of a recommendation from his former Quiet Riot colleague Randy Rhoads, and because of that, Rudy Sarzo also ended up touring the planet with bands such as Whitesnake. I would say that the fans of The Guess Who are about my age, because I grew up with that music, and so did they, and I just turned 70. Rudy Sarzo, host of "Six Degrees Of Sarzo" on Monsters Of Rock Radio, said: "Randy Rhoads was my mentor and bandmate in both QUIET RIOT and OZZY OSBOURNE. But when we had to fly to Frankfurt, 1981, they were in the middle of the hijacker [situation]. Metal bass legend talks about The Guess Who and the state of modern music, Exclusive interview with FBPO’s Jon Liebman Robert Cavuoto: Tell me about your ability to adapt seamlessly to all the different bands you join. [9] Other members of Tate's band include guitarist Kelly Gray, drummer Simon Wright, and keyboardist Randy Gane. FBPO: I heard you’re also a big fan of Tech 21 gear. He is currently the bass player for The Guess Who. That’s 1983. Bassist Rudy Sarzo (DIO, ex-QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE) has answered allegations levied against him previously by Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin Dubrow regarding Dubrow’s dislike for Sarzo. He is currently the bass player for The Guess Who. They thought I was going to hijack the plane. He is currently the bass player for The Guess Who. Rudy Sarzo: Yes, there were three bass players on the CD, Jim Kale, Michael Devin of Whitesnake who was subbing for Jim, and I was the last guy to contribute to it. They’re great and they’re consistently great. Is it a friendly thing? In 1992, Sarzo had an uncredited role as a bass player for the fictional band Exorcist on the Tales from the Crypt episode "On A Deadman's Chest". RS: Yeah. And then, in the mid ‘70s, Burton Cummings left the band. In 2007, Sarzo joined Blue Öyster Cult, replacing Richie Castellano as the band's bassist who became the band's guitarist/keyboard player, initially as a guest musician before officially taking the role. Sarzo later reconciled with the Osbourne camp after leaving Quiet Riot in 1985.[3]. After leaving Quiet Riot, Sarzo formed M.A.R.S. Every package, you can trust it, that no string is going to be dead, or they’re going to break on you or anything like that. And, but I like to keep it simple by going back to the Spark. Rudy Sarzo enthusiastically endorses Jon Liebman’s Rock Bass book, available here. What advice would you impart to somebody who wants to learn to play bass? RS: Yeah. Pero as our drummer, and he’s passed away. They, of course, just like every band, eventually, usually the bass player and the drummer get together and form their own version of the band and carry on in some way, which is what happened with The Guess Who. We haven’t done any real recording. 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