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!
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!