Ex-QUIET RIOT Guitarist Is 'Extremely Excited' About Playing On DIZZY REED's New Solo Album
- Sep. 26, 2008
Former QUIET RIOT and current HOOKERS N' BLOW guitarist Alex Grossi has issued the following update:
"I am EXTREMELY excited about a project that I am currently involved in. Dizzy Reed [GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist] is doing a solo record that is being produced by Del James (If you have never heard of Del, do yourself a favor and Google him, trust me).
"This record is by far one of the coolest projects I have ever been involved in, in that it is not just a band, but a bunch of random musicians from a wide variety of genres who are collectively contibuting to the project.
"I am very proud to be playing along with the likes of Mike Duda and Mike Dupke of W.A.S.P., Adrian Young of NO DOUBT, Richard Fortus, Tommy Stinson and Frank Ferrer of GN'R, Bobby from BIOHAZARD.... and it has been especially meaningful to see my former QUIET RIOT bandmates Frankie Banali and Chuck Wright perform on a couple tracks.
"Del has an amazing ear and excellent musical instincts, and Dizzy's songs are top-notch and very unique. I feel this record is going to be one we are all proud of."
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COMMENT | posted by : slavedriver1967 9/26/2008 4:54:32 PM
Who's Alex Grossi and Dizzy Reed? I know Carlos Cavazo and Izzy Stradlin.
COMMENT | Alex Rodriguez and Lou Reed posted by : Tonight we dine 9/26/2008 5:01:26 PM
I know WHO THEY ARE! Who are these fartknockers?
COMMENT | Hmmm posted by : MuseumOfFear 9/26/2008 5:14:44 PM
I always thought Del James was a journalist who made a career out of kissing Axl's ass. Does he actually have skills as a producer or musician?
COMMENT | museumoffear posted by : pudding man 9/26/2008 5:55:56 PM
Beat me to my comment.
Del James wrote some lyrics for Testament's Ritual record. Beyond that, he's mostly been a hanger-on.
If he made a record, it should be called "Teabagging for Axl" That is all.
COMMENT | Alice Cooper posted by : MuseumOfFear 9/26/2008 6:03:29 PM
Didn't Alex Grossi play with Alice Cooper also? If not, who am I thinking of? Similar name, maybe?
COMMENT | Pudding Man posted by : MuseumOfFear 9/26/2008 6:07:37 PM
Yeah, Slash mentions him in his book as being this biker dude who lived in this trashed biker house back in the pre $$$ GnR days.
I remember reading Rip magazine (yes, I'm old, my band was actually in that mag once or twice) and they hired Del because he had exclusive teabag access to Paxil Pose.
COMMENT | MuseumOfFear posted by : DioAlice 9/26/2008 8:21:46 PM
The Coop's had Alex Smith (bass) and Al Pitrelli over the years...maybe that's the similarity?
COMMENT | posted by : RiotAct666 9/26/2008 8:43:12 PM
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