RIOT vocalist dies of cancer

[RAGGZ]

I justfound this news...He died on the 3 days ago...

GUY SPERANZA, the original voice for RIOT has passed away in a Florida hospital due to pancreatic cancer. Speranza fronted the band from their beginnings in Brooklyn, New York in early 1976. His unmistakable vocal style can be heard on Rock City (1977), Narita (1979) and the unsurpassed gem Fire Down Under (1981). Speranza was 47 years old.

[sprinkle_sprinkle2]

forgive me for asking but what exactly is RIOT famous for???? call it a blonde moment for moi

[Cotton Candy Lover]

They had hits such as "metal health", "cum on feel the noize", and "slick black cadillac" until somebody told them to shut up. Then they became Quiet Riot. lmao jk

[sprinkle_sprinkle2]

hey is he the guy with that funny looking captains hat on in a video??? I'm slightly remembering someone with a black captains hat on and him slightly leaning backwards kinda resembling how the singer of ac/dc does it - god I cant remember his name for the life of me right now either - i really am having a bunch of blonde moments this week

[glamfly]

I have 2 albums by them. I originally bought the one in '88 because of the song "Bloodstreets". Awesome song, and video. One of my faves from that time. The rest of the album was ok, and then I went out and bought "Fire Down Under", not realizing it was a different singer. Didn't like that one as much.

[slapusilly]

speaking of riot vocalists...Rhett Forrester was gunned down in Atlanta, Georgia several years ago. the hard rock cafe in Atlanta has a wall just for him.
his solo stuff was GOOOOD

[Carl I.]

This is pretty sad, as I remember the cover to atleast one Riot album, and I remember the logo, but none of us remember a damn thing about the band!?! How many obscure bands do we know, but these guys were pretty well-known, and none of us remember them!!!

[Carl I.]

Yeah, click on the link, and ALL Of the albums will ring beels and you'll go "AH...THEM!!!"

http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/riot.htm

[Carl I.]

And...here ya go...

http://riotsweb.com/

[CanGLAMada]

I'm a big fan of RIOT,they were a big band back in the day's along with Angel,Starz,The Godz,Rex,and Legs Diamond these bands were carrying Hard Rock/Glam while the dredded disease called Disco ruled the airwaves,but they all went away just like that other disease called Grunge killed off the 80's!My favourite cd is Narita it still kicks ass!The vocalist Guy Speranza did have a unique and amazing voice just like Davey Vain did.