The music video for Quiet Riot’s The Wild and The Young takes place in a future that’s controlled by the military and the Parents Resource Music Center (PRMC), the Tipper Gore-led organization that campaigned for albums and CDs to come with warning labels. Because the PRMC was largely made up with the wives of U.S. Senators, there was actually a Senate hearing on obscene lyrics in 1985, which led to a bunch of Senators being made to look foolish by everyone from Dee Snider to Frank Zappa.
Director Jeff Stein has directed several TV shows, along with doing videos for The Who, Weezer, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, George Clinton, Cinderella, Warrant, and Wilson Phillips.
Another band I was so fortunate to see several times back in the day. Carlos Cavazo was always underrated and Rudy Sarzo remains one of the best bassists around. I miss Kevin DuBrow and his bigger-than-life personality and voice. Most of all, I miss Frankie Banali who shall always be one of my FAVORITE drummers of all time. R.I.P.
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