Chuck Wright: Art For Art’s Sake

The Seasoned Bassist Bangs His Head on Sheltering Sky

Chuck Wright: Art For Art’s Sake

The Seasoned Bassist Bangs His Head on Sheltering Sky

Chuck Wright might not be a household name, but his bass line on Quiet Riot’s “Metal Health (Bang Your Head)” is firmly entrenched in the annals of pop culture. Many folks might not know, but Wright also played on “Don’t Wanna Let You Go,” also from Quiet Riot’s 1982 breakthrough record, Metal Health, the first ever heavy metal album to reach number one on the Billboard 200. Though Rudy Sarzo became synonymous with the band, and played on the rest of that album, as well as it’s follow-up, Condition Critical, Wright played on Quiet Riot III, and performed off-and-on with the band for many years—most recently up until drummer Frankie Banali’s untimely death. If that singular performance credit, in-and-of itself, is not enough to firmly entrench Wright’s name in the conversation about great bassists from the ‘80s, he’s also cemented his legacy by playing in House of Lords, Giuffria, Impellitteri, and Ted Nugent, among others, and he also currently runs the now-i
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