Paul Shortino is a singer who has sung for several bands, including Rough Cutt/The Cutt, Quiet Riot, and Bad Boyz. Rough Cutt is a band featuring singer Paul Shortino, who for a while replaced singer Kevin DuBrow in Quiet Riot. ... Quiet Riot is a heavy metal band, one of the first to become a pop sensation in the 1980s. ...
PaulShortino may not be a household word in the larger world of rock and roll but the California vocalist has been a mainstay in that world since first surfacing on the LA music scene in the 70’s.
Shortino’s first brush with success in the music business came when his LA based band, Rough Cutt, was signed to Warner Brothers Records in 1984.
Now-a-days Shortino stays a little closer to home, performing mostly on a week-end basis and spending a great deal of time in his own studio, producing recording projects for well known names as well as new-comers in all facets of the music business.
Paul's decision to change the name of the newly formed Rough Cutt to PaulShortino's THE CUTT was based on Paul's belief that since he himself was the only true original member a change of identity was need.
The songwriting on this album is, on the contrary to other of his relases, top notch and Shortino is in the zone where he perfectly balances his heavy and bluesy influences.
With this effort, PaulShortino and Company have certainly gone to a Sacred Place where so few artists are able to go these days.