Also, if you want to keep up with Hair Metal memories, look for posts from Adzilla and his Hair Metal Closet. I put links to volume one and two below with more coming through the year.
Adzilla's Hair Metal Closet Volume 1
Adzilla's Hair Metal Closet Volume 2
Your 1989 Six Pack of Hair Metal Goodness..ready for consumption:
1. Cinderella-Gypsy Road
A strong guitar line and a great sing along chorus, "Gypsy Road" has a bluesy feel running through its energetic romp of just simply having a good time on the road. Lead vocalist Tom Keifer's shrilling voice was immediately identifiable and unfortunately he screamed to a point where he couldn't sing anymore and in 1992 had to have surgery on damaged vocal chords. If I was to take one song away from this Philadelphia band during their prime, it would easily be "Gypsy Road".2. L.A. Guns-Rip and Tear
Sure they were thought of as minor league Guns' N Roses (Tracii Guns connections aside), but the guys from L.A. Guns had enough sleaze to scatter though a few albums. Remembered most for their ballad "The Ballad Of Jayne" L.A. Guns had a few rock songs "Sex Action", Never Enough" and "Kiss My Love Goodbye" that took the boisterous glam to a rocking level. My favorite of the bunch was "Rip And Tear" with a simply good, filthy guitar lick running through it and Guns having a blast at the guitar solo and ending coda. Good fun for a road trip.3. Faster Pussycat-Poison Ivy
Wow. Listening to this one of the first time in a loonnnggg time, the guys from Faster Pussycat really wanted to be the next Aerosmith. Lead singer Taime Downe hangs spits every syllable like he's Steven Tyler's younger brother. Nonetheless, "Poison Ivy" is a good romp boasting slide guitars, cowbells, a horn section and a memorable chorus. Really, what else could you want from a song from any genre?
4. Bulletboys-Smooth Up In Ya
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5. Badlands-Dreams In The Dark
A band that borrowed more from classic rock like Rainbow but threw in the late eighties hair metal flare, Badlands didn't have the success that a lot of bands did at the time. But "Dreams In The Dark" has ex Ozzy axeman Jake E Lee shredding his guitar, Ray Gillen showcasing some gold vocals, and a really good chorus. And I'm a sucker for a good chorus. Their promise quickly turned sour as they went on to cover James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" on their second and last effort "Voodoo Highway" and Gillen died from AIDS complications in 1993.6. Motley Crue-Kickstart My Heart (1989)
Source: http://www.jhostation.com/2011/04/six-pack-of-hair-metal-goodness-via.html
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