That genre of pop/glam metal acts associated with the 1980s, though the music and bands overlapped from the late 1970s into the early 1990s, dominating MTV and local rock stations before being killed by grunge. Answer questions pertaining to music of the era and genre, and other things related... And don't worry, you won't need a mullet or umlauts in your name to get credit.
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Performed by four men whose actual given last names were Bass, Deal, Ferrana and Wharton - the opening clip below is taken from the title track of what debut album from 1981, released on Leathur Records.
A Robert Williams painting lends its name to this album… deemed to gruesome to display on the cover, it was placed inside and replaced with now-iconic album art representing the individual band members.
Partly written as solo tracks before the band formed, the twelve songs were grouped into two thematic halves. Initially considered a flop, this album reached #1 on the Billboard charts in August 1988, 57 weeks after its release.
Led by Michael Monroe and Andy McCoy (born Matti Fagerholm and Antti Hulkko) this band is credited with popularizing the glam look later adopted by acts such as Ratt and Poison.
Despite wide popularity in Japan and Southeast Asia, the band only had minor his in the U.S. with “Beer and a Cigarette” and a cover of CCRs “Up Around the Bend” before breaking up after losing their drummer in a fatal drunk driving incident.
This 'classy' anecdote (linked below) about a seduction attempt gone awry, as described by a persistent narrator of questionable hygiene and moral quality... forms the centerpiece of what song by a rock band from Hagerstown, Maryland.
In fiscal year 1986 to 87, local, state, and federal governments spent a combined total of 16.6 billion dollars on law enforcement. Federal law enforcement expenditures ranked last in absolute dollars and accounted for only 6% of all federal spending.
By way of comparison the federal government spent 25 million more on space exploration and 43 times more on national defense and national relations then on law enforcement.
--------------That statement, and the clip below are from what song about the drug war.
At the 1992 American Music Awards, the band that released this single won "Favorite Hard Rock/Heavy Metal New Artist over Nirvana and Alice in Chains.
Identify this song, the band's first successful single, from the guitar solo excerpted below.
Living the wild life may have kept him up all night, rendering him so mad about you that he had to fly to the angels. Identify this singer and guitarist who, following the breakup of the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, formed an eponymous band.
When things are going wrong, you know who to blame.
He will always live up to his name.
He's never been the answer. There's a better way
We are here to rock you And to say...
What are the next five words these fine young christian gentlemen are here to say, the title of both a song and album from 1986?
While it includes the song "Thunderbird" dedicated to recently deceased founding guitarist Randy Rhoads, this album released in 1983 is known primarily for its first two songs. The title track is an ode the singer’s crazy hard rocking nature while the second song, the cover of UK #1 by the band Slade rose to #5 on the U.S. Billboard charts.
Identify this album by an L.A.-based quartet that overtook the Police’s Synchronicity, becoming the first heavy metal album to reach #1 on the Billboard Album charts.
After moving to Los Angeles as a teenager and playing in the bands Steeler and Alcatrazz, he released the solo album "Rising Force" - which received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Instrumental.
The excerpt below exemplifies this guitarist's blend of neo-classical and shred techniques. Name this guitar virtuoso who cited Niccolo Paganini as his chief influence.
By sheer volume of inputs, this may be the Most Metal Song ever. Over seven minutes in length, it features singing by Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, Dave Meniketti and several solos performed sequentially by guitarists Craig Goldie, Eddie Ojeda, Vivian Campbell, Brad Gillis, Neal Schon, Buck Dharma, and more..
Inspired by "Do They Know It's Christmas" and "We Are The World" and written primarily by members Dio's band, this song was the Heavy Metal community's effort to raise money for African famine relief.
Featuring all the blue screen technology 1985 has to offer, this music video features random desert terrain, a singer punching the air, drumming in the rain, a mirrored guitarist soloing in the clouds, and a weird soundstage grid. It also features a catchy riff and climactic solo from guitar wizard George Lynch.
Identify this rock song from the music video clip, in which a clingy man laments being left by his girl.