MSG for sure and UFO with Billy Sheehan.
Good times.
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MSG for sure and UFO with Billy Sheehan.
Good times.
Billy Sheehan was in UFO? I actually got to sit in on a guitar (ok bass) lesson with him once. Was he in UFO before DLRoth?
Yes, it's all true. It was the band of Billy Sheehan's origin.
Lights out, lights out in London!
I saw Billy with Steve Vai at a 1986 DLRB concert. Too bad Dave was there.
The last few posts take me back to a time when Anthrax was actually a metal band and not some punk-yuppy group or something that is being mailed to political leaders.
Take it easy.... Dave was the best when he was in his prime. He did dlame out pretty haard though. A few years back I got to see Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Patrucci, and Paul Gilbert all on the same stage. I was front and center when Satriani played Satch Boogie. Sooooo awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fake Don Dokken
The Satchman is bald these days...and he still appears to weight in at 110. Super flyweight.
How about the Fake Stephen Pearcy? Big band, lots of tunes but not huge status.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fake Don Dokken
Ratt was awesome in the day. They had a nice edginess to them, plus you could actually understand the lyrics to most of there songs.
AgreedQuote:
Originally Posted by OUthunder
Sure they were borderline hair wussies, but Demartini was a player deluxe. He never really got his due either. Ricky Ratt.Quote:
Originally Posted by SoonerV
Pearcy lacks the name recognition of Dokken. I liked Ratt until about 1988 when I heard their bass player say they were bigger than Led Zeppelin.
Hmmm. Perception problems in the band?
Dont get me wrong. I listened to every Dokken album there was. I think Tooth and Nail was my fav
Yes, Crue - before they all got fat :D
I recall growing up the serious guitar players I knew idolized Ratt's axeman (Demartini?)
Yeah, our little garage band played "Round and Round" and "Lay It Down." Good times.
"Lay It Down" is my favorite Ratt song of all times. "Wanted Man" is also a fav.
Did anyone else get into Cinderella's music? I always like there bluesy edge.
I saw Cinderella twice - 1986 as the opening band for the David Lee Roth Band, and 1987 as the opening band for Bon Jovi.
Cinderella looked stupid on YV, but they were great live. Bon Jovi sucked live. David Lee Roth was an ***, but Billy Sheehan and Steve Vai rocked!
HEH!!! That is funny you mentioned that. I saw Cinderella at the Myriad when they opened for Bon Jovi on there 7800 Degrees Fahrenheit tour. Cinderella was awesome, and my nephew and I left half through Bon Jovi's set, because they sucked soooooooooo bad live. I'm glad I'm not the only one. At least Cinderella rocked that night. "Shake Me" is my favorite song of there's!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fake Don Dokken
Yeah, being at a Bon Jovi show back then - as now - is always the work of female companions. Women are teh greatest of God's creations, even if their musical tastes often suck.
I wish I could have seen Quiet Riot in there hayday. I bet they were awesome.
Never saw 'em, here's my list...as best as I can remember it these days :-D There are probably more
Big Country ('84)
Van Halen ('84 and '88)
Bryan Adams ('85)
Kim "Go For Soda" Mitchell ('85)
Heart ('85)
AC/DC ('85)
Yngwie Malmsteen ('85)
The Charlie Daniels Band ('85)
Foreigner ('86)
Robin Trower ('86)
Chicago ('86)
Journey ('86)
Rush ('86)
Jefferson Starship ('86)
The Outfield ('86)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble ('86)
Carlos Santana ('86)
Stevie Nicks ('86)
David Lee Roth Band ('86)
Cinderella ('86 and '87)
Iron Maiden ('87)
Joan Jett ('87)
The Pretenders ('87)
Boston ('87)
Aerosmith ('87)
White Snake ('87)
Tesla ('87)
The Cult ('87)
Billy Idol ('87)
David Bowie ('87)
Def Leppard ('87)
Dokken ('88)
Scorpions ('88 and '91)
Metallica ('88)
Jimmy Page ('88)
Ted Nugent ('88, and '95)
Kiss ('88)
The Who ('89)
The Rolling Stones ('89)
Living Color ('89)
Steve Miller ('91)
Tom Petty ('92)
Skid Row might have been the greatest all-around hair band
I always thought Tesla should have caught on in a much bigger way
same goes for The Cult
gdc-
The Cult was excellent live. They added a guitarist for the tour to keep the album sound true. Added For The Tour Guitar Guy was never on the album cover.
That gives me an idea for one of those Bud Light Real American Heroes - Mr. Added For The Tour Guitar Guy.
Ian Astbury is now "Jim Morrison".
Yeah, I don't know how I feel about that. I guess at minimum they both like black leather pants.
I would need hear them before I passed judgement. He does look the part though.
In a tangential vein, I intend to see Merle Haggard at Cain's March 18.
This oughta end this thread...
I always enjoyed The Cult's music. Had a nice, clean, gritty sound. Skid Row should and could have been bigger. Bach has a great Rock voice!
This thread sucks.
Remember the Bullet Boys? They were fairly heavy.
http://www.angelfire.com/rock/bulletboys/bbs.gif
Dude, this thread was almost at the bottom...in danger of the Never, Never Land of Page 2! :D
Its became my "Daily Cup of Coffee." And shootin the breeze with cool folks is pretty cool.
The Cult Electric=my favorite non Rush or Led Zep LP
JWTK, You started what may end up being the greatest/longest thread of the off season. And became the greatest thread ender to boot. All in one thread.
Great jorb.
Seriously.
Im too lazy to actually count all the subject matter discussed in this thread. Anyone want to make a guess?
How about up to this point.........and.........
how many by the time we have overloaded the internet and shut it down?
Super Troopers was on one of the HBO channels when I was on my elliptical trainer at 5 this morning. Funny ****e.
Electric was the zenith for The Cult. Sure, Sonic Temple brought the most commercial success. But, the raw boldness of Electric is unmatched among Cult releases.
This is the first rock album that I've purchased in two years. Very good, IMO.
http://us.ent1.yimg.com/images.launc...99/5599096.jpg
Haven't heard it yet.
I can remember as a college age person and for a while after I was really into "underground" bands as were most of my friends. Bands who didn't scream commercial success like Sonic Youth, the Butthole Surfers, Husker Du, the Pixies, Fugazi, Ministry, The The, Scraping Fetus From the Wheel (good lord that name was bad), Velvet Underground/Lou Reed. Then Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden, etc. came along and commercialized the underground sound. Ever since then, there has been band after band come out with the underground sound and make it big time. Nickelback being one of the more recent incarnations and more of a throwback to the underground grunge era than the NuMetal Bands.
Frankly, I liked the rusty old sound and experimental nature of the original stuff. Even the earlier Nirvana, Soundgarden, etc. is better than the latest incarnations.
Are there still underground bands of the magnitude of Sonic Youth or are they just bands with no talent?