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Your expertise related to obscure metal bands is apparently surpassed only by your in-depth knowledge of Survivor (the TV show, not the band).*
Like their America's Least Wanted album. Come Tomorrow, gosh darn Devil (Rob Halford sings backup) are quality rock tunes, and a couple lighter ones are decent (Busy Buy, Mr. Record Man). Obviously had a fun sense of humor.
Huge fan of Saigon Kick. They got lumped into the end of the Hair Metal scene, and “Love is on the Way” didn’t help with that categorization. Their first album was a mix of metal, alternative, Beatles, Janes Addiction- all over the place musically but brilliant.
I picked up “Water” when it came out and was disappointed, but honestly I probably didn’t give it much chance. Will check these out
I think the only song that broke for Thunder in the US was Dirty Love, but I know they were much bigger in Europe.
Loved these guys. Saw them play by circumstance a few times and always a fun show. I never really thought of them as glam or metal though. Just rock. The story of their name is even kind of anti-glam.
I've run into a couple people born in the 1990s whose entire knowledge of 60s to 80s music is based on songs they have heard in movies.
Fascinating! Sadly, Tommy Kiefer would leave the band and commit suicide right around the same time that Tom Kiefer appeared on the scene. Hmmm.
Holy ####### ####
My knowledge of Krokus is pretty much limited to them being referenced in a Hold Steady b-side:
I wore the crap out of the Headhunter album back in high school.
Compare that to number of band members in fellow European (Dutch) band Golden Earring, particularly since 1970.
Had to look up if the band name Lazy came from the Deep Purple tune given their legendary Live In Japan album. And indeed it did.
YES!!!!
I’m sorry.. I’m already pushing my weed-addled brain to its absolute limit. Please remind us now
Ha ha - I was just messing with you.
Alas no one carried around video cameras back in those days. It’s possible that a cassette demo exists somewhere in storage, but candidly, it’s not worth the effort to locate. Our two guitarists were ridiculously fast shredders, but the music was pretty mediocre, and I was a fish out of water vocally. Not my best work.
Don’t know, and no. They were pretty big time by then and they stayed on the bus pre and post-show.
Wait wait wait… is that RAD, as in the BMX kid who did the backflip at the end of the movie to win the race (and the girl, too, if my memory serves me). I mean, it’s no “Gleaming the Cube”, but damn, that movie was … umm… rad(!?).
<Italian chef finger kiss>
One of the 80s bands that has always seemed way underrated to me. The guitar player was a beast, the guitar sound was fabulous, and the songs were filled with hooks. I still listen to Loudness at least once a month.
I understand why this band is on the list but I cannot turn their big hit off fast enough. It is Turn Off the Radio for me. Just awful.
Ok, obscure but great pick. Burning Time was a great album.
