Manowar. I know they had quite the following overseas. There was a weird cult like following of Manowar in Eastern Iowa in the late 80's. I'm not sure how far out in the states it spread. Yes, I know we didn't have them all to ourselves but we were kind of in our own little hole in the earth.

I first stumbled across them on Headbangers Ball with the Blow Your Speakers video. The Fighting the World album became a must around the campfire keggers. Carry On was even voted as our class song in 1989...crazy, huh?
Blow Your Speakers (Video)



Carry On (Live 1987)


Fighting the World (Live 2007)

Last night I was watching TV and Faith No More's "Epic" was on a commercial. What a great band. They were very versatile if you listened deeper into their albums than the singles.

My first time being exposed to them was at a party in little Dewitt, Iowa when they came on the TV. A friend of mine had been trying to tell me about them but couldn't remember their name. What he was talking about was the video for "Epic" which is what came on the TV. The Rap meets Metal thing threw me for a little bit but you can't deny how catchy the song is.

The only time I got to see them was when they were touring for the Angel Dust album. There are three things that I remember specifically about that show at The Col Ballroom in Davenport, IA. When they opened with a disco ball spinning and the music to "Dancing Queen" coming over the PA, stage diving cheerleaders from the local high school during "Be Aggressive", and "We Care A Lot" friggen rocked.

So let's look at some Faith No More live!

We Care A Lot/ Epic


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