Posted by Allister Fiend in 90's, Jackyl
This is pretty cool. KMart refuses to sell a Jackyl album...so they pull a flatbed trailer in front of a store and set up for an impromptu show until the cops run them off. On top of that, "I Stand Alone" rocks anyway.
I Stand Alone
Posted by Allister Fiend in 90's, Faith No More
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
tag: faith no more, Metal, Hard Rock, Epic, We care a lot, Live, video
Posted by Allister Fiend in 80's, 90's, Asphalt Ballet
One of my favorite bands from the early 90's was Asphalt Ballet. It's unfourtunate that they arrived on the music seen when they had because there was about to be a major hit to hard rock.
From Sleeze Roxx:
Formed in San Diego, California by Gary Jeffries (ex-Broken Rule, vocals), and former Mistreated members Danny Clarke (guitar), Julius J. Ulrich (guitar), Terry Phillips (bass) and Mikki Kiner (drums). They were able to gain a loyal following in the Los Angeles bar circuit, which got the attention of Virgin records. The debut was a raunchy all out rocker that infused generous amounts of blues and melody, with Jeffries' gravely delivery bringing everything together. However minor airplay of singles such as "Soul Survive" and "Tuesday's Rain" failed to put the band over.
Posted by Allister Fiend in 2000's, 70's, 80's, 90's, Hard Rock Evolution
The initial purpose of this blog was for me to babble about bands and experiences from my youth. I have decided to throw a little structure (just a little) in the whole thing every once in a while.
It's really not fair to jump right into the 80's without mention of some of the bands that the 80's rockers pointed to as their inspiration. Hard Rock Evolution will look at some of the important bands from the 70's to present day.
The title includes, "...According to me" because this isn't going to be a history lesson. I'm not going to talk about or spend time on anyone that I don't really care for. Years will be out of order, some bands that people think are important won't be there...it will basically be a mess. Despite all that we will give some recognition to some of Hard Rock's founding fathers and hear some good jams along the way.
tag: 80's, 90's, 2000's, Hard Rock, Music