http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/80s-Hair-Bands_Summary.html en-us http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/Genres_9556.html Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:21:29 CST BulletBoys are a rock/metal band from Los Angeles. The members of this band are: Marq Torien (vocalist), Mick Sweda (guitar), Lonnie Vincent (bass) and Jimmy D’Anda (drums). At the beginning, the style and the sound of BulletBoys was influenced by bands like AC/DC and Van Halen. Fans and experts within the music industry praised the first two albums of BulletBoys (BulletBoys and Freakshow). Some of the songs of their debut album were MTV hits. Some people compared the band with Van Halen, some even said that Marq Torien sounded like David Lee Roth; in fact, Ted Templeman was the one who produced the albums of Van Halen in which David Lee Roth appeared and the albums of BulletBoys.
http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/Genres_9534.html Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:28:57 CST Slaughter is a hair metal band that was formed in 1988. This band is from Las Vegas, Nevada. The original members of Slaughter were: Mark Slaughter (vocals), Dana Strum (bass), Tim Kelly (guitar) and Blas Elias (drums). Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum were members of Vinnie Vincent Invasion. This band began to walk in the path of success in the 1990’s when they appeared on MTV, and hit the radio and the touring circuit of the United States. On that same year, 4 songs of Slaughter reached the Billboard Hot 100. These songs were: “Fly to the Angels”, “Up All Night”, “Spend My Life” and “Real Love.”
http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/Genres_9519.html Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:21:02 CST Vinnie Vincent Invasion was a Glam metal band that former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent formed upon his departure of KISS. This band also featured Robert Fleischman (former singer of Journey), Dana Strum (bass) and Bobby Rock (drums). When Vinnie Vincent Invasion released All Systems Go, their second album, Robert Fleischman was replaced by Mark Slaughter. This band was recognized because of the mix of blazing sleazy metal of their sound. Vinnie Vincent Invasion projected a shocking glam image that was not of the liking of Robert Fleischman, who left the band after the release of the first album.
http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/Genres_9490.html Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:05:45 CST Ratt is a hair metal band that had extreme commercial success in the 1980’s. The image that the band originally had was inspired by bands such as the New York Dolls, KISS and Alice Cooper. The sound of Ratt was influenced by Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Judas Priest and Alice Cooper.
http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/Genres_9482.html Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:02:21 CST Kingdom Come is a hard rock band that was formed in 1987. The current members of this band are: Lenny Wolf (vocals), Eric Foerster (guitar), Yenz Leonhart (guitar), George Maycook jr. (bass) and Hendrik Thiesbrummel (drums and percussion). Led Zeppelin influenced the sound that Kingdom Come wanted to have.
http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/Genres_9422.html Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:08:55 CST Mötley Crüe is a heavy metal band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The current members of this band are: Vince Neil (vocals), Mick Mars (guitar), Nikki Sixx (bass) and Tommy Lee (drums). The former members of Mötley Crüe are: John Corabi (vocals from 1992 to 1996), Randy Castillo (drums from 1999 to 2002), Samantha Maloney (drums, 2000, [only on tour]) and Jarrad Russell (drums and vocals from 1999 to 2000 [only on tour]). Mötley Crüe released a single called “Stick to Your Guns/Toast of the Town” on Leathür Records, their own record label. In November, 1981, this band released their debut album Too Fast for Love, which sold 20,000 copies. On September 23, 1989, Mötley Crüe released Dr. Feelgood, their only #1 album.
http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/Genres_9412.html Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:01:04 CST Van Halen is a rock band that was formed in the 1970’s. They released Van Halen, their first studio album in 1978. The album became a classic of rock music and the band reached the status of commercial leaders of the heavy metal music genre of the 1980’s in the United States. The members of Van Halen that have remained with the band since 1974 are: Eddie Van Halen (guitar, bass, vocals and keyboards), Alex Van Halen (drums and percussion), and Michael Anthony (bass and vocals). After the success of the debut album of Van Halen, guitarist Eddie Van Halen became famous for his musical sensibility and technique; he is among the most influential and innovative rock and roll guitarists.
http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/Genres_9377.html Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:36:08 CST Firehouse is a hair metal band that was formed in 1988 in Charlotte, NC. Soon, the band became a part of the fixtures of the east coast club circuit and built themselves a regional audience. One day, an A andamp; R representative from Epic Records was in Charlotte to see a NC band called Diving For Pearls; however, he saw Firehouse and decided to offer them a record contract. In 1990, Firehouse released a self-titled debut album. Some of the hit singles of this album are: “All She Wrote”, “Love of a Lifetime” and “Don’t Treat Me Bad.” In 1991, Firehouse went to the American Music Awards where they won the Best New Hard Rock/Metal Band award over Alice in Chains and Nirvana. They became successful and popular in the United States and overseas.
http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/Genres_9356.html Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:24:02 CST Poison is a hair metal band (term that MTV used to define the fact that the members of the glam metal bands of the 1990’s had a similar sense of fashion and used long hair) that was extremely popular at the end of the 1980’s and beginning of the 1990’s. The original members of Poison were: Bret Michaels (vocals), Bobby Dall (bass), Matt Smith (guitar) and Rikki Rockett (drummer). Poison was formed in 1984 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; at that time, they were called Paris. In 1985, they moved to Los Angeles, California and began playing in clubs. Poison was influenced by the music of the New York Dolls, KISS, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Kix and Van Halen.
http://www.vagmusic.com/articles/Genres_9348.html Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:21:31 CST Whitesnake is a hard rock band from Great Britain. The current members of Whitesnake are: David Coverdale (vocals), Doug Aldrich (guitar), Reb Beach (guitar), Uriah Duffy (bass), Tommy Aldridge (drums) and Timothy Drury (keyboards). In January 1978, David Coverdale formed Whitesnake, he had already recorded two albums as a solo artist, one of them called White Snake. The original members of Whitesnake included him, drummer Dave Dowle, Neil Murray, Brian Johnston, Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody. In 1980, the road to stardom of Whitesnake began with the release of their album Ready an’ Willing but in 1982, the entire lineup of the band changed and only David Coverdale and Jon Lord remained in it. The band disappeared from 1990 to 1994 when Coverdale reformed it with new members. The change of members in Whitesnake continued from 1994 to 1999 when David Coverdale fired the rest of the band and started his solo career one more time. In 2002, Whitesnake returned once again.