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Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion
Posted on 9/29/22 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 9/29/22 at 5:14 pm
I just finished reading this, and it was SPECTACULAR! If you are even marginally a fan of the genre, you will get INFINITE utility out of this.
Favorite story: Michael Jackson yelled at his handlers about not having an outfit as good as Jani Lane's (Warrant) white leathers.
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Favorite story: Michael Jackson yelled at his handlers about not having an outfit as good as Jani Lane's (Warrant) white leathers.
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Posted on 9/29/22 at 5:58 pm to Big Scrub TX
I have a copy on my bookshelf in the basement lair.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:29 pm to Saint Alfonzo
quote:Start it tonight. You won't put it down. Even the Nelson stories were pretty crazy. They talk to everyone - A&R men, managers, tour managers, etc.
I have a copy on my bookshelf in the basement lair.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 6:59 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Start it tonight. You won't put it down. Even the Nelson stories were pretty crazy. They talk to everyone - A&R men, managers, tour managers, etc.
I've already read it once. I also have a huge hardcover copy of The Decade That Rocked: The Photography Of Mark "Weissguy" Weiss. So many of the iconic photos from the '80s rock scene were taken by him. You should check it out, if you haven't already.
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Posted on 9/29/22 at 7:40 pm to Saint Alfonzo
What about this one? LINK
To me the part that was crazy was how inter-related everything was. Like, Vito Bratta and Twisted Sister. Or Mike Tramp was married to the costumist who outfitted all these guys for years.
Also interesting was how a lot of the insiders considered some of those other bands to be core to the scene - bands that sort of made it but I always thought of as marginal (e.g. Jetboy).
To me the part that was crazy was how inter-related everything was. Like, Vito Bratta and Twisted Sister. Or Mike Tramp was married to the costumist who outfitted all these guys for years.
Also interesting was how a lot of the insiders considered some of those other bands to be core to the scene - bands that sort of made it but I always thought of as marginal (e.g. Jetboy).
Posted on 9/29/22 at 8:24 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Also interesting was how a lot of the insiders considered some of those other bands to be core to the scene - bands that sort of made it but I always thought of as marginal (e.g. Jetboy).
I see and hear that a lot of different documentaries and radio shows like Eddie Trunk.
I think these were the guys that were playing the dirty Jersey/NY and Sunset Clubs right before it took off.
Posted on 9/29/22 at 9:52 pm to Big Scrub TX
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What about this one? LINK
I put it in my cart for later.
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To me the part that was crazy was how inter-related everything was. Like, Vito Bratta and Twisted Sister. Or Mike Tramp was married to the costumist who outfitted all these guys for years.
Most music scenes start out like that, with maybe a few different groups that all seem to know each other, along with all the peripheral people and early fans.
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Also interesting was how a lot of the insiders considered some of those other bands to be core to the scene - bands that sort of made it but I always thought of as marginal (e.g. Jetboy).
The early bands don't always make it, they just pave the way for others.
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I think these were the guys that were playing the dirty Jersey/NY and Sunset Clubs right before it took off.
The Jersey/NY area never gets enough credit for the '80s music scene. Bon Jovi, Skid Row, Trixter are Jersey bands. Cinderella and Poison are Pennsylvania bands. Zakk Wylde is from Jersey. They all ended up in L.A. because that's where bands were blowing up and getting signed.
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Posted on 9/30/22 at 1:12 am to Big Scrub TX
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Favorite story: Michael Jackson yelled at his handlers about not having an outfit as good as Jani Lane's (Warrant) white leathers.
Posted on 9/30/22 at 8:43 am to Big Scrub TX
If anybody has Netflix and not seen The Dirt...I would highly recommend. Cannot watch it within 50 yards of children though. If even half of it is portrayed truthfully then Motley Crue was an F'd up group. 80s indulgence to the max.
Posted on 9/30/22 at 10:53 am to threedog79
quote:The book in question in this thread would seem to triple corroborate that.
If anybody has Netflix and not seen The Dirt...I would highly recommend. Cannot watch it within 50 yards of children though. If even half of it is portrayed truthfully then Motley Crue was an F'd up group. 80s indulgence to the max.
Posted on 9/30/22 at 11:41 am to Big Scrub TX
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Favorite story
The one George Lynch tells about Tom Werman trucking in video game machines into the studio then encouraging the band to play them a lot in order to relax. Werman had one of those coin changers on his belt. "Make sure you have your dollars. I can change ones, fives, whatever."
Posted on 9/30/22 at 5:01 pm to TommyCheeseballs
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The one George Lynch tells about Tom Werman trucking in video game machines into the studio then encouraging the band to play them a lot in order to relax. Werman had one of those coin changers on his belt. "Make sure you have your dollars. I can change ones, fives, whatever."
I didn't realize Bach was so out of control - at least not with his own band mates. Some of his stuff was crazy.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 1:19 pm to Big Scrub TX
Listening to this on Audible and it’s pretty rough. I am guessing it’s a better read than it is a listen.
Posted on 10/3/22 at 1:22 pm to TigerVizz87
quote:I don't do audiobooks, but I did wonder about that when I was reading this. The problem is, since it's an oral history, basically every paragraph starts with the heading of the speaker's name. For sure, ironically, oral histories are not a good format for audible.
Listening to this on Audible and it’s pretty rough. I am guessing it’s a better read than it is a listen.
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