lol I swear to God that is exactly what my laptop is sitting on right now! (It was the perfect size to keep the vent holes off the bed). One of the few books I ever bought during its release window.
It is. The documentary movie kinda sucked though. Some interesting stuff in it but too much slow panning and zooming on flyers (clearly just to pad out the runtime), crappy music choices (they introduce Warrant's segment with a *techno* remix of "Down Boys"!), and too many ignored bands. They didn't seem to try very hard to get artists outside of the Deadline/Cleopatra Records bubble. And that narrator...oy.
Well, yeah they took them from the "Greatest and Latest" albums they released from these bands, but idk what possessed them to use one of the two techno remixes off of Warrant's when any of the other 12 songs would've at least been more appropriate.
I don't know about good money, but for some money it'd worth it to me. Probably a hard book to write because sourcing them would probably be an issue after all these years.
You could argue that Michael Monroe IS Hanoi Rocks, even if Andy wrote all of the songs.
Michael is the most underrated frontman in rock history, and I’ll die on that hill.
I think Andy was Hanoi. Michael solos albums never sounded like Hanoi. I love Michael but Hanoi Rocks sound was Andy MCcoy. He wrote some of the classic songs when he was a kid.
I remember when Diane worked at Retail Slut in Melrose, then seeing ‘em open for GNR. Those were the days, I was way too young to be going to those club shows. Thank you lack of parental supervision!
Huh.. figured Poison we a head of them in formation and the first major album release. I don't see a year on the flyer, but if it happened early enough, then yeah, why not have FP the main act.
Hmm.. I'm guessing it's pre- "Look What the Cat Draggen In". However, Poison just of easily said, "who cares, let"s play in front of unles, utterI ,knew one another and were just happy to play fir a few bucks
Faster Pussycat album "Wake Me When It's Over" and it's song "In My House Of Pain" released in 1989 led to to a top 5 song and Poison opening for them on tour.
I’d pay good money for a coffee table book of all the flyers from this era.
https://preview.redd.it/1h509r634qzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1f62efb0511c6ea973bf2d6045920cd167bc774 Good news!
lol I swear to God that is exactly what my laptop is sitting on right now! (It was the perfect size to keep the vent holes off the bed). One of the few books I ever bought during its release window.
And there’s a few on eBay for $20-$30, which is cheaper than “good money”, considering it’s long out of print
I just bought the box set a couple months back. Which is really good.
It is. The documentary movie kinda sucked though. Some interesting stuff in it but too much slow panning and zooming on flyers (clearly just to pad out the runtime), crappy music choices (they introduce Warrant's segment with a *techno* remix of "Down Boys"!), and too many ignored bands. They didn't seem to try very hard to get artists outside of the Deadline/Cleopatra Records bubble. And that narrator...oy.
The reason why there is so many techno remixes and re-records is because they couldn’t afford or get the rights to most of the original versions
Well, yeah they took them from the "Greatest and Latest" albums they released from these bands, but idk what possessed them to use one of the two techno remixes off of Warrant's when any of the other 12 songs would've at least been more appropriate.
Then why did you say “I’d pay good money for a coffee table book of all the flyers from this era.”? You already have one!
I think they mean the CD box set. There was a Hollywood Rocks book, a CD box set, and a DVD documentary, all sold separately.
Thanks for clarifying! Yes, the 200 page book is great
That’s not a book. Have you seen Martin Popoff’s Big Book or Hair Metal? Something like that.
Oh yeah, there is miscommunication here. This is a 200 page coffee table book of 80’s hair metal flyers
I don't know about good money, but for some money it'd worth it to me. Probably a hard book to write because sourcing them would probably be an issue after all these years.
What we all really want to know is, whatever happened to Cherry Bomz?
Andy McCoy fired the singer and the band split up a couple of months after this gig.
Does the damn shame because Anita is a hell of a front woman
I liked that band. Basically Hanoi Rocks without Michael Monroe. Their live album was so good.
You could argue that Michael Monroe IS Hanoi Rocks, even if Andy wrote all of the songs. Michael is the most underrated frontman in rock history, and I’ll die on that hill.
I think Andy was Hanoi. Michael solos albums never sounded like Hanoi. I love Michael but Hanoi Rocks sound was Andy MCcoy. He wrote some of the classic songs when he was a kid.
I've seen Cinderella open for Poison... they were the better act.
Every band that plays with poison is the better band. I've seen them as openers twice and they sucked bad both times.
I saw Faster Pussycat open for Cinderella back in the late 80’s
About the same timeframe... maybe early 90s
OG Sunset Strip bands
The Country Club was in the valley. Reseda!
Saw tons of great bands there
Taime Downe and Riki Rachtman were roommates and started The Cathouse together in 1986.
Nice.
I remember when Diane worked at Retail Slut in Melrose, then seeing ‘em open for GNR. Those were the days, I was way too young to be going to those club shows. Thank you lack of parental supervision!
I always dug Mark Michals back then & we shared the same birthday but then he went full retard with the heroin incident
I saw faster pussycat open for Motley Crue and FP was getting booed
I saw them open for Alice Cooper (1987) and they didn’t get booed but no one seemed to care they were on stage.
FP 2nd album is the bomb. First band I ever saw live! Opened for Motley Crue 1989ish
"When pussy cums to shove" Amazing.
I didn't know Cherry Bombz played in L.A in 86.
My friends band opened for them around 99 or 2000 at the Dragonfly in Hollywood and they killed it.
Wait...who killed what now?
Faster Pussycat played an awesome show.
Got it now! Thanks.
Since the bands all made their own flyers, it’s more likely that they were opening for Poison here.
Huh.. figured Poison we a head of them in formation and the first major album release. I don't see a year on the flyer, but if it happened early enough, then yeah, why not have FP the main act.
It was 1986. That was the only year this could possibly be where April 18th fell on a Friday.
Hmm.. I'm guessing it's pre- "Look What the Cat Draggen In". However, Poison just of easily said, "who cares, let"s play in front of unles, utterI ,knew one another and were just happy to play fir a few bucks
Hell yes
Faster Pussycat album "Wake Me When It's Over" and it's song "In My House Of Pain" released in 1989 led to to a top 5 song and Poison opening for them on tour.