{"id":2848,"date":"2013-02-18T06:22:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T12:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2013-02-17T10:59:07","modified_gmt":"2013-02-17T16:59:07","slug":"mix-tape-monday-hair-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/mix-tape-monday-hair-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"Mix Tape Monday – Hair Bands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After my tape deck crapped out in 1997, I was stuck listening to either the radio or full albums in whatever order the artist intended. That all changed in 2001, when the new-fangled MP3 technology got combined with my new CD burner.<\/p>\n

In addition to the occassional series of CDs I had burned in order to keep abreast of new music, I had created a bunch of genre-specific mixes that could be used both in the car and at the gym.\u00a0 This week we will take a look at the first disc covering the rock music of the 1980s that was defined more by the amount of hair spray and spandex employed by the bands than by their musicianship or talent.\u00a0 I now bring you Hair Bands, volume 1.<\/p>\n

Alice Cooper – Poison<\/p>\n

While Alice Cooper is mostly thought of as an artist of the 70s, he did have a comeback with this song in 1989, which became his biggest US hit.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a03 plays, most recently on 6\/12\/2012<\/p>\n

Damn Yankees – High Enough<\/p>\n

The supergroup, featuring Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, and Ted Nugent, formed in 1989 and hit big thanks to this ballad.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a04 plays, most recently on 5\/30\/2012<\/p>\n

Danzig – Mother<\/p>\n

Glenn Danzig’s band recorded this song for their first album in 1988, but it didn’t become a hit until 1993.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a06 plays, most recently on 4\/23\/2012<\/p>\n

Firehouse – Love Of A Lifetime<\/p>\n

At the 1992 American Music Awards, FireHouse beat out Nirvana and Alice In Chains for\u00a0Favorite Heavy Metal\/Hard Rock New Artist.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 5\u00a0plays, most recently on 9\/6\/2011<\/p>\n

Great White – Once Bitten, Twice Shy<\/p>\n

A cover of the minor Ian Hunter hit turned into gold for Great White, peaking at No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a018 plays, most recently on 9\/6\/2012<\/p>\n

Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly<\/p>\n

After several commercial failures following her break from The Runaways, Ford recorded a more radio-friendly album in 1988 and hit it big.\u00a0 VH1 named this song as the 76th greatest hard rock song of all time.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a010 plays, most recently on 12\/11\/2012<\/p>\n

Living Colour – Cult Of Personality<\/p>\n

The first single from their debut album, it\u00a0reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 andwon the Grammy award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1989.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a012 plays, most recently on 7\/14\/2012<\/p>\n

Motley Crue – Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)<\/p>\n

The fourth single from Motley Crue’s fifth album peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a019 plays, most recently on 6\/2\/2012<\/p>\n

Ozzy Osborne – Road To Nowhere<\/p>\n

The final track on Ozzy’s sixth solo album is an introspective look at his life and career.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a04 plays, most recently on 1\/17\/2013<\/p>\n

Poison – Rock And Roll All Nite<\/p>\n

Poison covered the Kiss classic for the Less Than Zero<\/em> soundtrack.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a01 play, on 6\/16\/2012<\/p>\n

Ratt – Round And Round<\/p>\n

Named the 51st greatest song of the 80s and 61st hard rock song of all time by VH1.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a07 plays, most recently on 8\/22\/2012<\/p>\n

Skid Row – Youth Gone Wild<\/p>\n

The lead single from the band’s self-titled debut album received heavy airplay on MTV, but only managed to reach #99 on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 5\/25\/2012<\/p>\n

Slaughter – The Wild Life<\/p>\n

Slaughter hit it big with their debut album in 1990, but saw their follow-up, with this as the lead single, struggle in a post-grunge world.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a02 plays, most recently on 7\/28\/2012<\/p>\n

Tuff – I Hate Kissing You Goodbye<\/p>\n

The only hit for what was likely the only glam metal band to lose their original lead singer to an ice skating career.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a012 plays, most recently on 9\/1\/2011<\/p>\n

Warrant – Down Boys<\/p>\n

The debut single from Warrant charted at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 7\/24\/2012<\/p>\n

White Lion – When The Children Cry<\/p>\n

The obligatory ballad from the Danish\/American band was their biggest hit.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a02 plays, most recently on 3\/30\/2012<\/p>\n

Winger – Seventeen<\/p>\n

The second biggest hit for the band that became the focal point of everything that was\u00a0laughable with this era of music, thanks mostly to Beavis and Butthead.<\/p>\n

iTunes stats:\u00a04 plays, most recently on 12\/30\/2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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