Filed under: 80's, 90's, Megadeth | Tags: hard, Megadeth, Metal, Music, rock, Video
I feel like getting a little more heavy today. Megadeth is the topic of choice.
My first run in with Megadeth was seeing the video for Peace Sells. Being all buzzed up in a room full of my buddies and it was like a strobe light. From the opening bass line to the double bass drum at the end it just rocked all the way through.
In my Sophomore or Junior year of High School I was able to catch them live in Cedar Rapids, IA opening for Alice Cooper. It was a strange combo and you could tell it by the varying age in the audience. They were met by booing when they returned for another song. Dave Mustaine took it in stride with the response…”We’re going to do one more, if you don’t like it…fuck you…” and they broke into Peace Sells.
Years later I caught them again on the Countdown to Extinction tour at Palmer Auditorium in Davenport, IA. wasn’t much of a concert feel as they pretty much stand in the same place and trash their heads but it rocked anyway.
I was a huge Metallica fan as a kid so I struggled at times with the “If you like one you can’t like the other…” but got over it. Funny how we can get tied up in those things, huh?
So anyway, let’s rock out and watch some Megadeth videos!
Filed under: 80's, 90's, Bands, Electric Boys | Tags: 80's90's, Hair, Metal, Music, rock, video.electric boys
The Electric Boys one hit wonder of “Lips and Hips” brings back some memories from the late 80’s and early 90’s. It was on the play list on the Saturday afternoon gravel road trips. Usually I can find more to say about a band than one song. I know there was another on the album that I liked but don’t remember what it was. That my friends makes this a true one hit wonder…
a good one it is though!
Filed under: 80's, 90's, Bands, Shotgun Messiah, Videos | Tags: 80's, 90's, Band, Glam, Hair, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, Shotgun Messiah, Video
Shotgun Messiah was one of those bands that you likely didn’t hear about unless you were watching “Head Bangers Ball” on Saturday night.
I was on board with the first album. It really didn’t separate itself too much from a lot out at the time. In fact the albums they put out seemed to reflect what ever was popular at the time. Harry K. Cody was looked at as what could be one of the up and coming guitarists for a while.
By the time I had seen them live on the “Violent New Breed” tour in a bar called Big Dogs (now 3rd Street Live) in Cedar rapids, IA they had went away from the guitar God type of music. They did play a few of their staples. The guitarist in the band that opened for them, Hostage (local in CR) told me later that he was disappointed because he was looking forward to the guitar playing but the guitarist looked bored playing the new type of music they were into at the time.
There is a decent little write up on the different era’s of Shotgun Messiah on THIS Wikipedia page.
Now, let’s watch some videos…


