Here’s an Elton John song you don’t hear very often, “Kiss the Bride” from his 1983 from the album Too Low for Zero peaked at #25 on the US pop charts on on October 1, 1983. If you listen to the lyrics, the song is about a man who goes to the wedding of a woman he’s obviously in love with, but doesn’t say anything. Here’s an example of some…
Don’t really know a lot about this song or the band, but from what I can gather, Arc Angel (sometimes confused with another band called ArchAngel) was formed by Connecticut musicians Jeff Cannata and Michael Soldan in the early 80s. This song, “Wanted Dead or Alive” is off their first and only album, the self-titled Arc Angel, released in 1983. Here’s more from Wikipedia: Jeff Cannata and Michael Soldan had…
“Fool If You Think It’s Over” is one of those great songs from the late 70’s that comes on the radio and you remember it fondly from back in the day, and then think about the group that sang it which was …., uh, no, not them, maybe it was??? And then the song is over and you’re on to something else and don’t think about it again until the…
Who remembers when Quiet Riot’s album Metal Health came out in March of 1983? It wasn’t their first album, but it was the first for a reorganized version of the band after the loss of Radny Rhoads to Ozzy Osbourne, and it now featured lead singer Kevin DuBrow with drummer Frankie Banali, bassist Rudy Sarzo and guitarist Carlos Cavazo. After signing with CBS Records they went into the studio and…
Never heard of Planet P Project? Well, neither had we until we received a very nice request to post this video from one of our readers! Ever on the course of musical growth and development, we did some research and found not on the song, but this funky music video from 1983 with features and wild 1950’s sci-fi vibe. Not sure why, but hey, it was the 80s’ and people…
We’ve had a great response lately to some of the “early” recordings we’ve found of some of your favorite bands from the 70’s and 80’s: KISS’s first live performance at The Popcorn Club in 1973, and then Van Halen in one of their first big shows in 1978. Now we have an early LIVE recording of “Live Wire”, the debut single by heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on their…
‘Running With the Devil’ has to be one of the heartiest songs ever from Van Halen. According to one reviewer, the song kicked off the band’s first album “.. with all the subtlety of a fist upside the head” and that pretty much sums it up. RWD is known for it’s pounding bass/drum/guitar combination, as well as David Lee Roth’s almost painful screams It also proved that lead guitarist and…