80's/90's Hard Rock Bands that should have been bigger than they were - GoFuckYourself.com

LightscapeMedia · 03-18-2014, 04:59 PM

I'll start:

NaughtyVisions · 03-18-2014, 05:09 PM

I saw these guys open for Monster Magnet in the 90's (around when MM's "Space Lord" came out). They handed out a demo tape(!) at the show. I was hooked on them.

Second Coming:

CarlosTheGaucho · 03-18-2014, 05:10 PM

Always had a thing for Winger and Tesla back in the day, although they probably were decently popular (not in Europe though).

Robbie · 03-18-2014, 05:12 PM

When you say "Bigger" than they were...I'm gonna go with The Cult.

Yeah I know the album "Sonic Temple" was a monster. But they never seemed to be able to follow up on it and have the success into the 1990's that they had right there at the end of the 1980's.

Still one of my favorite albums and bands.

LightscapeMedia · 03-18-2014, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CarlosTheGaucho

Always had a thing for Winger and Tesla back in the day, although they probably were decently popular (not in Europe though).

Even though they weren't cool to listen to publicly, I liked Winger too. One of my all time favorite bands, Enuff Z''Nuff.. here's a really catchy tune with the singer of Enuff Z' Nuff and Kip Winger..

brassmonkey · 03-18-2014, 05:16 PM

god there were enough

CarlosTheGaucho · 03-18-2014, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Robbie

When you say "Bigger" than they were...I'm gonna go with The Cult.

Yeah I know the album "Sonic Temple" was a monster. But they never seemed to be able to follow up on it and have the success into the 1990's that they had right there at the end of the 1980's.

Still one of my favorite albums and bands.

That's actually a pretty good choice

I'm adding Robbie's trademark line up of bands

- Btw. is there by a coincidence any historical stuff from the bands you were in in the 80's / 90's posted any place on the web?

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Even though they weren't cool to listen to publicly, I liked Winger too. One of my all time favorite bands, Enuff Z''Nuff.. here's a really catchy tune with the singer of Enuff Z' Nuff and Kip Winger..

Well I know exactly what you mean, too much wet panties getting thrown at Kip Winger, on the other hand I thought they were always a pretty decent band, with stellar songwriting and good arrangements.

F U S I O N · 03-18-2014, 05:24 PM

White Lion

LightscapeMedia · 03-18-2014, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CarlosTheGaucho

Well I know exactly what you mean, too much wet panties getting thrown at Kip Winger, on the other hand I thought they were always a pretty decent band, with stellar songwriting and good arrangements.

Taking a girl who had no intention of ever showing you her boobs was a great way to see 'em...

MaDalton · 03-18-2014, 05:36 PM

Savatage - incredible band...

LightscapeMedia · 03-18-2014, 05:41 PM

[QUOTE=MaDalton;20020084]Savatage - incredible band...

YES.. Definitely a top 5 for me. My favorite song of theirs:

SilentKnight · 03-18-2014, 05:45 PM

MaDalton · 03-18-2014, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LightscapeMedia

YES.. Definitely a top 5 for me. My favorite song of theirs:

yep - great song - and then there is

no idea how many times i headbanged to this

LightscapeMedia · 03-18-2014, 05:49 PM

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yep - great song - and then there is

no idea how many times i headbanged to this

I think this was the first song of theirs I ever heard. I heard of them prior, just never sat down and listened.. bought this album and I was hooked.

MaDalton · 03-18-2014, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by LightscapeMedia

I think this was the first song of theirs I ever heard. I heard of them prior, just never sat down and listened.. bought this album and I was hooked.

same story - bought all their previous albums after hearing that song

LightscapeMedia · 03-18-2014, 05:53 PM

Another top 5'er.. this is newer stuff from them. Awesome song!

MaDalton · 03-18-2014, 06:01 PM

Kingdom Come - because this song and the album its on was recorded in the studio i worked back then

and the drummer was a colleague of me

LightscapeMedia · 03-18-2014, 06:08 PM

If you like WASP, one of the best covers of theirs I've ever seen

Robbie · 03-18-2014, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

Kingdom Come

I forgot about them.

The only reason I remember them is because when they first hit with the song "Get It On" there was a lot of speculation in the U.S. that it was actually Led Zeppelin reformed under a new name. lol

Jim_Gunn · 03-18-2014, 06:24 PM

For you Savatage fans- you know that three of the guys from that band have a hugely popular modern progressive rock band called Trans-Siberian Orchestra?

I wasn't a fan myself but TSO touring guitarist and former Savatage band member Chris Caffery was recently on That Metal Show talking about the unlikely possibility of a Savatage reunion since TSO is booked all over the world and doing so well.

kane · 03-18-2014, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by LightscapeMedia

Even though they weren't cool to listen to publicly, I liked Winger too. One of my all time favorite bands, Enuff Z''Nuff.. here's a really catchy tune with the singer of Enuff Z' Nuff and Kip Winger..

One of the first concerts I went to was when I was in high school and saw Winger open up for The Scorpions. The Scorps were amazing . . .Winger, not so much. They were okay when they actually played, but it seemed like they were drunk and spent about half their set choosing women from the audience to get backstage. It was almost funny.

MaDalton · 03-18-2014, 06:31 PM

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For you Savatage fans- you know that three of the guys from that band have a hugely popular modern progressive rock band called Trans-Siberian Orchestra?

I wasn't a fan myself but TSO touring guitarist and former Savatage band member Chris Caffery was recently on That Metal Show talking about the unlikely possibility of a Savatage reunion since TSO is booked all over the world and doing so well.

actually i learned about this today when i looked the videos up on Youtube - didnt know that before

LightscapeMedia · 03-18-2014, 06:34 PM

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actually i learned about this today when i looked the videos up on Youtube - didnt know that before

I knew that... there's one video with Steven Tyler performing with them.. pretty epic. I'll see if I can find it.

LightscapeMedia · 03-18-2014, 06:35 PM

MaDalton · 03-18-2014, 06:45 PM

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Not a huge fan of his voice - lol

but then I also learned there John Oliva's Pain

since i started in this biz and after giving up my band, i really lost track of what happens in rock/metal

LightscapeMedia · 03-18-2014, 06:47 PM

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Not a huge fan of his voice - lol

but then I also learned there John Oliva's Pain

Yep.. Though the Pain albums aren't nearly as good as Savatage.. Favorite song of theirs, "Death Rides a Black Horse"

MaDalton · 03-18-2014, 06:49 PM

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Yep.. Though the Pain albums aren't nearly as good as Savatage.. Favorite song of theirs, "Death Rides a Black Horse"

thanks - gonna check that out

BlackCrayon · 03-18-2014, 06:56 PM

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MaDalton · 03-18-2014, 06:58 PM

jesus motherf.... christ - i ended up on the website of one of the female voices of TSO

http://www.georgianapolitano.com/

sending my marriage proposal now...

crockett · 03-18-2014, 07:03 PM

I did enjoy the hair bands of the 80s I can remember so few of them. When Nirvana, broke and opened up the entire alternative sceene that was the music I really grew up on. It was the hair bands in high school but alternative broke loose that that was that...

Even though I liked the old school stuff from Metallica and even liked Winger.. It was all lost when those tons and tons of one hit 90s groups came along. Everything was new sounding and not the tired old metal that had gotten so stale.

VikingMan · 03-18-2014, 08:14 PM

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ha ha my band used to play that song every gig. That video looks so fucking dumb especially the intro. This was a pretty cool song but now looking back that lead singer looked so queer in that animal print body suit and cowboy boots.

Rochard · 03-18-2014, 08:20 PM

Men Without Hats!

SongRider · 03-18-2014, 08:53 PM

Screemin" Cheetah Wheelies...

Spunky · 03-18-2014, 09:03 PM

Cinderella

Spunky · 03-18-2014, 09:07 PM

Warrant

DAMNMAN · 03-18-2014, 09:37 PM

KING's X (Best trio ever)

XSAXS · 03-18-2014, 09:43 PM

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KING's X (Best trio ever)

Indeed. King's X was an amazing band. I quite liked the Galactic Cowboys from that era too.

DAMNMAN · 03-18-2014, 09:48 PM

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Indeed. King's X was an amazing band. I quite liked the Galactic Cowboys from that era too.

Saw the galalctic Cowboys open for King's X, then they jammed. Very much awesomeness

Robbie · 03-18-2014, 09:51 PM

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Cinderella

Saw Cinderella a few months back at The Santa Fe Station Casino here in Vegas.
They were excellent.

Tom Keifer is a damn good slide guitar player and very bluesy. A lot of folks didn't see past his glam hair-metal look back in their heyday. But when you listen to a lot of those songs like "Gypsy Road", he's playing open tuned guitars and just tearing it up on slide.

oppoten · 03-18-2014, 10:08 PM

The music in this thread hasn't aged well.

Tastes had to change, and I'm glad they did

Yngwie · 03-18-2014, 10:13 PM

LightscapeMedia · 03-19-2014, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by XSAXS

Indeed. King's X was an amazing band. I quite liked the Galactic Cowboys from that era too.

Galactic Cowboys?? I thought I was the only one in the world who knew about these guys. Their last album was my favorite

LightscapeMedia · 03-19-2014, 12:12 AM

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Indeed. King's X was an amazing band.

WAS?? Is.. they're still around and not even close to being done. Check out their newer album Manic Moonlight.

LightscapeMedia · 03-19-2014, 12:15 AM

How about Scatterbrain? Some of you '90s tots oughta get a kick out of this..

Jim_Gunn · 03-19-2014, 12:29 AM

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How about Scatterbrain? Some of you '90s tots oughta get a kick out of this..

You can't mention Scatterbrain without mentioning Ludichrist the NYC hardcore band that Scatterbrain evolved from. I was in the audience at this 1989 concert at the legendary Lamours Rock Club in Brooklyn the night they shot this video and performed their last show as Ludichrist and changed the band's name to Scatterbrain.

xxxjay · 03-19-2014, 01:48 AM

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SilentKnight · 03-19-2014, 04:52 AM

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ha ha my band used to play that song every gig. That video looks so fucking dumb especially the intro. This was a pretty cool song but now looking back that lead singer looked so queer in that animal print body suit and cowboy boots.

The guy was from Montreal...what to expect. Yeah...the video was gay and cheesy like most 80s vids. But his music was good. He had a big career as a songwriter and producer in later years.

Andrezza · 03-19-2014, 05:48 AM

Anybody know Demon, I think a british band...

DAMNMAN · 03-19-2014, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by LightscapeMedia

WAS?? Is.. they're still around and not even close to being done. Check out their newer album Manic Moonlight.

I got it already. This thread is about under rated bands. King's X should be a household name. They are fucking great. Almost nobody knows who they are.

DAMNMAN · 03-19-2014, 06:44 AM

Here's my fav Gallactic Cowboys song

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