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Conference napalm::heavy_metal

Title:HEAVY_METAL - Talent Round-Up DayDay
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Created:Wed May 04 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1238
Total number of notes:65616

412.0. "The Year In Metal - 1988" by HAZEL::STARR (Like a fool, fell in love with you...) Tue Jan 03 1989 17:05

Well, another year has some and gone, and it time to reflect on the
past, and to evaluate what has come and gone.

1988 was, IMO, the year when Heavy Metal music really exploded into
the public eye. At no time before now has the music been so popular.

Let's look at the sales: Def Leppard (6 million), Poison (multi-platinum),
Bon Jovi (multi-platinum), Metallica (multi-platinum), Guns and Roses
(multi-platinum), Cinderella (platinum), and many more.

The older warhorses were still kicking around; Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne,
Van Halen, Scorpions, and AC/DC all had major chart success.

And the young guns out there also didn't do so badly; Vixen, Britny Fox,
Bulletboys, Hurricane, House of Lords, Jane's Addiction, Circus of Power,
and Living Colour were all hot this year.

Guitars were back in the spotlight more than ever, with Joe 'Satch'
Satriani leading the way. Following closely were guys like Paul Gilbert 
and Vinnie Moore, among others.

Overall, I can't remember another year that HM, from pop/fake/metal to 
hardcore/speed/metal, made such an impact in the media, on the charts,
and in the industry as a whole.

Let's keep it rockin' into 1989!

cat
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412.1It was a good yearPARITY::STACIECult of PersonalityWed Jan 04 1989 07:5514
    There were a lot of good tunes being kicked around out there.  I'm
    really proud of MTV for finally acknowledging what was staring them
    in the face for so long.  They do tend to play the lighter side
    of "metal," if you even want to call it that (but that's another
    topic altogether), but they're trying.  The Headbanger's Ball is
    pretty good.  I guess they had no choice.  No matter what they did,
    the Dial MTV countdown was consistently hard rock.
    
    It was the year of Guns & Roses, for sure.  Personally, I liked
    Kix, Living Colour, Faster Pussycat  & Jetboy.   The best of the
    best was Sam Kinison's "Wild Thing."  Talk about scenery!!! (And
    I don't mean Jessica Hahn.
    
    Stacie
412.256860::GALLANTPink satin banana split...Wed Jan 04 1989 08:2913
    
    
    
    
    	Now Stacie...I know who YOU were looking at in the
    	Wild Thing video!!  SShhh....our secret  (^;
    
    	I must say I wasn't totally disappointed with 1988.
    	Musically, like Cat says, metal exploded...whether
    	it was glam or the "real" thing, I loved every minute
    	of it!!!
    
    	Tig~~
412.3Couldn't have chosen them better myself!PARITY::STACIECult of PersonalityWed Jan 04 1989 10:248
    IMO, 3 of the nicest looking guys in rock!!!
    
    Yum Yum YUM!!!!!
    
    Of course, all the guys didn't notice Jessica Hahn's big.......
    ah...ah...big fingernails, right?
    
    Stacie
412.4It was always heavy to meRAVEN1::ROSENBERGwon't get fooled againWed Jan 04 1989 15:418
       Yea 1988 was the year that I find out that Heavy Metal was supposed
    to be something new. I always thought that I was always listening
    to HM when I heard Boston,Black Sabbath,Blue Oyster Cult,Uriha Heep
    and any number of other hard rock'en bands. Sh*t we were playing
    in air bands and sweating our ass off in Detroit long before the
    lip sinc shows were out. IMO heavy Metal has been around for years.
    
                                               Ray
412.5harcoreCAINE::MINARDIChromatic DeathWed Jan 04 1989 20:047
    Yeah 1988 was a great HM year.
    
    Look for the "in" thing in 1989 to be hardcore metal.
    
    yeeha!
    
    /Motorbreath
412.6If hardcore is "in" check me "out"PARITY::STACIECult of PersonalityThu Jan 05 1989 13:1012
    Re.5
    
    Oh, great.
    
    As if Metallica at 5:30am isn't enough.
    (I have a 16 year old headbanging brother who showers to the likes
    of Megadeth, Metallica & Anthrax)
                 
    This morning I awoke to "It's a madhouse, or so they claim..." 
    Or whatever it is.  God help us.
    
    Stacie
412.7Nothing like SLAYER in the morning to get ya up.BUSY::KELLYRot in hell... 291-9089Thu Jan 05 1989 13:4011
    
    	re .6
    
    	So what's wrong with that???  I at one time had a timer hooked
    up to Pops' stero whilst they were on Vac.  I awoke to Metal Church
    and Metallica..and Megadeth..etc etc.  And for those of you who
    have heard the gnads that pops stero has you can bet your as* the
    the ENTIRE neighborhood was up with me.  8^)
    
     BK
412.8to begin whipping dance of the dead..SACMAN::FRANCINEblackenedThu Jan 05 1989 15:3910
    
    
    Sorry .5
    
    But Amen Bri...
    
    Metallica is my fav. band..
    
    
    F.