The Hair Metal Appreciation Thread Featuring a Singing Banana

Totally politically incorrect, Britney Fox's Girlschool. 'You're staying after school!' is so wrong, yet so right. This would probably cause a twitter hashtag campaign if made now.

Tonight's hair band, well more of good rock band is my fave of the genre, L.A. Guns. The bass player can carry me off on his motorbike anytime he likes.

Quality choice! I love wild child. That song is almost a religious anthem to me. I got busted once by my mum listening to that on headphones and really getting into it and not knowing she had come into my bedroom. She was laughing at me. I can still feel the shame about that now. Restless gyspy, forever free, mean man, L.O.V.E. I do like a bit of W.A.S.P.

I think this one is more bluesy than hair metal but coming out 1991 means that it was buried by Grunge. John Corabi would end up briefly in Motley Crue (I love that album with John. Much better than Vince Neil) before getting dumped by them. I think Corabi is only getting respect as a vocalist now decades later after his spell in The Dead Daises, etc. But this track Man in the Moon, I just love. I don't many people out there have even heard it.

ShellyAnn I like a good bluesy riff. Not heard that before, good song

RnD194hd If you haven't heard Motley Crue's 1994 Album with Corabi, check it out. Way heavier than Crue. Tracks like Welcome to the numb and smoke the sky. I love that album. I think it is only being giving any respect now all these years later. I don't know why rock fans were so fond of Vince.

Over 20 years ago, I was serenaded by my then boyfriend singing this song. I think it is more of a break up song and funnily enough we did. Did you see Skid Row with Sebastian? I keep hoping they will get him back for one tour. I still have my Skid Row road videos, oh say can you scream and roadkill. Loved Skid Row with Sebastian. I still know the words by heart from their Headbanger's ball appearances. We would watch them over and over. This interview is a classic when Baz talks about getting AIDS tested, etc

ShellyAnn no never saw them with Sebastian unfortunately but having seen seb Bach doing solo stuff in recent years wouldn't want him back, his voice sounds shot. Johnny Solinger isn't a bad replacement though not as good as bach from early albums but decent in his own right.

RnD194hd I have never listened to Sebastian solo. I just can't have either Skid Row or Sebastian without each other. The inner 14 year old in me wants to just stand at the front of the stage and scream to relive my early teenage years when my best friend and I idolised that band. That's why I would like them to reform. I doubt Sebastian could hit any of those hits notes nowadays with his big belly - he was stick thin back then. Their headbangers ball interviews were the best.

ShellyAnn did ever get into The Quireboys?

RnD194hd I wasn't too keen on them back in the 90s but I think they have a sound that I appreciate more now that I'm older. I think they were much of the blues, too much harmonica for the teenage me. I'm finding that by going back to the bands from the late 80s/90s, I can appreciate some bands much more now than I did then when I was hung up on G 'n' R, Skid Row, L.A Guns, Pantera, KISS. My focus was very narrow when I was young.