{"id":10316,"date":"2012-10-10T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=10316"},"modified":"2012-10-04T18:47:13","modified_gmt":"2012-10-04T22:47:13","slug":"one-hour-of-metal-the-hair-metal-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=10316","title":{"rendered":"One Hour of Metal: The Hair Metal Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>One Hour of Metal is where I either put my iTunes on shuffle or tune into a metal internet radio station and for one hour I document what I hear. The good, the bad and the downright awful are always represented with honesty in this segment. Some hours are better than others as you will see in this series. So let\u2019s get started shall we?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This time around I tuned into Hard Rock Heaven<\/a> for an hour’s worth of glam\/hair metal. I really hate the term “hair metal” but hey, it’s not my fault that this is the genre it’s not referred to. Either way, much like any other genre of metal, it’s got some good, some bad, and some downright awful. I decided it was time for a little something different so for today, welcome to One Hour of Metal: The Hair Addition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whitesnake- Standing in the Shadow of Love<\/strong>
\nOk. Not a bad way to start things off. It\u2019s not one of my favorite Whitesnake albums but this is a great tune nonetheless. It\u2019s such a shame that David Coverdale\u2019s voice is blown beyond all recognition. Now that it\u2019s playing on and on, I\u2019m finding that I dig it more than I did before. This is a pretty cool jam.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Quiet Riot \u2013 Sign of the Times<\/strong>
\nI love this song. Quiet Riot was such a cool band. I don\u2019t care how much of a dick Kevin DuBrow may have been back in the day but this motherfucker could sing his ass off. I really dug the Condition Critical album. It wasn\u2019t the success that the debut Metal Health was but this was a great song from a really great album. This reminds me that I don\u2019t listen to nearly enough Quiet Riot.<\/p>\n

Scorpions – Can\u2019t Live Without You<\/strong>
\nWow. This has to be the worst. For a band who had some really pretty cool songs, this one is beyond lame. Worst opening riff and this has to be one of thee worst choruses of all time. I wish I could fast forward radio. Oh well, time to get a bowl of cereal.<\/p>\n

Cinderella \u2013 If You Don\u2019t Like It<\/strong>
\nWell. Leave it to a \u201chair metal\u201d radio station to play the ONE FUCKING SONG by Cinderella that I can\u2019t stand. I mean, in all honesty, it\u2019s not the worst song I\u2019ve ever heard but by Cinderella standards, it sounds like they were totally forced to write this song. Uggh\u2026 My cereal needs more milk. Brb.<\/p>\n

Ratt \u2013 One Step Away<\/strong>
\nYa know, I love me some Ratt but this song just doesn\u2019t do it for me. I couldn\u2019t even tell you what album its off of but in all honesty, it doesn\u2019t suck. I wouldn\u2019t skip this song if I could but I would probably like chat with Jammin\u2019 Jaymz online or like, pay some bills as it just played in the background. Nothing earth shattering here but at the same time its not unbearable.<\/p>\n

Motley Crue \u2013 You\u2019re All I Need<\/strong>
\nHA. HAHA! HAHAHA! Oh man. Ok. Ummm, yeah this sucks.<\/p>\n

Journey \u2013 Be Good To Yourself<\/strong>
\nUm, Beavis. I thought you called the internet radio station and told them to quit playing this crap.<\/p>\n

Lion \u2013 Powerlove<\/strong>
\nNow I remember why I never listened to Lion back in the day. Because these guys suck. Oh my god this is terrible. \u201cPowerlove creepin\u2019 up on you.\u201d Umm, wow. These guys make Warrant sound heavy. Yeah. This shit sucks.<\/p>\n

Kiss \u2013 Hell or High Water<\/strong>
\nThe 80\u2019s really weren\u2019t all that kind to KISS. Hearing them try to keep up with the trend of being a modern glam metal band was kind of painful. Now don\u2019t get me wrong. They had some pretty cool moments but this is definitely not one of them. Oh Gene Gene Gene\u2026 what were you thinking?<\/p>\n

Treat \u2013 Home Is Where Your Heart Is<\/strong>
\nUm, I really don\u2019t know who the fuck Treat is\/was. I can totally see why I never heard of them. This could\u2019ve been any of a zillion faceless 80\u2019s\/90\u2019s glam\/hair bands. I mean, the guy can sing, the song is catchy and there\u2019s those cute little \u201cgang style\u201d backing vocals and chunky riffs. It\u2019s really well produced and, oh hell. It\u2019s so forgettable I had to look 4 lines up just so see who this was again. Oh well. Doesn\u2019t really suck but it\u2019s nothing memorable.<\/p>\n

McQueen Street \u2013 Going Back To Mexico<\/strong>
\nI remember hearing this name back in the day and never did much with it but ya know what? This song is kinda fun. It\u2019s kind of like a redneck version of W.A.S.P. The singer can sing his ass of and he has a pretty unique voice. Matter of fact, it kind of sounds like Jackyl could\u2019ve ripped these guys off 100% for their schtick. Some nice double bass drumming, great singing, and a total hell raising vibe to it. I\u2019m digging this one. I might have to check these cats out.<\/p>\n

Bonfire \u2013 Sword and Stone<\/strong>
\nI totally remember this song and I don\u2019t remember where from. I feel like it was on a soundtrack from one of those early 90\u2019s flicks. Wayne\u2019s World maybe? Bill & Ted? Shocker! That\u2019s right. It was on the same one that Megadeth had that crappy cover of \u201cNo More Mr. Nice Guy.\u201d Anyways, this is a cool song. Very Accept meets Kiss sounding. I remember digging this song a good bit back in the day. I\u2019ll have to look some more up on these characters. Man\u2026 Shocker. That movie fucking sucked.<\/p>\n

Trouble Tribe \u2013 One By One<\/strong>
\nWith a name like Trouble Tribe, you can rest assure that they sound just how you would think they would. They suck. Much like that one band a few songs up, they are totally forgettable and they have one of the weakest singers I have ever heard. These guys aren\u2019t worth a shit. Man, I\u2019m glad this is almost over.<\/p>\n

Europe \u2013 Never Say Die<\/strong>
\nSo I don\u2019t hate Europe and I don\u2019t love them either. I mean, I can\u2019t stand \u201cThe Final Countdown\u201d but they had some pretty cool songs. I surprisingly dig this song. It\u2019s got a kind of mid 80\u2019s Whitesnake vibe to it with some nice Hammond organ and Joey Tempest can sing like a mofo. I mean, this doesn\u2019t have me running off to go jam some Europe or anything. This just reminds me that they were totally capable of having some pretty cool tunes. Not a bad song at all chaps.<\/p>\n

Contraband \u2013 If This Is Love<\/strong>
\nI totally remember Contraband. It was a \u201cnot so super\u201dgroup made up of members of Ratt, Shark Island (yeah, who?), Vixen, LA Guns, and Michael Schenker on guitar. The funny thing is that this album was light years better than anything their own respective bands ever put out (except for RATT who was awesome). This song is a kinda ballad but I really dig that dude\u2019s voice and the really cool backing vocals. This was a decent enough song and a great way to close out my very first ONE HOUR OF METAL: THE AQUANET EDITION. Let\u2019s do this again sometime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One Hour of Metal is where I either put my iTunes on shuffle or tune into a metal internet radio station and for one hour I document what I hear. The good, the bad and the downright awful are always represented with honesty in this segment. Some hours are better than others as you will see in this series. So let\u2019s get started shall we? This time around I tuned into Hard Rock Heaven for an hour’s worth of glam\/hair […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[276],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-editorial"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t