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Popdose Contest: Win “The Essential ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic”

Jeff Vrabel October 28, 2009 9

"Weird Al" Yankovic hand-picked the tracks on his new compilation, the suitably titled The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic -- and you can win a free copy in today's Popdose Contest

The Steel Horse Archives: Stryper, “Honestly” (1986)

Jeff Vrabel October 12, 2009 9

Jeff Vrabel once again mounts his Steel Horse, bringing us a power ballad from Salvation Through Redemption Yielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness -- but you can call them Stryper

The Steel Horse Archives: Slaughter, “Fly to the Angels” (1990)

Jeff Vrabel September 28, 2009 6

SLAUGHTER Title: “Fly To The Angels” Album: Stick It to Ya Release Date: January 27, 1990 Why You Remember Them: Credit Slaughter with arriving (late) to the hair-metal party without any even vague designs

The Steel Horse Archives: “Jackyl” (1992)

Jeff Vrabel September 21, 2009 6

JACKYL Title: “The Lumberjack Song” Album: Jackyl Release Date: 1992 Why You Remember Them: You cannot imagine how often, in the research of this column, one comes across the phrase “lumped into the hair

The Steel Horse Archives: Steelheart, “I’ll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes)” (1990)

Jeff Vrabel August 31, 2009 6

STEELHEART Title: I’ll Never Let You Go Album: Steelheart Released: May 10, 1990 Why You Remember Them: Previous installments of this award-winning series have included bands with numerous hits, if not multiple albums, to

The Steel Horse Archives: Mr. Big, “To Be With You” (1991)

Jeff Vrabel August 17, 2009 13

MR. BIG Song Title: “To Be With You” Album: Lean Into It Release Date: March 26, 1991 Why You Remember Them: Much like the poor suckers in Extreme and the Goo Goo Dolls, Mr.

The Steel Horse Archives: Warrant, “Cherry Pie” (1990)

Jeff Vrabel August 10, 2009 15

This week in the Steel Horse Archives, Jeff Vrabel takes us back to 1990, and a time when the boys in Warrant were dirty, rotten, filthy, stinking, and rich

The Steel Horse Archives: Tesla, “Love Song”

Jeff Vrabel August 3, 2009 13

TESLA Song Title: “Love Song” Album: The Great Radio Controversy Release Date: Feb. 1, 1989 Why You Remember Them: This song was a decent enough hit, but it was the band’s 1990 Five Man

The Steel Horse Archives: Cinderella, “Somebody Save Me”

Jeff Vrabel July 27, 2009 12

Jeff Vrabel officially cracks open the Steel Horse Archives this week, and -- what's this? Cinderella comes crawling out!

The Steel Horse Archives: Prologue — Step Inside, Walk This Way

Jeff Vrabel July 20, 2009 13

Jeff Vrabel was a hair metal cowboy, and on a steel horse he rode...and he's here to relive those Aqua Netted days with a new series that looks back on the glory days of

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