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The Steel Horse Archives: Trixter, “Give It to Me Good”

Jeff Vrabel December 1, 2009 10

TRIXTER TITLE: “Give It To Me Good” ALBUM: Trixter RELEASE DATE: May 1990 Why You Remember Them: For one of two reasons: Trixter hails from Paramus, N.J., which makes them one of the most

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: 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