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…
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FIREHOUSE TITLE: “Don’t Treat Me Bad” ALBUM: Firehouse RELEASE DATE: Aug. 21, 1990 Why You Remember Them: For one of two reasons: Either for their two-ply, baby-soft semi-rocker “Don’t Treat…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Jeff Vrabel is back on his Steel Horse again, and this time, he’s taking us back to a power ballad that arrived just in time for the death of hair metal.
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…
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.
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…
Jeff Vrabel officially cracks open the Steel Horse Archives this week, and — what’s this? Cinderella comes crawling out!
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 Marshall stacks and spandex.