Hair Band History (February 18th)

February 1987: MTV added the video in December and now American radio was on Poison's "Talk Dirty To Me", the second single from "Look What The Cat Dragged In". Mild noises greeted first single "Cry Tough" but "Talk Dirty" launched them into the pop stratosphere. Release information source: [US] HITS radio trade publication ad - February 23, 1987.

February 18, 1989: Bon Jovi's "Born To Be My Baby" peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, one of five singles from the "New Jersey" album to reach the Top 10. The music video was in heavy rotation for weeks on MTV.

February 18, 1989: Touring Europe with Scorpions, Vixen played one of their biggest shows at London's historic Hammersmith Odeon. "If achievement can be measured in terms of bums in the seats then Vixen are already halfway to paradise. Managing the almost-impossible, they took the Hammersmith stage to a three-quarters full house. This does not happen for normal support acts." -Kerrang. The show was recorded and availble later as a bootleg, "Ultimate Edition".

February 18, 1986: After KISS and W.A.S.P. played Salt Lake City a night earlier, a review in the local newspaper the next day noted the "opening act far outshining the main attraction."

February 18, 1988: Opening with "Teenage Frankenstein", Alice Cooper was "Live In The Flesh" in Canada with special guest Motörhead at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan.

February 18, 1989: Tesla's second studio album "The Great Radio Controversy" debuted at No. 83 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. Featuring singles "Love Song", "The Way It Is", "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" and "Hang Tough", it would peak at No. 18 a month later.

February 18, 1992: Guns N' Roses released "November Rain" as the third single from the album "Use Your Illusion II" in the UK (June '92 in North America), where it reached No. 4 on the Official Charts. Release information source: [UK] Debuted Official Singles chart on March 7, 1992; [US] Debuted Billboard Hot 100 on June 27, 1992.

February 18, 1989: The very first "Wayne's World" sketch with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey aired in the US on Saturday Night Live.

February 18, 1992: Four days after the movie "Wayne's World" opened in US theaters, the soundtrack was available in record stores featuring songs from Cinderella, BulletBoys and Alice Cooper. "Cold Chills" from Kix was also used in the movie.

February 18, 1992: Formed a year earlier by former Accept frontman David Reece, along with guitarists Curt Mitchell and John Kirk (both formerly of Razor Maid), bassist Ian Mayo (Hericane Alice) and former Bad Boy drummer Jackie Ramos, Bangalore Choir released their debut album "On Target" in North America (March 30th in the UK) featuring single "Loaded Gun" and other songs co-written by Jon Bon Jovi and Aldo Nova. Release information source: [US] The Hard Report spotlight - February 21, 1992; [UK] Kerrang! - March 28, 1992.

February 1991: Scottish hard rockers The Almighty released "Free N’ Easy" in the UK as the first single from their forthcoming album "Soul Destruction". In some circles the band has been labeled glam, but longtime fans aren't having it. Release information source: Kerrang! ad - February 23, 1991.

February 18, 1995: With their first major greatest hits album "Cross Road" having sold over 10 million copies since October 1994, Bon Jovi performed "Always" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" on Saturday Night Live in the US.

February 1985: It was RATT Vs Mötley Crüe! "Battle Of The Bulge!" in this issue of Creem Magazine. And if that wasn't enough for you, inside was a David Lee Roth Calendar Poster!