Hair Band History (February 8th)

Happy Birthday to Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil (February 8, 1961).

February 1988: Before Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken and Metallica hit the road for "The Monsters Of Rock" Tour in the US in May, there was talk of another MOR that would feature Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Iron Maiden, Poison, Aerosmith, Stryper and Anthrax. -Kerrang! 😯

February 8, 1980: Def Leppard released "Hello America" in the UK as the second single from their forthcoming debut album "On Through The Night". The lyrics are about fantasies the band had about touring in America. Release information source: Record Business - February 4, 1980.

February 8, 1991: Winger's "In The Heart Of The Young" Tour was rolling through the Midwest with special guests Extreme and Tangier and made a stop in St. Louis.

February 1989: "Don't you need some love tonight?", Scorpions released "Passion Rules The Game" in the UK as the third and final single from the album "Savage Amusement". Release information source: Kerrang! ad - February 4, 1989.

February 1985: A year before its release, Kerrang! reported Ozzy Osbourne would soon begin working on new album "The Ultimate Sin" with Iron Maiden producer Martin Birch and that guitarist Jake E. Lee was expected to form his own band 😯

February 8, 1991: Ozzy Osbourne, L.A. Guns and Lynch Mob played Long Beach Arena in Southern California. Image: George Lynch -Kerrang!

Happy Birthday to bassist Stuart Hamm [Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, MSG...] (February 8, 1960).

February 8, 2005: VH1 Classic released the first compilation in the series with "Metal Mania - Stripped, Vol. 1" in 2004, featuring hair bands unplugged... Poison, Scorpions, Cinderella, Warrant, Winger and more. Release date source: Blabbermouth.net - December 27, 2004.

February 1985: Kerrang! reported that Twisted Sister's Dee Snider had the chance of a lifetime when he met Alice Cooper. Alice had read an interview with Dee where he confessed that Cooper had been his inspiration and brightened up an otherwise dreary adolescence. The meeting led to AC guesting on Twisted Sister's "Be Chrool To Your Scuel" later that year, plus some classic photos with rock photographer Mark Weiss.

February 2011: Not too many rockers playing the Super Bowl halftime show anymore, so we will just have to reminisce Slash playing the solo from "Sweet Child O’ Mine". Enjoy your day and thanks for listening to HAIR BAND RADIO