Hair Band History (June 18th)

June 18, 1991: Van Halen released their ninth studio album (third with Sammy Hagar) "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" in North America (one day earlier in the UK) featuring singles "Poundcake", "Top Of The World" and "Right Now". Hagar suggested the title... "That's when censorship was a big issue. I wanted to name the album just Fuck." The tour promoting the album was unofficially named "F.U.C.K. 'n' Live".

Van Halen "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" release information source: [US] The Gavin Report radio trade publication spotlight - June 21, 1991; Billboard Magazine spotlight - June 29, 1991; [UK] Kerrang! review - June 22, 1991.

June 1986: David Lee Roth released "Yankee Rose" as the lead single from his forthcoming debut album "Eat 'Em And Smile" featuring the prominent electric guitar of co-writer, Steve Vai. It went on to be Roth's third US Top 20 solo hit. Release information source: R&R radio trade publication AOR tracks chart debut - June 27, 1986.

Happy Birthday to Stryper guitarist Oz Fox (June 18, 1961).

Happy Birthday to Guns N' Roses keyboardist [since 1990] Dizzy Reed (June 18, 1963).

June 18, 1988: Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly", the first single from the album "Lita", peaked at No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, her second biggest hit.

June 18, 1988: Van Halen's eighth studio album "OU812" debuted at No. 5 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It would reach No. 1 one week later and hold on to the top spot for the next month thanks to hit singles "Black And Blue" and "When It's Love".

June 18, 1981: Mötley Crüe ventured outside their Sunset Strip playground for the first time when they traveled to Northern California for a show in Nevada City (located between Sacramento and Reno). It was a short trip with only two more gigs in the area before they returned to SoCal.

June 18, 1990: At the peak of their powers, Mötley Crüe with special guest Tesla brought the "Dr. Feelgood" Tour to the Skydome in Toronto.

June 18, 1983: KISS played the first of three shows in Brazil to close out the "Creatures Of The Night/10th Anniversary" Tour beginning with Rio de Janeiro and an estimated 137,000 people, the largest crowd in the history of the band.

June 1987: Six months after its release, Tesla's debut album "Mechanical Resonance", with standout tracks "Modern Day Cowboy" and "Little Suzi", was a certified smash in the US and the band featured in the latest Hit Parader Magazine... "By circumstance and ability they have been chosen to be the new leaders of rock and roll."