Hair Band History (November 11th)

November 11, 1988: With the band's future in question, Elektra issued the first live album from Dokken titled "Beast From The East" in North America (November 14th in the UK) featuring songs recorded in Japan during the "Back For The Attack" Tour plus one new song, "Walk Away". The LP was nominated for a US Grammy award.

Dokken "Beast From The East" release date source: [US] Billboard Magazine - November 5, 1988; [UK] Kerrang! - October 29, 1988.

The man who helped create a lot of the music we love... Happy Birthday to producer Mutt Lange [Def Leppard, AC/DC and many more] (November 11, 1948).

November 11, 1991: Skid Row released "Wasted Time" as a single in the UK with a live version of "Get The F**k Out" on the flip side. Back then, you could call a number to hear the uncensored version 😁 Release information source: Kerrang! ad - November 9, 1991; Kerrang! ad - November 16, 1991.

November 11, 1983: Mötley Crüe launched the "Shout At The Devil" Tour, headlining at the Orange Pavilion in San Bernardino, California with openers Axe and Heaven. Crüe later joined Ozzy Osbourne's "Bark At The Moon" Tour in January 1984.

November 1988: RATT's bluesy new single "Way Cool Jr." from the album "Reach For The Sky" was picking up steam at American rock radio and the music video would hit MTV by the end of the month. The Hard Report US radio trade publication ad - November 11, 1988

November 1991: L.A. Guns brought the "Hollywood Vampires" Tour to Japan for six concerts. The entire trek was 90 shows in 12 countries, including two in the UK with Skid Row and Love/Hate.

Happy Birthday to Europe keyboardist Mic Michaeli (November 11, 1962).

November 11, 1989: American/British supergroup Bad English with members of Journey and The Babys hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "When I See You Smile". It also reached No. 1 in Canada and No. 4 in Australia, but the song's success and title were not enough to get the band to smile in this photo 🤭

November 1986: With Twisted Sister's Dee Snider hosting Metal Mania on MTV, hard rock bands were receiving exposure and gaining attention for not just their music 😉