Hair Band History (November 21st)

November 21, 1989: Featuring their biggest '80s hits plus a cover of The Who's "I Can’t Explain", Scorpions "Best Of Rockers 'N' Ballads" was issued in North America (one day earlier in the UK).

Scorpions "Best Of Rockers 'N' Ballads" release information source: [US] Billboard Magazine ad - November 18, 1989.; [UK] Kerrang! - November 11, 1989.

November 21, 1988: A US Top 15 hit in June, "Kiss Me Deadly" from Lita Ford, was just released as a single in the UK ahead of her performances opening for Bon Jovi and a headline date at London's Marquee Club in December. -Metal Hammer, Kerrang!

From Bon Jovi's debut album, singles "Runaway" and "She Don't Know Me" were not enough for some, so "Burning For Love" was also issued as a single in November 1984, but only in select countries.

November 21, 1988: On the Gypsy Road in the UK, Cinderella had a night off before shows in Nottingham and London on the "Long Cold Winter" Tour. The album was a Top 30 UK hit. -Metal Hammer, Kerrang!

November 21, 1989: Alice Cooper launched the "Trash" Tour in Europe with special guest Britny Fox in Belgium. The next night they would trash the Netherlands before a show in London where the price of admission was (literally) trash.

November 1989: "The power and thrill of the band that rocked the world!", Bon Jovi "New Jersey: The Videos" was issued with six clips including "Blood On Blood" live, plus backstage footage.

"Stairway To Heaven/Highway To Hell" was released in late November 1989, a compilation album featuring cover songs made famous by artists who died from drug or alcohol abuse, recorded by bands who performed at the Moscow Music Peace Festival in August that year, including Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Scorpions, Cinderella and Bon Jovi. The album was issued by Mötley Crüe and Bon Jovi manager Doc McGhee's Make a Difference Foundation. McGhee had pled guilty to importing marijuana into the US and part of his plea bargain included spending $250,000 and dedicating 3,000 hours to his Make a Difference Foundation. Release information source: Billboard Magazine review - December 9, 1989.

Happy Birthday to former Sammy Hagar guitarist [1977–84] Gary Pihl (November 21, 1950), who also worked with the founding members of "Night Ranger", recording demos for their first two albums.

November 21, 1992: Bon Jovi's fifth studio album "Keep The Faith", featuring hit singles "Bed Of Roses", "In These Arms" and the title track, debuted (and peaked) at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200. It would go on to sell over eight million copies worldwide.

November 1992: Def Leppard were performing in the Eastern US on the "Adrenalize" World Tour when guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell appeared on the cover of the latest Guitar School Magazine.