Hair Band History (November 8th)

November 1987: Just in time for the holidays was the forthcoming "Slippery When Wet: The Videos" from Bon Jovi, with six clips including "Never Say Goodbye" (not previously seen), plus live and backstage footage. Billboard Magazine ad - November 7, 1987

November 1994: Nearly four years after "Heartbreak Station", Cinderella released their fourth and final studio album "Still Climbing" in North America, delayed due to frontman Tom Keifer losing his voice in 1991. Release information source: The Hard Report radio trade publication spotlight - October 28, 1994.

November 1988: The first signs there were issues between Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen began to surface with Kerrang! reporting rumours that Hagar was staying in separate hotels from the rest of the band.

November 8, 1984: Supporting the "Shout At The Devil" album and bringing "Wild Dreams Of Rock", Mötley Crüe were touring Europe with Iron Maiden and nearing the end of 10 dates in Germany with a show in Russelheim.

November 8, 1990: Sandwiched between Slaughter and KISS on the closing leg of the latter's US tour, Winger were on their way to Hershey, Pennsylvania after playing Asheville, North Carolina the night before. -Kerrang!

November 1989: Faster Pussycat went less glam and more blues-influenced on second album "Wake Me When It's Over", but the first single "Poison Ivy" was a throwback to... 1987 😚 Release information source: [US] HITS radio trade publication ad - November 6, 1989.

November 1989: From their forthcoming compilation album "Best Of Rockers 'n' Ballads", Scorpions released a cover of The Who's "Can’t Explain" as a single in North America that went on to be a US Top 5 rock hit. Release information source: [US] The Hard Report radio trade publication spotlight - November 3, 1989.

November 1989: Aerosmith released "Janie's Got A Gun" as the second single from the album "Pump". The song about revenge for childhood abuse reached No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and won the band a 1990 Grammy Award. Release information source: [US] R&R radio trade publication ad - November 10, 1989.

November 8, 1987: Def Leppard and Tesla played Dane County Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin. That same night, directly 850 miles to the south, Mötley Crüe and Guns N' Roses performed at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi.

November 1990: Warrant frontman Jani Lane was on the cover of Hit Parader Magazine. The title track from their latest album "Cherry Pie" had just peaked at No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was written in 15 minutes on the back of a pizza box and that box is on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Destin, Florida.