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not EXACTLY hair band.....but I am an ENORMOUS DONNAS FAN. the first time I heard THE DONNAS, i obtained all their mp3's within days and subsequently all the CD's not long after. the lyrics are hilarious on the earlier LP's up through SPEND THE NIGHT. the last Donnas album was only average.

Asia ARIA is defintely hair band material. Alias- i have that one. good album. Freddy Curci is the same guy who held the note for like 30 seconds in that song from Sheriff. Bad Company- the hair band version of Bad Compnay is pretty good. HOLY WATER was a great album. Michael Bolton (his first album was "hair band"-ish)- yup.....very Bonham- Jason Bonham is part of the latest iteration of LOU GRAMMless Foreigner. Actually, the Lou Gramm albums are good and most of the 80's/90's Foreinger albums are better than folks give credit for. The Foreinger album with Johhny Edwards (Unusual Heat) is pretty good. Honeymoon Suite- the song FEEL IT AGAIN is definite car candy. I picked up an import version from Canada of the best of Honeymoon Suite. LOVE CHANGES VERYTHING is a rockin tune too. I think they are still kickin. Imeplliteri- they definitely have a following. Nelson- I am ashamed to say I loved their debut album in a big way. CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE AND AFFECTION and AFTER THE RAIN are two of my favorite tunes ever. RTZ- from the ashes of BOSTON. I love that song FACE THE MUSIC Saraya- WOW! I have that album. It was underrated. Very rockin. Similar to SASS JORDAN. I know lots of folks would love SASS JORDAN. When I was in college so many of my studiomates listened to so much MODERN ROCK. I like MODERN ROCK like REM and U2, but I got sick of some of them putting up those bands on a pedestal as better than the hair bands I liked. Take away REM and U2, which of those bands from MODERN ROCK are still concert draws like the hair bands are these days? The hair bands can pack folks in at the rock festivals and casinos and some fairs and stadiums.

sounds like something to send in to CCO to plaster their name on the wall.

I love RICK SPRINGFIELD. If you like hair music, check out his album SHOCK/DENIAL/ANGER/ACCEPTaNCE. there are soundbytes on his site. His live greatest hits album is a must purchase 4 u.

Essential Metal my good friend Scot Heinze runs this web site. He is an expert on Metal and hair band genres. I would encourage you to check out his 'best of' and Essential 70's, 80's and 90's links. He is a bit more into the hardcore stuff than most fans I think though.

MMMM, I like Rush. I am a huge ASIA fan. Both versions. Have like 20 Asia CD's. Big news, the original members are reuniting for a tour and maybe a record. and NO, A FRAMED ASIA POSTER DOES NOT MAKE YOU GAY! Hair band fans would like Asia ARIA, AQUA, ASTRA, SILENT NATION and maybe even ARENA. Of course, you all like ASIA and ALPHA.

mustang-was that Ratt with Stephen Pearcy or Jizzy Pearl? I saw Ratt with Pearcy like literally one of the very last times before they booted Pearcy. He sucked that night, but the rest of the band was good. Ratt's albums indvidually were all ok, not great, but their compilation disc RATT N' ROLL is one of the best greatest hits discs I can think of, especially for hair bands. Every song is top notch. Incidentally, their best non GH album was probably Detonator, which by that point was the very end of the hair band popultion surge and that album did not sell well. That was about the time I worked as a music manager at a best buy and it was so amazing to see a 180 degree shift in the buying tastes of music fans right about that time to rap. Literally, an overnight shift like flicking a switch. Any band that tried to get established right around 1990 or so got one chance or maybe two albums and then got dropped in favor of stuff like KRIS KROSS etc. Damn mustang, your hair band collection is much more diverse than mine. Damn Yankees- seen them twice and love their albums. They still might do one more record together. Ted was so bored playing this stuff in concert compared to his solo shows. Danger Danger- Their debut album is tremendous. They should have been huge but they hit exactly as the tide turned to rap. They actually just put out a live album that sounds good, with their old classics. David Lee Roth- people seem to have forgot how good his solo albums are. Some thought A Little Ain't Enough was not very good, but I really like that one as well as the ones before it. Anything after that pretty much is not good. Def Leppard- I tried to address this in a separate topic. Anyone who starts f-king with me, remaking Debbie Harry Blondie songs is gonna have my ire. It is worthy of its own discussion. DEF LEPPARD, where did it go wrong. Dokken- I am very hot and cold on them. They should have been bigger. Europe- kind of gay for me, ? but their FINAL COUNTDOWN song lived on in sports arenas everywhere. Firehouse- the ultimate midwest party band. These guys have a bigger following than folks give them credit for. Their debut album we could literally not keep in stock and everything else they put out was good and deserved more credit. You can almost hear drunken youngsters sream 'wooooohooooo!' when the drum beat and guitar starts at the beginning of the first song Rock on the Radio. Giuffria- sounds like Steve Perry! actually they were good. I heard something recently about Gregg Guiffria joining another band. I usually read my tidbits on www.melodicrock.com Great White- they were so good it was almost like they were on fire. (lightning strike) Guns N' Roses- you really cannot say what has not already been said. Perhaps the best example of the genre. I cannot wait for the CHINESE DEMOCRACY, even if its just axl. Heart- there are two versions of Heart. The 70's freebird kind and the hair band type. The girls don't really like to acknowledge the hair band version of Heart. I still remember listeining to the HEART album with a special girl friend all the time my senior year in high school. She did end up breaking my heart by the way. But all the hair band Heart albums sold well. I finally went to see them a couple years ago and was disappointed because they wanted to play everything else besides their 80's 90's stuff. BRIGADE is a tremendous album too. The riff at the beginning of TALL DARK HANDSOME STRANGER at near full volume in your car, along with some 'air keyboards' is awesome. KISS- I liked the hair band version of Kiss. CRAZY NIGHTS, HOT IN THE SHADE, and REVENGE, all very good. Some folks liked Animalize and Asylum, and Lick It Up but I don't have those. I hear those are good. "Helix, House of Lords, Hurricane, Kidd Blue, Kik Tracee, King Kobra, , Kix, Krokus, LA Guns, Lillian Axe, Lion, The Loudness, Love-Hate, Lynch Mob" wow. that's exactly what i mean. those are some serious hard core hair band fans bands. the ones that didn't score big with commercial songs but had a big following nonetheless. Perhaps they didn't have any BALLADS they sold to women. Night Ranger- one of my all time favorites. Jack Blades is a genius. One of their records, NEVERLAND is one of the later ones that should be checked out. SIGN OF THE TIMES is also a good later one. Poison- all excellent up until the Kotzen album, although STAND is a good tune. The song SO TELL ME WHY from the live/GH album is one of my faves. Some tracks on the CRACK A SMILE album with blues Saraceno are excellent as well. Sammy Hagar- I have many Sammy CD's. Pre and post Van Halen. Some of his most very recent ones have a bit too much filler, but usually every one of his records has some really good upbeat tunes. TEN13, Red Voodoo, live Hallelujah, Not 4 Sale do have some good tunes. I think the Sammy style Van Halen was better. Starship (I would kinda consider them a hair band)- Early 'Jefferson Starship' with songs like Find Your Way Back and Jane were awesome. the poppy 'Starship' with Grace Slick (how high had she have been to sing that mush?) were good too. NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW is a tremendous sappy pop song.! Steelheart- good tune. Stryper- I liked their 'AGAINST THE LAW' album. that was the first album when they went 'bad'. Tesla- one of the best. I saw them live and it was among the best concerts I've seen. their sound is great and what i like about them is they are just straight forward nuts busting rock. As long as their singer dude stays clean.......This band has never gotten anough credit. Trixter (almost ashamed to say so)- and you should be.! Van Halen- I like all of Van Halen but probably the Sammy stuff better. 5150 narrowly beats Unlawful Carnal Knowledge as my favorite sammy album. Balance was a far better album than it got credit for. Winger- I really liked IN THE HEART OF THE YOUNG.

Ferrari red, BTW.

sometimes cars are like women. they just won't say what they want. and then they get upset when you can't figure it out. my advice, if you want to get something out of a woman, you have to get them drunk and find a way to mess with their head. using that anology applied to your car, perhaps get it drunk on some good high octane fuel and rub the inside really nicely with a some armor all to gloss it up and then see if she tells you what she wants.

newsweek feedback from readers wow, you should see how defensive the ecoweenies get why do ecoweenies and liberals get so upset when someone presents a vailid counter view point? or, are they just pissed they blew thousands extra on a car?

just another hybrids cost article what is interesting is how it mentions how the accord hybrid and highlander hybrid are rotting on lots. Mark my words, the Vue will change the perception of hybrids, it will be the first that folks will think is worth the money vs. a non-hybrid.

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So every year our paper prints the top executives pay here in MN. CEO of Target, 'total compensation' 45 mill. He may be good, but NOT THAT good. and so on, and so on. some guy in charge of lifetime fitness pulled in 40 mill......for renting floor space and treadmills. to top it off some can't afford food and look what these guys make. I wish it were practical to boycott these guy's companies so they go down the toilet and these guys get their salaries 'adjusted'. Problem is, the Target is one mile from my house and its a darn nice store and its handy, and it means I don't have to shop in a Walmart. Having to shop at Walmart is akin to having someone pour gasoline in your butt and then going in there with a large metal file to finsih the job. Still, that's no excuse for one person to make that much. Can we as a nation do ANYTHING to bring these guys down? What's wrong with making say, 2 million in lieu of 45 million?

just not built with the same precision and material quality. and the darn corporate radio and steering wheel.

well, they already had ABS and trac control. now some overhead cams with the manual transmission please?

does the GTP have stabilitrak standard?

since GM has built many different version of the trailblazer, they can keep building the envoy in lesser numbers and still fill the factory with ASCENDERS, 9-7xs, Raniers, etc.

some folks like the toughness of the body on frame the trailblazer and envoy offer. and its a diehard bunch that remains a solid market size no matter what.

I think Chevy will be the only one I know of getting a lambda van.

WHAT HE SAID IS PERFECT. 100% GOSPEL. they can't kill the envoy...its far to popular and as an ICON now in the SUV landscape. If anything, the Acadia will allow the Envoy to become even more trucky and professional grade. The Envoy is truly a signature product for GM. To mess with it is about as dumb as selling a G6 GXP stick without the 3.6.

the outlook is very fetching on the outside and certainly is better than those crappy highlanders and pilots. and sexually confused tribecas i actually think the outlook interior is derivitive and dull and dated already. a bit bloated looking also.

even the piece of crap RAV4 gets the prime motor. that's why toyota is ahead of the game.....i bet you drive the RAV4 and Equinox BTB and one must say.....'boy that Chinese pushrod motor in the Equinox sucks'

LaCrosse - good Enclave - extremely good Lucerne - mysterious and exotic, its all good they should bring back the LeSabre the Statesman should be some other name.....Bolero? Electra? Riviera?