Saturday, September 24, 2005
11 Most Obvious Post-Hair Metal Album Titles
After Nirvana and Pearl Jam brought quality back to the musical world, the hair-metal bands could either retire quietly with whatever cash and cocaine they'd earned . . . or they could trudge on. Here is the story, via their album titles, of those who trudged on. Faithfully presented in no order:
Warrant: Dog Eat Dog
Yep. After grunge, it was a dog-eat-dog world. And Warrant got eaten.
Cinderella: Still Climbing
Further down the charts, that is.
Skid Row: Thickskin
Ahhhhhhhh, not thick enough.
Tesla: Into the Now
All right, the title may not be great, but no one rips on Tesla. Not even me on my own website.
Twisted Sister: Still Hungry
I have no words for this. "Still hungry"? Look in the mirror. Take off your makeup.
Slaughter: Back to Reality
Sadly, the first stage is denial.
Nelson: Because They Can
I don't know if there was a worse hair band than Nelson.
Extreme: Waiting for the Punchline
And they're still waiting.
Quiet Riot: Alive and Well
Further evidence of denial.
Scorpions: Unbreakable
And after denial comes projection.
Danger Danger: Dawn
Yes, it was the dawn of a new day for Danger Danger -- the day the record company called and said, "Come and get your shit out of the studio."
Warrant: Dog Eat Dog
Yep. After grunge, it was a dog-eat-dog world. And Warrant got eaten.
Cinderella: Still Climbing
Further down the charts, that is.
Skid Row: Thickskin
Ahhhhhhhh, not thick enough.
Tesla: Into the Now
All right, the title may not be great, but no one rips on Tesla. Not even me on my own website.
Twisted Sister: Still Hungry
I have no words for this. "Still hungry"? Look in the mirror. Take off your makeup.
Slaughter: Back to Reality
Sadly, the first stage is denial.
Nelson: Because They Can
I don't know if there was a worse hair band than Nelson.
Extreme: Waiting for the Punchline
And they're still waiting.
Quiet Riot: Alive and Well
Further evidence of denial.
Scorpions: Unbreakable
And after denial comes projection.
Danger Danger: Dawn
Yes, it was the dawn of a new day for Danger Danger -- the day the record company called and said, "Come and get your shit out of the studio."