Def Leppard rumors true/false
Def Leppard (1988)
Just clearing the air. Back in October the band canceled 23 shows in the United States and never rescheduled. The rumor was the band was going to slit-up. It turns out this rumor is not true. (thank god). Def Leppard’s lead singer, Joe Elliott had a child earlier in the year.
Elliott gave a statement to Star.co.uk, “There wasn’t any mystery to it really. My wife was pregnant and needed a bit of attention from me, which she wan’t getting. There was a lot of things in our private lives that needed attending to. We’re not splitting. Not at all. We often joke, what else would we do? You just can’t imagine doing anything else.”
Glam rock today
Tight spandex. Leather jackets. And really big hair.
These were the words used to describe Sunset Blvd in the 1980s. For the past generation hair spray and pretty boys did not play gigs at the Rainbow, the Roxy, or the Whiskey A-Go-Go. Now it is like time reversed itself. Glam bands are starting to pop up in Hollywood, California.
Bands like Vains of Jenna, Dirty Penny, and Reckless Love are just like the hair bands in the late 80s. At first glance I thought these bands were unknown hair metal bands from the 80s. I have to applaud these guys for bringing back the glam rock while wearing lip stick and blush.
Reckless love
I am not a huge fan of this band. They have the hair metal sound, but it is too similar to the power ballads in the 80s. They need to add something different. The lead singer wears pink lip gloss and has beautiful blonde hair. I think he could pass as a girl. Their music video, Beautiful Bomb, is cheesy and low-budget. It seems like the camera is always on the lead singer and he smiles way too much. There is no way that he is that happy all the time. I hate that he tried to high kick like David Lee Roth does in the Jump music video. Although it was a poor attempt, he needs to try something original.
Reckless Love
Dirty Penny
These guys are more on the sleazy side of hair metal. They are following the footsteps of Motley Crue. (probably not the safest road). The lyrics for their single, Midnight Ride are very similar to Guns ‘n Roses’ Nightrain. ‘Living life like there is no end/The only light at the end of my tunnel/Is the light at the bottom of my bottle/I’m on a midnight ride.’ Guns ‘n Roses Nightrain: ‘Wake up late honey put on your clothes/ Take your credit card to the liquor store/ That’s one for you and two for me by tonight/I’ll be/ Loaded like a freight train/ Flyin’ like an aeroplane/ Feelin’ like a space brain/One more time tonight/I’m on the nightrain.’ Both are about drinking and having a good time.
Dirty Penny
Vains of Jenna
The band members names speak for themselves: Jesse Forte, Jacki Stone, Nicki Kin, JP White. Chances are slim that these are their real names. One of the rules of being in a hair metal band is that each band member must have a kick-ass name. For example, Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi, Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns, Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue, and Slash of Guns ‘n Roses. There are two interesting points about this band. The band was established in Sweden (currently in Hollywood , CA), and the lead singer is the only one who had black hair. The bass player, guitar player, and drummer all have bleached blonde hair.
Vains of Jenna
Cans of Hairspray 