Fave 80's stuff

[tommyindelaware]

Reb Beach grew up very close to my local EBMM dealer, Pianos-n-Stuff.
My best friend went to high school (Fox Chapel) with Reb. I believe REB = Richard Earl Beach... and if that's true, the "B" in Reb is redundant. Kinda like saying MIDI interface, when the last I in MIDI stands for "interface".

Paul Gilbert also grew up in this neck of the woods.. a little further away in Greensburg, PA (about a 30 minute drive).

So, western Pennsylvania has spawned a few shredders!

paul gilbert !!!!! what a MONSTER !!!!!!!!!

 

[edensdad]

Reb Beach - Seventeen

I have 2 tour shirts:

Rush "Signals" tour 1983?

Iron Maiden - "Somewhere on Tour" 1987

I also have an SRV bandana my wife bought me at one of his shows.

I think another fun post would be - how did you dress back in the 1980's -

For me it was skin tight jeans w/ bandana's around the ankles, leather jacket - no shirt - cowboy boots - black eyeliner. My hair was just past my waistband and all the same length.

Now - Dockers, Golf shirts, boat shoes and short hair. Still the same headbanger inside, though.

>^..^<

 

[Jonny Dubai]

what about MSG--armed and ready


UFO---- Doctor Doctor


Iron Maiden ---- the Trooper


Any more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LasagneFTW]

dream theater - under a glass moon

okay, so '92 isnt exactly 80ies...but hell, watch them play it on images & words, live in tokyo...portnoy, what were you thinking putting on that leotard...

besides, its got to be one of THE coolest solos ever, atleast one by JP.

they didnt play it at the gigantour i went to...but the one a few hours away did
but my show had the cemetary gates cover noone else had hehe

 

[SteveB]

Tommy,

As a teenager, for many years I ran sound with one of my best friends who lived across the street from me. His name is Mike Palone, and he's probably one of the best guitar players I've ever seen, hands down.

Anyway, Mike ran sound for a band called "Giant" for a New Year's Eve gig around 1983 I think. The guitarist for that band was one Paul Gilbert who later moved on to Racer X, Mr. Big, etc. Funny story about the gig.. Mike had a tape (off the board) of that gig way back when, and Paul had to play a long solo at one point 'cause their drummer had diarrhea and had to leave the stage in a hurry! hahaha. I wonder if that tape still exists...

 

[Sigmunds Couch]

Autograph - Steve Lynch - Turn Up the Radio

And another remarkably under rated player - Brad Gillis - You Can Still Rock In America.

 

[SteveB]

Noooooo! Not autograph!

I place the blame for metal's demise squarely on the shoulders of:

Poison, Warrant, Autograph, and Danger Danger.

 

[Jonny Dubai]

Yo edensdad. I was at the "somewhere in time tour" in Edinbrugh. Cool. Tight trousers, but cool.

I would wear streahed jeans, a cut up Gary Moore t- shirt and a pair of flying boots, oh and a fake leather bike jacket.


RAWK ONNNNNNNNN.


What about Dio--Rainbow in the dark!

 

[SteveB]

What about Dio--Rainbow in the dark!

Good call! Wasn't that Vivian Campbell with Dio in those days?

 

[shreder75]

Noooooo! Not autograph!

I place the blame for metal's demise squarely on the shoulders of:

Poison, Warrant, Autograph, and Danger Danger.

aww, c'mon dude

Warrant was a good band...do I like all of their songs? no...were teh guitar players technical wizards the likes of which the world will never see again? no

BUT, Janey Lane had a GREAT voice and the leads in the songs were always well thought out and creative....I'll take that over yngwie burning harmonic minor any day of the week...

wanna know the TRUE downfall of meta? Bon Jovi =)

 

[shreder75]

Good call! Wasn't that Vivian Campbell with Dio in those days?

YES, he was...and Rainbow in the Dark is the BEST...TONE...EVER!!!!!!!!!! just rips!!!!

a major reason I got a splawn..lol

 

[Sigmunds Couch]

Noooooo! Not autograph!

I place the blame for metal's demise squarely on the shoulders of:

Poison, Warrant, Autograph, and Danger Danger.

No blame for White Lion, Trixter, Brittany Fox and and Vixen?

 

[Jonny Dubai]

white loin wait is one of my faves. A classis composition within a composition.


What about

Thin Lizzy-black rose.

 

[shreder75]

No blame for White Lion, Trixter, Brittany Fox and and Vixen?

oh God...trixter....blah!!!!!

here's some more bad 80's bands...

Faster Pussycat
Enuffs Enuff
Drivin' and Cryin
The Cult
Great White
Hanoi Rocks (how did these guys ever get signed??)

 

[Sigmunds Couch]

oh God...trixter....blah!!!!!

here's some more bad 80's bands...

Faster Pussycat
Enuffs Enuff
Drivin' and Cryin
The Cult
Great White
Hanoi Rocks (how did these guys ever get signed??)

Strangely enough, all of these guys are still puttin out records so they didn't get totally blackballed by the planet.

 

[shreder75]

Strangely enough, all of these guys are still puttin out records so they didn't get totally blackballed by the planet.

that's the funny thing...bands never break up anymore =) especially bad ones...lol

 

[Jonny Dubai]

Here is the cream de la cream

Who remembers........................


TNT


Guitar player was ........


Ronnie le Tekro (i think)

great lead singer (tony harnell or something)

 

[shamus63]

Here is the cream de la cream

Who remembers........................


TNT


Guitar player was ........


Ronnie le Tekro (i think)

great lead singer (tony harnell or something)

Right here! Had the 'Tell No Tales' album (tape)...played it to death!

While we're on the subject...Extreme Pornographiti (no, it's not a short film!).

 

[Sigmunds Couch]

Flight of the Wounded Bumble Bee

 

[shamus63]

YES, he was...and Rainbow in the Dark is the BEST...TONE...EVER!!!!!!!!!! just rips!!!!

a major reason I got a splawn..lol

'Stand Up and Shout!'...now that's a guitar song!