'Photograph' Lyric Video

For some reason, Def Leppard just released a lyric video for "Photograph." The film strips are really cool vintage photos of the band from the Pyromania era!

I guess this is another way for the band to promote their summer tour. It's stopping in Ohio later this month. I still haven't bought tickets. I really want to go, but I've seen them so often and I should really save the money... but still. I want to go see them again.

Guns n' Roses Tease... Something

Check out the tweet from Guns n' Roses below: a new website and a countdown clock that ends at Zero at midnight tomorrow. Rumor is, Appetite for Destruction is being re-released with a bunch of bonus material. Hopefully it's something better than that. A one off real reunion show? Let's hope!

Appetite For Destruction [Explicit]

DESTRUCTION IS COMINGhttps://t.co/1090xtDEhS#appetitefordestruction pic.twitter.com/2j4UzXlfbE

— Guns N' Roses (@gunsnroses) May 1, 2018

Tuesday Two-Fer, VIII: Twisted Sister

From our friend HIM

I think that Twisted Sister are one of the luckiest bar bands in the world. They had a sound. They had an idea. And they were lucky to have Snider there to carry that sound and idea across the finish line. Yes, French is the protector of the brand. But, without Snider, these strivers would likely have been relegated to a pub—British or American, wink—where the rest of us would never have known their greatness.

First Pick: “I Am (I’m Me),” You Can’t Stop Rock n’ Roll (1983):

To my mind, their first official release is also the best. It shows the fans what they really were doing before MTV figured it out for everyone else. And this song is their essential formula, sans the videos and sheen that made them, admittedly, a household name. All the ingredients are here.

Second Pick: “Wake Up (The Sleeping Giant),” Love Is For Suckers (1987):

Add a little keyboard and production by Beau Hill, some background vocals by Luke Perry (?!?!) and Kip Winger, and voila! Late career pants kicking rock. That they would diss this album is a shame. The parts are often better than the whole. And this is one of several songs that actually showed that Sister still had some life in them (even if they balked at having a solo Snider album branded with their name).

Honorable Mention: “The Kids Are Back,” You Can’t Stop Rock n’ Roll (1983):

Same as the first. Attitude. Anthemic. Awesome. This was the SMF that made the PMRC quake, no blade needed.