The following is a list I believe I wrote sometime around or shortly after 1989. It is in the same notebook as my 10th grade English class journal, so the time period could be roughly spring 1989. If I can find a video to match each song I shall incude it for your viewing pleasure. My current comments will continue to be in this lovely shade of green…
(Great) Ballads (Recently) Released by (Metal):
1.) Heaven – Warrant (yep, much as we all hate to admit it, Warrant was popular back in the day…)
2.) Sometimes She Cries – Warrant(I don’t know why this was crossed out)
(embedding is disabled on all copies of this on youtube, but here’s a link if you have a strong need to see it: Sometimes She Cries).
3.) What It Takes – Aerosmith (I was so totally obsessed with Aero back then. Still love ’em. This tour, for the Pump album, was my first Aerosmith show).
4.) Without You – Motley Crue (yep, I mean what self-respecting metalchick didn’t love this video?!)
5.) I Remember You – Skid Row (Skid Row was just about my reason for existence back then.)
6.) Forever – KISS (had enough of an impact on me and my fiance – it will be our first dance at our wedding reception in June!)
7.) House Of Pain – Faster Pussycat (surprisingly poignant song and video)
8.) Only My Heart Talkin’ – Alice Cooper (I still love Alice – we’ve even met him! – and this era was when it all began for me…)
9.) Sometimes She Cries – Warrant(WTF? LOL)
10.) Dream On – Britny Fox (I had no recollection of ever liking a Britny Fox song that much, but once I played the video it came back to me. I did like this song!)
Embeddng disabled again (thanks SONY BMG!)Click here to check out this video.
11.) Ballad of Jayne – L.A. Guns (Had you told me then that this band would come to have any kind of impact on my personal life I’d have assumed you were flucking with me. Such things seemed impossible at that time. It’s too much to get into now, but I’ve since met and/or communicated with some of these guys (and members of the band since) and they almost all impacted me positively and more than I’d ever thought possible in 1989! Most of them are cool…LOL…ok, I digress…)
12.) They Way It Is – Tesla (rocks)
I don’t think these were in order of preference, though it is possible. There was another song added later, but I’d like to keep this to just the original 1989ish list. So, there you have it. One vintage 1989 metalchick’s top ballad picks! 😉
From my 9th grade English class journal… 05/23/1988
(name withheld)-Bitch never called me and as it turns out I could have gone with Mel! I’m ticked. C-ya. OK, I’m not done. I’m wearing my Cinderella T-shirt I got at the Mall Saturday when I got my glasses. OK, well, now c-ya.
I took out the actual name of “Bitch” to protect the traiterous friend. I believe this entry referred to a gig by the local band whose drummer I was obsessed with at that time. One friend said she’d go with me then never called. I found out Monday (this day) that another friend, nicknamed “Mel” could have gone – had I known to call her…. I was going to consult my actual 9th grade diary for more information, but alas there’s really nothing there except more griping.
I cannot find a picture of the Cinderella T-shirt I bought that weekend, but it was acquired from Spencer gifts and I think the image on the front was similar to the cover of their (at that time) recently-released debut album, “Night Songs.”
I believe the back had an outline of the United States and referred to “shaking”…
And my glasses? They were pink! That’s all you need to know. 😉
This is fantastic! The following is a promo video from Enigma Records just before Look What The Cat Dragged In was released in 1986. The band is not in this – just some whacky fans outside and inside one of their club shows in L.A. This really takes me back. I was in 9th grade or so when LWTCDI came out and my friends and I were ALL ABOUT IT. I’d like to say we didn’t look this stupid, though.
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