HAIR METAL BAND SONGS THAT STILL ROCK

I just read a piece on my cousin's blog about classic songs that he can still listen to. I'm not much of a Classic Rock fan, but I do love some songs from that genre. I grew up in the '80's when there was an end to 70's arena rock, "Death to Disco", a surge in English new wave kicked off by the Knack, AND, one cannot forget, the decade of the Hair Metal Bands!! I was REALLY into metal back then. Not the cheesy glam rock, hair metal, cookie cutter band crap from the likes of Poison, Cinderella, Brittany Fox, Quiet Riot, need I go on?! Freakin' posers! I am not the type of person who gets stuck listening to music from one era only. However, I do get nostalgic from time to time for some of my faves from the 80's, and here they are!

1. Looks that Kill - Motley Crue

2. Foolin' - Def Leppard

3. Back in Black - AC/DC

4. Fade to Black - Metallica

5. Mean Streets - Van Halen

6. Over the Mountain - OZZY!

7. Hell Bent for Leather - Judas Priest

8. Flight of Icarus - Iron Maiden

9. Rock You Like a Hurricane - The Scorpions

10. Working Man - Rush

Like I said, most of these bands don't fit into what one typically thinks of as Hair Metal (those sucky, non-talented posers!) except for Motley Crue; to me, they are the quintessential Hair Metal band that actually rocked! These songs still get my adrenaline pumping and make me want to drive fast when I hear them on the car radio! I just don't bang my head anymore--it might permanently disable me at this stage!

ARMCHAIR PSYCHOANALYSIS

I wanted my first blog entry to be something witty or perhaps a political commentary. However, I found myself watching "Winnie the Pooh: A Day for Eyore" with my 5-year-old daughter because she wanted my company. I wanted to do some research for a short talk I will be giving soon, but I chose instead to invest the time in my daughter. Needless to say, I've seen this episode a million times; therefore, I found myself bored and needed to secretly entertain myself (thus appearing to be paying attention). So, I decided I would take a crack at analyzing the character's personalities and potential treatments! This is what I came up with:

Winnie the Pooh: Carb-addicted, slightly lazy, overweight bear in need of Trim Spa, a treadmill and attendance at Overeaters Anonymous meetings. *Just stay away from Anna Nicole, Pooh, and you'll be fine!*

Piglet: A very small animal with self-esteem issues and generalized anxiety disorder. Must get a prescription for Xanax and stand in front of the mirror everyday repeating the mantra, "I like myself, I am beautiful, and I am worthy!!"

Eyore: Get this donkey some Prozac and send him to Tijuana for some "ass"...

Tigger: Must have been dignosed as having A.D.H.D.--he just keeps forgetting to take his Ritalin!

Rabbit: A know-it -all with anger issues. Hook him up with some anger management classes and send him to some Dale Carnegie classes!

So there you have it! Freud himself is somewhere up there shaking his head in dismay.

THIS IS ONLY A TEST

I have finally found the perfect forum for my highly opinionated musings!