80s metal

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Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 15 Mar 20

File these guys under the Never Made it as Big as they Should Have category. Rail, the 80's metal band from Seattle (well, Bellevue, to be more precise) should have been huge; if you take a "big picture" look at 80's metal as a...

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Be One of Us #20 - "Queen of the Reich"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 5 Dec 19

ROCK AND ROLLLLLLL! WHOO HOOO! Be One of Us continues, a random countdown of 50 songs with "of" in the title. We are at #20: "Queen of the Reich" by Queensryche. It's the answer to a trivia question that, had I been paying...

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Well, It's Like This, You See

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 2 Oct 18

Um... yes...wellah... hmm.... you see...uh... yeah... it's like this... you know what? I have absolutely no idea how to even begin to explain this latest, lengthy hiatus, so I'm not even going to try. Just wanted to make sure...

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Favorite "Wild" Songs #4 - "Wild Side"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 26 Oct 17

It's yet another music theme started by @FourWalls that I am using: songs with "wild" in the title. I am at #4: "Wild Side" by Motley Crue. The lead track on Motley Crue's 1987 album, Girls, Girls, Girls, "Wild Side" is a...

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Favorite Power Ballads #9 - "Close My Eyes Forever"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 7 Aug 17

A couple of days ago, I finished a music series about 80's heavy metal. Well, if you went to see a hair metal or hard rock band during that decade, you weren't getting out of the arena without hearing a power ballad or two. We...

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Favorite Power Ballads #10 - "I won't Forget You

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 6 Aug 17

Seeing how I try to do two music series at the same time, I figure it's time to unleash another one. I recently did a countdown on 80's metal, so here is the softer side of that genre. I'm talking about the power ballad. They were...

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Favorite 80's Metal Songs #1 - "Still of the Night"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 26 Jul 17

The Scorpions once did a song about the end of a rock concert, "When the Smoke is Going Down." Well, the smoke is going down on my Favorite 80's Metal Songs series (and I did it without using a single power ballad!) We have...

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Favorite 80's Metal Songs #2 - "The Hellion/Electric Eye"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 25 Jul 17

I had to take a day off in this celebration of loud guitars, but here we are at #2 in my Favorite 80's Metal Songs series. And we have a band making their first appearance in one of my music countdowns: Judas Priest, with "The...

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Favorite 80's Metal Songs #3 - "Paris is Burning"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 23 Jul 17

Loud guitars you want, loud guitars is what you are going to get! #3 in my Favorite 80's Metal Songs series belongs to yet another band making it's first appearance in one of my music countdowns: Dokken, with "Paris is...

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Favorite 80's Metal Songs #4 - "Looks that Kill"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 22 Jul 17

The 1980's were a great decade for heavy metal fans. Because of hair metal, there was an abundance of the stuff, and it got played on rock radio. A lot. To celebrate, I am counting down my Favorite 80's Metal Songs. We are at #4:...

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Favorite 80's Metal Songs #5 - "Metal Health"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 21 Jul 17

Bang your head! We are celebrating loud guitars with my Favorite 80's Metal Songs series. We are at #5 in the countdown, with a band making their first appearance in one of my music countdowns: "Metal Health" by Quiet Riot....

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Favorite 80's Metal Songs #6 - "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 20 Jul 17

What better way to balance out my electronic music series than with a bunch of loud guitars? Hence, my Favorite 80's Metal Songs countdown. You want to talk about loud? The #6 spot belongs to "For Those About to Rock (We Salute...

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Favorite 80's Metal Songs #7 - "Blackout"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 19 Jul 17

To counter balance my electronic music series, I am going with loud guitars. Hence, my Favorite 80's Metal Songs countdown. We are at #7: "Blackout" by the Scorpions. "Blackout," the opening track from their 1982 album of the...

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Favorite 80's Metal Songs #8 - "Screaming in the Night"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 18 Jul 17

As I celebrate electronic music over in another series, I thought I would also give loud guitars their due, and what better way than with a countdown of my Favorite 80's Metal Songs? We are at #8, so let's bang our heads to...

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Favorite 80's Metal Songs #9 - "You Think You're Tough"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 17 Jul 17

Since I am doing a series celebrating electronic music, I figured I would balance it out with a countdown featuring loud guitars. And in the 80's, loud guitars were HUGE. Hence, my Favorite 80's Metal Songs series. We are at #9:...

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Favorite 80's Metal Songs #10 - "Balls to the Wall"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 16 Jul 17

I normally don't jump the gun like this, but I've only got one Mission song left, so that series is pretty much done. I am also doing an electronic music series, so I thought I'd also give equal time to loud guitars. Hence, my...

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Favorite "Time of Day" Songs #7 - "2 Minutes to Midnight"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 29 Nov 16

We're at #7 in my Favorite "Time of Day" Songs series, songs with the time of day in the title, and it's a good one: "2 Minutes to Midnight" by Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden formed in London in 1975, and was a leader of the New Wave...

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Top 10 Favorite Opening Acts - Rail

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43655) • Denver, Colorado 9 May 16

#7 in my Top 10 Favorite Opening Acts series takes us to Seattle, home of 80's metal band Rail. You might remember an MTV contest in the 80's called The Basement Tapes. Against the band's wishes, a video tape was sent to the...

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