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Even amidst the already seedy underbelly of the late-’80s L.A. glam metal scene, L.A. Guns were the undisputed bottom-feeders. A ragged collection of outcasts from various other bands (guitarist Tracii Guns was the original “guns” in Guns n’ Roses, drummer Steven Riley had recently vacated the stool with shock-kings W.A.S.P., and British vocalist Phil Lewis had done time with London glamsters Girl), they elevated the unrepentant sleaziness and undeniable tackiness of their environment to a new VD-encrusted low. The union [...]

Twice Shy is a double platinum album by Great White. It was released in 1989 and contained the biggest hits of their career, a cover of Ian Hunter’s “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” and “The Angel Song”, which reached #5 and #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Another single, “House Of Broken Love,” was inspired by the painful relationship break-ups that vocalist Jack Russell and guitarist Mark Kendall had recently gone through.

Every Rose Has Its Thorn” is a power ballad/rock song by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in 1988 as the third single from Poison’s second album Open Up And Say…Ahh!. It is the band’s first and only number-one hit in the U.S., reaching the top spot on Christmas Eve in 1988 for three weeks (carrying over into 1989). It was a #13 hit in the UK.”Every Rose Has Its Thorn” was named number 34 on VH1’s “100 [...]

With or Without You is a song by rock band U2. The third track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, it was released as the album’s first single on 21 March 1987. It became the group’s first number-one single in the US, where it spent three weeks at the top. The song features infinite guitar and lyrics describing the conflicted feelings that one has for his love.Regarded as one of the band’s most popular,[citation needed] “With or Without You” [...]

You Give Love a Bad Name is a song written by Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Jack Ponti, and Richie Sambora about a nameless woman who has jilted her lover. Although originally written for the band Loverboy[citation needed], the song was recorded by Bon Jovi. The track was released as the first single from the hard rock album Slippery When Wet and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 29, 1986, Bon Jovi’s first number one hit. [...]