Rock And Roll Children

Rock And Roll Children Rock and Roll Children is the story of four metalheads in the 1980s. It is a hard hitting account of music and life from that decade.

It’s the 1980s and heavy metal music has exploded across America and Frankie, Bob, Rick and
Jeff are caught up in it. From Dio to Twisted Sister, these metal heads hit up every concert they
can. Attending college in different states, and even countries, heavy metal music is what brings
these four best friends back together summer after summer. But with the middle of the 1980s
begins the “intoleran

ce” of heavy metal music. Girlfriends, yuppies and Jesus freaks want to put
an end to the heavy metal scene just as artists like Ozzy Osbourne and Aerosmith are playing
their greatest hits! Cracks begin emerging in their friendship while everyone is trying to make
their own way in the world, especially when Jeff’s travels lead him to England. Will heavy metal
all-stars like Ted Nugent, Anthrax and Judas Priest bring these four friends back together? Or are
their partying days long over?

David Johansen It is my sad duty to announce the passing of former New York Dolls singer, David Johansen. He has passed ...
02/03/2025

David Johansen It is my sad duty to announce the passing of former New York Dolls singer, David Johansen. He has passed away at the age of 75 after a battle with Stage 4 cancer. Full the full story, click the link: New York Dolls Although I never listened to the New York Dolls a whole lot, I know, shame on me, I do know that they were pioneers of the glam/punk scene in New York in the 1970s....

David Johansen It is my sad duty to announce the passing of former New York Dolls singer, David Johansen. He has passed away at the age of 75 after a battle with Stage 4 cancer. Full the full story…

Here's my first album review from the band I have called, 'France's best kept secret,' Indochine. They had put out four ...
01/03/2025

Here's my first album review from the band I have called, 'France's best kept secret,' Indochine. They had put out four albums in the 1980s but since I only discovered this band when I went to Paris two years ago, this is the first one I get to post about. Don't worry, when I go back and write about albums I missed, these albums will be included....

Here’s my first album review from the band I have called, ‘France’s best kept secret,’ Indochine. They had put out four albums in the 1980s but since I only discovered this …

In keeping with tradition, when I begin posting albums from a particular year, I start with album which officially came ...
26/02/2025

In keeping with tradition, when I begin posting albums from a particular year, I start with album which officially came out the previous year but didn't come to my attention to the year I'm posting. I had no internet access in 1990 and Billy Joel's album, "Storm Front," didn't make headway in the UK until the middle of that year. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it....

In keeping with tradition, when I begin posting albums from a particular year, I start with album which officially came out the previous year but didn’t come to my attention to the year I& #82…

As promised, now that I am in 1990, here's the post on Fish's debut album, "Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors," after lea...
23/02/2025

As promised, now that I am in 1990, here's the post on Fish's debut album, "Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors," after leaving Marillion. With my obstinate head on, I still refuse to get into the Fish vs. Marillion debate, even more so after hearing this album. For the most part, this could have been another Marillion album as Fish's style is clearly stamped here....

As promised, now that I am in 1990, here’s the post on Fish’s debut album, “Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors,” after leaving Marillion. With my obstinate head on, I still re…

As promised, I give you the album I bought last week when I was totally blown away by Queensryche's support band, Night ...
19/02/2025

As promised, I give you the album I bought last week when I was totally blown away by Queensryche's support band, Night Demon. To recap, I bought their album, "Curse of the Damned." Originally, the album came out in 2015 but because I bought the 2024 re-issue, that's what I listened to and that's what you're going to get. Night Demon come out firing on all cylinders with "Screams in the Night." This takes me back to the days of 80s thrash because it would have been right at home back then....

As promised, I give you the album I bought last week when I was totally blown away by Queensryche’s support band, Night Demon. To recap, I bought their album, “Curse of the Damned.& #822…

My ticket Before I even start to elaborate on what a great night it was, I give you all permission in the comments to te...
15/02/2025

My ticket Before I even start to elaborate on what a great night it was, I give you all permission in the comments to tell me what a stupid imbecile I am. I headed off the see the concert and when I got halfway to Bristol, realized that I left my mobile phone at home. Therefore, there will be no photos nor video recordings of the evening and you will only have my recollection to rely on....

My ticket Before I even start to elaborate on what a great night it was, I give you all permission in the comments to tell me what a stupid imbecile I am. I headed off the see the concert and when …

14/02/2025

Looking forward to seeing Queensryche and Night Demon in Bristol, UK tonight.

"Empire" is Queensryche's most commercially successful album and the follow up to what many consider to be the greatest ...
11/02/2025

"Empire" is Queensryche's most commercially successful album and the follow up to what many consider to be the greatest heavy metal concept album in the world, "Operation Mindcrime." Unlike its predecessor, "Empire" is not a concept album, plus, the band goes more progressive metal on it. With that said, the tracks call out some topical issues and is still a great album....

“Empire” is Queensryche’s most commercially successful album and the follow up to what many consider to be the greatest heavy metal concept album in the world, “Operation Mi…

If "Into the Mirror Black" by Sanctuary had been released in 1989, it would have been the last album I posted for that y...
08/02/2025

If "Into the Mirror Black" by Sanctuary had been released in 1989, it would have been the last album I posted for that year. However, since it was released in 1990, it makes it the ideal album to lead off the tour through that year. The reason for this is the opening and my all time favourite track, "Future Tense." The lyrics of the third verse sums the 80s up and opens up the 90s perfectly....

If “Into the Mirror Black” by Sanctuary had been released in 1989, it would have been the last album I posted for that year. However, since it was released in 1990, it makes it the idea…

Not the final cover. I'm about to walk down a little traveled road, at least for me. After loads of encouragement from a...
05/02/2025

Not the final cover. I'm about to walk down a little traveled road, at least for me. After loads of encouragement from all of you, I'm about to head into the 1990s, at least 1990 to start with. Case in point, because of that huge distraction called life, music took a back seat, actually it probably rode in the trunk, and as a result, I don't have much knowledge of music from this decade....

Not the final cover. I’m about to walk down a little traveled road, at least for me. After loads of encouragement from all of you, I’m about to head into the 1990s, at least 1990 to sta…

After the break up of Twisted Sister, Dee Snider went to form another band. Getting with guitarist Bernie Torme, the two...
01/02/2025

After the break up of Twisted Sister, Dee Snider went to form another band. Getting with guitarist Bernie Torme, the two began writing songs and getting one Clive Burr, formerly of Iron Maiden and the one unknown entity, Marc Russell on bass, Desperado was formed, a potential super-group. Eagerly, they went into the studio and recorded their album, originally called "Ace," but the man behind the band left Elektra Records for another label and that label, instead of putting it out anyway or let departed producer release it on another label, Elektra Records chose to scrap the album completely....

After the break up of Twisted Sister, Dee Snider went to form another band. Getting with guitarist Bernie Torme, the two began writing songs and getting one Clive Burr, formerly of Iron Maiden and …

Like everything else, even golden ages come to an end. This was the case with the 'Golden Age of Heavy Metal." Many thin...
28/01/2025

Like everything else, even golden ages come to an end. This was the case with the 'Golden Age of Heavy Metal." Many things contributed to this and not just the introduction of grunge in the 1990s. A big factor, which I have attempted to point out is that by the end of the decade, the market was over-saturated with metal bands and although most of them were very good, they got lost in the shuffle....

Like everything else, even golden ages come to an end. This was the case with the ‘Golden Age of Heavy Metal.” Many things contributed to this and not just the introduction of grunge in…

"Gretchen Goes to Nebraska," in my opinion came out at least ten years too late. This blend of hard rock and progressive...
25/01/2025

"Gretchen Goes to Nebraska," in my opinion came out at least ten years too late. This blend of hard rock and progressive rock, would have gone down very well back in the 1970s. As I was coming out of my musical shell by 1979 and seeking out more hard rock and on the very first steps to becoming a metalhead, I would have loved this album and become a Kings X fan....

“Gretchen Goes to Nebraska,” in my opinion came out at least ten years too late. This blend of hard rock and progressive rock, would have gone down very well back in the 1970s. As I was…

Here's the danger when you know a band more by their singles than their album output. My experience with The B-52s is ma...
22/01/2025

Here's the danger when you know a band more by their singles than their album output. My experience with The B-52s is mainly through their two biggest hits, "Rock Lobster" and the biggest hit which appears on the "Cosmic Thing" album, "Love Shack." In fact, if it hadn't been for the blog 'A Sound Day" featuring the latter song in a recent post, that would have passed me by....

Here’s the danger when you know a band more by their singles than their album output. My experience with The B-52s is mainly through their two biggest hits, “Rock Lobster” and the…

John Sykes It only took 20 days into the new year before it claimed the first musical legend. Yesterday, John Sykes went...
21/01/2025

John Sykes It only took 20 days into the new year before it claimed the first musical legend. Yesterday, John Sykes went to Rock Heaven after a long battle with cancer, he was 65. No one needs me to tell you about what a great guitarist John was and his stellar career. He played in Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and formed his own band, Blue Murder before launching into a solo career....

John Sykes It only took 20 days into the new year before it claimed the first musical legend. Yesterday, John Sykes went to Rock Heaven after a long battle with cancer, he was 65. No one needs me t…

History confirms that glam and hair metal was declining in popularity in 1989 and into the 1990s and that is the main re...
19/01/2025

History confirms that glam and hair metal was declining in popularity in 1989 and into the 1990s and that is the main reason why this self titled debut album from French-American band XYZ didn't do as well as the record label had hoped. The album was produced by Don Dokken and as a result, XYZ were criticized for sounding to much like Don's band....

History confirms that glam and hair metal was declining in popularity in 1989 and into the 1990s and that is the main reason why this self titled debut album from French-American band XYZ didn& #821…

My good friend, Sheila 'Spiral Sister' Murrey passed on a great heavy metal anti-bullying song. The song is called "The ...
18/01/2025

My good friend, Sheila 'Spiral Sister' Murrey passed on a great heavy metal anti-bullying song. The song is called "The Bullies" by Atomic Sound Quality 3245. They do two versions of the song, one a more commercial friendly hard rock song which starts with a cool lead guitar hook. The second version is pure unadulterated thrash metal. Being the metalhead I am, both songs are great both musically and hitting home the message of bullying. Listen and enjoy and also check out Sheila's blog.

My good friend, Sheila ‘Spiral Sister’ Murrey passed on a great heavy metal anti-bullying song. The song is called “The Bullies” by Atomic Sound Quality 3245. They do two ve…

Several times in the past couple of years, I have admitted that in the 1990s, I was musically aloof. Responsibilities of...
16/01/2025

Several times in the past couple of years, I have admitted that in the 1990s, I was musically aloof. Responsibilities of life was the major contributor in that regard but in any case, there were many bands and albums which passed me by unnoticed. One of these was the second album from Soundgarden, "Louder Than Life." Another contributor, although not major, is that I never really got into grunge in the 1990s....

Several times in the past couple of years, I have admitted that in the 1990s, I was musically aloof. Responsibilities of life was the major contributor in that regard but in any case, there were ma…

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