I was in a hair band mood today, had a drive to and from the coast and was blaring all kinds of old school 80s rock. My buddy Dan still laughs at me for liking 80s rock, telling me I should move on from it, but I can't. That music is what I was listening to when I was 14, 15, 16 years old and as we all know, those are formative years. The music's a big part of that. Who among us doesn't hear songs from the past that remind us of ex-girlfriends, good times with friends, summer vacations, etc, etc, etc... For me, 99% of those songs were belted out by some dude with really big hair and more makeup on than the girls I went to high school with.
Besides, most of those bands are still sticking around and some of the better ones are still on tour with their core members: Bon Jovi, Poison, Ratt, Def Leppard, Cinderella, Don Dokken and George Lynch got back together, Motley Crue, and others. I know, they're old now. Their new music is not the main reason people listen. Who cares? Most of the bands listed above still sell out or at least sell a hell of a lot of tickets everywhere they go. And Crue, Leppard, Bon Jovi and Poison still play big venues. So, I guess my point is, I'm not the only one that still loves this stuff. Nostalgia has never gone out of style, the only thing that changes is what, by definition, qualifies as nostalgia now. At this point, there are college girls who are nostalgic for the days when N'Sync and Backstreet Boys posters were all over their rooms. And that was only in the early 2000's... I'll keep my 80s rock, thank you very much.
I hope they all tour until they're dead. As long as they do, I'll go check 'em out.
Born on July 15:
1946 - Linda Ronstadt
1948 - Artimus Pyle (drummer, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1952 - Johnny Thunders (guitarist, New York Dolls)
1956 - Ian Curtis (vocalist, Joy Division)
1956 - Marky Ramone (drummer, The Ramones)
1956 - Joe Satriani
1966 - Jason Bonham (drummer, Bonham/Foreigner)
1973 - John Dolmayan (drummer, System of a Down/Scars on Broadway)
1977 - Ray Toro (guitarist, My Chemical Romance)
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