This summer I'll be embarking on a grand journey to the mid-west state of Oklahoma in hopes to rock harder than I ever have in all my years of existence. Along with my noble sidekick (read: boyfriend) we shall have an adventure that far surpasses the magnitude of any other adventure that precedes it. One festival. Three days. Thirty bands. 9,998 people with enough Aquanet in their hair to last a century. More cut-off-acid-washed shorts in one area than in the rest of the world! More neon colors and bandannas than humanly possible! Crazy? No way, man! It's rock and roll, 80's style! Quite possibly the most fun time for music in the short history of the subject. So far, the anticipation for this festival is absolutely killing me.... that, and they haven't announced all the bands yet so I'm biting my fingernails in hopes they don't book bands like Dangerous Toys or Jackyl.... it's bad enough Pretty Boy Floyd and the Bullet Boys are going to be there. Kind of a hit and miss with some of these bands, but the bonus in this equation of awesomeness is that I've got a golden ticket. The key to the emerald city. The magical VIP pass that means I don't have to share my experience with peons who couldn't shell out the extra couple bucks to be swanky. Drew and I will be perusing in and out of air conditioned tents, hobnobbing with rockstars and their friends and family and groupies who follow them around adoringly. It won't matter if we leave during Toxin's set, we'll be guaranteed a spot at most 13 rows back! I don't think I've been more stoked for anything ever! (Am I rambling on? You're darn right I am!) Here are the bands that have already been announced, then you can get excited for me too! :: Twisted Sister, Scorpions, Ratt, Dokken, Warrant, Great White, Lita Ford, Slaughter, Michael Schenker Group, L.A. Guns featuring Tracii Guns, Firehouse, John Corabi, Enuff Z'nuff, Faster Pussycat..... and from there it goes downhill pretty quick: Pretty Boy Floyd, Bullet Boys, Steelheart, Lynch Mob, and Toxin. For the most part you can tell why I'm stoked... Anyhoo, what was I saying? Oh. A tricycle.... because a vest has no arms....
No, no. It's not for another three months so I'll be forced to deal with my antsiness. I'm sure I'll post more about it as we get closer to D-day.... but in the meantime, here are some songs I do indeed recommend for your own personal rock concert:
Warrant- 32 Pennies not only is it one of their best songs, but.... no, it's their best song.... Good lyrics as far as the 80's go, and it's not too hokey on guitars.
Ratt- Lovin' You's A Dirty Job is the truth....
Twisted Sister- You Can't Stop rock and Roll I hear it every week at RocknRoll trivia at the Haunt in Ithaca, but there is a certain staying power behind the song that makes it enjoyable to listen to over and over again.
Scorpions- The Zoo it's not one they play on the radio all the time so it get's bonus points for that. Also there is something about not understanding half of the words Klaus says that makes the song great.
Dokken- It's Not Love good groove to the song, and Don Dokken's voice is so smooth no matter what song he sings. Lyrics aren't cheesy like some other glam band's tunage.
Great White- Rock Me they are soooo not a hair metal band! They are rock and roll... if they came out in the 70's that's what they'd be labeled as. This song proves their rock-bluesness.
That's really all the time I have today kiddies. Stay tuned for your local programming.....
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