I Want Some Rare Poison Demos!

Make that - I want some rare Paris demos! You know, the ones with Matt Smith on guitar? One of the demos has been on YouTube for awhile now. The song "Talkin' Loud" is both rudimentary and cool. It sort of shows where Poison was going and it's always cool to dig up history. So I found a website that lists all these supposed rare songs available via CDR and I'll gladly pay my fair share! I guess I'll drop a line to the site owner because I want these songs. Check out this list of Poison, er, Paris, rarities:

REHEARSAL- LIVE FROM CALIFORNIA, 1985 (MATT SMITH ON GUITAR)

"GIMME NONE OF THAT"

"BOYS JUST WANNA PLAY"

"BLAME IT ON YOU"

"SHE'S A SINNER"

"STEAL AWAY THE NIGHT"

"BAD GIRLS"

"ROCK LIKE A ROCKER"

"#1 BAD BOY"

"TALKIN LOUD"

"RAZORS EDGE"

"ROCK LIKE A ROCKER"

"OUTFUCKIN'RAGOUS"

Do you happen to own any (or all) of these rarities? How do they rate? What do you think of the track below?

Best Concerts of 2009

Is it me, or has 2009 been a *very* long year? Heck, I think this month is dragging on forever...but that's another topic for another day. I saw a lot of awesome shows during 2009. Some were in tiny clubs, some at sheds or arenas, some at sweat-soaked festivals and even a few on a cruise ship! With that, my list of the concerts I enjoyed the most during 2009.

10. John Corabi @ McGuffys House of Rock in Dayton, Ohio - December
I finally heard "Hooligan's Holiday" Live!

09. Kix @ Rams Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland - September
The band played "Tear Down the Walls" and I jumped for joy!

08. Whitesnake @ Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio - July
Finally - "Still of the Night" and David Coverdale, live!

07. Steel Panther @ M3 Rock Festival, Baltimore, Maryland - May
The band I wanted to see live most this year rocked my socks off and made me laugh until I cried!

06. Slipknot @ Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio - May
A great way to kick off festival season - a crazy pit, some great friends and "Psychosocial."

05. Motley Crue @ Metro Center in Rockford, Illinois - February
A special trip to visit Heather and a night with the Crue. I've never seen Motley more tight than at this show - and a member of Cheap Trick came out to jam with the band! That's Glam.

04. Adam Lambert [American Idols Live] @ Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana - September
Heather and I live about a million miles apart now, so we met halfway in Indianapolis just to see Adam Lambert shake his money-maker live. It was worth sitting through the rest of the Idols to watch Mr. Lambert sing "Whole Lotta Love" live.

03. Drowning Pool @ Crue Fest II, Las Vegas, Nevada - August
I interviewed the band on their bus before the show and they were a jolly crew. They also single-handedly blew the other bands away with their heavy set, causing me to walk away a major fan.

02. Lynam @ Shiprocked, The Caribbean - November
I love this band, so I'm biased. Whatever. Lynam rocks my world and seeing them play an open air stage on the deck of a luxury liner at 2 a.m. the last night of Shiprocked made my cruise.

01. Britney Spears @ The Jerome Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio - April
This is the single most over-the-top concert I've ever seen. Circus performers, flying dancers, Britney half-naked. There's a reason the Circus tour cost millions a week to produce. Worth every penny for those expensive tickets. Even my husband had a good time.

So, what were your favorite tours/live shows of 2009? I'm already looking ahead to 2010 and getting itchy for the festival announcements.

Craving Blue Murder

John Sykes is a great guitarist. I dig his work with Whitesnake and love many of the Blue Murder tunes. I don't know if it's just me, but I find that when I have some downtime to rest and relax, I end up going through music I don't normally spin. I don't know why I play some bands more than others. Of course, I have my favorites that get played the most - but it's more complicated than that. Some days I get on a kick and I'll just play the same things over and over. After long periods of listening to the same songs constantly, I get twitchy and start to go through my music library. I then rediscover music I already own and then another kick begins.

On this Sunday, I'm on a Blue Murder kick. I hadn't listened to the band for awhile and now I'm all over them again. So, between my cleaning, organizing and watching the Cincinnati Bengals, I'll be listening to Blue Murder.

"Valley of the Kings"

"Jelly Roll"

Dates Announced for Next Shiprocked

If you didn't get what you wanted for Christmas...maybe you should start saving to buy yourself passage on the next Shiprocked. The next floating festival will happen November 11-14, 2010 and port out of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The cruise will stop in Key West, Florida and Nassau, Bahamas. That's all I know for now - no info on the cruise line, cost or bands playing.

Click the link above to join the mailing list to receive future updates. That's how I learned of the date announcement.

'Silent Night' Done Metal - Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas my dear Glam friends! I hope you're having a lovely day with your friends and family - away from the interwebs. If you've decided to spend ten minutes on Bring Back Glam! this holiday, then thank you. For your listening pleasure, three versions of "Silent Night" - heavy metal style.

Here's Testament:

Here's Manowar:

Here's Deliverance:

Which do you prefer? Don't cheat - listen all the way through!

A Charlie Brown 'Heavy Metal' Christmas!

I don't know if I've ever posted this video before...and I don't really care if I have. It's awesome. I give you...A Charlie Brown 'Heavy Metal' Christmas set to Tourniquet's "Perfect Night For A Hanging."

Steven Tyler Checks Into Rehab; Is Aerosmith Saved?

I doubt any of us are surprised, but Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler is back in rehab. The story broke on People.com last night. I can't help but wonder if this rehab means Steven will get clean, healthy and back with Aerosmith?

Steven has struggled with addiction his entire adult life. People reports that the rehab is from an addiction to painkillers due to 10 years of performance-related injuries.

Apparently Steven suffers from chronic pain, which is basically awful.

People posted a statement from Tyler:

"With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford."

The very fact that Steven mentions his Aerosmith bandmates is curious. Maybe all the drama reported in the press isn't true. Then again, maybe it's a front. We'll probably never know for sure.

I guess the bottom line is that I hope rehab helps Steven and maybe through counseling Aerosmith can work out their differences. We'll see.