Cooper’s studio albums from the beginning of the 1980s have been referred to by Cooper as his “blackout albums” because he cannot remember recording them, owing to the influence of his new, and increasing, cocaine addiction. Flush the Fashion (1980), Special Forces (1981), Zipper Catches Skin (1982) and DaDa (1983)…
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Heart released Bebe le Strange in 1980.
In the mid-1980s, Ranno shifted the lineup of Hellcats, this time featuring Perry Jones on lead vocals. They produced and released an album in 1987 on the King Klassic record label, as well as a four-track EP in 1988.
Tico Torres was also an experienced musician, having recorded and played live with Phantom’s Opera, The Marvelettes , and Chuck Berry . He appeared on 26 records and had recently recorded with Franke and the Knockouts , a Jersey band with hit singles during the early 1980s.
Blue Cheer was once again inactive in the early 1980s. There was another attempt to reunite in 1983, but that fell through. In 1984, Peterson had better luck when he returned with Whaley and Rainier as Blue Cheer and a brand new album The Beast Is Back , which was…
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Blackmore asked Ian Gillan , also formerly of Deep Purple, to replace Dio, but Gillan turned him down. After a series of auditions, Graham Bonnet , former singer/guitarist of The Marbles , was recruited. Powell stayed, but Daisley was fired, and Stone quit the band to be replaced by Powell’s…
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On 26 December 1979, Queen played the opening night at the Concert for the People of Kampuchea in London, having accepted a request by the event’s organiser, Paul McCartney . The concert was the last date of their Crazy Tour of London.
By the end of the Dynasty tour in December 1979, tensions between Criss and the rest of the band were at an all-time high. His drumming skills had noticeably eroded, and he even intentionally slowed down—or stopped playing altogether—during some concerts. The final show of the tour (December 16, 1979)…
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AC/DC released their first theatrical concert film , AC/DC: Let There Be Rock , which was recorded on 9 December 1979 in Paris during their Highway to Hell Tour on 1 September 1980. It was produced and directed by Eric Dionysius and Eric Mistler and distributed by Warner Bros.
On 3 December 1979, a crowd crush at a Who gig at the Riverfront Coliseum , Cincinnati killed 11 fans. This was partly due to the festival seating , where the first to enter get the best positions. Some fans waiting outside mistook the band’s soundcheck for the concert, and…
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