Old LA rock scene

[Metalhasrisen]

I love all that shit.... I saw someone mention icon and I could not agree more. Very underrated and the cds are even hard to find but I still listen to them!!

 

[Fret-Shredder]

I love all that shit.... I saw someone mention icon and I could not agree more. Very underrated and the cds are even hard to find but I still listen to them!!

Crazy you mention ICON... I recently scored this CD at my local Flea Market for .50 cents!!

 

[romanianreaper]

I was this 14-year old military brat living in Germany and me and my buddies were wearing eye liner, jeans jackets with all of the band buttons, bandanas, etc. and flipping thru Metal Edge, Guitar World, and all of these other magazines, wishing we were in L.A. on the strip. In my high school, we had a fair amount of metal heads in our big school and if you didn't know someone but they were decked out, you would give them a nod in the hallway like "dude, I know you listen to good shit like me".

Metal music is universal man. Me and my friends were out drinking in Germany as teenagers and we came across these German guys about our age in this parking lot. There is one car there, and they are around it with this boombox cranking Accept's "Balls to the Wall" and they are headbanging. We walked over to them, nobody said a word, and we started headbanging and doing air guitar thru the whole song. Nobody said a word to each other. Then we high fived them and left. That is how metal fans are.

 

[Bob Savage]

In late 1982-83' our band INVADERS was part of that scene. The Troubadour was where we ended up playing the most and it was an awesome ...

I found this flyer searching Google of a show we played in Buena Park called "The Woodstock."Its a little hard to read but our band INVADERS went on at 8pm. You can see Slayer , Silent Rage and Dark Angel played that day too. Good times!!

Invaders with Mike Shannon? If yes, do We know each other?

Edit: definitely looks like Mike in that picture. If you’re not Rob, I probably replaced you... forget what year and I only stuck around for a few shows.

 

[Fret-Shredder]

Yep... Thats Mike Shannon. I dont remember you but I just talked to Rob and he told me you came in after I left. Small world. Here is a flyer he texted me for you to see.:

In late 1982-83' our band INVADERS was part of that scene. The Troubadour was where we ended up playing the most and it was an awesome ...

I found this flyer searching Google of a show we played in Buena Park called "The Woodstock."Its a little hard to read but our band INVADERS went on at 8pm. You can see Slayer , Silent Rage and Dark Angel played that day too. Good times!!

Invaders with Mike Shannon? If yes, do We know each other?

Edit: definitely looks like Mike in that picture. If you’re not Rob, I probably replaced you... forget what year and I only stuck around for a few shows.

 

[Bob Savage]

Yep... Thats Mike Shannon. I dont remember you but I just talked to Rob and he told me you came in after I left. Small world. Here is a flyer he texted me for you to see.:

Yep, small world!

How’s Rob? I’ve wondered about him, Mike and Dave over the years.

That flyer is horrific... nothing against the guys of course but those costumes were what told me the LA scene was turning into something I didn’t want to be part of.

 

[Fret-Shredder]

Rob's doing great. We have been friends since 2nd grade. LOL As for those costumes it was the 80s and nothing too out of the ordinary for that time. Good talking to Bob. Cheers man.

Yep... Thats Mike Shannon. I dont remember you but I just talked to Rob and he told me you came in after I left. Small world. Here is a flyer he texted me for you to see.:

Yep, small world!

How’s Rob? I’ve wondered about him, Mike and Dave over the years.

That flyer is horrific... nothing against the guys of course but those costumes were what told me the LA scene was turning into something I didn’t want to be part of.

 

[Bob Savage]

Rob's doing great. We have been friends since 2nd grade. LOL As for those costumes it was the 80s and nothing too out of the ordinary for that time. Good talking to Bob. Cheers man.

Please tell him I said hello.

Nice to meet you...

 

[Stradazone]

How about "Sound Barrier"? Yngwie was very big. Motley Crue was something that sort of stuck around although I though they'd be flash in the pan, more people liked them than didn't. Dokken, Y&T, Poison, Great White style crapola was really really big at the time but pure crapola. Ozzy had a billboard on Sunset Boulevard that was like 50 feet high for shot in the dark, it was some smoking hot woman with red lights for eyes! Good times for sure.

I remember Sound Barrier, they actually opened for Y&T at the Roxy in Hollywood, the guitar player had the first Jackson guitar I ever seen in person, red with non locking trem if I remember right

I also saw GnR at Gazzarris before their 1st CD came out, Paul Stanley of KISS was mixing them that night! they were so loud and sloppy I left after about 2 songs I didn't get it..

 

[maddnotez]

I was this 14-year old military brat living in Germany and me and my buddies were wearing eye liner, jeans jackets with all of the band buttons, bandanas, etc. and flipping thru Metal Edge, Guitar World, and all of these other magazines, wishing we were in L.A. on the strip. In my high school, we had a fair amount of metal heads in our big school and if you didn't know someone but they were decked out, you would give them a nod in the hallway like "dude, I know you listen to good shit like me".

Metal music is universal man. Me and my friends were out drinking in Germany as teenagers and we came across these German guys about our age in this parking lot. There is one car there, and they are around it with this boombox cranking Accept's "Balls to the Wall" and they are headbanging. We walked over to them, nobody said a word, and we started headbanging and doing air guitar thru the whole song. Nobody said a word to each other. Then we high fived them and left. That is how metal fans are.

That's hilarious

@311Splawndude. That Motley Crue is a killer album.

 

[LP Freak]

I love all that shit.... I saw someone mention icon and I could not agree more. Very underrated and the cds are even hard to find but I still listen to them!!

CD’s? I’ve got that on vinyl

 

[Kordoba]

In late 1982-83' our band INVADERS was part of that scene. The Troubadour was where we ended up playing the most and it was an awesome time to be a musician. I really loved not only playing the TROUBADOUR but hanging out there too. I remember two shows in particular we did... one night with SLAYER and another night with Lizzy Borden. For a short time Gene Allen from Lizzy Borden was a roommate of mine in a small apartment in the San Fernando Valley. In the city of Reseda to be exact which was right down the street from The Country Club where I saw Queensryche , STEELER with Yngwie Malmsteen and many other great bands from that time. As for bands we would see regularly on the strip at that time that come to mind were WASP , ARMORED SAINT , Black and Blue , Joshua , BITCH , ODIN , Warrior , Witch , The Brooklyn Brats , HELLION were all playing the Troubadour and the Whisky on any given night back then. You never would know who might just show up. One night David Lee Roth randomly showed up to hang out at the Troubadours bar and get plastered. LOL... Below are a couple of pics of me at the tender age of 17... one out front of the Troubadour before a show and couple on stage. Im the one with the Black and White striped flying V. I can honestly say that those were some of the BEST times of my life. And without a doubt the most sexy , beautiful women ever were 80s babes!!! I even met my wife at the Troubadour in 1984 and we are still together today. Cheers guys.

That's a great story, especially the last part. I'm very envious!

Agreed, great stuff Fret-Shredder. Thanks for sharing! I probably spent hundreds of hours in the early to mid 80s reading Circus, Hit Parader, Creem, and the guitar mags trying to imagine what it was like to live that life. At least my romanticized version of it anyway.

 

[Fret-Shredder]

You are welcome.

In late 1982-83' our band INVADERS was part of that scene. The Troubadour was where we ended up playing the most and it was an awesome time to be a musician. I really loved not only playing the TROUBADOUR but hanging out there too. I remember two shows in particular we did... one night with SLAYER and another night with Lizzy Borden. For a short time Gene Allen from Lizzy Borden was a roommate of mine in a small apartment in the San Fernando Valley. In the city of Reseda to be exact which was right down the street from The Country Club where I saw Queensryche , STEELER with Yngwie Malmsteen and many other great bands from that time. As for bands we would see regularly on the strip at that time that come to mind were WASP , ARMORED SAINT , Black and Blue , Joshua , BITCH , ODIN , Warrior , Witch , The Brooklyn Brats , HELLION were all playing the Troubadour and the Whisky on any given night back then. You never would know who might just show up. One night David Lee Roth randomly showed up to hang out at the Troubadours bar and get plastered. LOL... Below are a couple of pics of me at the tender age of 17... one out front of the Troubadour before a show and couple on stage. Im the one with the Black and White striped flying V. I can honestly say that those were some of the BEST times of my life. And without a doubt the most sexy , beautiful women ever were 80s babes!!! I even met my wife at the Troubadour in 1984 and we are still together today. Cheers guys.

That's a great story, especially the last part. I'm very envious!

Agreed, great stuff Fret-Shredder. Thanks for sharing! I probably spent hundreds of hours in the early to mid 80s reading Circus, Hit Parader, Creem, and the guitar mags trying to imagine what it was like to live that life. At least my romanticized version of it anyway.

 

[MikeDV]

If you want to read about the Hollywood rock scene from the 60's through the 70's, the book Laurel Canyon by Michael Walker is pretty cool. It begins pretty early in the scene there, but gets into the later years as well. Written in 2007 I think.

 

[Markedman]

Does anyone remember the name of the band where the guitar player had a leather full-face mask? I saw them all the time but for the life of me I can't remember their name.

 

[shredhead7]

If the OP likes Saigon Kick, check out Galactic Cowboys. They are the same era, early 90's, but fused hair, thrash, and lots of vocal harmonies.

 

[Stradazone]

Couple of Documentaries on the L.A. Music Scene, free to watch if you have Amazon Prime

https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Metal...=UTF8&qid=1549338888&sr=8-5&keywords=la+metal

https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Metal...=UTF8&qid=1549338888&sr=8-2&keywords=la+metal

 

[311boogieman]

If the OP likes Saigon Kick, check out Galactic Cowboys. They are the same era, early 90's, but fused hair, thrash, and lots of vocal harmonies.

I think Saliva fits that bill as well.

 

[311boogieman]

Don't forget RATT

 

[romanianreaper]

Don't forget RATT

Hell yeah dude!! My favorite hair metal band back in the day!