House of Lords has now made it onto my list of American artists who didn’t crack Britain. Yes, they appeared on the “Protect the Innocent” compilation album but after that, zero. However, when I researched the band and the album, I discovered that they had a rich discography that carried on until 2022! So they must have been somewhat known in the US. The other surprise came when I watched the video for the single, “I Wanna Be Loved,” which appeared on the compilation. The camera seemed to home in on the keyboards player quite a bit. Now that I know who it is, I’m not surprised. Gregg Giuffria ..read more

As promised, I am posting about one of the albums from 1988, although it didn’t get really going until 1989, so I am still being accurate here, from the “Protect the Innocent” compilation. First up is the self titled album from Femme Fatale. Question: Am I the only one who, when hearing the bands name and the vocals, immediately jumped to the assumption that they were an all female band? Well, they’re not but saying that, lead singer, Lorraine Lewis has so much presence that it’s very easy to make such an assumption. I can see why the song which appeared on the compilation album, “Falling In ..read more

Here’s the fourth and final installment of the greatest metal compilation album of 1989 and possibly all time. The sad part of this is that some of these bands have faded into obscurity. Dream Theater- The Killing Hand Acid Reign- Goddess Femme Fatale- Falling In and Out of Love Tigertailz- Love Overload Wrathchild- (Na Na) Nukklear Rokket Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction- Backseat Education House of Lords- I Wanna Be Loved Well, that completes it. I hope you all loved this entire album. If there was any one compilation which caught the entire essence of heavy metal at the time, t ..read more

The “The Protect the Innocent” saga goes on with side three, “The Wild and the Willing.” However, there seems to be no let up in the great metal this album has. Magnum- Start Talking Love Vow Wow- Helter Skelter Megadeath- Rattlehead Saxon- Back on the Streets Lita Ford- Kiss Me Deadly Lisa Dominique- Rock ‘N’ Roll Lady Exodus- Fabulous Disaster I hope you’re continuing to enjoy. Three sides down one more to go. Next post: Protect the Innocent- Side 4, The Wanton and the Warriors To buy Rock and Roll Children, email me at: tobychainsaw@hotmail.com To sign the petition to give Bruce Dic ..read more

Now that you’ve heard the first side of “Protect the Innocent,” I hope it’s left you hungry for more. Here’s side two, titled “The Second Reign.” Rush- Prime Mover Cinderella- Gypsy Road Scorpions- Rhythm of Love Dio- Dream Evil Kingdom Come- Get It On Dogs D’Amour- How Come It Never Rains? Anthrax- Metal Thrashing Mad Mammoth- Fat Man I hope you’ve enjoyed, that’s only half of this magnificent compilation albums so far. Next post: Protect the Innocent- Side 3, The Wild and the Willing To buy Rock and Roll Children, email me at: tobychainsaw@hotmail.com To sign the petition to give Br ..read more

Like I said, I’ve been snowed under with everyone wanting me to do Continuing Professional Development courses, (CPD), that I’m not able to give albums my full attention. In some of my most recent posts, I have made reference to a compilation album which came out in 1989. The album is called, “Protect the Innocent” and you will see what a magnificent album this really is. Because there are 30 blockbuster metal tunes on it, I’m going break it down like it’s done on the record. Therefore, you get side 1 called, “The First Chapter.” Steppenwolf- Born to Be Wild Black Sabbath- Paranoid Deep Pu ..read more

Let’s start with the obvious, yes, Vow Wow’s album is named after a famous Beatles song and the one which can be said was the Fab Four’s contribution to heavy metal. Saying that, Vow Wow’s cover of the song is very good and it does appear on that compilation album I keep going on about. It also gives me another idea which I’ll talk more about at the end of the post. Another point about Vow Wow, which I’m sure I stated when I posted about their previous album, “V.” They were to England what Loudness was to America, a great Japanese metal band which everyone thought kicked ass. It’s a bit of a ..read more

Tipper Gore Part of me thinks I should be shot. After all, it was the second biggest musical event if 1985, Live Aid being the biggest. I mean, in my recent post of historical events mentioned in “Rock and Roll Children,” I missed this out. In fact, back during the tour of 1985, I wrote an entire post about it. I’m talking about the dreaded Parents Music Resource Center, (PMRC), who wanted to stick warning labels on all the records. It resulted in a Congressional hearing where Dee Snider, John Denver and Frank Zappa testified. It was big news back then. To read the post: The Rise of the  ..read more

In case you missed it over at Mike Ladano’s blog, I am putting on my latest story. Satan plans to take over Rock Heaven and sets his plan in motion. Will he succeed? Read on and find out. Takeover of Rock Heaven Part 1- The Plan Somewhere in Hell: Satan walked into the room waiting to address the assembled gathering, when he was distracted by a commotion. His security was holding back Adolph Hitler and Saddam Hussein, who were demanding to be let into the meeting. Calmly, he walked over to where the commotion was coming from. “Look,” he said sternly, “I said clearly that you two aren’t coming ..read more

Pretty Boy Floyd did not appear on the compilation album I will be posting about in the near future. My introduction to them came from a tape sent to me from my sister in 1990 and it featured the closer from the album, “I Wanna Be With You.” The song did come in at number 19 on my list of Top 30 Power Ballads, so it must be a good song. However, as good as it is, “I Wanna Be With You” is not typical of the rest of “Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz.” The rest of the tracks on the album scream Motley Crue and Poison as it seems that the band want to sound like both. Judging by their appearance ..read more