Good Grief. There goes all my punk rock street cred.......right out the window.

I own this. But, due to the absence of said greats as Tesla, Ozzy/Lita Ford, Stryper, etc. I have made several of my own "mix" cd's with titles like "The Best of Monster Ballads" or "Monster Ballads v. 1.2".

In fact, a monster ballad mix cd was the first gift I gave my husband while we were dating. I am positive that is why we are now married.

All I can say is that after I finally uploaded all 400oddsomething of my cds into my itunes library and started making alist of all the things I wanted, but didn't have, the entire Bon Jovi library was the first thing I searched out and conquered. I <3 Bon Jovi, and junior high rock n roll.

I'm confused. I googled Monster Ballads, but I'm still not sure if it's a band or a type of song? I don't hear anything called a Monster Ballad on the 80's power hour on the radio, but I don't recognize many of those songs, anyway...

I have to agree, anyone who doesnt want to immediately listen to Monstor Ballads has issues...

Then again, i feel the same way about listening to Wham!, so...

I have to ask, what part of central NJ are you from? I grew up in Marlboro and often feel like we must have been in the same area at the same time...

Debbie, I could have burned both 1 and 2 for you. Along with G'n'R greatest hits.

I just bought (downloaded) Tina Turner's Private Dancer which a childfree uncle gave me for Christmas when I was 9. I'm dying to sing Private Dancer kareoke.

Anyway, I'm sure Randy has some other greatest hits albums, like Toto, somewhere in the house.

Ask and you shall receive

I grew up 1/2 way between san francisco and sacramento.. 2 major concert venues.. my 1st concert was bon jovi, they were the opening act for ratt, I think i have seen them 30 times in concert over the years... i heart him.

as for tesla, i used to see them in bars around sacramento as "city kid"...

GOD I MISS THE 80'S

Ah, Axl. You always do us proud: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1535152/20060627/rose_axl.jhtml?headlines=true
Axl Rose Arrested In Sweden After Bar Brawl; Allegedly Bit Guard's Leg

Hey Jocelyn, I think using the term "Good Grief" ruins your punk rock street cred more than Deb's outing you and the Monster Ballads. ;)

There we were this weekend, enjoying some lovely wine and cheese and listening to Nick Drake, when suddenly a certain Creepy Uncle Steve put on Def Leppard--and people started rocking out. What has happened to my friends???

That said, Sister Christian restores my faith in the world. And Christa: I get dibs on Toto.

smitten, you've probably already seen this before, but if not, enjoy: http://www.kingofbeaver.com/music_videos/

Summer 1983, I think, I was backstage at a Night Ranger show. I don't admit that to many people.

there is Tesla on my 2-disk monster ballads, but I too am shocked and appalled by the lack of Sister Christian. It was the only thing I've ever bought off TV and it brings me joy constantly. The combination of Skid Row's I Remember You and L.A. Guns The Ballad of Jayne - on the same CD! is the coolest thing ever ever. I get it.

Meg:
It's ironic

Joce

I asked my boyfriend to buy me Monster Ballads for Valentine's Day. He staunchly refused. I broke up with him.

yep, just went through the list of songs on the cd and i can sing at least three lines from all but one. so good for karaoke.

"Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House equals serious 1986 flashbacks growing up in Rockland County, New York with an older brother and his CUTE friends, bi-level haircuts and really curly long hair, going for pizza, diner cheese fries, football games, football jackets with leather sleeves, scrunchie socks, white keds, braces and homecoming.

Love Monster Ballads, Love Night Ranger. Makes me smile!

OOOHHH is there any Def Leppard on that CD?

I have monster ballads and monsters of rock good stuff...I am going to listen right now----My fave is Heaven (I am an 80s baby--25 in 21 days but this was one of "our" songs with a high school boyfriend)

OMG, had to not only order that one, but the other 3 as well!! Awesome!

I choose B, definitely! Do you know about Monsters of Rap?

Back in my early days of college, I worked at Toys R Us. The bike guy had a copy of Monster Ballads (or something along the lines) and we would see how often we could blare it over the intercom (with the phone only slightly off the hook) before management would come back to the stock room and yell at us. Those were the days.

no lita/ozzy duet? for SHAME.

YouTube.com to the rescue, then.

mofo won't let me post an HREF.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=efFJSGEz7-U&mode=related&search=

I saw Ratt open for B.J. here in St Pete, Fl at the now defunct Bay Front Center arena when I was 15. Oh, come to think of it, so were the tickets.
Man.
Other than that, give me Metallica or Dead Kennedy's anyday. But you softcore chics rokkout too :)

what's funny is that not only do i enjoy those commericals but i enjoy those TimeLife 50s rock ones as well. i've also been tempted mre than a time or two to start my own collection of great love songs through the deacdes b/c of those damn commericials.

re: #7

also sadly missing are Motley Crue (Home Sweet Home) and Poison (I Won't Forget You).

Monster Ballads (classic rock) Vs. Gay Music Friday.
Where I work, the beefcakes insist on listening to classic rock all week. The rest of us get quite tired of it. So, we've instituted "Gay Music Friday." What's this you ask? Morrisey, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, New Order and a little Moby just for kicks.

OMG can I work there, too? Moz will always, always be my first love. (Fine, after Billy Joel. What, I have to pick just one?)

it's time to institute Gay Music Fridays, deb. or Heavy Metal Fridays! \m/

OMG, can we please listen to it right now???? "Tommy used to work on the docks Union's been on strike
He's down on his luck...it's tough, soooooo tough!"

80s rock never dies! I actually have made a couple cds of my own from itunes and a friend's cd collection - I call them my hair band mixes

I love Monster Ballads and am wondering where I left my CDs. I haven't seen them in a while but I love the songs.

I'm always in a good moodwhen I purchase something espacially CDs.