Title: They just seem a little weird : how Kiss, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz remade rock and roll /
Authors: Brod, Doug
Year: 2020
Subjects: Kiss (Musical group); Cheap Trick (Musical group); Aerosmith (Musical group); Starz (Musical group); Aerosmith (Musical group); Cheap Trick (Musical group); Kiss (Musical group); Rock music History and criticism; Rock music History and criticism.; Rock music
Abstract: "A veteran music journalist explores how four legendary rock bands--KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz--laid the foundation for two diametrically opposed subgenres: hair metal in the '80s and grunge in the '90s"--
Contents: Introduction -- Stutter -- Dream on -- Hotter than hell -- Rock this town -- So good to see you -- Rock and roll all nite -- Numbers -- Great expectations -- Boys in action -- ELO kiddies -- Comin' home -- Get it up -- Coliseum rock -- Up the creek -- Walk the night -- I was made for lovin' you -- No surprize -- Stop this game -- Shout it out loud -- Waitin' on you -- Standing on the edge -- Walk this way -- Nothin' to lose -- Busted -- Surrender -- Gonna raise hell -- Let the music do the talking -- Epilogue.