Jimbo

Earth Wind & Fire

I'm DOWN - Aerosmith (or the Beatles)

DOWN On Me - Jackyl

SHAKE Me - Cinderella

Ummm... sorry, everybody.

GOOD Girl Gone Bad - KISS

FIGHT the Good FIGHT - Triumph

Fighting AGAINST the World - Vandenberg

NEW YORK Groove - Ace Frehley

I just picked up one of those cheezy compilation albums. This one is from the 90's and it's called "Heavy Metal Vol. 2". (Pretty original, huh?) It has the typical Venom, Raven, Cronos stuff... BUT, there's a really good pop-metal tune by some band called SHE. The song is called Never Surrender and is sung by a female vocalist. It's really good, but there's no liner notes. Anybody know anything about this band? The song is pretty good.

HEAVEN - Shotgun Alli

The Ballad of Jayne - LA Guns ( Does spelling count? )

Detroit Rock CITY - Some band you probably never heard of...

GIRL, Look What You've Done To Me - Davey Jones singing to Marcia Brady

POISON Ivy - Faster Pussycat

I have been guilty of passing on a CD by a band I usually like simply because a certain member is no longer with the group. More often than not, I grab the disc later on a whim only to find that it's as good or better than the albums before it.

Who are some of the guys you can think of that did a good job of replacing a rock superstar? Here's some of mine...

1. Eric Singer - KISS

When Eric Carr passed away I thought KISS was doomed. Instead they found a drummer in Eric Singer who was not only a beast on the kit, but could sing, too. Good replacement. Then Peter Criss came back. Oh well...

2. Ronnie James Dio - Black Sabbath

Who wants to replace Ozzy Osbourne? Not easy to do, but RJD did a great job. The Mob Rules is a great tune and most of Sab's songs during this period are really energetic and strong. Points to our favorite Elf.

3. Reb Beach - Dokken

George Lynch to many WAS Dokken. Forget Don's crystal clear vocals or Mick's dead on drumming. This hair metal quartet was Lynch's baby, so when he left so did I. But then I heard some of the Reb Beach tunes and thought, WOW! It's still Dokken after all. And it's better than Lynch Mob, too. (Sorry, Mr. Scary.)

What are some others?

Carry On Wayward SON - Kansas

Steve Vai

.38 Special

Good one BC! (It took me about four minutes to get it, though. )

Lita Ford

UnSKINny Bop - Poison

Yardbirds

Hi gang!

How 'bout THRESHOLD?