The Unquiet Grave Episode 22: Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz (Hair Metal episode)

TONIGHT we took a walk on the Wild Side and enjoyed some trashy, glammy Hollywood Boulevard-esque metal (and things adjacent) here on WRIR 97.3 Richmond Independent Radio. This is a type of metal that a lot of folks consider a “guilty pleasure” — I say take pride in what brings you joy, even if it’s something as corny as Warrant’s “Down Boys.” Bang your head, shout at the devil, and see you next week!

You can listen to an archived recording of this episode here.

Playlist:

  • Mötley Crüe, “Live Wire”

    from Too Fast for Love

    Leathür Records - 1981

  • Junkyard, “Hollywood”

    from Junkyard

    Geffen - 1989

  • Skid Row, “Midnight / Tornado”

    from Skid Row

    Rhino Atlantic - 1989

  • Cinderella, “Nothin for Nothin”

    from Night Songs

    Island Mercury - 1987

  • Warrant, “Down Boys”

    from Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

    Columbia - 1988

  • Poison, “Nothin' But a Good Time”

    from Open Up and Say... Ahh!

    Capitol Records - 1988

  • L.A. Guns, “Nothing to Lose”

    from L.A. Guns

    Polydor - 1988

  • Faster Pussycat, “Don't Change That Song”

    from Faster Pussycat

    Rhino/Elektra - 1987

  • Ratt, “Lack of Communication”

    from Out of the Cellar

    Atlantic Records - 1984

  • W.A.S.P., “Tormentor”

    from W.A.S.P.

    Madfish Music - 1984

  • Whitesnake, “Still of the Night”

    from Whitesnake (Remastered)

    Rhino - 1987

  • Vixen, “I Want You to Rock Me”

    from Vixen

    Capitol Records - 1988

  • Scorpions, “Blackout”

    from Blackout

    Polydor - 1982

  • Hanoi Rocks, “High School”

    from Two Steps From the Move

    Hanoi Rocks - 1984

  • Pretty Boy Floyd, “Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz”

    from Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz

    Geffen - 1989

  • KIX, “Sex”

    from Midnite Dynamite

    EastWest - 1985

  • Great White, “Bad Boys”

    from Great White

    CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) - 1984

  • Mötley Crüe, “Shout at the Devil”

    from Shout at the Devil

    Elektra - 1983

  • Bulletboys, “Shoot the Preacher Down”

    from Bulletboys

    Reprise - 1988

  • Twisted Sister, “I Wanna Rock”

    from Still Hungry

    Atlantic - 1984

  • Lita Ford, “Lady Killer”

    from Dancin' On the Edge

    Island Mercury - 1984

  • Night Ranger, “Can't Find Me a Thrill”

    from Dawn Patrol

    Geffen - 1982

  • Quiet Riot, “Metal Health (Bang Your Head)”

    from Metal Health (Bonus Track Version)

    Epic/Legacy - 1983

  • Dokken, “Breaking the Chains”

    from Breaking the Chains

    Elektra Asylum - 1983

  • Warlock, “All We Are”

    from Triumph and Agony

    Vertigo Berlin - 1987

  • Slaughter, “Up All Night”

    from Stick It To Ya

    Chrysalis\EMI Records (USA) - 1990

  • Mötley Crüe, “Wild Side”

    from Girls, Girls, Girls

    Eleven Seven Music - 1987

  • White Lion, “Hungry”

    from Pride

    Rhino Atlantic - 1987

  • Guns N' Roses, “Nightrain”

    from Appetite For Destruction

    Geffen - 1987

  • Tesla, “Yesterdaze Gone”

    from The Great Radio Controversy

    Geffen - 1989

  • Dangerous Toys, “Pissed”

    from Pissed

    Deadline Records - 1994