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Stranger than Paradise by Sleeze Beez

Best? No. Really good, though? Yes. Should’ve been the second single on the album, though, and the title track should have been released as the first single. I like that one more. “Heroes Die Young” was a poor choice for a second single, and it didn’t even have a video, did it?

Born To Be My Baby

daveg wrote: ↑Tue Jun 10, 2025 1:12 pm Stranger than Paradise by Sleeze Beez

Love that song. Wouldn't' say it's the best though. Did they ever even come close to having anything just as good? Was it outside written?

Dont know about best but pretty damn good one

dmbrocker wrote: ↑Tue Jun 10, 2025 1:19 pm Best? No. Really good, though? Yes. Should’ve been the second single on the album, though, and the title track should have been released as the first single. I like that one more. “Heroes Die Young” was a poor choice for a second single, and it didn’t even have a video, did it?

Indeed it did. They play it on Metal Mayhem on MTV Classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMWkOGjA_wQ

Nothin’ But A Good Time

Indy_Rob wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 12:21 pm

dmbrocker wrote: ↑Tue Jun 10, 2025 1:19 pm Best? No. Really good, though? Yes. Should’ve been the second single on the album, though, and the title track should have been released as the first single. I like that one more. “Heroes Die Young” was a poor choice for a second single, and it didn’t even have a video, did it?

Indeed it did. They play it on Metal Mayhem on MTV Classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMWkOGjA_wQ

Oh, right. Regardless, "Stranger Than Paradise" would have worked better as the second single, and as I said, I personally would have preferred the title track ("Screwed, Blued & Tattooed") as the lead single, especially since it's the main one that actually got some House of Hair/Hair Nation airplay.

Jason Jennifer Leigh wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 2:02 pm Nothin’ But A Good Time

I was going to say, "Stranger Than Paradise" is an awful weird way to spell Nothin' But a Good Time.

Indy_Rob wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 12:21 pm

dmbrocker wrote: ↑Tue Jun 10, 2025 1:19 pm Best? No. Really good, though? Yes. Should’ve been the second single on the album, though, and the title track should have been released as the first single. I like that one more. “Heroes Die Young” was a poor choice for a second single, and it didn’t even have a video, did it?

Indeed it did. They play it on Metal Mayhem on MTV Classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMWkOGjA_wQ

Did they ever do a video for "Bring Out The Rebel" ?
It looks like it was a single
and apparently there is a 'single mix' (I linked it below) ,
hard to hear the difference from the album version:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=4pTaHfwDR-E ... JlbA%3D%3D

Trouble Tribe …….Tattoo

It's one of the best and one of my favourites. They really got it right with that one, as none of their other songs even come close. Their first record (before Elt) was even rubbish.

Hellsinkey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 8:41 pm It's one of the best and one of my favourites. They really got it right with that one, as none of their other songs even come close. Their first record (before Elt) was even rubbish.

This! I bought the album based on the strength of that one song and thought the rest of the album was garbage.

I’m not an expert on the genre but I never heard a better hair metal song than “I Remember You”. Unless ballads don’t count.

Great song, great vocals, great solo.

Round and Round by Ratt