Show Princes of metal to takeover US USANA ANA Amanda Chamberlain Arts Editor Its It's going to take a lot of aerosol hairspray to keep their teased tailbone-sweeping tailbone tresses in place especially with all the quintessential hair glam metal rockers Poison and Cinderella are doing They are slamming cities with their rock anthems and power ballads on their current current current cur cur- rent 20 Years of Rock Tour This tour should be a great one said DJ Todd on online radio station Both of these bands are great live in concert With Poison headlining Cinderella accompanying and newly Sony signed Records-signed rock band supporting supporting supporting sup sup- porting the tour ranks up with the Journey and Def Leopard show as one of summers summer's most anticipated rock retro-rock concerts And luckily for Utah fans fats this Classic and Live Nation- Nation sponsored expedition plans to beckon the ripped-jeans ripped and Tickets c for rT thel fy l Years m f tr r F Jy of of- f Rock To Tour r with P iso X oJ J and Cinderella are are are on sale sale e I at t all Smiths Smith's Outlets ts TI 1467 TI X online onlin at at and also at atthe at atI atI i ii I i the the Center E-Center bo box office m f fleather J Ji t ti i. i i ti if leather jacket-clad jacket rockers of the area out to the Salt Lake City show at USANA Amphitheater on June 29 The 20 Years of Rock Tour which kicked off June 13 enlists a generous dose of senti- senti I J mental value to partner its namesake both Poison and Cinderella are celebrating their twentieth anniversaries as reigning rampantly rocking princes of hair and glam metal And for music lovers like this alone signals a significant sig- sig significant significant sig sig- feat I am impressed due to the volatile nature of the relationships relationships relationships relation relation- ships some members of these bands have with each other Hair continued on page 7 1 Hair today hair tomorrow continued from front page said However some Poison and Cinderella fans may have somewhat of a mixed feeling about the locked lengthy-locked musicians musicians' musicians musicians' musicians musicians' musi musi- successful longevity It can go both ways Now bands these days are all lasting that long with reunions and new albums from bands like Motley Crue J Judas das Priest Van Halen etc said year 19 old heavy music enthusiast Bryton Bolton But on the o other er hand both bands have stayed together with mostly the same lineup despite years of inactivity So as a final note Id I'd say any group of musicians who can work together for that long despite creative differences commands our respect Bolton concluded Ih H J But whether their year 20 longevity is notable or not both Poison and Cinderella left a aI I lengthy list of accolades in their wake throughout their double decade of musical mas mas- These party once-party animal musicians blasting out of the LA metal scene circa 1986 have claimed their places in rock history with Poison having having having hav hav- ing sold more than 25 million records worldwide to date and Cinderella having three multi- multi platinum albums under their belts Both have newly released album suites which are Poisons Poison's greatest hits CD called The Best of Poison 20 Years of Rock and Cinderella's double double double dou dou- ble disc set of hits titled Cinderella Gold Glam metal Poison and hair metal Cinderella are scheduled to play generous sets from both releases as well as a shuffle of their extensive discographies And as a credible LA metal expert added that though he prefers Cinderella in regard to songs and performances performances performances mances he thinks that Poison by rby far wins I the prize for the best hair glam metal hair of the two |