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This is a great video to watch when you want to see a bunch of 80's rockers rocking out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiI9PxVdu9c

Here is the cast of the video:

Vocalists:

Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult)
Ronnie James Dio (Dio)
Don Dokken (Dokken)
Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot)
Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
Dave Meniketti (Y&T)
Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt)
Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche)

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Choir:

Tommy Aldridge (Ozzy Osbourne)
Dave Alford (Rough Cutt)
Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge)
Vinny Appice (Dio)
Jimmy Bain (Dio)
Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot)
Mick Brown (Dokken)
Vivian Campbell (Dio)
Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot)
Amir Derakh (Rough Cutt)
Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult)
Brad Gillis (Night Ranger)
Craig Goldy (Giuffria)
Chris Hager (Rough Cutt)
Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.)
Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.)
George Lynch (Dokken)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe)
Ted Nugent
Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister)
Jeff Pilson (Dokken)
David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap) (interpretado por el actor Michael McKean)
Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot)
Claude Schnell (Dio)
Neal Schon (Journey)
Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap) (interpretado por el actor Harry Shearer)
Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)
Matt Thorr (Rough Cutt)

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Guitarists:

Craig Goldy (Giuffria)
Vivian Campbell (Dio)
Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot)
Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult)
Brad Gillis (Night Ranger)
George Lynch (Dokken)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister)
Neal Schon (Journey)
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)

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Bassist:

Jimmy Bain (Dio)

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Drummers:

Vinny Appice (Dio)
Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot)

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Keyboardist:

Claude Schnell (Dio)

One of my all-time faves! You can also see the complete behind the scenes special in parts on YouTube and it's really something to watch. Especially all the vocal screw ups... Puts a little reality into what goes on in the recording process.

Thanks for posting this.... it really is a cool video!

Damn I remember that fondly! I remember even having the "making of" doc on VHS. Geoff Tate can wail, clearly one of the best vocalists in the damn room.

Hey thanks for the link, I have watched it over and over. Rip, Where can I find the BTM on YT??? I've got to check it out.

This is a classic ...absolutly one of my fav videos for watch over and over...MAESTROS!

Reminds me that Neal is not that tall! He has a good sense of humor though!

artist4perry wrote:Reminds me that Neal is not that tall! He has a good sense of humor though!

You meet him in person? that's cool, lucky lady!...anyway he looks like a giant next to RJ Dio

all have beautiful voices in the vid, but i adore Dio,Halford and Tate voices in special..just awesome

Carla777 wrote:

artist4perry wrote:Reminds me that Neal is not that tall! He has a good sense of humor though!

You meet him in person? that's cool, lucky lady!...anyway he looks like a giant next to RJ Dio

all have beautiful voices in the vid, but i adore Dio,Halford and Tate voices in special..just awesome

He is a little taller than me, wich isn't saying a lot, I am only 5 foot 2..........LOL! I would say about 5'8"? He has soft hands, I noticed that when he shook mine....... Probably rubbed smooth from playing.

artist4perry wrote:

Carla777 wrote:

artist4perry wrote:Reminds me that Neal is not that tall! He has a good sense of humor though!

You meet him in person? that's cool, lucky lady!...anyway he looks like a giant next to RJ Dio

all have beautiful voices in the vid, but i adore Dio,Halford and Tate voices in special..just awesome

He is a little taller than me, wich isn't saying a lot, I am only 5 foot 2..........LOL! I would say about 5'8"? He has soft hands, I noticed that when he shook mine....... Probably rubbed smooth from playing.

Or Vaseline and conditioner.

verslibre wrote:

artist4perry wrote:

Carla777 wrote:

artist4perry wrote:Reminds me that Neal is not that tall! He has a good sense of humor though!

You meet him in person? that's cool, lucky lady!...anyway he looks like a giant next to RJ Dio

all have beautiful voices in the vid, but i adore Dio,Halford and Tate voices in special..just awesome

He is a little taller than me, wich isn't saying a lot, I am only 5 foot 2..........LOL! I would say about 5'8"? He has soft hands, I noticed that when he shook mine....... Probably rubbed smooth from playing.

Or Vaseline and conditioner.

LOL! He was really nice though. I guess if you use your hands to play guitar for a living you need to take care of your hands..............

I love that video.

Instant classic.

I also love how the camera has to crane down to see Neal.

Voyager wrote:This is a great video to watch when you want to see a bunch of 80's rockers rocking out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiI9PxVdu9c

Here is the cast of the video:

Vocalists:

Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult)
Ronnie James Dio (Dio)
Don Dokken (Dokken)
Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot)
Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
Dave Meniketti (Y&T)
Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt)
Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche)

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Choir:

Tommy Aldridge (Ozzy Osbourne)
Dave Alford (Rough Cutt)
Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge)
Vinny Appice (Dio)
Jimmy Bain (Dio)
Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot)
Mick Brown (Dokken)
Vivian Campbell (Dio)
Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot)
Amir Derakh (Rough Cutt)
Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult)
Brad Gillis (Night Ranger)
Craig Goldy (Giuffria)
Chris Hager (Rough Cutt)
Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.)
Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.)
George Lynch (Dokken)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe)
Ted Nugent
Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister)
Jeff Pilson (Dokken)
David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap) (interpretado por el actor Michael McKean)
Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot)
Claude Schnell (Dio)
Neal Schon (Journey)
Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap) (interpretado por el actor Harry Shearer)
Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)
Matt Thorr (Rough Cutt)

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That was cool to see again, thanks for posting!

:32 my favorite bassist.

Does anybody know why Sammy Hagar wasn't a part of this project? He could easily have replaced Paul Shortino* and done a better job of his lines, while keeping intact the other singers' roles, all of whom were his '70s peers excepting Geoff Tate. Or was the Van Halen camp considered an impregnable wall? (*Paul Shortino = poor man's Dio.)

I just listened to HSAS tonight for the first time in years...holy shit, I forgot how ferocious that album is! Talk about a vocal benchmark for Sammy...the dude just wails. And speaking of wailing, Schon really rips it up like a mofo. HSAS is just as good as 5150 and even better in places. Not a dog in the eight original songs, and the cover of "Whiter Shade Of Pale" is really cool. The only downside is those four never recorded Part Deux!

Voyager wrote:This is a great video to watch when you want to see a bunch of 80's rockers rocking out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiI9PxVdu9c

I just get the name joke! "Hearing Aid" Hahahaha. And that after, say, 20 years!

Pretty cool song, although I do hope that they meant some kind of self sarcasm with the title. It's funny to see all these guitarist playing as fast and shreddy as they can and then see Schon playing a - relatively - melodic solo. Less is more....

ScarabGator wrote:Damn I remember that fondly! I remember even having the "making of" doc on VHS. Geoff Tate can wail, clearly one of the best vocalists in the damn room.

It's funny watching his outtakes in the behind the scenes documentary though.

Laydee wrote:Hey thanks for the link, I have watched it over and over. Rip, Where can I find the BTM on YT??? I've got to check it out.

I posted all the parts here a while back:

http://forums.melodicrock.com/phpBB/vie ... on#4128341

Just checked the YouTube links and they are all still valid. Enjoy!

Thanks for posting those vids again Rip!

Voyager wrote:Thanks for posting those vids again Rip!

So which is your favorite part?

One thing I totally forgot about: how lame Brad Gillis's solo is!! He was totally effing off. All style, no substance, full-on wank.

Eddie Ojeda coming after Malmsteen...ouch. Move along, nothing to see here...

Carlos Cavazo isn't exactly a guitarist's guitarist, but his solo was solid.

Best solos are DEFINITELY Lynch's and Schon's!

Too bad Smith & Murray did only the harmony guitar parts and no solos themselves. I would've liked to hear at least Adrian burn a solo.

verslibre wrote:Best solos are DEFINITELY Lynch's and Schon's!

One of my favorites was actually Donald Roeser from Blue Oyster Cult -- very melodic and groovin', and really stuck out when many like Malmsteen were just showing off their speed. No wonder they saved him near the end.

Love how Don knocks 'em dead!

He needed more time at the mic in that video.

weatherman90 wrote:Love how Don knocks 'em dead!

He needed more time at the mic in that video.

Don is hilarious in the making of vids, and especially with the exchanges between him and Dio during his vocal sessions.

Rip Rokken wrote:

verslibre wrote:Best solos are DEFINITELY Lynch's and Schon's!

One of my favorites was actually Donald Roeser from Blue Oyster Cult -- very melodic and groovin', and really stuck out when many like Malmsteen were just showing off their speed. No wonder they saved him near the end.

I really like Buck's playing. But then, I like BOC.

verslibre wrote:

Rip Rokken wrote:

verslibre wrote:Best solos are DEFINITELY Lynch's and Schon's!

One of my favorites was actually Donald Roeser from Blue Oyster Cult -- very melodic and groovin', and really stuck out when many like Malmsteen were just showing off their speed. No wonder they saved him near the end.

I really like Buck's playing. But then, I like BOC.

Saw BOC last year (with Dokken, coincidentally). Buck still uses the same facial expressions and gestures when he plays. Not to mention, for a guy that's 61, he doesn't look a day over 45. In other words, he's got a Cain thing going for him.

weatherman90 wrote:

verslibre wrote:

Rip Rokken wrote:

verslibre wrote:Best solos are DEFINITELY Lynch's and Schon's!

One of my favorites was actually Donald Roeser from Blue Oyster Cult -- very melodic and groovin', and really stuck out when many like Malmsteen were just showing off their speed. No wonder they saved him near the end.

I really like Buck's playing. But then, I like BOC.

Saw BOC last year (with Dokken, coincidentally). Buck still uses the same facial expressions and gestures when he plays. Not to mention, for a guy that's 61, he doesn't look a day over 45. In other words, he's got a Cain thing going for him.

Sounds like a cool double bill! I haven't seen BOC for five years. Is Buck still playing the swiss cheese guitar?

verslibre wrote:

weatherman90 wrote:

verslibre wrote:

Rip Rokken wrote:

verslibre wrote:Best solos are DEFINITELY Lynch's and Schon's!

One of my favorites was actually Donald Roeser from Blue Oyster Cult -- very melodic and groovin', and really stuck out when many like Malmsteen were just showing off their speed. No wonder they saved him near the end.

I really like Buck's playing. But then, I like BOC.

Saw BOC last year (with Dokken, coincidentally). Buck still uses the same facial expressions and gestures when he plays. Not to mention, for a guy that's 61, he doesn't look a day over 45. In other words, he's got a Cain thing going for him.

Sounds like a cool double bill! I haven't seen BOC for five years. Is Buck still playing the swiss cheese guitar?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/melodicrockconcerts/sets/72157605956293620/

Here's a link to a shot from this year, where his hair is longer and he looks about 10 years younger:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25846770@N02/3606843349/in/set-72157619398514522/

weatherman90 wrote:Here's a link to a shot from this year, where his hair is longer and he looks about 10 years younger:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25846770@N02/3606843349/in/set-72157619398514522/

Holy cow! He needs to keep it longer. With the short hair he reminds me too much of Paul Anka!

Talking to Buck (and Eric, briefly) after the set, I couldn't believe how short he is. I am NOT tall, but he made me feel tall.

Rip Rokken wrote:

ScarabGator wrote:Damn I remember that fondly! I remember even having the "making of" doc on VHS. Geoff Tate can wail, clearly one of the best vocalists in the damn room.

It's funny watching his outtakes in the behind the scenes documentary though.

Rip, remember Michael Mckeon saying after he heard Yngwie play the guitar in there he decided to use his as a coffee table?????

ScarabGator wrote:Damn I remember that fondly! I remember even having the "making of" doc on VHS. Geoff Tate can wail, clearly one of the best vocalists in the damn room.

siii...great memories from that VHS..Dio-Halford and Tate are singers from another world

For those who never saw it..here goes a clip from the making of..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHR-VCoBMhg