Do It For The Band: The Women Of The Sunset Strip - VH1 rockDOCS 

everyone who said they didn't get the crabs, totally got the crabs 😆🤣

60's, 70's and 80's were pinnacle of music.

I was there. My band played at the Whiskey, Troubadour, The Country Club, FM Station...I even saw Quiet Riot at the Starwood (was not a fan). A huge vocalist saw my band at an FM Station gig, invited me to write with him and I wrote 85% of the lyrics for two of his albums. I'm still getting royalties from those songs now that I'm ASCAP and a published writer. It really was a great time. It was a community for sure, even the rehearsal studios had communities. I was never into any drugs but we were young and full of dreams.

I bought Bobbi’s book. It’s actually really good. She puts everything out there. I wish they would bring back the Ex wives of rock. I absolutely love that show. Omg to be back in the 80s the greatest part of my life. There was nothing like growing up in that era.

I'm 58 years old, I saw everyone of the bands in this documentary. There was a concert every month, sometimes two. This was 1980 to 1989. It was hard coming up with the $11.50 to buy the tickets. Then in 1984 in City Pack stadium in New Orleans, there was the day of Rock N Roll. It was Ozzy,Journey,Brian Adams,Foghat the ticket was $17.50 .Everyone couldn't believe that a concert was expensive. 😂

I hate that these women feel so bad. I will say you weren’t slits to a lot of us young boys back then. To us you were the most beautiful woman we had ever seen, our first time we were in love. For that one that enamored you the most we’d watch the videos you were in more for you than the band! I may have been a little kid but I know it was love because after all these years I still love you and think you are some of the most amazing women on the planet and to me you haven’t lost a step or an inch of pretty. You took care of our idols and no one thanked you for keeping them alive half the time. It took its toll and was hard on you and no one seemed to notice it care. So I’ll thank you all now. You all are just as legendary as the bands you chose to take care of and love.

I’ve spent some time with a few of these bands when I was a teen. People can grab their pearls nowadays, but it’s something I’ll always remember and treasure 👍

These women are amazing. I admire Bobbie Brown in particular so much. I read her autobiography and sent her a message. She wrote back! Such a real one. Love her forever 💕

Thanks for uploading the documentary Do It For The Band: The Women Of Sunset Strip because is one of my favorite documentaries

I am so grateful to be a teen in the 80s

I had a fantastic time in the 80s, so many crazy times.

My absolute favorite time period in rock. Nothing else like it 🎸🔥

59 now will always remember being on the Sunset Strip mid 1980s was great ! Lots of fun me being young, wild!

There is a whole Generation of of US Kids that Grew up though this ROCK MUSIC ERA,,,, ( 1977 - 1991 ) , We were Living the same way , going from Rock Bar to Parties ,, Living The Hair/Heavy Metal Life Style. It will forever be with us , as The Best Time Of Our Lives !!! 😎 Bob from Michigan

"When you're being somebody else for somebody else you lose who you are"

I haven't seen this doc since it aired lol and that decade was some of the most fun shenanigans I ever had w/some great music playing in the background but thank God we didn't have the ability to be documented on social media 😊 😂

Big hair, big guitars, big music. The 80s was an amazing time and I'm glad that I was there. I was a bit young (I went from 6-16 in that decade) but I remember it so fondly. Over the years I've been able to meet a few of them - Nikki Sixx, Kip Winger, Rudy Sarzo, Slash. It was after these times but still great nonetheless.

This was a very interesting video. I thought it would be "oh we were so cool; don't you wish you had been us?" but it really isn't. Times back then were a lot of fun and equal amounts of heart ache. Some people didn't make it through. Some grew out of it. Good video.

I remember when Poison first came out. I remember thinking an all girl band. Cool.

Bobbi looked best in Great White’s “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” video. Way before “Cherry Pie.”

Alone Again was my FAVE ballad. I learned the opening chord on the guitar from my long haired boyfriend and played it over and over and over. lol

Old age set in! That's the hard part!

Best music ever and most beautiful women til this day 🤘🤘🤘 so grateful for growing up in the 80´s

Steven Adler had a stroke which left him with a speech impediment

Bret Michaels has the best weave

I’m glad these girls have grown up to have great lives. Drugs are no joke, and kill a lot of people. Welcome home, ladies.🎉

I loved that Motley Crüe album, Shout at the Devil. Whole album was güüd.🖤🤘😖🤘

I can't believe I am still alive AND Well !!! Thank you Lord,,,😎

During the time that this video is about, I was new to the US Navy and was attending all of my sonartech schools in San Diego. Since I had almost a year and a half of schooling and I had been into Metal/Hard Rock my entire life...I would go to the strip every weekend. That was as long as I didn't have duty of course. I had gone home on leave prior to my schools beginning and drove my car back to SD. I had the best time of my life during those months, either in SD or in LA. Being almost 6'6" tall and a healthy 220lbs., I did well with the chicks. I had short hair of course but, I had a lust for life and I really dug hot chicks. Seeing all of the bands at their beginnings was great too. I just think I was an oddity to all the people that were on the strip. No long hair, no tattoos, didn't do drugs and drinking minimally. I did go out with Taija Ray, some girls that worked at Pacers and AJ's in San Diego. Great times, great bands and Uber Hot women...doesn't get better than that.

Great documentary. I was a guitarist who lived this through the 80's and although mostly harmless fun the sex and drugs were crazy and I'm happy to have survived. Damn it was fun though!

I'm 71 years young and Dancing on Whitesnake Car is on my bucket list. Yes I was in that category.

The Sunset Strip in the 80's? There was nothing like it! I spent many a weekend up there having the time of my life. I was in it for the good time & great music, not the drugs. There were a ton of bands that never "made it", who were very talented. I met a lot of great people & partied with the best of them, both famous & not so famous. Was definitely a different time....

You're only young and pretty for so long, be careful with it.

I miss them days. These little farts will never understand what s great era we had. My lord i cry. Because of the ones we lost.

Jani Lane unfortunately didn’t make it, he ended up drinking himself to death in 2011. I think Nikki Sixx still would have overdosed on heroin and been pronounced dead whether he dated Dee Holland or not.

I bought her audiobook with her narration. I shouldn’t have, but she shouldn’t have either. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had just read it.

I'm 58 and skated past this phase in music luckily, it's just cheesy in hindsight, I was waiting for them to delve into pretty tied up by GNR which is their only song that still rocks, the rest is overplayed garbage, luckily I discovered soul asylum, social distortion h u s k e r d u Goo Goo Dolls and all the good timeless power punk that still rocks. GNR also birthed Izzy stradlin and the juju hounds, he came to a social distortion show in 87 in Minneapolis and the album is perfection, turns me on to pressure drop which has 50 plus different versions here on RU-vid.

What we choose to do in our youth lol

wow one other show/doc that i did not know that my face was in yes i was in every rose video they got my face at one of the shows they did years a go.

Best documentary ever!!! I have been trying to get a copy of this for years and messaged everybody I could think of! If anyone knows where I can actually get a copy on dvd or something, let me know, please. Thanks for posting!

We all forget that everything has its price....partying can be fun but everything gets dull at a certain point if one does it long enough.

Nothing like the Dokken party’s in Hermosa beach when Bobby Blotzer lived next door

Rainbow bar and grill would close and some people stayed and the lines and dom perion came out in full force Good times .

Such a great time to grow up!

I was truly really sad when music went from a party to self-loathing, no talent angry for no reason, people. At least our generation had fun.

Good times, good times, good times.❤❤❤

Nothin' But Good Times! 🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥

2009: "Real men don't cry over break-ups, they write rock ballads instead." Taylor Swift: :O

Some people mentioned Coke but I prefer Pepsi 😜 I was too young to really enjoy 80's

Beauty fades!...Reputation doesn't!

Was absolutely the Best Time Of My Life 🎉 55 now, but Never Have Regrets!! Your past helped make you the strong woman you are today 😉 💋 Sunset Strip 💋 ♾

The 80’s were the best time. The best music, best time ever it was lawless compared to today. You actually could disappear. No cell phones, no internet but we had smart and common sense and we also had Motley Crue, Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies, Joy Division and so many more to guide us. I’ll never forgive you Seattle. Yes it was excess, stupid, debauchery and dangerous but it was fun, it was a lot better than what everyone got when they decided to play follow the leader and trade with Seattle. Depression, flannel shirts, coffee and worst of all Pearl Jam. Ugh. My heart breaks again remembering what happened. All it took was teen spirit and everyone jumped on the woe is me train or they all turned into wannabe gangsters and rappers. There was our choices. For a little while we could choose from Seattle and NWA. I love NWA by the way. I love Alice In Chains. But the weenies that turned their backs on our bands that were rock gods to them just a week before, I hope they trip next time they are eating ice cream and they don’t have any money to buy more.

Jani Lane looked like his eyes were upside down😅

Life can sure be a bore without your muses to make those hit songs.....cheers.

And now almost 20 more years have gone by, and there's still never been anything even close to that happen in the music industry. Motley and Leppard are still out on the road, just recently rapping up a huge tour. Glam was killed by grunge, period.

Motley Crue got signed in 1981 and in 1982 their self titled self released debut was re-released then in 1983 was Shout at the Devil.

Athena at 22:10 is Tommy Lee’s sister.

Good music from the 1980s those guys know how play Good musicians from they bands

Loved them then and still love them at 56

I'm fortunate I was over seas back then😂

Bobbi Brown is so beautiful she was my idol

Every rose is not an amazing anything. It was and to this day, still is the biggest rock roll joke! LOL😂

All this has been happening since 20s 30s 40s 50s onwards!!! Nothing new for christ sake! Jazz swinging rock n roll boogie, up to disco metal, all represented SEX n more SEX n a whole lot MORE SEX. Enjoy...

Like they say, "Behind Every Successful Man (Band, Company, etc.) is a Good (Great) Woman"(en)! (Anon)

Bobby Brown so freaking fine, she is the poster child, of the first disease that can break through a consom😂

All about the money running out on few of these

great video! I knew the 80's were crazy but it was a lot crazier than I thought. We're all lucky to have lived through it! It was a great time to be alive! I wish I had half the fun these days as I had then!!

Great vid.,,, 😎

Theres more danger, sleaze, and decadence in all those 80s metal bands than all the commercial pop and rap artists over the past 20 years combined

I'm happy to have seen WASP even if they didn't do that whole torture bit😂 Great.Fucking.Show!!!!🤘Damn,they were on fire!!!

Anything outrageous was done, to the extreme. Everything was turned up to 10. Kids now know nothing. They complain about everything but haven’t experienced or witnessed anything.

6:35 god I love this so much lmao 💜🤘🤟🎸🍒

just great

How many dudes took their dates to the show and he gets nowhere and she bangs the whole band! 😂😂. No wonder we are confused of these broads😂😂

Dallas in the 80's was similar. We just dressed better and had more money

Oh I'm sorry , Don't say "Every Rose Has its Thorn "(1988) influenced other bands like Dokken's "Alone Again" (1984) Just sayin!

Best decade ever. 80s

Good guitar players from band

Van Halen was before any of these clones.

That was pretty good !

The women put up with it whats that say about them

The Best era of music...but yeah, glad I wasn't old enough to party with the guys because they treated females like utter shite. I'd just rather listen to their music and look at them.

Someone needed to do better research Motley released Too fast for love before Quiet Riot did Metal Health.

PERFECTION

I grew up with these bands!!! I wanted to be one of these gorgeous, kick a$$ women. I have so many memories with this music. Thank God Pamela Manning found God. Jesus is what saved me as well. Thanks for the memories!!! Damn I'm old. Hahaha 💋❤️🙏

I was a part of this beginning in the 80s and then I wasn’t a part of some of it bcz I was younger but some of these girls were friends of mine like Athena Lanell Valkyrie Monique Bambi Barbie Lucinda Charmaine.

If I could take that back the four years I would and make better choices

I really wish Lita would have stayed out of the tattoo shop. They look trashy, and she's so hot.

Without women, we are nothing.

Yeah, I agree with Bobbi Brown - everybody’s gotta calm down about this! Sex sells.

...and some people still think grunge 'killed metal' lol. Maybe finished it off, but every doc on sunset strip in the 80's could be subtitled (The Death of Metal). If all your best songs are ballads, they might be good songs, but that's not metal. You might look metal, you might act metal....but in the rest of the world a lot of people were still listening to music, not watching music.

more was done , for the Drugs 😅😂😂

The days of Blackie Lawless throwing bloody meat at the troubadour man don’t sit in front

Yeah the 80s were wild .. decadent and outlandish … I survived them and I’m glad all these Ladies have too and are such successes now … going to get Bobbi’s book it sounds interesting and yes I’ll admit had a MAJOR crush on her !! … still do actually Bobbi if you want to go for a coffee in a quiet Southern Ontario Canada city … ??

Bon jovi did power ballads

When the Crue went on tour two of their gf came To Pearcys house and you know what happened!!

His real name is Domingo Adler.

This reminds me of when Pauly Shore was dressed up like the Cherry Pie chick on his show Totally Pauly 🤣

Good times!

I thought it was all corny then- and it still is. Grunge didn't kill heavy metal/ hair bands- It's just the generation that followed it found it corny as well- and then grunge followed suit.