This project was produced by yours truly and Reality Check TV/RCTV Studio. We shot all of the in-studio interviews and behind-the-scenes recording studio footage. These guys have been my friends for years, particularly Fernie, Mick, and especially Billy Rowe (now in Buckcherry). Check out more stuff at our YT page - ru-vid.com
I remember driving up to San Francisco from Hollywood with some friends in '91 to visit and hang out with Ronnie. Still got pictures. Great weekend....great times!!! Still rock out to some of the tunes to this day at 50 years old.... still Feel the Shake!!! Rock on boys!!!
@Vid Rama Like everything else at the time, the music scene and culture changed....wish it never did, but we've all grown up looking back at those fun times with a smile👍👍
I was a part of the L.A. Sunset Strip scene from '84-'90. Saw JetBoy a few times. GREAT LIVE BAND.. THEY KICKED ASS LIVE! There were so so many bands then.. they all looked the same & pretty much sounded the same after awhile. That was kind of what caused it's downfall in about '90-'91. Alot of great musicians and bands never hit it big or survived that decade.
I was a teenager in the late 80's and the demographic these bands were trying to reach. There was a system where you'd buy Kerrang! , most people didn't have MTV so it was the rock Bible for us, eagerly wanting to see who the hot new bands coming out of the US were. A glowing album review, then next week an interview, then a tour announced either headlining or supporting an established band. After GN'R it was a constant flow of bands with a lot of talent I still hear to this day. Faster Pussycat, LA Guns, Vain, Sea Hags, Circus Of Power, Enuff Z'nuff, Skid Row, Electric Angels, Black Crowes, The Throbs, Michael Monroe, The Nymphs, local UK bands like The Cult, Dogs D'Amour, Zodiac Mindwarp, Quireboys, etc. But certain bands were completely ignored from this routine such as Jetboy, Motorcycle Boy, Rock City Angels, The Hangmen, etc. I wonder why? The Sea Hags are on the Kerrang cover but no Jetboy? They looked and sounded fantastic and would have had a good shot in the UK. When I heard that Hangmen song 'Desperation Town' I felt cheated, it's a classic punk, sleaze song! It was all about exposure, getting in the mags and on the big tours. Everyone loved Vain over Skid Row at the gigs!
I remember seeing G&R back in 1990. Axl went on a rant about Jet Boy. He said they suck and that they killed his good friend Todd. That's about all I knew about Jet Boy back then. Since they never got Nationwide exposure a lot of people never got to hear them. Remember, there was no internet back then.
That’s bullshit! Todd got let go from Jetboy due to being too strung out to play. He was with Slash and Steven in NY getting high when he OD’d!! Blame those two if anyone. Axel is way off on that. 😖
@@ERICF66 Yeah well we all know how Axl always talked a lot of shit with his loud mouth back then. But I don't personally blame anybody when an addict over-doses except that person themselves. Nobody ever forces one to stick a needle into their vein. And honestly, this comment is from 3 years ago. It's incredible that you're only seeing it now! But hey, thanks for the feedback. I never knew about Todd or Jet Boy back then or now.
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i wasnt in L.A. or San Francisco so i cant really say what their shows were like or how popular they were in that scene. i personally was more into the deathrock scene, not so much the goth scene but the deathrock scene. i also liked the original 70s punk scene especially the San Francisco scene, i didnt care so much for 80s hardcore. i was however into the thrash metal scene music wise, but i liked the glam scene atyle wise because i liked getting all done up i liked fashion and style, but music wise didnt like many of the glam metal bands. for me Jetboy were just one of the names i would hear every now and then, one of the names that werent big and on the radio or whatever but that i would occasionally hear like Dogs D'Amour or The Sea Hags. and ecery now and then through the decades i will go give a few of their songs a listen out of curiosity but they never really stand out any to me. and honestly i really think the only reason they really got any extra attention at all back in the day was because they had the guy with the mohawk, which made their image stand out just slightly from their peer bands. and i dont mean that in any sort of sit here and shit on the band way, i myself was in a lot of generic bands back then that probably werent as good. im just sort of stating my experience on the whole thing, im sure the shows and the atmosphere and the time were all great and i would have loved to have been there.
well back then elektra was about to fold then along came motley crue to pull their ass out of the fire even after they said they would never sign a band that lived in the gutter. so JB got a pretty good label. too bad geffen was not looking their way.
