Feb 2022 metal hair-metal hair-band 80s-metal valentines-day
Happy Valentine's Day from Glorious Disaster!!
"Come on baby, it's collision time!"
ZeCoop: So, last year, when the site turned pink and everyone turned into hearts, there was a really grumpy FAWMer who was VERY upset about it and let everyone know... Alex and I decided to write him a love song to let him know that FAWM still cared about him, even if he was ridiculous. We formed Glorious Disaster, and now... we... are... BACK BABY!! This year we decided to make a positive out of a negative situation that Alex will tell you about.
This song was so much fun to write and record! The scariest part for me was that it needed a guitar solo - but since hair band solos almost always have whammy bars and fast hammer-ons, I just played a solo that was 100% whammies and hammer-ons (and 0% talent), haha. Huge thanks to Alex for having so much fun with this and bringing the super rawk vocals!
metalfoot: WOO!!!! Yeah, no apologies for this lyric. It's a tongue-in-cheek way for me to continue to process through my real-life drama of the car accident I was in last week.
Besides that, it's just awesome to be back as the lead singer and lyricist of Glorious Disaster, the band that never cut their hair and never stopped believing it was the 80s. PURPLE SPANDEX 4EVER!!!
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Last year's single is here:
https://zecoop.bandcamp.com/track/heavy-metal-valentine-ft-alex-klages
Agile AL-3100 Les Paul, Danelectro DC59, Peavey Stereo Chorus amp with SUPERSATURATION!, Eastwood Surfcaster with a whammy for the solos, Fender Jazz bass, Ludwig drums
"I wanna tell you all a little story about how me and my baby met. I was out cruisin' with the top down, one hand on the wheel, and I saw this hot chick and the rest... well... "
Like a shot comes out of nowhere
And you'll never be the same
Suddenly and without warning
Your whole life is changed
Love's like a
Car accident
Love hits you
No reason or rhyme
Love's like a
Car accident
C'mon baby
It's collision time
And it leaves you with an aching
That you're stuck with evermore
When you think about the past
Don't remember that's for sure
You know I tried to be careful
Still the roads are kinda rough
You were there, I couldn't stop
Check my insurance, have I got enough?
Love's like a
Car accident
Love hits you
No reason or rhyme
Love's like a
Car accident
C'mon baby
It's collision time
Looking at the mess we're making
Babe it's not hard to believe
That when it comes to our life now
You're someone I could never leave
Love's like a
Car accident
Love hits you
No reason or rhyme
Love's like a
Car accident
C'mon baby
It's collision time
Beep beep, beep beep baby, beep beep
@andrea Mar 2022
Took me until March 31st to find this, but so glad I did. Awesome guitar and vocals. Hair metal rules and you guys rocked it! Cool lyrics and all-around fun song. I love it!
@davidtaro Mar 2022
Ah, this is perfect! Massive props to that main riff (note perfect hair metal), the solo (so good!) and @metalfoot's high register vocals, which are properly ACDC levels of fun. And well done for crafting something so wonderful out of a less than wonderful occurrence. You guys ROCK.
@leepat Mar 2022
you guys rock! so 80s!
no excuses needed for the lyrics OR the guitar solo - so good it hurts. the riff, the squealing delivery, the spoken opening, wow.
can you make a whole album?
@coolparadiso Mar 2022
the vageries of Fawm and its rabbit holes! how did i not hear this until now! yes i heard the last one. I know this is fun time but my it is good again! if you aint moving i would check the pulse! great stuff
@bradbrubaker Mar 2022
Ooh, the lyrical build to the title line. Very slick. I was listening to KISS yesterday and this would fit in their oeuvre. Dug the beep beeps at the end. And the song as a whole.
@juoppis Mar 2022
YES!
This is just beautiful in all the rainbow colors of the scarf tied around the microphone stand. Thank you.
@errol Feb 2022
Ha ha! This is amazing! Totally hair-metal! You all nailed it!
@waltermosch Feb 2022
Just great:)) That's a lot of fun listening!!
@karlsburg25 Feb 2022
Was listening to this in my van cruising without the top down seeing zero hot tourists , but anyway windows open and Rooooock. What a brilliant combo. John is simply the best at creating such energitic powerful yet musically perfect Raaaaaaaack tracks. And @metalfoot you are in your element. I ahve literally just finished recording "sweet child of mind" for a student and boy could i have done with stealing your voice. Brilliant
@elesimo Feb 2022
Axl = axe/axle = made of METAL
Rose = stood up = got on their feet = FOOT
Axl Rose is @metalfoot!!!!
After years playing for Guns n' Roses he decided to take a break and write songs about the periodic table!
@nicetrip Feb 2022
Ahaha, very cool! Whatever, the solo part is my favorite detail of the song! Looking forward to hearing about your world tour :)
@vomvorton Feb 2022
This lyric / theme is such a great way to find some great inspiration in a bad situation! And WOW that solo, incredible shredding!
@headfirstonly Feb 2022
This is a side of both of you that I haven't heard before. Alex's Axl Rose impersonation is uncannily accurate (and jaw-dropping. I had no idea...)
I know this is tongue-in-cheek, but hair metal is a musical genre where parody is indistinguishable from the real thing. You could get rich doing this, guys.
@lenigmusx1 Feb 2022
F-Yeah! Rocker this is a vibe that I can both relate to and laud the authenticity of. Brings me back to my youth and cutting my teeth as a drummer. Feels like 1985 is that Eddie V??? Only missing the drill
@mrtylerlarson Feb 2022
excellent!!! :-)
@cblack Feb 2022
Incredible. Gotta love it. :)
@richaaaay Feb 2022
Perfection! The lyrics, vocals, guitars, drums…everything. Incredible!
@bachelorb Feb 2022
Oh gwads...... I’m having Motley Crue abdomen pains again...... All I can see is 1980’s music video that includes a tan van in it and a lot of women in fishnet stockings..... :D
@andygetch Feb 2022
Totally 80's!
@hummingbear Feb 2022
Awesome. I'm totaled. Flattened. My eardrums might have a few dings from listening but someone can probably hammer them out. Well done you guys!
@srcoops Feb 2022
This is a rea;l blaster. Fun.
@stephenwordsmith Feb 2022
I simply can't ignore how perfect your voice is for this. It feels more at home here than anywhere else.
Lyrics are fun. I'm glad you were able to turn your healing into a spectator sport.
Delivery is amazing, and buckets of campy fun. As bright as the Valentine's day background and just as searing. You turn the dial up to 11 and this song is so much richer for it.
@crutherford Feb 2022
talking to @ductapeguy tonight he recommended i check out this collaboration.
i'm so happy i did.
this was hilarious and amazing.
and that solo!!! :)
just what i needed to hear right now.
@metalfoot i'm happy you were able to create this after what must have been a very scary experience. your vocal blew my mind.
bravo you two - bravo.
@gwyn1234 Feb 2022
Blimey! This is straight out of the classic rock canon...fantastic lyrics by @metalfoot and supremely realised by @zecoop...as good, if not better than all the big guns out there already!
@amelea Feb 2022
I’m sitting waiting for my car to be towed right now, and this is actually the perfectest song to listen to while I’m waiting (don’t worry nothing too bad at all! just flat tire + no spare tire)
YESSSSSSSS Glorious Disasters is back! I need to go listen to Heavy Metal Valentine again pronto. Also, HA listening this song, I had like 0% awareness it was Alex singing until after the beginning and I thought to myself.. wait, isn’t Alex supposed to be singing this
Superb job, way to keep the Valentine’s spirits high. <3 It’s collision time, beep beep
@billwhite51 Feb 2022
if hair metal was good, it would sound like this. and that solo is hilarious.
@spazsquatch Feb 2022
Oh man, I forgot about valentine excitement last year and it's glorious (for lack of a better term) take-down. Glad to see the Valentine spirit lives on. Perfect hair-metal pastiche.
@gorban Feb 2022
Oh, this is epic. My latest FAWM track is also an 80ies rocker but not so hair metal, more laid-back. I just love the energy here. Great guitar parts and the drums, too.
@rayboneor Feb 2022
Oh my! Love's like a car accident...it's collision time! That about made me spit out my coffee. What's so great about the line is that I can imagine some dude singing it with all the earnestness in the world. Y'all are rocking hard? Zero talent on that solo? Sounded perfect to me. Great fun here!
@seemanski Feb 2022
Oh my oh my oh my, this ROCKS BIG TIME!! Your vocals are tremendous, it's GNR meets AC/DC with a touch of van halen and then a little Beatles to end it off. Loved it, great Collab.
@nadine Feb 2022
I saw @zecoop, @metalfot and #hair-metal. I just had to forget about my mail and hit the play button. I still remember your "Heavy Metal Valentine" from last year. So much fun that you continue this road. What a banging track. Still can't believe how Alex sung it. Great guitar thrashing. What a fun track. Beep Beep Baby.
@ductapeguy Feb 2022
Count me as a Disaster-head. Bring on the GLORY!
That was fun on all levels. You two definitely channeled your inner 13 year olds into something AMAZING. RAWKON!
@lyricslinger Feb 2022
This is great fun! :)
Agree with guatecoop about the Axl and Poison references. The vocals have a hint of GNR Lies-era Axl, and the music is a little Poison-esque. Good stuff!
@gilhari Feb 2022
LOL! I just felt my hair grow a few inches!
@guatecoop Feb 2022
Wow, this one is great!! Haha...I'm so impressed. There's definitely a little bit of Axl, Poison, and the ending guitar has a little EVH in there somewhere.... The SOLO!?!?! I never knew you had it in you....Awesome and period-perfect. I just love hearing this while knowing what your personalities are. Hilarious, but really well done at the same time. Not easy to pull off, but you did.
@emplate Feb 2022
Hahah, perfect 80s hair metal vocals! And awesome riffing! Funny, but actually very well executed. And that solo! Damn, so much to love here. I need more Glorious Disaster in my life!
@driftwood1 Feb 2022
You guys nailed it! Pure 80s. Beep beep baby!
@sheslin Feb 2022
This song is a total vibe! Love the drums and electric guitar. Great lyrics and the high vocals really work. The beep outro was perfect! Most of all it sounds like both of you had a blast with this collab. It sure was fun to listen to.
@sph Feb 2022
I proudly wave my phantom mane and salute you, Glorious Disaster!
@thedutchwidows Feb 2022
All the 'wow's here - entirely awesome!
(and the best guitar solo ever committed to tape. ever).
@jorh Feb 2022
MIC DROP! An Absolute banger. Love that spoken intro, and the darkness-like vocals. The 'collision time' rising into the stratosphere makes a delicious hook, and obviously the guitar solo is a winner winner chicken dinner. One of my FAWM favourites!!
@dragondreams Feb 2022
This is absolutely awesome! :-D
Brilliant vocals, a backing so solid you could abseil down it. And that solo!!!
And I'm going to be singing "beep beep baby" round the house for the rest of the day. :-D
You two win Pink Day! :-D