Black 'n Blue - Hold on to 18 (HQ audio)

[darwleg]

Glam Metal was fucking cool !

[TheCrimsonification]

I was 14 in 1984. I hated this band, but they showed up in Vancouver with White Lion, my girlfreind was a hair bitch. Why am I here?, you ask. Because I remembered how much her taste in music sucked.

[bibidacompta]

@TheCrimsonification that's a cool story, tell me more

[TheCrimsonification]

@bibidacompta One time, at band camp, I held out the Poison album "look What The Cat Dragged In" and asked which one he'd fuck. he said "ORGY!" HAHA!! Now he has a deep hate on for gay men that wear a lot of makeup.

[TheCrimsonification]

@TheCrimsonification His name was "Jay" Anyway, that's the story, even though I lied. It wasn't at band camp. It was in my living room, and I bet he still jerks off to that album cover.

[skyroe2]

i didnt know ace frehley and dee snider in this band

[kepler98]

i dont know his name, but that guy looks like from twisted sister, am i right?

[2Zero8discipline]

Always thought they should have made it big in the 80s Great Lyrics, Drums, and Hot lead Guitar with the Looks and Long Hair.

[toniaastan]

Tommy is such a good guitarist! Great song :)

[roguefate666]

Wow! I haven't thought about these guys in a long F****ng time! I think I've still got this tape somewhere in storage. I saw them open for Kiss on the Asylum tour (14 years old!). LOL!

[magicthunder666]

i totally born in the wrong age

[MegaDogwater]

full circle..if you look closely at his t-shirt..it's Queensrycht..I was 21 once..the music keeps me listening ..Harem Scarem

[MegaDogwater]

Helix - The Kids Are All Shakin..that's all I have to say about that :>

[MegaDogwater]

House on Fire is a good place to start..they have a website..PlanetHelix...Canadia­n band

[yahooandyou]

Awesome song!! I wish I could find all Black n Blue's material on Youtube, but many of their great songs like Rockin on Heaven's Door, Stop the Lightening, Bombastic Plastic, Strange Things, We got the fire, 2 Wrongs, Kiss of death, and others I haven't been able to find.

[MegaDogwater]

@yahooandyou

listen to a band called Helix..very similar..just a suggestion ;d

[stoweVT7170]

Now its more like, hold on to 45.....holy shit where has the time gone. 2012 is boring as hell, i wanta go back so bad. The 80s rocked.

[jamieburkey]

glad to see jaime back with Black 'N Blue. cause i never liked the album he did with Warrant. u can't replace the lead singer. ok van halen did and they did well. but now VH is back with Diamond Dave. Axl? are u reading this lol

[ThieleM]

Tommy Thayer before becoming a guitar tech then becoming Kiss' guitarist

[stlsportsfan05]

HOLY SHIT> What a blast from the past!!!!

[stonermanmike]

Holy fuuck, I've not heard this shit since my mid-teens back in the mid-80's!!!! What a blast, what memories!!!!!! Thanks a fuck of a lot, poster!!!!!

[rpence67]

Jazzgurl101.......great fucking call.

[tatsareover]

ufffff my god now i know why i loved shalughter cinderella skid row motley and so on cause they were nice to watch and hear....those boring bands were so ugly and meaningless....sorry but i can t watch such a ugly man......i can t say this for tiwsted sister cause at least they were original.....

[zombee38]

Now its more like Hold on to 50s ! lol

[nightmetal7]

clone of rocks!!!!



[TRAVAM91]

8 EMOS NEED TO GO DIE...

[TheKiss1966]

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[TheKiss1966]

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[karateninja1989]

looks like dee snider damnit

[TheGreatDuck]

@karateninja1989 My thoughts exactly.

[cevd88]

Black n Blue opened for KISS, on the "Animalize" tour! I was there! 1984, December, in Cleveland! Now Tommy Thayer is in KISS? WOW! Thats fucked up! Kiss should have re-named themselves a "Cheesy Rip Off Cover Band" after Ace and Peter quit!

[vanhalen515084]

this is such a awesome song, great musicians in this band, the drummer is super solid and plays a good show for the audience, great singer, and tommy thayer looks cool, nice groove to this song, its a nice catchy song from the 80s,

[thechucker44]

Is that Ace on guitar?



[vanhalen515084]

@thechucker44 thats funny, tommy will never come close to replacing ace, i love ace,

[rjmjr21]

Tommy Thayer sporting the Ace Frehley style guitar, did he know something then?

[4825ph]

Truly great band that never got their due. Thanx for posting!

[Sunshine1965izhere]

Fantastic song, thanks so much for posting it...love them. :-)

[azrock4ever]

This was the first band Ronnie James Dio and Wendy Dio signed to their label.

[Juzze1983]

For a moment I thought it was Dee Snider

[Perle3456]

I didn't know that Tommy Thayer used to play guitar on Black 'N Blue...now he's on KISS....

[whydoesmusicsucknow]

Lead singer looks like Dee Snider.

[sweets87401]

drink more bud foolz rock on

[amyntut]

WOW dEE SNIDER CLONE, LOVE THEM BOTH !

[RocknRollEncore]

We are bringing METAL back...one band at a time! Rock n Roll Encore!

[chevy427ify]

i love the 80s,and all the rosk&roll bands

[BadFlyingV69]

This song still smokes!!! Good production from Dieter and solid songwriting from BnB!!!!!!!!

[HelloMissMystery]

One of the best bands of the 80s!!!

[gbaypack4life]

this song still sounds good even after all these years

love the 80s

[jamieburkey]

kinda like dee snider look alike..love BNB

[1824050111]

I had 18th birthday yesterday.

[Jazzgurl101]

Dee Snider and David Coverdale had a baby.

[tank5081d]

@Jazzgurl101 LMAO ^5

[demolishionhammer]

@Jazzgurl101 lol lol lol i was going to say the same thing but you beat me to it laughing

[alltelman5]

@Jazzgurl101 LMAO

[jacobpockros]

@Jazzgurl101 HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HOLY SHIT BRO SO TRUE!!!!

[stonermanmike]

@Jazzgurl101 Goddam, yer right, lol!!

[Jefgg]

@Jazzgurl101 I think the singer looks more like Dee Snider and Jani Lane had a baby.

[Robin21Diaz]

@Jazzgurl101 i love dee snider and jamie st. james

[MegaDogwater]

@Robin21Diaz

Harem Scarem - No Justice..a few years later

[mashui99]

@Jazzgurl101 Lmao that's exactly what he looks like.

[scubasteve744]

@Jazzgurl101 That is the funniest thing I have read in a long time.....LMAO!

[thescoundrel1]

First band signed to Geffen. Should've been HUGE! Soundtrack to my life!

[syfman7]

I love this song! Lot's of great memories from the best time in music! Thanks for posting!

[ufofan1980]

Oh yeah, finally a band representin Oregon!

[EXTIQUE]

@ufofan1980 WOW MAN,,WHAT ROCK YOU BEEN LIVIN' UNDER?? NIGHT RANGER IS FROM OREGON!!

[ufofan1980]

@EXTIQUE No, Night Ranger's from the San Francisco area. Their drummer, Kelly Keagy, however, is from Eugene. He went to Veneta High School, class of 1971 I believe.

[Mr80Sxman]

Hold on to 80s

[rockabillyrebel1]

I have this cassette from 1984 and listened to it throughout high school.....Black N Blue deserved WAY MORE recognition than they got. And, yes that is Tommy Thayer on guitar, now with KISS!

[floresslayer79]

I love this song! I'm not really into the glam rock scene but these guys rocked with this track.

[MegaDogwater]

BTW Geffen Records produced Sammy Hagar. See/hear the resemblance?

[MegaDogwater]

Welcome back to 1984 :>

[GomerSexual]

is this Dee Snider on mic? :)

[zomett]

I first heard this song when I was 18 in 1988 on Z ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[robleslujan]

Dee Snider before the Make up!!!! lol!!! Great song!!! 80's kicked ass!!! Peace

[leiefilm]

@robleslujan hahah the same thing about dee snider crossed my mind.he seem like he's really trying to icpoy him

[CROSSBONESXIII]

THIS SONG RULES....FINALLY GOT TO SEE BLACK 'N BLUE AT THIS SUMMERS M3 ROCK FESTIVAL....THEY TRULY ROCK AND THIS SONG KICKS ASS AND GETS TO MY HEART AT THE SAME TIME....SIMPLY BRILLIANT!!!!!

[dunksnotpead]

PORTLAND OREGON MOTHAFOCKERS

[poser58]

This song jams, but watching that singer dance makes me laugh.

[luvlifezzz]

I love band ST. James!

[brianelectron]

omg i thought i was the only one to remember these guys wow first song i heard

[GomerSexual]

the singer triyin to act too much like Paul Stanley that age))

[MaqaShandyStephenson]

at the first i thought he was Dee Snider x'D

[SuperScitty]

That brings back some good old memories...I'm hearing a lot of Def Leapard in there along with a whole aot of HAIR !!!

[vukboy]

@SuperScitty hey =) can you analyze a bit of how do you hear Def Leppard-.. im interested to know!

[lukemanify]

Saint's no Snider!

[ltcolt1]

Dee Snider called...he wants his look back.

[10stringmaster]

ahhhh, those 80's bass lines :)

[Pacmansundea]

wow,, this has to be the gayest fuckin vid in the world... music is good though

[UnIXbLueStar]

@Pacmansundea i fail to see what looks gay in this

[pheil1]

@UnIXbLueStar - I guess what looks 'gay' to some is the fact that there is nothing offensive or filthy about this video. Most modern 'rock' is garbage. It's full of filth and offensive language and much of it is unlistenable. Maybe that's what people who find this video 'gay' are thinking? All I can say is yes, this is a true throwback to '80s rock but - gay?? No. Not at all... and if it was, I'll take gay over the horrible modern noise any day.

[UnIXbLueStar]

@pheil1 Im with you man, good old rock is positive and about having fun and I just love the look and stage presence they had back then. Nowaday kids dismissed this so much that to not be laughed at you must have no disguise at all and stay on place and just headbang.

[bigbadputtytat]

@Pacmansundea Dude, It was 1984..Vids all looked kinda gay to todays standards. It still rocks

[cjs33139]

@bigbadputtytat Not to be picky about political correctness, but what the hell does "gay" have to do with hair metal? I mean, not all gays are effeminate. I am not and I was a gay metal head back in the 80s. If you want to say they looked effeminate, glam or androgynous, then by all means, make that clarification. I am tired of the ignorant folks on here who have to stereotype groups of people. As for the "gay", these guys got more pussy than most "straight men" back then.

[vonkaunaz]

@cjs33139 : I´m with you! The ignorant pricks and nerds who make such comments here don´t know elbows from asses. Maybe they started listening music when those boring, mopped pseudo-philosophers of Nirvana and associated Grunge Crap assholes reigned in the 90s, and btw, where are the bulk of those bands today? Easy answer: GONE. They either shot themselves, overdosed or "couldn´t handle fame". What a load of crap. The 80s were pure loud music, energy, fun, head banging, and hot chicks.

[elviscorpsebuttowski]

only 534 like :O

[FLICKOFF1000]

KICK ASS!!!!!!

[IzzysLoaded]

i guess they ware about to get really huge but the record companies dident put them out enough ind just somthin i heard

[kissfan5150]

I loved these guys right off this 1st 'album"(we spun records back then.) & i thought they would be HUGE ! not to be. I always felt they were way under rated.

[catmonkee1]

one of the most underrated 80's songs of all time. I just got word that they will have a new song on the soundtrack to Heavy Metal Magazine's online comic Gates, and all proceeds will go to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and SHout Cancer Foundation LINK = Gates (dot) HeavyMetal (dot) com

[rafaelkay]

8 emos dislike this video

8 emos nao gostaram do video

[MEGAFREDO14]

@rafaelkay i like this video and i'm emo asshole ¡¡¡¡¿

[davidiancu]

@rafaelkay 8 emo au dat dislike la video (romanian ;))

[JDog1980s]

Hold on to 18 \m/

[Muercae]

what tv channel is/was this?

[gojira931]

@Muercae vh1 classic. this video can still be seen fairly frequently on their 'metal mania' video show which airs late at night/early in the morning

[bluzharplady]

daaaaaammmn, this takes me back...

I guess I finally have to admit that I miss the 80's. So many great bands from this era, and so many that were lost in the back of my mind. The music had so much energy and the guitars had so much bite. Hearing this again is like being in a time machine. It takes the years off. Thank you for posting this!

[oberfour1]

One of the most underated bands of the 80`s!

Shame because these guys were better than many others who made it big.

[WhitesnakeVids]

i love the song but what the hell is with st. james' mime gloves?

[JAYMAR72]

Met these guys at M3 festival this year...great bunch of guys!...

Their new CD (2011) is straight up raw rock n roll...awesome stuff!

[Kissfan991]

great song!! Looks like Dee Snider indead :D

You can hear on some parts of the song that much of it has been used in Kiss, like the bass intro and the thing after the guitar solo (When Lightning Strikes intro); must be because Tommy Thayer has been in both bands :D

[CHICO6700]

i wish i was 18 again !!! great fucking song !!!!!!

[shawn6984]

almost 27 and i still dont care about society and responsibility!!! I WANNA STAY YOUNG.......Forever!

[drinkingMYownBLOOD]

love it XD

[CRITTERBUSTERS]

Classic Hard Rock right here, i really love that opening guitar Intro.

[drinkingMYownBLOOD]

love it!!!!!! xD

[lukatme2]

utter crap

[classicmetalhead88]

the guitarist from this band now plays in KISS(Tommy Thayer).

[zzratt22]

JUST GOT NEW BLACK N BLUE CD FUCKIN KICKS ASS,JUST LIKE THE REST OF OF THERE CDS.THE MOST UNDERATED BAND OF THE 80S ALONG WITH KEEL.HELL YEAH

[alanocooper]

@zzratt22 i ll be agree man !!! keel too was an great perfomer int the 80 :

[alanocooper]

Répondre à cette vidéo... 

[rokrmom]

Black N Blue released a new album today - 5/17/11. HELL YEAH!!

[RK1983RTR]

日記に書いたバンドの1st"BLACK'N BLUE"からのPVです

緊張感のあるイントロb.、インパクトのあるvo.メロにタイト­ル連呼のキャッチーなリフレイン。

メッチャ格好良い曲です。

何故これが売れないの？

[bubbatha]

Classic song. Classic album. Great band.

[mooselunch]

That's Tommy Thayer on lead gtr, he went on to join Kiss! Bad ass player!

[penaltyupyourass]

Well I'm going to be 18 for only 10 more minutes.. I hope 19 will be a bit better.. This song kind of reminds me of myself in every way. I know what I need but I don't know how to get it.. and I really want to stay young...

[sirroxalot]

@penaltyupyourass Happy Birthday man.

[fluxerflixer1]

This band and I have a lot of great memories from the 1980's including a lot of sex with beautiful woman,alcohol, and a lot of drugs. What a time I had and what a blast from the past this song is!!!! I have not heard this band for 20 years..... It is still great!

[vukboy]

@fluxerflixer1 How do you know they had great sex?! =DD

[drstench]

BNB were highly original and put out one of the best debuts for a hard rock band in the 80s, but once the corporate overlords got done with them they were a total disgrace.

[01artist]

KISS is always my favorite band but why is it that in the 80's there always better sounding groups than KISS on the market?

[IplayMusic2]

That Les Paul guitar is worth WAY more today than that Hamer guitar is.

[rycheangel]

NEW BLACK N' BLUE ON MAY 17TH!!!!!

called HELL YEAH

Support the boys!!! I love this tune...

[hezamachine]

Is this Dee Snider without makeup?! LOL

[LANX93]

When I saw the singer I honestly thought Dee Snider

[TheIdolkiller]

they sucked...nothing original about them just another corporate band 

[LaGunner1980]

@TheIdolkiller YOUR A FUCKING FAG

[gizz88]

@TheIdolkiller Say you douche!

[Jamcad01]

@TheIdolkiller Your just a corporal asshole

[ericou812]

this band rocks,i didnt have this band in my cassette collection back in the 80`s,i wish i did

[41atlanta]

awesome video i miss going to these concerts back then with my girlfriend and rockin all night these bands will never go away 41 atlanta

[pampasg]

Everything sucks now ,Its nice to be able to use YouTube to close my eyes and remember the good old days when my biggest problem was when i was going to score my next bag of smoke. If I only had a time machine!!!!

[scg17325]

@pampasg  preach on Brother! lol

[TheJdc122167]

They just played in Denver, Colorado last night, a high school buddy of mine produced the show and said they tore the roof off of the place. Still bringin' it 25 years later.

[athyandi1974]

Awesome \m/ good ole days

[bambamh20]

80"s 4LIFE !

[Stormarizon]

@bambamh20 ..its DUDE!!! Its the 80's ..4 life \m/ :P \m/ YEEEEEAAAH!!

[bambamh20]

@Stormarizon you know it !

[MegaJkd123]

I don't think they are that good

[leonmaxard]

Dass ist nicht gud! I am thinking Ubber pooh for this band!

nien nien desist!!!

[xrisman]

yes they should of been more popular,,,it was all whatever mtv pumped into our heads,,,,so many 80's bands didnt make it because it was all about airplay,,,,if you dont get airplay,,,forget it,,,,sucked but its the way all music is,,,,long live 80's

[crusadercoach]

Oakland Coliseum, 1986, Monsters of Rock. Openers for OZZY, Scorpions and Judas Priest. I remember Ratt and Y&T being there also. Fun times

[bigkex]

Looks like Dee Snider! Sounds like Ron Keel!! LOL You Got It!! The Right To Rock!!!

[punkrocksowhat]

such crap!

[ilovecrissangel100]

omg when i first heard about them and saw Jamie i swear i was like Is that dee Snider lol weird

[LaGunner1980]

This Song Just Makes Me Wanna Haul Ass And Drive Like A Maniac!

[egyptianminor]

Tommy Thayer w/ blond haird and a Les Paul

[IronHorse2007]

Another underated band from the day!

[amyntut]

Hay man you look like Dee Snider!!!!

[ilovecrissangel100]

is Tommy the Singer or Guitarist??

[defleppard741]

@ilovecrissangel100 Tommy is the guitarist, although i dont know who he is in the music video i keep thinking hes the guy with the blue shirt and spandex pants bu i think he is the bassist Patrick Young

[OREGONBEKKI]

@defleppard741 Yes, i remember going to private parties and Ranch jams where these guys were playing...Heck...i even remember when Jamie was the drummer...Oh, Tommy is on the left side of the stage in the white shirt...I remember that blonde hair and Jaimie with dark hair...before he went blonde...Wierd!

[buckethead9099]

This is real music, not a piece of autotuned shit!

[JeffTheNorse]

YES! Been too long (I might have BEEN 18 the last time...), so thanks for uploading this gem. Remember when there was such a thing as MUSIC videos? *sigh* Nostalgia, you get the best of me...

[GANLEYBRAND]

i got so used to seeing Tommy with black hair, I completely forgot he had blond hair in the 80's

[pwb5150]

1 person couldn't hold on to 18.

[kissfan59474]

at 3:11 and 3:12 tommy does the same riff as the beging of When Lightning Strikes off KISS Sonic Boom.

[Auttumn13]

He looks so much like Dee Snider that I wonder if Dee had a secret side project - LOL - I don't know

[HEAVYMETALGODS86feb9]

@Auttumn13 maybe its his younger brother

[drstr540]

@Auttumn13 Dee Shider wishes he could sound as good as Jamie St. James.

[vampirefire666]

@Auttumn13 . Thats no Dee Snider..that is Jaime St. James