Sappiest Ballads of All Time

Oh, you know the songs I am talking about – the ones that are really, really sentimental and foolish, but you often secretly listen to them anyhow because they are just so dang catchy. Let’s take a look at what I think are some of the sappiest ballads of all time: “Lost in Your Eyes” by Debbie Gibson She may be Deborah Gibson now, but nothing can ever separate her from this cheesy ballad that contained lyrics such as “I get weak in a glance, isn’t this what’s called romance?” and “Ooh, when I first knew, was when I first … Continue reading

The Story of Tim “Ripper” Owens

Yesterday, I blogged about Tommy DeCarlo, a guy from North Carolina whose rock ‘n’ roll dreams came true due to his daughter posting a video of him singing on MySpace. He is now the new lead singer of the band Boston. But, he is not the first uber-fan to fill the lead singer shoes of his favorite band. Back in the Nineties, Tim “Ripper” Owens was the lead singer of a band called British Steel. British Steel was a tribute band (that is they played primarily another band’s songs) for heavy metal pioneers Judas Priest. In fact, the band took … Continue reading