Carnival of Real Estate - The Hair Metal Awards

Here we are in 80th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate, and I’m going to take you to a place that Real Estate has never before gone.  It’s a world of high hair and lipstick, raunchy innuendo, guitar solos and the power ballad.  Hang on, no sissy bars on this Harley ride through the Hair Metal Awards.

This theme certainly deserves an explanation. 

My teen years (“the 80’s”) were supported with an ever-present soundtrack of Heavy Metal music.  Within the genre of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock was an over-the-top category of bands that came very close to being mistaken as Chick Rockers: Hair Metal (a.k.a. Glam Metal or Pop Metal). 

Several bands jockeyed for the top of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboard Charts with their oxymoronic, musical mix of testosterone and make-up.  Today’s Carnival is a juxtaposition of real estate industry bloggers jockeying for the top spot of the CoRE just as our AquaNet junkies did in the weekly Headbangers Ball.

Much Needed Disclaimer:
Any resemblance to real Real Estate Professionals, living or dead, to the band members or band names below is purely coincidental, and this post is meant for entertainment purposes only.

1.  The Mötley Crüe Award

The ‘Crue’ is arguably the quintessential hair metal band, and my personal favorite within the genre.  Known as much for their off-stage antics as for their music (sold more than 50 million albums), Motley Crue are the true Bad Boys of Hair Metal. 

Don’t let all that make-up fool you.  These guys play hard.

This week’s best of show, the Motley Crue Award, goes to Brett Wilson and his article Hey Short Sale Expert, Do You Have A Good Lawyer? posted at Real Estate Radio USA.  This article has already stirred some emotions in the comments, perhaps a little more exposure will kick it up a notch.

Side note: I saw this band live 3 times, and even went back stage once. 

2. The Bon Jovi Award

Everyone knows a Bon Jovi song.  Heck, these guys are still going strong, albeit without the make-up, hair spray, feathers, silk scarves, animal prints, and tight leather pants…

Selling more records than any other hair metal band (120 million) makes Bon Jovi an obvious choice for the Top 10.

Craig Schiller presents A Tale of Two Stages posted at HOME STAGING, Rants & Ravings an obvious choice for our Bon Jovi Award.

3. The Poison Award

Poison wore more eye liner and blush than any other hair metal band.  Originally called “Paris” the band changed their name after an angry mob of parents held a protest outside their shows claiming that their music was “poisoning” the lives of their children. 

This hair metal band is undoubtedly where the term “Glam Metal” originated, and an easy choice for the Top 3.

Cindy Jones presents Slight of Hand-How Long Has That Home Been On The Market? posted at VA Real Estate Talk, and picks up our Poison Award for bringing the knowledge.

4. The Whitesnake Award

Led Zeppelin with make-up and hair spray.  Billed as a Supergroup, this band, originally a blues rock band from the 70’s, tweaked their image to hair metal and quickly became a household name.  “Here I Go Again” was one of the biggest cross-over hits of the 80’s.

The Whitesnake Award goes to John Crenshaw presenting Paying Off Your Mortgage - Will It Save You Money? posted at Truthful Lending.  This article is a very well thought out piece that examines every angle with great detail.

Side note: Saw Whitesnake open for Motley Crue in 1988.  They were awesome.

5. The White Lion Award

These guys didn’t wear a ton of make-up, but their hair alone kept them in the Hair Metal genre.  A quick string of hits, including the candy sweet “Wait”, made them platinum selling artists in no time. 

The White Lion Award goes to Roberta Murphy for her submission: Are Lenders Redlining Entire Cities? posted at Carlsbad, Encinitas and San Diego Luxury Real Estate, saying, "This isn't a rumor, either."

Her headline caught my attention, the subject is engaging and the blog has already earned some discussion.

Side note: Saw White Lion open up for Ozzy in 1988.  It was terrible.

6. The Ratt Award

Ratt was one of the first bands to experience success as a hair metal band.  In 1984 they were acclaimed for the success of 5 hit singles off their “Out of the Cellar” debut album. 

Their sound is unmistakable and after pumping out 6 albums in 7 years, their place in the Hair Metal is well deserved.

The Ratt Award goes to Scott Ficek for his piece: The Best Investment Property Holding Entity is the LLC posted at Minnesota Investment Property Blog.

Scott has been putting a lot of work into his blog over the last 8 months and it really shows with great pieces like this one.

Side note: I recently saw Ratt play at a small bar here in Chico, CA.  Oh, how the times have changed. 

7. The Dokken Award

Hard core fans of Dokken never associated the band with hair metal mostly because they rejected the “Image Over Substance” cliche’ that the genre represented.  Dokken was probably the most talented musicians in the category, but one look at that hair, and you know to what their allegiance was.

The Dokken Award goes to Doug Willis for his article: A Critical Key Indicator Is Housing’s Crystal Ball posted at Up2Date.

I just really liked this blog.  I had never seen up2date before, and just thought it was a very well presented, organized and clean site.  Deena and Doug have nice hair too!

8. The Guns N’ Roses Award

Hair Metal blew out of popularity as fast as it blew in, leaving 100’s of touring make-up artists and hair stylists without a job. 

Guns N’ Roses makes this list because they were one of the last bands to ride their hair (and grittier sound) to success before the whole scene came crashing down with the rise of Grunge Rock.

Brian Block picks up the Guns N’ Roses award with  Drive to the Big, Huge House. Mine's the Little Crappy One Next Door. posted at Virginia Real Estate News.

Brian had me at the title.  It was the only post that made me laugh this week, so that certainly earned him a spot on the roster.

Side note: Saw G N’ R open for Aerosmith 2 nights in a row.  I’m pretty sure I still have some hearing damage from that one.

9. The Power Ballad Award

Break out the lighters.  Here comes the piano.  A tale of pain and heartbreak is here.  There is no Hair Metal without a power ballad. 

No Top Power Ballad List would be complete without including:
1. Home Sweet Home – Motley Crue
2. Every Rose Has It’s Thorn – Poison
3. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses

This week’s CoRE would not be complete without including the honorable mentions:
1. Denny Oh presents San Diego Home Prices are Falling posted at San DiegOh.
2. David Blockhus presents Crime In Your Neighborhood? Check It Out Online! posted at Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog.
3. Dee Copeland presents Austin Real Estate Update: North and South are HOT posted at Texas Realty Blog.
4. Larry Walker presents Blue Pill or Red Pill? posted at Larry's Take on the Cocoa Beach Real Estate Market.
5. Aaron Dickinson - Edina Realty presents Foreclosures & Shorts Sales Should Be Classified As Such on MLS posted at The Twin Cities Real Estate Blog.
6. Nigel Swaby presents Everybody Pays For Loan Limit Increases posted at Salt Lake Real Estate Blog.
7. Diane Tuman presents What Happens When Bad Credit Marries Good Credit posted at Zillow Blog.
8. Bob Stahl presentsMyPhoenixMLS.com Blog posted at "There’s No Place Like Home, There’s No Place Like Home" Home Values vs. Perception.
9. Ian Mariano presents Reno Home Blog: FHA,VA and Conventional loans: An Insider's Look by John Roussel posted at Reno Home Blog.
10. Dan Melson presents Down Payment Assistance: Buying FHA With No Money Down Doesn't Require 100% Financing! posted at Searchlight Crusade.
11. Raymond presents Top 6 Reasons And Considerations Why Your Home Isn’t Selling, And Ways You Can Improve posted at Money Blue Book.
12. Cliff Jacobson presents The Power Of SEO For Real Estate Websites posted at Clifford Jacobson, saying, "What can SEO do for you?"
13. Purva Brown presents Real Estate's Unexpected Fortunes: A Perspective posted at Sacramento Real Estate Gal.
14. Drew Meyers presents Q&A with Morgan Carey at Real Estate Webmasters posted at GeekEstate Blog.
15. Cindy Lin @ Staged4more presents Feng Shui — Crazy Cults or Sells Houses? posted at Staged4more Home Staging Tips + more!.

And finally:

10. The Cinderella Award

Have you looked at the picture to the left?  Bands like this could only have been successful when our minds are warped by MTV.  These guys actually sold nearly 20 million albums, riding the success of huge debut album.  Their first tour was as an opening act for Poison, glam rock’s poster child.

They make the list because their lead singer actually screamed his way to their fall from grace.  Tom Keifer’s singing style was so damaging to his vocal chords that he had to have several surgeries to just be able to speak again.  Needless to say, the band fell apart.

I’m dedicating the Cinderella Award to all the spam and off-topic articles that I received as entries to the Carnival.  We had Dating Tips, Diet Tips, Coupons, and Pills that do unmentionable things to your unmentionables (somewhat appropriate however, given the less than honorable intentions of most rock bands).

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Comments

[Uncle Jack (Jack LeVine)]

Wow, Jim. Great job. That's actually the best written CORE I've ever read. Next time, I'll remember to submit something!.

[Uncle Jack (Jack LeVine)]

damn, I forgot to say "first" :)

[Brian Block]

Jim, what an excellent Carnival this week! Thanks for the Guns N'Roses award. I'm glad that my post was able to add some comic relief to your week of reading. Some other excellent articles chosen this week as well.

[Craig Schiller]

HEY JIM!

WOW! I won the Bon JOVI! I'll gladly and proudly take it!

I really hope I have the longevity in staging that these guys had in ROCK & ROLL.

Its been too long since I played under the Real Estate Carnival's big top... it felt good to be back. AND better to be recognized.

As always, thanks to you and all the hosts that take this job on. I know it takes time, but I also know how rewarding it can be.

Craig Schiller
Real Estaging

PS: I LOVE the creativity of the Awards Catigory. You be soo clever!

[Cyndee Haydon]

Ok - all I can say is I'm glad we're not stuck in the 80's Hair fashion. Lots of great reads.

[Walt Dowdy]

Hilarious! The guy to the farthest right in the Cinderella pic is wearing leopard skin! [I had music from everyone of these bands when I was a kid.] Now I need to actually read the article and check the links! Great entertainment value Jim! Very creative!!!

[Stephen Winters]

Fantastic idea for carnival awards. Big idea goes with the big hair I suppose. Can you imagine 80's hair styles on Realtor business cards?

Cheers,

Stephen Winters

[Scott Ficek]

Jim-
That has to be the funniest CORE yet! Thanks for the RATT nod!

[Roberta Murphy]

Jim,

You ROCK!

Like Craig, I've been away from the CoRE scene for awhile--but couldn't resist hitting the stage for this one--with a can of hair spray:-)

Thanks for the award,

The White LionESS

[Money Blue Book]

Haha....I love this....thanks for the host!

[Jamey Bridges]

Great creative breakdown Jim. I have to say those bands are truly awesome. You will find everyone of them with songs on my iPOD. Nice post!

[Jennifer Kirby]

What, no Van Halen? I know they didn't use as much hairspray, but Dave did jump around alot, and scream into the microphone. Of course, they had some great talent, where some of the before mentioned bands didn't. Can't diss the ballad though. Great carnival theme...really made me laugh. Now, on to some reading...

[Jim Cronin]

I'm glad you all enjoyed the carnival. My take is that the word carnival inspires fun times, and that was what I had writing up this piece. I listened to music from each band as I looked for their pictures and wrote a couple sentences on each.

The hardest part was limiting the list to just the ones above. There are so many one-hit-wonders from that era that could have easily been chosen just for their hair alone. Just look at this pic - http://www.nolifetilmetal.com/images/nitro.jpg.JPG - Are you kidding me?

Other bands that I considered including were Van Halen and Aerosmith, but because they had achieved their success originally in the 70's, and because one band member's hair a Hair Metal Band does not make, I chose to exclude them.

That said, I believe the David Lee Roth (Van Halen's singer) in his prime was the epitome of a Rock Star, no doubt.

[Doug]

Jim,

Thanks for including us and also the nice comments. The commentary was fantastic, and the pictures were outrageous. Maybe next time we should all send in a picture from our high school yearbook. But then aren't those the pictures that many real estate agents already use?

[Jim Cronin]

Dokken Doug,
You're welcome, and you're funny.

[Gena Riede]

Congratulations to all those musically talented and blog writing talented bloggers...you rock!

Aren't Carnivals fun? I know I enjoyed hosting the Real Estate Carnival and Jim, you certainly put a different spin on it...great job!!

[Jim Cronin]

I think I made a mistake. Now that I have had a few days to think about the selections for this post, I realized and now regret that I had left out the band Stryper.
For a picture to tell the whole story:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=stryper&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

[Dee Copeland]

Darn...I didn't I didn't get a hair metal award? I'll just have to tease, spray, and scream my way to the top !

[Kansas City Real Estate]

Very creative...and funny!

[Steve Belt]

This was indeed an excellent Carnival. Very well done.