Wherein Eric and John take a scenic tour through the cassette collection of a young Eric, and explore three of the biggest pop metal hit albums of the mid-1980s: Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet, Whitesnake- Whitesnake (aka 1987), and Def Leppard- Hysteria.

Assigned Listening #1: Bon Jovi- "You Give Love a Bad Name" (the video) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ

Assigned Listening #2: Whitesnake- "Here I Go Again" (1982 video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSlSaGcc0QM "Here I Go Again" (1987 video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8RHM1OCg

Assigned Listening #3: Def Leppard- "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (the video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIB9Y4OFPs Visit us at: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠ (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc⁠

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