![]() ![]() How frontman Miljenko Matijevic is still able to hit those high notes all these years later is beyond me. Hell, that was probably the only song of the set we could singalong to without suffering an aneurysm or some other fatal injury. This movie has a strong following among the 80s hard rock crowd, as evidenced by the group singalong that was “We All Die Young”. Next Setlist: Our Predictions Begin: 1990 Country: United States Biography: Steelheart is a musical group fronted by Croatian-American musician Miljenko. In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock, Steelheart is responsible for the music heard in the 2001 cult classic, Rock Star. ![]() Although it touched on nearly every facet of their 30+ year career, the set drew heavily from their 1990 self titled debut (their best selling album), as well as songs from their “Marky” Mark Wahlberg fronted friends, Steel Dragon. With an arsenal of anthemic choruses, shredding solos, and vocal acrobatics that’d make King Diamond blush at their disposal, Steelheart unleashed a fiery 75 minute set. Lucky for them, Steelheart’s brand of industrial strength pop metal would appease their appetite and then some. Roughly 30 minutes after Jack Russell’s Great White wrapped up, Steelheart took the stage to an audience that had grown from hungry to rabid. “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” (Ian Hunter cover).For Steelheart, this was going to be a tough act to follow. The outfit has gone through many line-up shifts since it got started in 1990, yet Milis powerful voice and multi-octave range has remained the heart and soul of the band. Russell sang his heart and soul out on “Save Your Love”, “Lady Red Light”, and “Rock Me”, just to name a few. Steelhearts 1991 Concert History 44 Concerts Steelheart is a musical group fronted by Croatian-American musician Miljenko 'Mili' Matijevic. This is a guy who, despite facing demons and health woes, goes onstage every night and gives it his all. The crew was kind enough to give me the set list and oddly the song I wanted was crossed off. Of all the 80s glam metal singers, none have held up better vocally than Russell. The first band was SteelHeart and admittedly for this band. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The star of the night was their namesake, Jack Russell. Although they played all too briefly, the band killed it. In fact, the band has so many hits, I couldn’t help but overhear audience members asking in between sets, “Why didn’t they play *insert classic song here*?” The reason was because their set was limited to an hour. They were one of the flagship bands of glam metal’s second wave, with 10 million albums sold and a slew of rock radio hits. I say “shockingly” because if we’re looking at hits, record sales, and raw statistics, Great White was much bigger than Steelheart. Shockingly, the evening began with Jack Russell’s Great White. Here’s the pictures and review to prove it. ![]() Yes, for a few brief hours, you would’ve thought grunge and nu metal had never happened. Both bands are representative of a simpler, happier time in rock n’ roll: A time when MTV actually played music, rock radio actually played rock, and Tawny Kitaen (R.I.P.) was the “it girl”. That’s exactly what was in store for the hard rock hungry crowd at the Arcada Theatre this past Friday night, as Steelheart and Jack Russell’s Great White delivered a double bill for the ages. The band stormed the stage ahead of the forthcoming release of their comeback album, “Through Worlds of Stardust”, which is represented with the inclusion of “My Dirty Girl”, while the rest of the setlist includes Steelheart classics! With tracks culled from the self-titled debut album and from the “Rockstar” movie soundtrack, singer Miljenko Matijevic was in fine form and delivered an amazing performance to the wowed crowd! The show is also a fitting tribute to the loving memory of Steelheart guitarist Kenny Kanowski, who passed away just a couple of months after this last performance with the band.The late 1980s: An era dominated by big hair and big riffs. “Rock’n Milan” is a live album and long-form video of Steelheart’s live performance at Frontiers Rock Festival IV in Milan, Italy on April 29, 2017. ![]()
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