Babylon A.D. - Bang Go The Bells

[@Chuckdeisel76]

So many bands just like Babylon A.D. didn't get the credit they deserve cause of grunge! I still love this music and wouldn't give it up for anything! \m/

[@shirleygiordano7627]

I hate grunge. 😒

[@JennNJ10]

Just like American Angel !! I had this Album , Desperate is another great song from these guys!!!!

[@traghettatoredelcrostolo5266]

@@shirleygiordano7627 yes! agree I hate grunge it's shit

[@JasonNoxid]

This is way better than that depressing grunge garbage!

[@juliereminiec4937]

Love this song !

[@prlopez6134]

It’s 2024 who is still listening

[@alvindaughtry2168]

I will always listen.

[@sramsey8814]

Me. I have always loved this band.

[@tb3410]

I sure as hell am!

[@pcbpo23]

I’m listening with your mom 😉

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

I was 24 when this tune came out. Yes.....it was a killer time. I thank God everyday for letting me be of age in the 80's.

[@suplex2000]

Being born in 1970, I was 13 in 1983, up to 19 in 1989, so when I was a teenager, it was the 80's, and I wouldn't trade that for anything in this world!

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

suplex2000 \m/

[@edroberts3356]

suplex2000 me too.freddie mercury, Rob Halford, and jeff tate are my favorite singers.

[@BCTTV_DTJ]

Nice profile pic. Criss Oliva is my favorite of all time. RIP

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

He was the best. Raise the fist of the Metal child!

[@toddkonopa2294]

You'll never hear great music like the '80's hair bands. We had it all back then.

[@ashayarekar2331]

Can we please have such riffs back again ? This is pure brilliance..... Just eargasmatic...... 80s Metal was, is and will remain the finest music to have ever been created...... \m/

[@ronpf1]

I've got a hundred more where that came from

[@robertdemeter5793]

Completely understand. I attended over 200 Rock concerts. Eye thank the infinite multi - Dimensional Universe everyday for having the priceless experiences of growing up in the 1980's. Nature is my church, and Rock N' Roll and Heavy Metal music is my religion !! Thank - You Mother Ayahuasca, infinite Endless Gratitude ! ;- )

[@paulbradley705]

Riffs were banned in 1990 power chords were banned in 1992.

[@shack8110]

don't forget Killer Dwarfs - Dirty Weapons; Sleaz Beez - Stranger than Paradise and EMN - Love Can make You Blind;

[@SavageImprint]

I'm into all kinds of shit but this was truly the era of unapologetically kick ass riffs!

[@nevenshadoenew503]

Man, when I was growing up, my dad was all about this kind of 80’s - early 90’s rock and on Saturday/Sunday mornings, when we were off from school and work, he would rock the house with songs like this. I grew up listening to Metal Church, Sleaze Beeze, McQueen Street, Asphalt Ballet, Helloween, Bang Tango, Babylon AD, Warrior Soul, Dokken, Fastway, and Bullet Boys...etc. I miss those times back then just enjoying the morning, rocking out, and no care in the world. Man what I would give to go back in time bout 22 years ha. All this great music though is just nostalgic to my childhood and I couldn’t be more grateful!

[@metalfansavarani]

Same with me and my dad

[@tdupuy]

Great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@thingfish000]

Wish I'd had a cool dad.

[@brydenfriberg87]

can you send me some more of those types of bands?

[@michaels3325]

Cool. I was a dad from all that. Love those bands.

[@VerdyCobb]

Here I am 62 yrs old scrolling KZbin and I Find this band. My band opened for them at the Button South Hallendale FLA. 87_88 . I forgot all about this band. They were pretty good.

[@sheepheadlori758]

I’m 63 and I still love this song! So much great music then!

[@ProjectCreativityGuy96]

For anyone who was a teenager in the 80s, I truly envy You...

[@davedropd1]

I was....🤘😆🤘...🎙️🎸🥁....

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

Became a teenager in 88! Best decade to be alive!

[@garyshockley4928]

80's rock bands are the best! This is the way all music should sound!

[@johncallaghan8696]

Spot on Gary. Great days mate. Steve 👍

[@shack8110]

don't forget Killer Dwarfs - Dirty Weapons; Sleaz Beez - Stranger than Paradise and EMN - Love Can make You Blind;

[@blsman9417]

man it's funny I'm 21....I totally wish I grew up in the 80's.......funny thing is when I was in 9th grade me and my friend loved 80's hair metal and I swear best times of my life even though it was 30 years later.....it kills me every time guys talk about how awesome the 80's were well at least I got to take some of it in

[@brandonrice9592]

+BLSMan94 I'm 21 too. Best music ever

[@Debbiesunshinegirl1452]

Damn Straight! 80's girl here

[@annahanguiano8931]

Joe Eversole So true. social media and internet in itself has really changed the world. for better and worse!

[@therealjimmybuffett]

BLSMan94 same dude! I was born in 1994 as well. Throughout middle and high school everyone listened to rap, and I'm over here like "screw that! Motley Crue, AC/DC, GnR all the way!!" I'm glad I took a liking to 80's metal, it has shaped me into the person I am today.

[@samuelbean9928]

I wish I could remember more of the eighties,and in case anyone reads this that knew me then I apologize for the dumb shit......well maybe I do,maybe I dont

[@jeremybilbrey1133]

Babylon, Lillian Axe and Leatherwolf were my fav bands back in the day...and everyone of those are still killing it

[@ronpf1]

Finally got to play with both of those bands a few years ago here and there. Great bunch of guys each

[@dariobava]

@@ronpf1 hey Brother Hope you and this Fantastic band are all doing well!!

[@dariobava]

Yea Man all 3 Amazing Bands!! 3 of my favorites.

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

White Wolf , White Tiger , Saber Tiger, Trixter, South Gang, Danger Danger , Kix, Winger , Warrant, Lord Tracey , Slaughter, Xtreme, Poison , Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Damn Yankees, Bang Tango, Love/ Hate , Skin N Bones , Loudness, Babes In Toyland , Tesla , Cheap Trick, Night Ranger , Great White , The Scorpions, Def Leppard, Motley Crue , Twisted Sister, Slayer , Iron Maiden, Van Halen , Journey, Megadeth , Anthrax, White Snake , Firehouse, Steelheart, Hearem Scareem, Dokkan, Hurricane, Jekyl, Dangerous Toys , KIX, MSG, XYZ, Halloween, Accept, Kiss, Gun's N Roses , Queen's Ryche, Mastodon, Saber Tiger , Leather Wolf , Wasp , Stryper, Accept, AC/DC , Tesla , Testament, Metallica, Spread Eagle, Giant , Bullet Boy's , Ugly Kid Joe , Hurricane, Nelson, Guffira, Nitro, Vixen, White Snake, Sleeze Beez, Triumph, Shotgun Messiah, Every Mothers Nightmare, Kingdom Come, Scream, John Bonham, Bon Jovi , Dream Theater . You still had 80's bands performing in the 90's. The Grunge Era didn't kill jack shit it started in 1983 you didn't start seeing Grunge bands fading out until 1995 .

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

The reason those bands started struggling was because of Doom Metal, Black Metal , Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Nu Metal. A band like Korn , Sepultara, Cannibal Corpse, the new era of Pantera was changing the music industry in the 90's but most of those late 80's bands carried on until 2000 struggling nobody was listening to Grunge bands at that time . They wanted something like Skinless, Cryptopsy, Limpbiskit, Disturbed, System Of A Down , Drowning Pool, Vader , Night Wish.

[@rustyking8783]

They were playing in a bar in their hometown in Northern California and l saw them and thought 'Who cares'. That night l won this CD as a door prize. Loved them ever since. They should have been huge.

[@Buckseed]

My Neighbors' are the Derek's nephew and niece who moved up to Portland from Palo Alto. They have some funny stories about Rockstar Uncle Derek! I do remember this band on MTV Headbangers Ball all those years ago!

[@wallybacon22]

This whole album is awesome.

[@JennNJ10]

Yes!!!! “Desperate” another piece of GOLD!!!!! off album

[@matsonrules]

This is one badass band!!! I had this tape and I never understood why this wasn’t one of the biggest bands out there. Great choruses, write great songs, great singer with a distinct voice and a tight rocking band.

[@PhilthyShred]

I always said, when you die, you go to Heaven, and Heaven is not a place, but a moment in time when you were at your happiest. Basically Heaven is the 80's. See ya all there ; )

[@StangQuest94]

This CD never gets old! Never! I got it as part of BMG Music Club...remember them? Thought okay, this could be good...24 freakin' years later it's still one of my favorites!

[@surfbug1]

BMG!!!! YEAHHHH

[@patpolowyk6434]

Babylon A.D., was and still is a GREAT band.i will always support them.

[@6StringPsychedelic]

Ron Freschi was a co worker of mine, he has his own band " Syrym" I know he was taking time off all the time touring europe.. not sure if much traction in the US for good music anymore but, the dude is a awesome guy. * rock on man!

[@darwleg]

One of the most fucking UNDERRRRRRRATED bands of the 80's !

[@hommie789]

There are so many unknown bands from this era, hard to pick a "most underrated" These guys were awesome but so was Shotgun Messiah, Tuff, Danger Danger, Roxx Gang, Sleez Beez, Dangerous Toys, Vein just to name a few. Great time to be alive and party but now we are all just old lol.

[@dariodepeche1568]

+hommie789 I totally agree buddy, specially that :"we are old now" :p

[@kevinanderson9864]

@@hommie789 Bang Tango

[@edchat3]

I was 22 years old when this hit! Was awesome then, and still love it 30 years later!

[@donm8363]

I saw Babylon AD live at Impaxx in Buffalo NY. They were great live and the over 1500 in attendance were wild. It was a great night. Love their sound.

[@countrylapi9245]

So sad… one of the BEST… Riffs… EVER!!!! This should be in the millions of likes…. 😢

[@williambrown5013]

My main regret in life is that I pursued a career and not my dream of being in a 80's hair band. Yeah, I might have been burnt out by now, but god, it would have been quite the ride! Gotta watch these videos once a week! Keeps me going!

[@johnburkhardt462]

I wasted my life trying to be a weatherman. My career lasted three years. Now I wash dishes and play guitar

[@pro2winkc]

October 2022, I just discovered this song….what a lost treasure!!!

[@dee9568]

Now 51.... this tune....still holds up.

[@MetalGhost69]

It goes without saying that this song kicks serious ass.......The disc is one of my top five of of all time. There is not a bad tune on there, and this band is beyond underrated. What a kick ass band.........I would still love to see them live one day.

[@ErichHardRock]

One of the best albums of the 80s! GREAT music!

[@aaronmnsky]

I was 16 when this gem rolled out and I embedded it into my brain by listening to this entire album over and over and over..

[@jerichorocks1562]

most underrated band ever...................... these dudes rocked

[@Thesmartdoorbellinventor]

nice! nothing like good old rock from the 80's

[@pfslik]

I saw Wildside and White Zombie open for Babylon AD..what a effin show! Max's in Ithaca ruled!

[@pfslik]

I commented this 10 years ago...still listening, still kicks ass. BTW their new album kicks ass too

[@Phoenix_VanDerWeyden]

Music at its finest !! I wish there were at least 10 bands like this one today ....

[@ZKAttack]

Agreed. Check out our page, we just interviewed their lead singer Derek Davis. facebook.com/hairmetalmusic

[@stevesullivan8963]

Indeed. Probably the finest music of the era. I don't like labels, but long live the "Hair Metal"... even after the hair's gone. Lol! Damn I miss my mullet and Jackson guitars.

[@axlkix5655]

I agree 100%. But even if there were bands like this today they wouldn't be the ones getting airplay on the radio. And I don't think there is anywhere to watch videos anymore.

[@Phoenix_VanDerWeyden]

Axl Kix We can watch them on YT :) and hear them on web radios :)

[@axlkix5655]

Good point. It is nice to be able to watch or hear almost any song or video with such ease.

[@Spookyspectacular13]

These guys are so nice in person

[@rebeccafinch5629]

Great song and video from the glory days of rock and metal.

[@DEUCEFREHLEY1]

I heard this tune for the first time in L.A. circa 1989....it has all the elements of a killer rock tune. Great vocals, crunchy guitar, sweet lead, GREAT drum mix!! I Love this song!!! I have also banged many women's bells while listening to this song...lol

[@johnchitwood8799]

Had they come out 5 years earlier they would be a smash hit band, their 2nd album Bad Blood was EXCELLEMT

[@ChrisEllenback]

I met one of the guitar player in n Tampa in the 90s. Really cool guy, working at a music store there. Too bad we could not have jammed got something going

[@michaelgunterfonluhter4187]

Very very cool the fantastich hard rock melodic band!! Sing!Back!play! solos! sound!! Rock n rooooooll!!

[@eriklara68]

I love the heavy the 80's. I never get tired listen this music. I remember my old brother and his cassettes. wow WHAT A TIME......

[@harisbluebiru]

I am Indonesian. I like this song and video. nice song and video. good intro. pure hard rock. Babylon AD is good hard rock band. success for Babylon AD. I like hard rock songs and music. success for all hard rock bands in around the world. hard rock music will alive. forever. greetings from Indonesia. thank you.

[@gunnarjordan6980]

Great album! Still rock it in my car!

[@beehappy8941]

perfect debut album with songs that will not leave your mind once you gave them a listen - love that band big time, had the luck to see them live in germany at the Bang Your Head Festival not so many years ago - still got headaches from back then - cheers and stay healthy everyone

[@padme1969]

The whole album kicks ass! Love these guys!

[@SUCHY1983ify]

There were loads of great bands arriving late 80s before the arrival of grunge.Why couldn't the 80's rock scene last forever?

[@mikebrunke6803]

This is probably the best one hit wonder song of the 80's. Perfect video for the era. I remember the days before subs. 100 watt power booster and 12" three way house speakers in my hatchback. Good times.

[@e5capevelocity100]

Great band, great album, still listen to it regularly, The Kid Goes Wild from the Robocop 2 movie, was a belter too, from the same album, Sally Danced, Desperate, Shot o love, Hammer Swings Down, Back in Babylon, every track on the album is outstanding

[@jeffrikard7640]

I was a teen in the late 80s and it was the best time to be a teenager. The hair bands, cruising with the windows down radio blasting, headbanging till you had whiplash. What a time to be alive! I'm just sorry my son and granddaughter didn't get to experience that time. Everything is on camera now and everyone wants to be offended by every little thing now days. You can't have any fun anymore. It all started going down hill with NIRVANA and that grunge crap. Then on top of that Metallica cut their hair and dressed like boy banders. What a disgrace

[@TwentyOneRoyalMusic]

I could not love this more. Great riff!

[@bell677]

one of my all time favorite bands !!

[@itsjustme339]

I completely forgot about these guys. Great stuff. Man I miss the '80's. Sucks getting old. But we still have this stuff to take us back to our misspent youth. Rock On. Bang Go The Bells!!!

[@shekharsharma1490]

It's Just Me , yeah, miss those days damn bad, seriously !!!!

[@JennNJ10]

Desperate , played the shit outta that song too!!

[@double42]

This is like a forgotten rock classic I remember as a awesome rock song I really liked back in the day .

[@prrsd4046]

Great period for music. Grew up in the 80's and was the best. So many bands.

[@TrailerParkMafia1]

Killer song!! Awesome Band!!

[@NMRawker]

Las Cruces, NM @NMSU way back you guys killed it !!

[@electricjohn11]

I'll take the debauchery of the 80's any day over the lawlessness of the status quo!

[@OldSkoolAnimeFan]

Pause those end "credits" you won't be disappointed.

[@debbieathy5204]

Awesome love this band I remember having this tape finding it in a Christmas tree shop store down in cape cod when I was shopping with my mom when we owned two cottages in Dennis port mass that we would rent out in the summer , now I have to find the tape in cd now being 47 years old and still love my old school metal head chick bands like this one , great song

[@bryandyke2037]

These guys are so great. One of my lost favorites along with Lion. These guys put out a lot more music though.

[@enzobinelli9397]

Espectacular tema musical ❤️del hard rock de la década de oro de los 80 ❤️ aguante el heavy metal de los 80 😈🤘🧛🤘👹🤘💯❤️

[@2012phsycsid]

I've worn out several cd's since they first came out and loved hearing the music. But this VIDEO takes it to a whole different level.

[@Egzistor]

Very massive drums section!!!It's awesome!

[@mowgli2071]

3:32 A vacation to Beirut in 1989 / 1990? Yes! Just what I've always wanted!

[@ndwm2112]

you are absoulutlly right man right on like the style of hair rock bands would wear n the 80s long live the hair metal from the 80s

[@howardmenkes2926]

Who's my daddy?

[@Krrrimmi]

I have a profile poster of Babylon A.D. since highschool. 🤘😎

[@432b86ed]

f-in grunge robbed these guys of the mega millions they had coming.

[@93mustang]

Music at it's best.

[@1979lilredexpress]

Awesome Ron! I always loved your riffs and have many memories listening to you guys growing up. Keep up the great work man!

[@jimthar17]

Would love to see them do an album of this magnitude again. Just pure balls, attitude, and aggression. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[@CheriHenderson-gx6qs]

I love this band I wish the lead singer would keep his long hair and I am heavy metal and rock and roll music

[@rikpatrik7331]

Love this band

[@marcofdelos]

I just learned how to play this song on my guitar, and burned my house down playing this. Long live the 80's. berst time of my life..90's too!

[@NuggetRetired]

I loved these guys opening up for Y&T … funniest thing is I was drunk as hell and really wanted their autographs and didn’t have anything for them to sign.. I made a deal I’d buy 2 shirts if they signed one and that shirt is still unworn with all their signatures on it.. not very legible because they signed it against the wall but I know the story and they are an awesome nice group of guys

[@stevesullivan8963]

LOVED this band back in the day. Sexy fuckin' riff!

[@davidatwell1421]

Still do , and really f'n LOUD AND CLEAR. ROCK AND FUCKING ROLL ! of course ,I'm from S.A. ,TX. AND PROUD!

[@dextervortexsungte5348]

Steve Sullivan this type of riff was already exist if you know the band called RIOT, song name is HARD LOVIN MAN, ablum- "restless breed" 1982. RIOT was a head of their time in 70's they already had 80's sound of speed metal

[@alishatoleu4062]

I have had the cassette, and 3 or more CD's cant get enough!!! Never got to see them live and they are from not to far from me :(

[@88vandal1]

Coolest guitar intro ever!

[@jjndez]

Awesome, totally awesome 😊

[@dmoneytron]

Love the 80s. We missed so much...

[@warmonger8799]

AWESOME

[@michaelmeier734]

One of the best Rocksongs ever !!!!!!!

[@88vandal1]

Top 10 guitar riff ever!!

[@JamieValleeJayCanada1]

Got on as a morning show comedy guy at KBER in SalLake we broke his band in, with Slaughter, Steelheart, Tesla, anWingnut Winger! We were the 1st Rock station to break in Slaughter, you can ask Mark and Dana, Kip, Mark Kendall who married a Salt Lake girl!! Women out number men 4-1 in SLC!! NO JOKE!! Thse guys are all still friendsand were on or show here in Vegas. The late 80's an PRE GRUNGE 90s PRE ROCKED!! UE ROC RADIO.COM!!

[@angw8419]

Going to see these guys tomorrow night! Super excited!

[@webtixdirect]

Played the shit outta this CD back in the day! You guys should get on M3 concert bill if you can still get together....awesome tunes fo show!!!

[@Tiamat1156]

If this band would've been around earlier in the 80s, they would've been huge. They still should have been anyway. Awesome sound and huge talent.

[@muzicgr8]

Amazing Guitar Riffs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ryant3600]

love these guys.. and just picked up their new live cd. Yes, they're back...and it's killer...

[@eoeo1201]

still like ..and still like it...when i heard those babylon songs 20 years go...great music..and great feelings every songs.

[@matthewrogers6866]

All this brought to u kept alive by dee sn. House of hair all online radio stations all over this land

[@loriannedc]

I had this cassette!

[@brcar6862]

Still got cassette and cd

[@angelicinspirations8354]

Great album! I remember it well!!! :-)

[@voodoolife]

Played shows with these guys in the Bay Area back in the day. Alley Boys, Psychedelic Cowboys, Mister Hyde, Skin & Bonz (band I was in), Dog Town, Vicious Rumors, Vain, Erotic Doll, Alley Cat Scratch, so many others. The Bay was a unique tribe for sure, damn good times.

[@mcshouse75]

im telling you this is what rock n roll is all about fuckn music and women really ive been playin since i was 11 and now im 36 this is what its about!!!!

[@gorgemetz8062]

Love this song and it plays often on Hair Nation Deep Cuts. I feel bad for young musicians because they missed out on the golden age of metal, where debauchery was the norm.

[@keithm.6650]

Playing with these guys tomorrow at the Whisky. Come on down!

[@keith-kessinger]

I just did a guitar tutorial of this classic Babylon A.D. song. One of my favorites. Can you believe I was the first one to make a lesson video of this killer tune? WTF?!

[@sramsey8814]

One of those bands that should have been way bigger than they were. Just like Heaven's Edge or Blue Thunder, Rhino Bucket

[@martinrivera6828]

I still have a lot of cassettes with this music I refuse to let them go, don't ask me why.

[@roundcornerent]

WHY ? Cuz there fuckin good . thats why

[@joenieto5491]

Very cool band

[@mikeurban9041]

This album was so good. Discovered these guys when Kid Goes Wild was in Robocop 2.

[@alisonannallyallen1437]

I love this song. Always have