MONROE "WON'T LAST FOREVER" c.1985

[@theangrycro-mag9444]

U U U U- U68!! Guitar flipping before it was cool! Haha. Remember seeing this on U68 when I was 18 and used to go to Lamour East all the time. Ah yes. New York metal scene in the 80s. Good times. Good times.

[@btsmchl]

Seen them a couple times back in the day. Always a good time

[@spookedhorse]

LOLOLOL!!!!! That U U U used to crack me and my buddies up. And their anti satan and drug awareness clips with bands like st vitus, the scorps, UFO, etc, LOL. Great memories. The channel always looked like bad tracking on a VHS tape, LOLOL

[@jamieflowers534]

I'm now friends with the lead guitarist (the one in red). He's a great guy. He's still a great musician. I pick on him about the hair all the time. 😂

[@SonicVR12]

So cheesy, but also talented and well choreographed

[@bobthebear1246]

Ah, the U68 days...80's New York Metro Glam Cheese at its finest! Never knew why these guys never got picked-up by a major label. They sure had the sound, attitude and the moves! :-)

[@alexkx8599]

Do you know if any of their music can be found in physical form?

[@amaurydieguez5779]

Remember they had that stupid puppet uuugie

[@amaurydieguez5779]

I’m having a Beavis and butthead cringe moment

[@rodjohnson3045]

This video shows all the reasons why they never got picked-up by a major label.

[@rodjohnson3045]

@@alexkx8599 God I hope not.

[@petemadison813]

They should re-release all the old demos on cd or digitally. This is good stuff.

[@richardferrara3000]

Yup, I remember these guys back in the day. U-68 The Power Hour! In NYC we'd pick it up on UHF, channel 68. We used to goof on this video, but now I actually miss those days😥

[@brendabeyer6704]

I just saw them last weekend at Bardis in Pequannock!!

[@joshweinstein5843]

Love Chubby Ones at 1:52 Typical 80's L'Amours Chicks!!!!!!

[@kainnosgoth7336]

Oh man, U-68 (Newark, N.J.) around 1985 or so...I remember seeing these guys many times on U-68, including a live show at bar down in Old Bridge around the same time. I used to know the one guitarist at Myspace a few years back. Good times, good music!

[@madometal]

Great great glam ....very catchy song

[@YOUMETYOURMATCH]

No way....awesome.Saw them plenty back in the old days.Lotsa fun.

[@claudiapatriciacallelopez5982]

Me encanta el Heavy Metal

[@madometal]

These guys are awesome

[@thegroupharmonyalley]

I used to see them a lot in the 80s. As I recall they cancelled their gigs a lot...never knew why...it's all kind of blur to me now. This was the first time I would see a group spinning their guitars, which was new to me and fascinating. The only other footage I ever discovered of guitar spinning much later on was by the Four Vagabonds who filmed spinning their stringed instruments in the 1940s.

[@jeremybilbrey1133]

the singer was probably perfecting his splits and couldnt make the dates

[@daniellynch387]

Wow! Bloody impressive!

[@traciiprada]

..q buena banda excelente videoo saludos desde colombia..

[@barakawins1]

Such a great band. Saw them in 1985 at the Wisla in Garfield NJ. Wish I had their demo tape.

[@J9black]

Looking forward to rehearsing with Billy C. this Thursday!

[@robertbower7461]

Cool AF✨

[@viceroy6282]

Soul Glow!

[@ogopogo1397]

I think he threw his back out on the last hip thrust. This is hilarious start to finish. Every cliche in the book within 30 seconds then repeated at least 3 more times each all in one song.

[@jeremybilbrey1133]

the band were good, the singer....meh

[@michaelgrado3346]

Yes they where good they own a shop in fair lawn nj

[@erichedrick6085]

Hey Eric c black hey billy your Johnny thunders/ keith rich Monroe old guitar player ya still around bro gunna try to look you up

[@kalegirl2]

WOW, I'm at the other end of the spectrum, gig and music-wise. Def not my music, but gotta say, this band was real good at what they did...not only the music - but the performance...SPECIAL!

[@sistermidnight]

Cool moves.

[@IndieAuriemma]

great rock and roll

[@inmyhouse11]

They were a great band to see if they decided to show up

[@ecilassik]

They had a double page spread in a local music paper for their “Night of the living dead” show here on Long Island. I had seen them every time they came here. Last minute the show was canceled….I was crushed. I think that was the last I heard from them.

[@tom-nl5sj]

Yea I used to see them when I was friends with Stan, (The other guitarist). Until the band, (Billy) did him dirty and fired him for an issue which he didnt understand. You would have thought that the band, (Billy) would have at least paid him some of the money that Stan had helped generate. He walked away with nothing. Richie P was a decent enough guy.

[@TheBill9262]

To bad that they didn't make a CD Like another NJ Band PROWLER

[@jonmallek7746]

Bill 9262 Prowling Death Squad!

[@80srocknheavyjohannhawk52]

Fantastic hair's :3

[@petemadison813]

Anyone have any demos of the band they'd like to share?

[@ecilassik]

I’m sure they do. I went to see them whenever they played Long Island. Billy gave me his phone number back then so I could contact him about sending me some stuff but I lost it.

[@ronnielewis896]

Richie!!!

[@edguygz7889]

Just this one track no physical release

[@MarvelDcImage]

I looked this up because I found an old cassette tape where I recorded this song from the TV. LOL!

[@angellynn4277]

✊❤👊❤✊

[@sdavis1476]

I remember Craig

[@jonmallek7746]

Who owns the name, Billy or Michael Monroe?

[@DJJSerpico]

Oh lord, Help us. Thank God for Metallica and Slayer.

[@rosasierranavarro4743]

A alguien mas les parece una mezcla de kiss y los pistol la banda de punk

[@edguygz7889]

Only song they made correct U68 original

[@underacheiver2000]

Remember the power hour at midnight. Saw these guys at The Rising Sun in Yonkers when I was too young to be in a bar.

[@ojane5]

What was the singer's name and what ever happened to him?

[@IndieAuriemma]

He's a tattoo artist in NJ, has been for decades

[@glenweisgerber3476]

Billy is his name.

[@ttarchives1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIGcgaWOrbyLjLM

[@internet7866]

He’s not a tattoo artist. He just owns a tattoo shop. @@IndieAuriemma

[@frogee123]

Cheesey- but love those days..

[@MrGuitartramp]

I bet you today they can't kick higher than their left sneaker.

[@shucom95]

Monroe still has it. You'd be surprised.

[@kerryhudson53]

And people wonder why glam died.....

[@francishudgick9392]

Kerry Hudson Glam was awesome!

[@kerryhudson53]

Correct. It was. But it got WAY to cheesy

[@TotalSinging]

these guys were around in the NY clubs prior to the glam scene '83-'85. Glam didn't really start until 1986 - in Hollywood. The lead singers father owned a lighting and sound company and completely financed the band. Saw them many times at The Rising Sun and L'Amour back in he 80s. Things is - the lead singer was actually quite a good singer - but in a horrible, cliched band.

[@chuckieg1000]

Another Dead End Kids imitator.

[@MetalZeroFX]

It's obvious why they went nowhere.

[@shortattentionspangarage1312]

Many of the 80's glam rock bands went nowhere. Grunge won.

[@sirdarklust]

I remember these clowns. They were so awful that they were fun, in that sort of bad movie way.

[@johnstrika9170]

Wow lol. The 80s were my era and even I find this shit embarrassing 😂😂😂

[@MrGuitartramp]

WTF?

[@rodjohnson3045]

I just threw up a little in my mouth.

[@alejandraleon2524]

calmate bentarrón no que muy de locas ahhaha ? se enamoró de mi monroe no ?

[@chrisballas3356]

Sorry but not good. I saw them once in the early '80s. I think I only stayed for a few songs.

[@cherrybullet1]

A bit too contrived which comes across as cheese.

[@JR-xj2vr]

Ugh.... this is the reason why hard rock died in the middle 1980’s....Not there fault...just the natural fate of every band that followed every band back then.

[@TheJetfighter666]

Jesse Rozycki Since when did hard rock or metal ever die? What planet do you live on? Planet top 40?? Metal got faster and heavier in 87!! Do you think bands just went away because some one waved a magic wand? No! Metal became a “ fad “ in the early 80’s . It was born out of TNWOBHM! American bands watered it down and ruined it with shit like quiet Riot, Ozzy, Dokken, Motley Crue. No hard rock/ metal never went anywhere, you did! and the rest of the know nothings! There are thousands of great heavy bands out there right now!! Always were, always gonna be!! I don’t mean Gretta Van Fleet either!!! You know, everything looks corny and dated when we look back at a style or fad. That is the way of the world. Some bands transcend, some don’t. God! Some of the worlds best bands didn’t even start until the 90’s and 2000’s!! Go out, discover, search it out. Believe me, the music still rocks hard son!

[@alexkx8599]

@@TheJetfighter666 PLEASE give me and the rest of us some direction...

[@ronnieacerra1382]

Sure! Of course you know bands like Maiden, Saxon, ManOwar are still out there making new albums and touring. Psychedelic music is happening again and just so much. I am 63 now so I don’t like the screaming, growling groups so I will leave them out. My favorite bands over the last fifteen years are The Helacopters and a great fun band that combine classic punk and metal called Turbo Negro. So many Stoner Rock bands like Wolf’s Tooth!! To me, they are a modern day Maiden. I love sHeavy from Canada. So Sabbath!! More stoner bands to check out are-Nashville Pussy, YOB,Saint Vitas,Hermano,Orange Goblin,Witch Craft, Fireball Ministry , Monster Magnet,Black Wizard,Queens Of The Stone Age,Witch,Dixie Witch, SeaOf Green to start with. There are litterely hundreds more. I could make your head spin!! Or if you like classic Metal? Um... Fire Wind, Dust Sucker Seven Witches I could go on all night. Go to you tube. When you put a band in to listen, they will always give you suggestions on the right. I can give you great bands from the 70’s!! Enough to last you a life time. Listen to my bands The BEAST!! GLORIONBLAK!! And TYRANT!! Rock out with your cock out!! Get make in touch. Ronnie Ace Acerra! Red Bank/ Pikeville KY/ Clifton NJ! New album coming next year GIGANTIS!! Look for it!!❤️