Black 'N Blue - Hold On To 18 (Official Video) (1984) From The Album Black 'N Blue

Hard rock/ glam metal band from Portland, Oregon that were criminally under rated and mishandled by their record company. They should have been huge but due to poor handling of their discography most people didn't know they even existed. They consistently put out great albums during their stint at Geffen Records that for whatever reason , got pushed aside and left behind while other bands exploded onto the scene and became stars. This track comes from their self titled debut and remains a classic for lovers of the genre of the hair bands although they were so much more musically.

[mahm]

Man great song and band. I wonder how many of us who were there in 1984 when this song came out and now so many years later wish we could have hold on to 18 and still living in 1984 I know I'm one of them.

[Duranie]

How I miss the sound of this era in rock. Another band who kicks ass.

[carlosmariotopelmangonzale]

1984...Great memories of a great Year in The Rock history🤟🔥

[Fretboard_Frenzy]

If Nicholas Cage and Dee Snider had a baby, that would be the singer of Black 'N Blue 😂

[Kakriainen]

The singer is the winner of the Dee Snider lookalike contest.

[HARDROCKreverie]

Boy, did you ever nail it. Whoever was in charge of these guys at Geffen, they should have been flogged. Absolutely fantastic band with an absolutely fantastic discography and twice as much talent as half the bands by whom they were outsold.

[ehecatlnineninenine]

Vocalist reminds me of dee snider twisted sister

[eerievon]

had this album on a bootlegged tape… the only Black N Blue i ‘owned’.. totally love this album especially this song n ‘school of hard knocks’… totally digs tommy thayer n amir derrakh of Rough Cutt.. 😀😀

[gregnorvell]

OMG haha I can't believe this. I haven't heard this for years. I bought this album close to when it came out. Then graduated to Slayer and I was hooked. Sorry B and B

[carlosmariotopelmangonzale]

I know then thanx to "Chains around Heaven" from The Metal Massacre I compilation...great

[romyngudmundson]

If nobody knows the guy in white with the black les Paul is Tommy Thayer

[TwentytenSB]

Yup, great band that got pushed aside. They most likely didn't want to... conform to what was demanded of them. This includes doing things that are morally corrupt. So their career is snuffed out, if they're lucky. Happens in every genre.

[stevenransberger]

Much better than Motley Crue! More talented should have made it huge like Def Leppard!

[nunodafonseca]

Generic Hard n Heavy band, like most bands that era. But not bad