Steel Rainbow: The Legendary Underground Guide to Becoming an '80s Rock Star

By Jordan Hart

Looking back at '80s Hair Metal, one thing is apparent--every band looked and sounded exactly the same. According to legend, this is because of a secret text written by an anonymous record label in 1984 that promised fame and fortune to anyone who followed it word-for-word. As the music scene started to change in the '90s, this text faded into obscurity, never to be read and followed again...until now. Here, in all its glory, is a replica of that original text, painstakingly rewritten word-by-word for today's retro music hopefuls to follow. The text, which covers everything from how to write music to how to dress, includes the following illustrated tips:

On How to Look:

Be sure to showcase your chest 75 percent of the time.

On How to Write Music: Us exc ssiv mla ts in s ng titl s.

Write a song for all the ladies out there, and declare it in the intro.

On How to Play: Multiply the number of amps you need by six.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762780738
• ISBN13: 9780762780730
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 6.9"