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This is in response to Kevin's request for a list of Musik Express (yes it was spelled with a K) music.

Understand that even today RI has a big 80s rock oreintation. Music Express music changed each year but typical music included: (and much of this played into the 90s).

1. Def Leppard - particularly Pour Some Sugar on Me.

2. Great White's - The Once Bitten album. For those of you from outside RI this is the band that was playing when the Station House Nightclub burned to ground in 2003 when a pyrotechnic show went bad (understatement) and 100 people burned to death. I didn't lose anybody but I was making calls that night to find out.

3. Damn Yankees

4. Rick Astley - go figure. I don't know why this made it either.

5. Steppanwolf - Born to Be Wild.

6. Van Halen - Pre-Hagar.

7. Aerosmith.

8. Queensryche - I Don't Believe In Love

9. Skid Row

10. Scorpions - Savage Amusement

11. Metallica

12. Iron Maiden

13 . Bad Company - the album with Shooting Star and Rock'N Roll Fantasy.

14. Jody Watley

15. Kim Wilde

16. Samantha Fox

17. Expose

18. Cover Girls

19. Taylor Dane (who did actually perform there)

20. Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction

21. Motley Crue

22. AC/DC

23. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell

24. Billy Idol - the follow up album that had White Wedding.

25. Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - The album with I Love Rock N Roll

26. Lita Ford

27. Bon Jovi

28. Ratt - Out of the cellar

29. Warrant - The Album Cherry Pie

30. Journey

31. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

32. Anthrax

33. Snap - The Power

34. Black Sabbath

35. Ozzy Ozborne - The Ultimate Sin

36. Boston

37. Cinderella

38. Dokken

39. Heart

40. White Snake

41. Bryan Adams - The album with Summer of 69.

42. Europe - The Final Countdown (double ugh!)

43. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire

44. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing.

45. Huey Lewis and The News

46. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.

...hope you're not disappointed. I'm not defending all this music mind you...I'm just reporting on what was there. Some was good, some was bad. Some was very very bad. The above list is by no means complete.

Additionally, when I name only one song. I don't mean they bought the single. It just means I dont know the album name.

Another list of interest would be all the bands that actually played live there. They did get some big names and there were concerts almost every weekend from about June to labor day. Everything from reasonably unknown bands like Danger Danger, to well known cover bands like The Machine to big time names like Gloria Estefan and Steppanwolf. The concerts were introduced in the 80s and stayed until the park closed.
It's so sad looking at this and knowing that none of the interior of the building exists now.
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i love the door and the detail of the shot itself ie: the rust on the door and the water tracks running downward
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i would guess the blue light would be cause by something like the moon or along those lines possibly a flashlight i have no real clue what would creat it just the moon through a window is my guess
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this shit rocks!!!
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its sorta scary...ya think? but it is really cool...just what i needed 4 my project
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kinda makes me think bout camping.....just nicer.....and no digging
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the light painting makes beautiful effects congrats on your endevours motts
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whats up with all the water? did like all the rain drain in or somethin?
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I my self have attempte to enter this place, and its on lock down. If anyone knows how to get me in let me know.
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Mr. Motts. I love the work you do but are'nt you scared of the crap . From when you enter of breathing in? Be careful. Regards. I dare you to go to waverly hills. I'm going soon. can't wait.
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As an architect and historian, I just found this site. I remarked at lunch today toanother architect that it looked a lot like Mohonk. And now I find that the developer is from my town..
Thanks Pat for all the info. ajax_1@usa.net
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I use to work there years ago, back in the 80's. There are underground tunnels that link alot of the buildings. I went and visited when I was home last. Its Creepy. Good place for a horror movie.
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Toilet paper holders can be wrenched off the wall, so in many lock down facilities they weren't used. The toilet roll was usually left sitting next to or on the toilet.
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how did you get that little girl staring directly into the camera?