Posts tagged "Jani Lane"

Aging Hip Replacement #9: Heaven (And Change) Isn’t Too Far Away

Lead singer of pop metal act Warrant, Jani Lane, died over the weekend. He was 47. That makes his death (which was probably the result of drugs and alcohol) not as stunning as Kurt Cobain’s due to his youth or as expected as so many older rock and movie stars who pass away. It was a slow burn for Lane and unfortunately, the last couple of decades hadn’t been kind. For the most part, Warrant was a culturally insignificant hair […]

R.I.P. Jani Lane

Warrant first emerged on the music scene in 1989 with the release of their debut album “Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich” when I was a freshman in high school. Hair metal was still wildly popular at this time and Warrant became instantaneously well known upon the release of their first single “Down Boys” and then megastars upon the release of the ballad “Heaven”. The singles “Big Talk” and “Sometimes She Cries” kept the popular streak alive and Warrant had officially […]