Hair Metal

Warrant

SHE'S MY CHERRY PIE! You could sing that forever, couldn't you? Warrant was a little late to the Sunset Strip, but they partied all night with the best of them.

Warrant had 5-6 solid hits, including the power ballad Heaven, the nuanced blues heavy Uncle Tom's Cabin, and the arena rock anthem, Cherry Pie.

Warrant, a Hair Metal rock band from United States
Warrant | United States

8.25/10

Cool drinks of water, Warrant has thusly been dubbed the White Leather band, by us, for their numerous appearances in the regalia on MTV.

The band notoriously gave the middle finger to Tipper Gore for her stance on the parental advisory label on their second commercially released album, Cherry Pie, with the final track entitled "Ode to Tipper Gore", a track littered with profanity.

The band was also notorious for having Mike Slamer sub-in in the studio to lay down a ton of guitar work. Rock & Rollers, man ... they just need to be good looking, ain't that right? No need to play your own instruments!

Check out this interview from Warrant's producer, Beau Hill. He references Erik and Joey not being on par with the best guitarists of the time. So, they only played on the rhythm parts.

Though former Lynch Mob vocalist, Robert Mason is currently in Warrant, the guy you remember singing is Jani Lane.

Here are our thoughts on the best Warrant songs.

Warrant Band Members

  • Erik Turner
  • Jerry Dixon
  • Joey Allen
  • Robert Mason
  • Steven Sweet

Warrant Past Band Members

  • Jamie St. James
  • Jani Lane

Warrant Albums/Discography

Warrant's Big Hit Single: Cherry Pie

Sure, we could have opted for Heaven and it would have done just fine. Cherry Pie is everything you want it to be and more. And, it's the video where 80s mega babe, Bobbie Brown, made it big time. It's pretty much the basis for Dirty Rocker Boys, her major book release.

Other Warrant Hit Songs

  • Down Boys
  • Heaven
  • I Saw Red
  • Sometimes She Cries
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

Warrant Tours

  • D.R.F.S.R. Tour 1989
  • Cherry Pie World Tour 90/91
  • Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour 1991
  • Dog Eat Dog World Tour 92/93 (Hair of the Dog Tour)
  • 1994 Club Tour
  • 1995 Radio or Not, Here We Come (Ultraphobic)
  • Belly to Belly Tour 96/97
  • Rock Never Stops Tour 1998
  • 2001 Under the Influence Summer tour
  • 2002 Metal Edge Rockfest Tour
  • Rock Never Stops Tour 2003
  • 2007 Born Again Tour
  • 2008 Reunion Tour
  • 2009 Summer Tour
  • 2011 Rockaholic Tour
  • 2012 Cherry Pie 21st anniversary tour
  • 2017-2018 Louder, Harder Faster tour
  • 2019 Dirty 30 Tour

Reviews of Warrant Albums

Warrant Cherry Pie album cover

Cherry Pie

Warrant

Warrant Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich album cover

Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

Warrant

References & Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_(American_band)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120112033139/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/beau_hill_your_only_constraint_is_your_own_imagination.html