Poll: Which 80's Hair Band Still Rules!

[bat_collector]

At the request of the 80 lovers on this board, which of these hair band still rules.

Yes, it was the eighties. where men could grow long hair, get a perm ,and wear spandex. Yes, they sung about rebellion, satan worship, sex and booze, and the occasional power ballad.

Which of these bands 80's albums still rock 20 years later!

[Bullseye]

I've seen quite a few of these live. The only one that I haven't seen but would like to is VH.

[ignignokt]

None of those. The new Aerosmith album, in my opinion, was awful. Couldn't even listen to it. Since when did they go completely country? And the rest of the group on there...bleah. But that's just me. Love Van Halen, but they haven't made anything new that's worthwhile to listen to.

[ignignokt]

If the question is which band's music stands the test of time, I'd say Aerosmith, Van Halen, Def Leppard and Guns 'N Roses.

[bat_collector]

None of those. The new Aerosmith album, in my opinion, was awful. Couldn't even listen to it. Since when did they go completely country? And the rest of the group on there...bleah. But that's just me. Love Van Halen, but they haven't made anything new that's worthwhile to listen to.
WE aren't judging on their recent material. I just want you to judge by the stuff released in the eighties!

[Bullseye]

I assumed you where talking about the 80's stuff.

[yorick]

I went GNR because they ushered in a whole new level of attitude to the LA Glam rock scene.

BUT, I only voted for them because my truly favorite 80's band wasn't available--EXTREME. I know I may get harrassed because of this but, plain and simple--NUNO Rocks! He was an inspiration then and his playing stands the test of time--the guy has chops for days. :buttrock:

[grendelscott]

I went GNR because they ushered in a whole new level of attitude to the LA Glam rock scene.

BUT, I only voted for them because my truly favorite 80's band wasn't available--EXTREME. I know I may get harrassed because of this but, plain and simple--NUNO Rocks! He was an inspiration then and his playing stands the test of time--the guy has chops for days. :buttrock:

For me it's a toss up between Crue and GnR.

Yorick, Extreme was awesome. It's a shame that they got screwed over by "More Than Words". The rest of that album and the one before were actually very good.

[Bullseye]

I went GNR because they ushered in a whole new level of attitude to the LA Glam rock scene.

BUT, I only voted for them because my truly favorite 80's band wasn't available--EXTREME. I know I may get harrassed because of this but, plain and simple--NUNO Rocks! He was an inspiration then and his playing stands the test of time--the guy has chops for days. :buttrock:

Yorick, seen them live and they where good. Nuno was very good live.

[Meta Jon]

I went GNR because they ushered in a whole new level of attitude to the LA Glam rock scene.

BUT, I only voted for them because my truly favorite 80's band wasn't available--EXTREME. I know I may get harrassed because of this but, plain and simple--NUNO Rocks! He was an inspiration then and his playing stands the test of time--the guy has chops for days. :buttrock:
I totally agree - loved porno-graphitti and still listen to it to this day (in fact its in the car CD changer)

[silverageguy]

Poll: Which 80's Hair Band Still Rules! bats: one word from me about your poll:

Huh?

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Have fun . . .

[ignignokt]

Extreme was excellent. Love pornograffitti and III Sides...but they're more a 90's band, I'd say.

[Bullseye]

Didn't like the frontman too much though.

[yorick]

Wow!! Glad to see so much support for the Extreme guys. Did anyone here catch that VH1 Bands reunited where they tried to get them all back together? Bummer that it didn't go through. They're amazing live--I got to see them on the Pornograffiti tour w/ Saigon Kick, and I must say it was one of the best shows that I've seen, still to this day.

Nuno and Gary both have new bands that are trying to "break out" still, but they just went too "alternative" and it really seems sad--just stick to what you know, don't chase trends because they are always faster than what you can keep up with.

[bat_collector]

bats: one word from me about your poll:

Huh?

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Have fun . . .
What decade of music do you enjoy the most? I'm thinking you weren't listening to the bands of the 80's or 90's.

[Bullseye]

Sounds like the 60's.

[yorick]

1860's :D

[Krypton Knight]

Def Leppard all the way. They've been my favorite band since '83 when "Pyromania" came out. I picked up "On Through The Night" and "High'N'Dry" after that I've been hooked ever since. "Hysteria" is still a staple in my CD player. I never thought of them as a "hair band" though. They we're around long before the "hair band" craze and they're around long after it. It just so happened that their most popular album hit at the height of hair metal and they got lumped in with the rest. Great live band too!

Just my two cents, but the best album they did after "Hysteria" was "Slang" in '96. A departure from their regular sound but a great album nonetheless.

[Babytoxie]

Van Halen 100%, baby! They may be a joke now, but in the '70s - '80s, there was nothing better. David Lee Roth only, please... :buttrock:

[Bullseye]

Hey seen David Lee Roth not too far back. Still the showman.

[silverageguy]

What decade of music do you enjoy the most? I'm thinking you weren't listening to the bands of the 80's or 90's.Right, I wasn't really into anything new bands after the 70's.

The Who is my favorite all-time band and I think their music still holds up today.
I tend to listen to a lot of the "Classic Rock" stations where they will mix in a few of the Doors, Greatful Dead, the Stones and The Who ocasionally.

But I also like Steely Dan, Joe C o c ker, The Eagles, Dire Straits, George Thorogood and lots of others.
No heavy metal, thought.

And I love Motown.
Marvin G a ye is God.
"Stubborn Kind Of Fellow" is perhaps the quintessential soul song of all time.

[silverageguy]

1860's :D
Very funny!
I needed a great laugh before the weekend.

Thanks, Yorick . . .

[yorick]

Van Halen 100%, baby! They may be a joke now, but in the '70s - '80s, there was nothing better. David Lee Roth only, please... :buttrock:

I too am a VH fan (mostly for the craziness that is Eddie), but I really enjoyed both incarnations--both Roth and Hagar. Why is everybody always bashing Sammy--both guys wrote some amazing songs.

[yorick]

Very funny!
I needed a great laugh before the weekend.

Thanks, Yorick . . .


NO problem--it takes a musical connisseur to really enjoy the banjo and washboard, I'm just not that sophisticated :laugh:

[bat_collector]

Right, I wasn't really into anything new bands after the 70's.

The Who is my favorite all-time band and I think their music still holds up today.
I tend to listen to a lot of the "Classic Rock" stations where they will mix in a few of the Doors, Greatful Dead, the Stones and The Who ocasionally.

But I also like Steely Dan, Joe C o c ker, The Eagles, Dire Straits, George Thorogood and lots of others.
No heavy metal, thought.

And I love Motown.
Marvin G a ye is God.
"Stubborn Kind Of Fellow" is perhaps the quintessential soul song of all time.
I love the who! Maybe I'll do a favorite 70's band poll too. But, I will need help compiling 10 groups.

[silverageguy]

NO problem--it takes a musical connisseur to really enjoy the banjo and washboard, I'm just not that sophisticated :laugh:
You forgot spoons.

[yorick]

Oops, My bad.

[madjazz]

What ever happened to Night Ranger? :)

I wish I remembered ZZ Top when you were looking for 80's hair bands. Their hair is on their chin, but it should still count!

Maybe we need another poll for the 80's - Best Arena Rock Band. I'd include:
Rush
Journey
Genesis
U2
Triumph
Asia
ZZ Top
Can you think of three more deserving?


70's poll could consider:
Who
Kinks
Rolling Stones
Rush
Yes
Ted Nugent
Led Zepplin
Genesis
Crosby Stills Nash and Young

[grendelscott]

70's? "THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD!....KISS!!!!!!"

Saw them twice in the last few years, and I challenge anyone to have more fun at any other "artist's" show...

[madjazz]

Kiss should definately be on the 70's list. I don't know how I could forget them.

Iron Maiden and Judas Priest should have been on this 80's poll, but at the time they were asking for entries they had slipped my mind as well.

[ickwinzs]

madjazz you taste in music is very similar to mine great choices on the bands!

[madjazz]

madjazz you taste in music is very similar to mine great choices on the bands!
Thanks. (Add Pink Floyd to the Arena Rock Band list!)

[Bullseye]

70's? "THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD!....KISS!!!!!!"

Saw them twice in the last few years, and I challenge anyone to have more fun at any other "artist's" show...

you'es guys are all forgetting where it started. Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath these are the through bands of the 70's.

[grendelscott]

you'es guys are all forgetting where it started. Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath these are the through bands of the 70's.

And the sixties....

[Bullseye]

Arena bands of the 60's?

[Bullseye]

Probably the Rolling Stones live and the Beetles Studio band.

[grendelscott]

No, I was mentioning that those bands started in the sixties...

[Bullseye]

Yeah but the where a predominately 70's bands. The Jimi Hendrix Experience needs a mention also.

[MONSTER]

Def Leppard was my favorite growing up!

[Bullseye]

Seen DLep in the Point in Dublin. He was married to an Irish Model you know.

[cblakey1]

.. QueensRyche.

Empire is one of my favorite Albums of all time!

Oh, and White Lion. Besides Eddie Van, Vito Bratta is one of the best geetar players eva! :buttrock:

[JetBlackMac]

Wow!! Glad to see so much support for the Extreme guys. Did anyone here catch that VH1 Bands reunited where they tried to get them all back together? Bummer that it didn't go through. They're amazing live--I got to see them on the Pornograffiti tour w/ Saigon Kick, and I must say it was one of the best shows that I've seen, still to this day.

Nuno and Gary both have new bands that are trying to "break out" still, but they just went too "alternative" and it really seems sad--just stick to what you know, don't chase trends because they are always faster than what you can keep up with.
Hey Yorick, did you hear the Population 1 cd yet?
I belive that its Nuno's new band, and I gotta say its a pretty cool cd.
Very different, no 2 songs have the same sound, its definitly worth checkin out.

[JetBlackMac]

70's? "THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD!....KISS!!!!!!"

Saw them twice in the last few years, and I challenge anyone to have more fun at any other "artist's" show...
Amen Brother.
Long live the ARMY!!!! :thumbs2:

[JetBlackMac]

Van Halen is an 80's hair band?
When did that happen? :D

[grendelscott]

.. QueensRyche.

Empire is one of my favorite Albums of all time!

Oh, and White Lion. Besides Eddie Van, Vito Bratta is one of the best geetar players eva! :buttrock:

Queensryche is going on tour again this year, and doing two sets...They're doing the entire Livecrime album then another set of the "classics". Check out their webiste.

Vito was a pretty good. I think he started out in Anthrax or one of the harder bands of the time, then joined White Lion. Mike Tramp has kept pretty busy, with several solo albums.

[grendelscott]

Van Halen is an 80's hair band?
When did that happen? :D

David Lee Roth is one of the founding fathers of hair bands. I'm sure he has the bragging rights to the most outlandish collection of Spandex and hair products...lol.

[JetBlackMac]

Queensryche is going on tour again this year, and doing two sets...They're doing the entire Livecrime album then another set of the "classics". Check out their webiste.
Queensryche is withoutadoubt one of THE best live bands I've ever seen.
I've seen them 5 times and will go every time they come to town.

[JetBlackMac]

David Lee Roth is one of the founding fathers of hair bands. I'm sure he has the bragging rights to the most outlandish collection of Spandex and hair products...lol.
OK i agree there, but when I think 80s hair bands.
I think Poison, Cinderella, Ratt, Warrant, and so on.
I thought VH started in the late 70's?
Hey give Gene Simmons a call, he'll straighten this out for us, being that he discovered VH, and helped get them started.

[grendelscott]

OK i agree there, but when I think 80s hair bands.
I think Poison, Cinderella, Ratt, Warrant, and so on.
I thought VH started in the late 70's?
Hey give Gene Simmons a call, he'll straighten this out for us, being that he discovered VH, and helped get them started.

Good point. Their first album came out when I was 4 (1978), lol. I just keep picturing them on the 1984 tour. And then David Lee Roth post Van Halen, lol.

Poison and Ratt was my first concert when I was in 6th grade...ah the memories. I'm also a big fan of Love/Hate. Their first three albums never get old...

[Bullseye]

Anthrax now theres a band who improved with a new singer. One of the few who have. Bob rocks.

[Mad4Busts]

The Crue for sure......Iron Maiden was NOT a hair band but they are my favorite still as long as Bruce is singing....Live After Death, the BEST live album ever!

[cblakey1]

Good point. Their first album came out when I was 4 (1978), lol. I just keep picturing them on the 1984 tour. And then David Lee Roth post Van Halen, lol.

Poison and Ratt was my first concert when I was in 6th grade...ah the memories. I'm also a big fan of Love/Hate. Their first three albums never get old...
.. for best album and album cover in the Hair Metal category.

But on the VH note.. when they came out, they were actually dubbed "Jock Rock" because of the running around on stage and DLR's backflips and such.

I remember seeing them in '78 when they opened for KISS. What a show. I am also a VH purist who thinks there is no VH w/o DLR. The Hagar years and that dude from Extreme didn't hold a candle to DLR.

On another note, I don't think Aerosmith or Guns n Roses should be in this poll because they are just plain hard rock IMO. And Def Leppard also, just barely make the list, if they should at all.

[Mad4Busts]

True CB....if this were to be a "true" hair band poll...it should have been bands famous just as much for their look as their music...

Motley Crue
Poison
Skid Row
LA Guns
Faster *****cat
Ratt
White Lion
Warrant
Cinderella
Quiet Riot

Twisted Sister were Heavy Metal
VH, Aerosmith and Whitesnake are what is now known as classic rock
Guns n Roses, Def Leppard,& Bon Jovi were just Hard Rock

[Spidey]

Def Leppard's work is timeless! :DJsmile:

[cblakey1]

True CB..




Me and Mad4 know our Hairbands, now! :buttrock:

[cblakey1]

Def Leppard's work is timeless! :DJsmile:

I'm with ya on that! And the greatest one-armed drummer to boot! :D

[bat_collector]

True CB....if this were to be a "true" hair band poll...it should have been bands famous just as much for their look as their music...

Motley Crue
Poison
Skid Row
LA Guns
Faster *****cat
Ratt
White Lion
Warrant
Cinderella
Quiet Riot

Twisted Sister were Heavy Metal
VH, Aerosmith and Whitesnake are what is now known as classic rock
Guns n Roses, Def Leppard,& Bon Jovi were just Hard Rock

Sorry, I was a kid in the eighties and only really listened to music in the nineties. I know my grunge! However, I do love most of these bands. And again, we go some great discussion out of it.

And yes, Def leppard rocks! :buttrock:

[Bullseye]

I know they weren't a hair band but surely Thin Lizzy should have gotten a mention.

[bat_collector]

Man, this thread still exists?

[Comicboy]

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/4104/vh4dt.jpg :buttrock:

[Boerboel]

I'm also a big fan of Love/Hate. Their first three albums never get old...
Blackout in the red room :buttrock: