"I Don't Believe in Love"Queensrche, 87. I suppose my picture in the dictionary under true hair band would be Poison just like the picture that leads this post! ", It was the yellow-and-black attack. "I Could Never Be Without You"Enuff Z'Nuff. I am using it to compile my music list for the 80's Hairband spinning ride I am instructing! Cocked & Loaded (1989) is arguably the band's most commercially successful effort. Besides a shared love of skyscraping hairdos and tight pants, all of them unleash screeching hot licks and tales of all-night debauchery. Eyes of a Stranger? Pair-A-Dice, a band from Los Angeles seen here in 1988, was a typical hair metal glam band. Bang tango. andoyo_mark80@yahoo.com on March 18, 2012: Mr. Brownstone, Paradise City, Welcome To The Jungle, Patience, One in a Million, Estranged, Bad Apples, Ba Obsession, Dead horse, Dust n' Bones, Sweet Child O Mine, So Fine, November rain and Rocket Queen! i Agree with the list mostly but you forgot some good ones by alice cooper like: House of fire or Poison. And were about their music. Just because it was your favourite song back in the day doesn't mean it must make the list. DJ Funktual (author) from One Nation Under a Groove on October 07, 2011: I do NOT consider Iron Maiden "Hair Metal" thus it isn't included in a list with Enuff Z'Nuff, get it? Come on guys. WIN WIN!!! Formed in 1977, Def Leppards first rehearsal took place in a spoon factory near Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England. "Too Young to Fall In Love"Mtley Cre, 51. Its songs were the perfect combination of arena rock and pop metal, capturing a mainstream audience of both female and male fans. Aerosmith, Mr.Big ? A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | K | L | M | P | Q | R | S | T | V | W Classic hard rock bands | Supergroup bands. Paced by Slaughter's distinctively shrieky voice made for pop metal, his band struck it big with 1990s "Stick It to Ya,"producing MTV staples "Up All Night" and "Fly to the Angels. Same thing with Queen. Really??? However, it was soon obvious that Poison could fill arenas by themselves and went our on their own. Of course, Bon Jovi was also a group made for MTV. Lita Ford, Doro Pesch, vixen was mentioned, e.z.o. Visually flamboyant and prone to shout-along hooks in ways that made them saleable in a video-single format, bands like Def Leppard, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister and Ratt owed way more to British glam-rock or Aerosmith than to Black Sabbath. So rock on child of the 80s; the soul of your decade will never die (even if the hairstyles did). And also, I may have missed them, but did Metallica show up anywhere? then the list will have to be the top 10,000 great list thank god i finallly saw tesla on their but for van halen the more popular song is jump other then that great list, You know what disgusts me, No one ever mentions "Triumph". Id love to hear what everyone thinks. So pump your fist, bang your head, and put on your lipstick for this list of the Top 100 Hair Band songs. They even wore HEAD bands and they have a LOT of hair this list is awesome! But definitely there is some that werent mentioned so, there they are. They have like 2000-10000 hits on youtube which is just insanely low. Queensryche? L.A. A good number of the band's catalog featured songs about sex, debauchery and good times perhaps more unabashed than any other on the Sunset Strip. When not making friendship pins or listening to Depeche Mode, she runs a web design business. Musically, Poison is far from the greatest hair metal band of all time, but when the genre is brought up, this should be the first group that comes to mind. They are the best hard rock bands of the 80's. EUROPE is one of the best band in this category, well dennis if your still hanging around this is there web address and some info , there there most competitive in the game ,say mr davy fetons, Mr Brownstone Guns n Roses, You could be mine Guns n Roses, Rocket Queen Guns n Roses, Bad Medicine Bon Jovi, Rebel Yell Billy Idol, Foolin Def Leppard, Pour some sugar Def Leppard, Thunder Kiss 65 White Zombie, Cherry Pie Warrant, I love the fact that iron maiden isn't included in this list. Heavy Metal. Someone that is a true fan should have made this list. Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance via Getty Images, Gonzales Photo/Terje Dokken/PYMCA/Avalon/Universal Images Group/Getty Images, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Cool! Cool list. Of all 80s rock/hair bands, Poison was not only huge then (hair and all) but has managed to stay together and continue touring and producing new music. Their first album is the best of all time. And all the other stuff that had their prime time in the 70s to begin with ACDC and alike are classic heavy rock with glam rock begginnings its the 70s anyway Hair metal is from the 85 onwards its those guys who previouly were glam, usually before signed with their companies they looked like the Hanoi Rocks/Motley/A few other *glam* classics, but at some point MTV got fed up with such drag queens, so in order to just sell anything they changed into Less makeup, less hair straightener, less of some sexist cock rock and more teen pop. Poison, Def Leppard & Cheap Trick Concert Tour, Summer 2009, When Don Met Bruce 25 Years Ago: The End of the Innocence, Best 80s Summer of Music Results Are In. We will get Were Not Gonna Take It added, fer sure. Should be considered but style of music no. Cool article, my top three are (not in order): That's a nice list of songs BUT no one has noticed that the #1 song is from 1978 what about firehouse, partied in the 80s best era ever. The bands on this list really blew up during the 80s. im 16 and i can say you left a bunch of great songs off that really shoulda made it. 8. However, the title track was a quality original. Wasp? (Till You Drop)"Def Leppard, 54. First, ANYTHING from the Electric Angels. To top our list of 80s hair bands is none other than Motley Crue. Motley Crue truly sang the rebellious anthems of the 80s. Great list, I love Def Leppard but that's a lot on that list O.O. Email us if youd like to help with this article: [emailprotected], Your email address will not be published. I think Guns n Roses go way beyond hair band statusyes they had long hair but there were so many other elements involved. Catchy, concise and more committed to getting parties rolling or groping groupies than conquering Valhalla or thinking depressive thoughts, what first passed as metal on Eighties MTV didnt have much in common with what gets called metal now or even what had mostly been called metal in the Seventies. Give the band credit, however. I noticed that Play With Me by Extreme wasn't on the list Nuno Bettencourt was a highly overlooked guitar player, There should definitely be more leppard so many underrated songs like gods of war, die hard the hunter, billys got a gun, comin under fire plus, where's animal rocket and too late for love. I'm headed for an ear ache. >> Motley Crue t-shirts, Second place on our list of 80s hair bands goes to Def Leppard. Its also great hair band. infused some macabre into its live sets and interesting costume choices. Britny Fox was relevant for just a short time in the 1980s, specifically after its self-titled 1988 release, which, compared to other stuff on the scene at the time, was actually above-average and more rock-orientated. And I SEE WINGER lol by the way other than seventeeni don't remember a single good song by them. Michael Sweet and his brother Robert as well as Oz Fox and Tim Gaines still kick ace. What about Cheap Trick??? I grew up in the 80's. LA guns? theses are all the songs i have on my ipod! Yes, it was established before the scene took off but certainly looked the part and used MTV and the overall hair/glam rock movement to score its only commercially successful album with "Stay Hungry"(1984). The late 80s and early 90s were in deed a time of high flying guitar solos, power ballads, flashy spandex, leather jackets, excess makeup, and of course, big hair. Hes also the proud father of 11-year-old Matthew, aka Bobby Bruin, mascot of St. Robert Bellarmine School in Chicago. i do have one thing to tell nolan fowler, both chris cornell and layne stayley were involved in bands that were catagorized as "grunge" not "hair metal". I agree with another post, Where's Triumph!!!! oh and mtley too ! la guns need to be on the list the reason is that with la guns their would be no guns n roses so la guns rocks all their songs from 1988 to today rock n rolll. More than anybody else on this list, it's been able to remain relevant and even earn induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. What makes a hair band? Dokken. Good work. Like Totally 80s LLC. Awesome list though ! Copyright 2022 YB Media, LLC. Winger??? Certainly sleaze-even-to glam-goth. was huge with hit songs that included Nothin But A Good Time, Fallen Angel, Every Rose Has Its Thorn (their first #1 single) and Your Mamma Dont Dance. The band began touring as the opening act for David Lee Roth. Trixter, Y&T, Extreme, Mr.Big, David Lee Roth, (solo) Damn Yankees, Autograph, possibly yngwie malmsteem, but his guitar skills were off the charts. !How 'bout Ozzy's "Crazy Train" though? Some might question Skid Row's inclusion on this list, and that's understandable. EXPAND Im hot, sticky sweet From my head to my feet yeah! Nuf said. Bon Jovi is another band that might be on the line when talking about whether it belongs in the hair metal category. >> Def Leppard t-shirts. Yes, it belongs on the list. if it looks cheesier, sweeter, poppier, mercher than glam (which unlike hair is an intended self-parody) and all around the MTV around the time I was born (early 90s:), then its certainly hair. While bands like Mtley Cre, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Van Halen and Dokken first took heavy metal mainstream, later bands like Bon Jovi, Poison, Cinderella, Warrant, and Whitesnake made hair bands songs a stable on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The hair spray, makeup and catchy pop tunes touched up with distortion were made for MTV. Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. i love modern day thrash metal and scremo, but hair metal is what broke the bounderies, and make metal what it is today. Would you know the name of the group or the song. Your email address will not be published. Tesla was mentioned, Way back on Nov 30, 2014 by Robbie. It was all part of that era. Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Jon Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Poison, Skid Row, Twisted Sister. You really should re-consider this egregious snub of a kickass band. And both of them from sleaze. Styx is more like an REO Speedwagon style. No Billy Squier - The Stroke? Get the word out about TRIUMPH! iron maiden may not be a hair band but they are the greatest band of all time. What about Manfred Mann? Though legendary frontman Dee Snider thinks Twisted Sister should not be considered a hair metal band, it definitely qualifies. The rest somewhere in the middle. Frontman Don Dokken still takes his version of the group on the road, playing hits like "Alone Again"to those interested in listening. Today, front man Axl Rose is the only original member in the bands current lineup.1 >> Guns N Roses t-shirts 1 Information provided by Wikipedia. "Bringin' on the Heartbreak"Def Leppard, 30. Slaughter as a band, however, arrived right at the end of the hair metal scene and was one the of last new acts of the genre to earn success. While there are different versions as to why the band failed to continue, the tension between Slaughter and Vincent seems to be one issue both sides generally agreed upon. Great white. Way more talented than most of these bands. Privacy Notice. White Snake I believe is who your thinking of, her name was Twany Kittane (spelling?). Bon Jovi was one of the most popular glam metal hair bands of the '80s. I wanted to be a rock and roll star, and that's what I became." Perhaps what stands out most about this band is their extraordinary ability to overcome conflict and tragedy. And EUROPE ? That essentially ended the band's potential rise. Come on, Long Way To Love is the best damn hair metal song ever! It was recorded in 77 and came out in 78.. drew most of the attention with his good looks and sense for pop-metal fashion. I won't point fingers so the transgressors don't have to feel bad about themselves. Hair metal (also known as glam metal, pop metal and Sunset Strip rock) is a genre of hard rock music from the 1980s, played by glam rock stars who spent as much time primping their hair, makeup and flamboyant clothes for Headbangers Ball videos as they did creating their music. Grab your black concert t-shirt, your too-tight jeans (also black), throw in a bandana for good measure and get ready to rock. I agree that Iron Maiden and Ozzy Osbourne had long hairbut I dont consider them hair bands. KISS is more of a 70s band. "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"Def Leppard, 91. DJ Funktual (author) from One Nation Under a Groove on March 11, 2012: Walkin Shoes ain't on there? This finally proves my point to my dad that Cinderella has amazing songs out there. a few bands left out white lion,winger,night ranger and lets not forget girl bands vixen, King Kobra? Im thinking AC/DC is a hard rock band. Glam Rock was nothing compared to the stuff of the 70s Zeppelin, The early seventies Stones, even U-2 at the time was more macho than this crap. Yet theres plenty thats different: Whereas Guns N Roses revel in back-alley danger, Poison burst with bubblegum; whereas Mtley Cre embrace punks snottiness, Bon Jovi get their hands dirty with blue-collar rock. I agree with what hair bands were about, Allie:-) and bands like iron maiden were not part of this click of musicians, or Ozzy. At least their 1985 album Ready to strike, Hey what about warrant they had a lot of great songs heaven was number 1 on the billboard 1989 and down boys 1988 big talk 1988 sometimes she cries 1988 cherry pie 1990 number 1 on billboard jani lane wrote cherry pie on a pizza box in 10 mins he whote heaven and alots more jani lane whote more song then his whole band did, Vixen had some outstanding hair Motley Crue and Def Leppard were somewhat like this also. Copyright 2022 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. all amazing bands man but you are missing some songs. THANKS!!! More holds up musically than you might guess: Trimming this list to a mere 50 albums was so tough that in the long run Guns N Roses had to be disqualified for transcending the form and W.A.S.P. Poison and Whitesnake should be at the bottom of the list. Oh yeah, and Frehley's Comet with Rock Soldiers! I stopped reading the list after seeing that. Sign up for our newsletter. drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley's death via an automobile accident caused by, Matching outfits with their names on the sleeve, Tom Keifer's raspy voice and blues-infused guitar work, The best and worst TV shows set in Hawaii, The most memorable TV shows set in dystopian worlds, Movies turning 25 in 2022 that everyone should see, 20 modern acts classic country fans need to hear. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. There are a LOT of bands missing. Hanoi Rocks has been cited as one of the first and most influential bands of the 80s glam rock movement. LA Guns - never enough is an amazing amazing track! Unfortunately the band is probably known most fordrummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley's death via an automobile accident caused byMtley Cre lead singer Vince Neil in 1984. The band's music was a little darker than others in the genre but still friendly enough for MTV. As bassist Bobby Dall said during an episode of VH1's "Behind The Music," "I never aspired to be a musician. Amazing vocals, guitar drums etc from the "other" 3 man Canadian Band. Dangeros toys. The second album went on to sell over 8 million copies. Tesla is not mentioned? This Philly-area four-piece group might have had the biggest and highest hair of all the hair/glam metal bands. Killer dwarfs another fav. Thanks for weighing in; weve had this debate on the site before do you think AC/DC is really a hair band? Well, mothertruckers, if youve ever spent time trying to make your rock guitar sound like a motorcycle along with Mick Mars, you belong here. Boo to all of you. Omg to both the commenting people and the Author: Please, distinguish the hair metal from glam metal, ok? Though Hanoi Rocks achieved some modest U.S. success with its 1984 cover of the Creedence Clearwater Revival smash "Up Around the Bend"and the underrated"Boulevard of Broken Dreams." Thank you for acknowledging them, I love the 80,s so much great decade forever. Remember, there was no internet back then so things progressed slower back then. Pls its more of some shock rock, if anything. C.C. The pride of the Chicago south suburb of Blue Island, these psychedelic glam rockers never earned the consistent mainstream success as others on this list, but they certainly have some staying power. Had their stuff together well before the 80s. the founding-father of 80's glam hair metal! Hurricane's I'm on To You or Over the Edge. The hair, or glam, metal bands of the 1980s remain one of the true guilty pleasures in the history of music. I had Hair Nation (Sat radio) on the other day and a song played that I really liked - about the only part I can recall is "Here me calling" or "Here the Calling" (it may have been "Do you" OR "can you" before that. "Rock! Nicely placed at the bottom to show the difference between a hair band and non-hair band. And if you want to include late 70's early 80's rock like AC/DC, Judas Priest, etc. (1990 but close enough). Where is L.A. The bands 1987 major label debut, Appetite for Destruction, earned them worldwide popularity. We want to hear from you! My sincerest apologies for this grave oversight! That's like putting Freebird on this list. . While they always had talent, they gained mass popularity in 1983 with Pyromania and solidified their place in rock and roll history with 1987s Hysteria. But there are still quite a few more to mention to where, if I can remember them, the more the better so even this younger generation can respect great music for what it was rather than some dorks playing with a keyboard that have a good hook and try to pretend thats music, music to me is a band all playing instruments or vocalliing whom are completely in sync, like for instance, white lion almost was left out, and they are one of my favorites, also faster pussycat, kix, frehleys comet, Mac Auley Shenker group/m.s.g. But before we go on, bands like Def Leppard, Kiss, Scorpions, Whitesnake, Extreme and Tesla are not on this list. This is actually one of the better lists I have seen for hair bands and their music, the only problem I have with it is Skid Row, though they came out in 1989 was not technically a hair band AND monkey business came out in 91, after the death of hair metal. What about Mother Lovebone "Stardog Champion" or "Stargazer". Ummmm.you called this article the "Best 80's Hair Metal Songs" and "Running with the Devil" was released in 1978 WTF! However, hair/glam metal was a sinking ship and Skid Row, unfortunately, was going down with the rest. KUDOS. All Rights Reserved. Julie , Styx has been around since the early 70s, they are hardly a hair band. However, it matured a bit musically with its sophomore effort, "Wake Me When It's Over"(1989), the group's most commercially successful album that featured the hit ballad "House of Pain.". R U serious? Plus, it had one of the best and wide-ranging voices in all of metal with Sebastian Bach at least during its heyday. Another band that milked every ounce of MTV's obsession with hair metal, it's almost as if Warrant was the boy band of the movement. Check out Ryans review of Poison, Def Leppard & Cheap Trick Concert Tour, Summer 2009. wish I could find all these songs on one cd, The #1 song was a B-Side to Eruption released in May of 1978 :-P. If Iron Maiden is not hair metal which I agree, neither is Queensryche! briangloew@yahoo.com on September 28, 2011: does anyone remember the song about whiskey and water, that's the only lyrics I can remember, but it's NOT. Cinderella is a hair band from Philadelphia. Although most of the suggested additions are great bands, certainly some are NOT hair metal bands. love how you put ratt in there though, they are one of my all time favorite bands. Timewise, the perimeters were clearer: mid Eighties to early Nineties, pretty much. Jon Bon Jovi helped give this Philadelphia-area band its break, and it delivered three quality albums during this era in "Night Songs" (1986), "Long Cold Winter" (1988) and "Heartbreak Station" (1990).
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