My #1 is Ratt.
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“Power Ballads - Because Every Bad Boy Has His Soft Side”
Hair bands were about the most forgettable part of the 80’s for me. And pretty much everything after Oct 19, 1987, too. That’s actually when the 90’s began.
“the 80’s were the last hurrah for classic rock”
You mean for current recordings, touring? As for classic rock, that is mostly what all the stations play where I live, and classic country. If you want to hear country music, you have to avoid anything produced today that is called country music.
I watched the Country Music awards a few days ago. I did not think I would ever see country music totally disappear.
How do they not mention Van Halen? I mean they were the blue print. The whole structure of the subgenre comes from them. Pretty bottle blond lead singer, shredding guitar player, good time party lyrics. Plus of course work your chops on the strip (yes there are non-LA hair bands... but are there REALLY?). Sure they came before it, and were a bit different in the soundscape. But they grew the tree.
I liked David Lee Roth’s quote, “In the 80s, the music smiled, the clothes smiled, and the people smiled.”
Thrash took over in the 80’s. Dave Mustaine and Megadeth ruled. Peace sells…but who’s buying?
My favorite on that 80’s list was Def Leppard, but I also liked “Round and Round” by Ratt.
As for the 90’s, IMO, the 90s was a great decade for music.
I’m good with the top 3
I never thought of Def Leopard nor Motley Crew as 80’s hair bands. It seems like their start date was too early. But to each their own.
guns n roses...
Still love it.
Axl Rose from 'Guns and Roses' first presented himself as "glam" rocker. (Although apparently Slash turned down an prior offer to join Poison because he didn't want to wear makeup).
Ozzy even had his "glam" drag era:
'Cinderella' as a dishonorable mention:
...and the ultimate Beavis and Butthead punchline - Stryper:
Sort of like the 60's - if you remember the 60's, you weren't really there. More likely you recently watched a documentary.
That’s mostly what I listen to like hard rock heaven internet radio
I can’t watch 80s metal videos now without thinking how limp wristed and light-in-the-loafers a lot of these guys seemed, and it wasn’t just the big floofy hair. But we will never have music like that again, even though it was hard, just like 80s movies, a lot of the metal seems campy now too. Back then I never had gaydar at all, and I could be wrong about some of them, but even guys like Rob Halford or Fredie Mercury didn’t seem to be a thing.
“My #1 is Ratt. “ -DallasBiff
The only concert that ever left my ears ringing when I left was Ratt, and I’d been to ACDC (supposedly set the decibel records) and Metallica among others.
Bon Jovi???
F*** that!
Recreated by The Glam Band at a festival or fair weekly:
They’re the greatest!