Just a few comments towards the previous posts.
Saw all of the bands on that list except for Twisted Sister and Whitesnake. I would definitely replace Twisted with Quiet Riot or Night Ranger. Better bands with more good tunes and better albums. Otherwise this list is ok.
Van Halen was never a hair band. Their style spawned every one of the bands on this list but that was never their deal. They are my band. I was fortunate enough to see them 15 times between ‘79 and 2015 and have met Mike and Sammy. I know of what I speak. Metallica(seen 5 times) and Gn’R (seen twice) don’t belong on this list either. They are a different thing also.
I still love the hair metal. My favorite on that list is Dokken followed by the Crue and Ratt. The first two Crue albums are classic. Saw Poison open for David Lee Roth right after their first album came out. They were impressive. Saw Bon Jovi open for Ratt and they blew Ratt off the stage. The boys in Ratt enjoyed their party favors a little too much and were very sloppy. Def Leppard is a great live band. Have seen them a few times between Pyromania tour and last summer with Motley Crue. Still sounded great.
UFO blew every one of those bands , except for Van Halen, off the stage. A really great but unsung 70’s metal band. I saw them Both before and after Michael Schenker. Shenker made them. Their 78’ tour was incredible. I saw them with Blue Oyster Cult and it was my favorite concert of all time. Both bands were at their zenith.
Good points about VH, Metallica, and GNR. Almost all of VH’s albums with David Lee Roth were released during my high school years. Later, I liked some music by the 80s glam rock/hair bands, but I loved 90’s metal/grunge.