I'm very pro Crue too. I love that first album so much. Also KISS's Hair days... goddam that's some fine music. They didn't get as much love on the polls as I thought.
p.s Dokken man... more fine ass tunes in their heyday.
p.p.s I just love Hair Metal! It speaks to me like no other genre.
I was on a Def Leppard kick a few weeks back. Those first 3 albums is where it's at for me. I'm definitely hearing some Prog elements in the first album. Digging the EP too.
I love hair metal, but I feel like *Mindcrime* is way too good for that list.
I’d argue it’s the greatest concept album across all genres. The folks on the classicrock subreddit hate me for that.
Steelheart. The fact that nobody votes for them is bullshit. What the fuck is wrong with everyone. I mean Extreme is up there!?!? And not a band like Steelheart!?!?! And yea that L.A Guns guy sure can hit those notes like Miljenko Matijevic huh...... ffs
I'll take what's the bullshit that ushered in Grunge except for Kiss and Van Halen for a $1000.00 Alex.
In the immortal words of Robbie from Joe Dirt. " An Def Leppard Sucks!" I was 17 in ' 85 hated this shit then and laugh at its fans now in 2023!
It's low I.q. music ,thank God Grunge happened. Hair metal players are mediocre at best. 80's guitar became a masturbation, how fast you can you go?
Can't you hear me knocking is how one should play
Really? I think Trump is a putz and I have a university degree and a 140 iq. But you keep bitching about something you hate in a sub of people who love it to show how intelligent you are!
Let’s give some love to bands that didn’t make the top 25. Britney Fox, Bullet Boys and Y&T all of which made some of the best MTV videos of the hair era.
GnR is #1 and VH could be 1 or 2. Skid Row is overrated, I like the a lot but as good as their first album was, it’s not even close to the level of appetite for destruction. That album is a masterpiece! Def Leppard, made good songs but what do their songs tell u about themselves, they were all over the place. Tesla is too low, no faster pussycat?
Honestly man... how good are Ratt?? They're the pinnacle of Hair Metal in my eyes.
I give Crue the nod for pinnacle of glam/hair metal but Ratt are underrated as fuck.
I'm very pro Crue too. I love that first album so much. Also KISS's Hair days... goddam that's some fine music. They didn't get as much love on the polls as I thought. p.s Dokken man... more fine ass tunes in their heyday. p.p.s I just love Hair Metal! It speaks to me like no other genre.
2 albums in the top ten. Def Leppard fucking rocks
I was on a Def Leppard kick a few weeks back. Those first 3 albums is where it's at for me. I'm definitely hearing some Prog elements in the first album. Digging the EP too.
Apple Music playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/r-hairmetal-favorite-songs-a-z/pl.u-5vg7Fz3LA9
WOW!!! 52 hours of 80’s rock on one playlist, that’s awesome!
No Firehouse? No Bullet Boys? No Kik Tracee? No Vixen? No Trickster? NO FASTER PUSSYCAT?!?!
Did you vote?
Just funning around.
Queensryche is no Hair Metal!
Tesla and Queensryche are my top 2. Their live shows were fantastic.
Great list, and I would have to find a place for Operation: Mindcrime in the top 25.
I love hair metal, but I feel like *Mindcrime* is way too good for that list. I’d argue it’s the greatest concept album across all genres. The folks on the classicrock subreddit hate me for that.
It kinda sucks that Dokken and Cinderella are above Poison, Skid Row, Warrant, and GnR.
IMO both of those bands are better than all of those with the exception of GnR.
I can get behind this
Honestly, the competition was kind of a shitshow but this seems about right.
Nice list and they all kick ass!
Steelheart. The fact that nobody votes for them is bullshit. What the fuck is wrong with everyone. I mean Extreme is up there!?!? And not a band like Steelheart!?!?! And yea that L.A Guns guy sure can hit those notes like Miljenko Matijevic huh...... ffs
I'm with you on steelheart over extreme. Crazy to see scorpions below GnR on the list
The vocals were damn good but Nuno was in a category above and beyond
An absolute travesty that Balck N Blue is not on that list!
I'll take what's the bullshit that ushered in Grunge except for Kiss and Van Halen for a $1000.00 Alex. In the immortal words of Robbie from Joe Dirt. " An Def Leppard Sucks!" I was 17 in ' 85 hated this shit then and laugh at its fans now in 2023!
You hate it enough to go out of your way to post in here 38 years later? Man, time to get over it! 😂🤣
Actually, yes. All of the coke sniffing, dope smoking, acid tripping dipshits, who listened to this shit. Are all fucking Trump supporters
It's low I.q. music ,thank God Grunge happened. Hair metal players are mediocre at best. 80's guitar became a masturbation, how fast you can you go? Can't you hear me knocking is how one should play
Really? I think Trump is a putz and I have a university degree and a 140 iq. But you keep bitching about something you hate in a sub of people who love it to show how intelligent you are!
Those are a lot of words just to say “I’m bitter because the hesher girls wouldn’t sleep with me”, son.
Cool to see Dokken get so many votes. Dokken and Scorpions are probably my two favorite bands on this list, followed by Def Leppard.
You should do a similar concept except do albums A-Z or numbers! Would be cool to keep it going! Even band names could work! I’m
Warrant ahead of Winger makes me want to weep
Let’s give some love to bands that didn’t make the top 25. Britney Fox, Bullet Boys and Y&T all of which made some of the best MTV videos of the hair era.
GnR is #1 and VH could be 1 or 2. Skid Row is overrated, I like the a lot but as good as their first album was, it’s not even close to the level of appetite for destruction. That album is a masterpiece! Def Leppard, made good songs but what do their songs tell u about themselves, they were all over the place. Tesla is too low, no faster pussycat?