The best glam metal band from the 1980s?

[BurnItDwn]

Ehh, not a big glam rock fan, but, I did quite Like Pantera's "Power Metal" album (which is generally considered Glam Rock. Pre Phil Anselmo era, sounds NOTHING like the heavy metal they did in the 90s.)

 

[BoomerD]

Guns n Roses and Aerosmith did some rocking shit in the '80s, though not glam rock.

The '90s had the last great sick run of new bands though.

GnR along with Rush make my ears bleed.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

but i love the synth pop stuff from the 80s

Had to dig deep in the crates for this gem but I too prefer 80's synth pop over hair metal from the 80's but still think it was a helluva decade for music!

Off- Time Operator

 

[Pohemi]

GnR along with Rush make my ears bleed.

I never cared for Geddy Lee's voice, but the band (Rush) had phenomenal skill. I like GnR, but I also like to make fun of them.

I do a pretty good (and obnoxious) Axl Rose impression. It use to get a lot of laughs at the bar when someone played GnR on the juke and I would sing along, lol.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

i don't care for most hair metal

but i love the synth pop stuff from the 80s

There is so much music from that era that I was a snob about at the time, that I listen to now. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

 

[stargazr]

Not really into this kind of music. As far as the 80's, I like a few random tunes from pop bands on MTV, but mostly stuff from artists from the sixties and seventies that were still active.

 

[Iron Woode]

Hair metal sucks, and the 80s sucked. The best thing about the 80s is they're over.

gonna have to disagree. The 80's were the best decade ever.

 

[lxskllr]

gonna have to disagree. The 80's were the best decade ever.

D^:

 

[Iron Woode]

I'll have to go with Motley Crue.

They were by far the most extreme of the Glam Metal bands. Their concerts were great. I have seen 3 of them. The Canada only Dead of Winter Tour 2010 was fantastic.

 

[lxskllr]

I'll have to go with Motley Crue.

They were by far the most extreme of the Glam Metal bands. Their concerts were great. I have seen 3 of them. The Canada only Dead of Winter Tour 2010 was fantastic.

What is wrong with you?! Crüe ranks as the worst concert I've ever been to in my life. I've never seen so many dickheads gathered in a single place at one time, and the "music" was ear bleeding loud :^D

 

[DAPUNISHER]

80s ruled.

Weekend road trips to go fight somewhere in the southeastern U.S.
Surfing and skateboarding.
Getting my first steady girlfriend.

The Police, The Clash, Scorpions, The Cars, Blue Oyster Cult, Ozzy, Van Halen, ACDC, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Devo, Depeche Mode, ZZ Top, that kind of stuff was what I'd personally buy. I would listen to whatever my friends and GFs listened to though. MJ owned the world at that point, there was no escaping him.

 

[Mai72]

I'll add that many of the "big hair glam bands" moved out of that genre because their style "grew up" or they were forced to change because of grunge. Take Cinderella. Their first album Night Songs is a pop centric, big hair album that fits into the pop metal scene. But their next album "Long Cold Winter" and "Heartbreak Station" is very bluesy, and shows their musical maturity. Skid Row has the same progression. Their first album fits into the big hair category, but they deviate from that and their second album is very heavy. Dokken, Ratt and so many other "hair bands" don't change and they all paid the price when grunge ruled the airwaves. Even if they tried to change it was already too late.

 

[dank69]

i don't care for most hair metal

but i love the synth pop stuff from the 80s

 

[MrSquished]

i don't care for most hair metal

but i love the synth pop stuff from the 80s

Ditto. My 80's playlist is mostly that

 

[scorpmatt]

What has 9 arms and sucks? Def Leppard

(Drummer lost his arm in an accident)

 

[Stiff Clamp]

I was in high school for the early 90s. I bought the one Def Leppard album - Adrenalize (on cassette) - and then moved on to "alternative." I let the adults have their 80s tunes.

 

[dank69]

I was in high school for the early 90s. I bought the one Def Leppard album - Adrenalize (on cassette) - and then moved on to "alternative." I let the adults have their 80s tunes.

Yeah, the day I found Jane's Addiction all this 80s stuff went bye bye.

 

[soulcougher73]

Steel Panther....their stuff is great. Not for the easily offended or triggered.

 

[Iron Woode]

Steel Panther....their stuff is great. Not for the easily offended or triggered.

Handicapped Slut is a great track plus it's inclusive

 

[Dr. Detroit]

I was in high school for the early 90s. I bought the one Def Leppard album - Adrenalize (on cassette) - and then moved on to "alternative." I let the adults have their 80s tunes.

80's had so many excellent genre's

• Thrash Punk - MOD, SOD, Anthrax, DRI
• Alt Rock - Husker Du, REM, Violent Femmes, Smiths, Pixies
• Dark Wave - Bauhaus, Cure, Depeche Mode, Siouxise & Banshees
• Rap - greatest era ever with PE, NWA, Ice-T, Beastie Boys, DeLa Soul, BDP, LL , 2Live
• Funk/Soul - Prince, Midnight Star, Hashim, Whodini, Jonzun Crew

 

[DigDog]

Tragedy

formed in the 80s then had a time travel accident

 

[sdifox]

Alice Cooper or KISS would be my pick.

 

[Muse]

Currently listening to Dokken's greatest hits. The guitar from George lynch is amazing. I forgot how good he is.

And so, the metal glam bands I remember: Dokken, Ratt, Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Poison, Quiet Riot, Def Leppard, Winger, Warrant, White Lion, and so on.

Just too many to list. I'm going to say probably Poison, or Def Leppard.

I think Van Halen would quality. Led Zep, too. Even Hendrix can't be ignored. Of the ones you name there, Twisted Sister impresses me the most.

Oh, you did say 80's, didn't you? My ideas were from the 70's. Metal has thrived ever since Zep, well, it's something of a nitch thing. As a dj on an eclectic station (with the freedom to play anything that's "legal" as long as I follow certain rules concerning our format) I play it but I play a ton of other stuff, never sequester myself in any nitch.

 

[Muse]

i don't care for most hair metal

but i love the synth pop stuff from the 80s

I hate on the synth pop, to be frank. No sweat = a waste of time.

 

[brianmanahan]

I hate on the synth pop, to be frank. No sweat = a waste of time.

the smart synth pop artist hires a grunt to do the dirty work