80's Hair Bands...or as my friend puts it c*** Rock!

[Jesda]

Hahaha you know whats funny is I had no idea Erasure was gay until I recently rented their DVD set.

"Hey, that girl looks really manly. Wait a second... that IS a guy... and hes in a dress! Well I'll be."

[base9se]

One of my favorites...and yours...

Duran Duran

True true...

[SDRonEbay]

Jayson, D2 is FAR from a "hair band". That's pop junk. Ick.

Greg, you my boy, right? You ever call Duran Duran pop "junk" again and we're gonna go round and round buddy. And trust me...you do not...want...that.

[SDRonEbay]

Did anybody mention Quiet Ride?

[hansQ45]

It's tough to beat Motley Crue, Scorpions and Metallica.

Have you ever heard of "The Baby's?" They were a great, late 70's Hair band. John Waite was the lead singer and later went out on his own. They were really good for their time. Check them out!

[nismofly]

ya metallica was good back then...too bad they suck now

[Mr1der]

Did anybody mention Quiet Ride?

you may be large black man, but I'm so gonna have the power of a million metalmaniacs when I bang your head.

Metal Health will drive you mad.

It's Quiet RIOT homeboy

they've apparently released the stuff they recorded with Randy Rhodes that was exclusively in Japan for the longest time over here on a Greatest Hits type of CD btw.

[Megaseth]

DIO!!

[nismofly]

80s metal thing on vh1 right now...

[driverdriver]

Here's more for the list:

Y&TWhitesnakeLA GunsFaster PussycatPretty Boy FloydGuns N RosesVixenOzzyJudas PriestKissEnuff's Z'NuffNelsonCinderellaBadlandsThunderAcceptScorpionsWASPDokkenWingerDavid Lee Roth (Band)Yngwie MalmsteenSteelheart

During the 80's at the heyday of hair metal, I saw live

Judas PriestOzzy (when he was all cocained up)Ratt,White LionVixen (as an opening act for Ozzy)Whitesnake and make-up less KISS on the same bill)LA GunsRonnie James DioSabbath with DioSabbath with GillianBadlandsDokkenYngwie Malmsteen

and a whole bunch of others I forget.

[hansQ45]

What about Lita Ford??? She was HOT!

[AZhitman]

Greg, you my boy, right? You ever call Duran Duran pop "junk" again and we're gonna go round and round buddy. And trust me...you do not...want...that.

Sorry bro... I think I have some D2 memorabilia laying around I can send you as a "peace offering".

Wait - it's at my SISTER'S house.

[AZhitman]

WHAT?!?!? No love for our prestigious owners favorite band Queensryche?!?!?!?!

Ah, Seth - You da man.

Actually, the 'ryche wasn't really a "hair band" - more of a 'thinking man's metal band'.

For those of you who haven't had the occasion to indulge, think Iron Maiden (at d!ck's peak), with better musicians, with a heavy Pink Floyd influence (without the psychedelia).

Mandatory homework assignment for all NICOnauts under 25 - Download "Operation: Mindcrime", the greatest single album of all time.

[Mr1der]

I'm sorry Greg, but they were hair.

a really good one, but hair none the less.

oh, and I vote we all kill DriverDriver for putting Nelson on his list.

what the hell is wrong with you????

they're to hair bands as Avril Lavigne is to Punk.

[Mr1der]

If you guys dig Hairbands however, perhaps you should check out Fozzy. It's a band fronted by WWE wrestler Chris Jericho. They mainly cover older songs but have a few originals too.

I love the cover of The Prisoner on their first cd...

[nismofly]

oh, and I vote we all kill DriverDriver for putting Nelson on his list.

what the hell is wrong with you????

they're to hair bands as Avril Lavigne is to Punk.

what? they came in as little teenie boppers and were made into something they werent to the point that they actually thought they were what the record company wanted them to be?

can you tell that, as a punk, i detest avril?

[Mr1der]

I farted on her tour bus.

should've left it in a jar labeled Avril.

Nelson will get the same reponse to the mulleteers that avril gets to real punks.

[nismofly]

then i know that feeling, i would hate to be them, and also i know how come you reacted...haha thats hilarious

[Mr1der]

they were Ricky Nelson's kids (the same guy that did bubblegum **** back in the early 60's and what not.)

Gunner and Matthew Nelson.

download After The Rain or that damn song dedicated to Cindy Crawford...I dare you.

[driverdriver]

Nelson sucked, but they had "hair"

I'm adding to my list:

TeslaKix Kingdom Come

[nismofly]

fabio had "hair," why isnt he on this list?

lol

[Cold_Zero]

Metallica RulesBut it is hard to say whether or not they actually classify as hair band or just classic metal. They did have the long hair but the music was almost a complete 180 than let say Whitesnake or Quiet Riot and they were also from the 80's

Early Metallica (up until Justice) would not be considered Hair Band material. Their music was heavy metal and no part of their image or music is considered as such. Now everything after Justice, is just plain gay.

My favorite band would have to be Iron Maiden. Classic heavy metal that influenced a lot of other bands. I can still remember wearing a "Live After Death" T-shirt to school in Junior High.

bud

[Mr1der]

Maiden rocked...and so does classic literature! together, you get...Iron Maiden!

[xekushnr]

Metallica - before black album - YESIron Maiden - YESEurope - if youre talking about "The Final Countdown" - YESQuiet Riot - YES (I LOVE RANDY RHOADS)Tesla - SOMETIMESGuns N Roses - origonal band - YESOzzy Osbourne - origonal band - YES - randy rhoads at his best, why did you get on that plane faowwpw;dkdw;

what am I listening to now? Children of Bodom. if you appreciate amazing skill, then alexi laiho is one of the best guitarists of all time. same with yngwie malmsteen :o

[s13sr20chris]

sTm[-HeavyHips]s13sr20chris, is that a typo in your sig?"b13 jdm sr20de intake manifold $50 plus shipping"Or is it a joke?

thank you for bringing that to my attention. i just sold it.

[Altiman94]

I'm not old enough to remember any of those bands. I don't think I missed out on alot. I do like the eagles, but that's not a hair band either.

[nismofly]

you dont have to be old enough, im younger than you but ive listened to them...and as stated being from new jersey i either have to like bruce springsteen or bon jovi, and i chose the latter...

[Mr1der]

pfff whateva! The Boss rocks!

I'm not a democrat I don't think...hell, I'm not really sure what I am yet...

I DO know this though, Born To Run is easily one of the best songs ever.

[nismofly]

haha...redneck + democrat = :not happening:

at least it would be a new one on me

[driverdriver]

Unfortuntaly, Rand Rhoads had died by the time I saw Ozzy, but I loved Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde as gutarists in his band.