Quiet Riot kicked off for me too.
Rainbow in the Dark is my favorite song ever.
Dokken is my favorite band ever.
And Whitesnake's 1987 is my favorite album ever.
I remember what it was that made me find and love 80s Metal... A buddy of mine said listen to this in the early 80s and then blasted Bang your Head. I'd never heard anything sound so good in my life and have been hooked to this music every since.
Back around the early to mid 2000s when I didn't know anything about amps or tone and was a member at TGP I'd ask how do I get this particular 80s metal tone. Most of the guys would say a Fender and a pedal. I'd always get guys PMing me and saying these guys telling me this were old and didn't...