Best Hair Metal Album Ever

[Bloodrock]

Far preferred Cinderella to GnR, still do....have not played appetite or any of the others in ages, I regularly play Night Songs, Long Cold Winter and Still Climbing most weeks

Heartbreak station was my favorite.

 

[hammered]

Gotta be 1987 right ?

I don’t think the year matters

 

[jb44]

 

[311splawndude]

for tone = Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy
for production = Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood album
for overthetop = Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In
for favortie = Van Halen - 1984 (even though I don't consider Van Halen 'hair metal' even though they were a big influence on it

"Hair Metal" is a derogatory term and was actually coined for greatest hits compilation albums 10 + years after that era had passed for bands that were all image and no substance. Unfortunately a few legit bands got lumped into that but for the most part, if a band was labelled hair metal you can automatically assume they were musically garbage. Furthermore, back in the day when it was actually happening, this so called hair metal was referred to a glam metal. Which is funny because none of it is really "metal" at all. It more closely resembled pop music with the only metal component to it was distorted power chords and shred solos.

This is spot on - but I loved it all anyway

 

[VH1R2]

Van Halen was not hair metal IMHO.

I would vote Motley Crews Dr Feel Good album as the end of 80s hair bands right before Nirvana and the Seattle Suicide music movement reigned in the 90s music scene.

 

[tallcoolone]

Love this thread. Makes me want to listen to High and Dry. 10 armed early Def Leppard was great, esp since we were kinda the same age

 

[VH1R2]

Love this thread. Makes me want to listen to High and Dry. 10 armed early Def Leppard was great, esp since we were kinda the same age

I agree I really like that record.

 

[NowYou'rePlayingWithPower]

"When other bands play, Manowar kills!"
Do they count?
I know they're usually considered power/fantasy metal, but seriously half their songs use two cans of Aqua Net.

Kings of Metal or Greatest Hits

 

[rstites]

I love High'n'Dry. I really love the overall sound of On Through the Night. It's rawer and just a bit heavier, and I like the songs, even if they're less polished - probably because they're less polished!