Gimme your top 10 hair band albums

[SchenkerFan]

Mine in no specific order:

Motley Crue - Too Fast for Love
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Whitesnake - 1987
RATT - Invasion of your Privacy
Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol
Riverdogs - s/t
Harem Scarem - s/t
Dokken - Under Lock and Key
White Lion - Pride
Gn'R - Appetite for Destruction

I was doubting to include Van Halen but it feels wrong to call them a hair band.

[BernieTaupson]

You put GNR on and they’re not one either.

[Love_Industry]

You put GNR on and they’re not one either.

Riverdogs are a bit of a stretch too. They sounded more like Soul Asylum than White Lion.

Agree with about half of the list. Including GnR.

[Psychobolia.com]

Motley Crue - Too Fast for Love
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
Def Leppard - Pyromania
W.A.S.P. - debut
RATT - Out of the Cellar
Van Halen - VHI
Van Halen - Women and Children First
Van Halen - 1984
Dokken -Tooth and Nail
Steel Panther - Lower the Bar

[Wild Obsession]

*GN'R, Van Halen, Riverdogs, Queensryche, Kings X, Tesla, etc., etc. are all part of the "hair band" genre...........

Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
TUFF - What Comes Around
KISS - Revenge
Poison - Open Up
Quireboys - A Bit Of What You Fancy
Electric Angels - ST
Gilby Clarke- Pawn Shop Guitars
Warrant - DRFSR
Enuff Z'Nuff - ST

[HueyRamone]

Mot - SATD
WASP
WASP - Last Command
WASP - ITEC
WASP - Headless Children (If this counts)
KISS - Lick It Up
DAD - No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims (If this counts)
DAD - Riskin it all (If this counts)
Twisted Sister - YCSRnR
Judas - Turbo (meh Priest is better than good Dokken)

[WolfgangVonPage]

DAD - No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims (If this counts)
DAD - Riskin it all (If this counts)

Great choices

[Rocker4Real]

Look at the early pictures of GNR. They used hairspray.

[windycitycane]

In no particular order:

Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
Motley Crue - Too Fast for Love
Wildside - Under the Influence
Cinderella- Night Songs
Poison - Looked What the Cat Dragged In
Ratt - Out of the Cellar
Danger Danger - s/t
Kingdom Come - s/t
Stryper - To Hell With the Devil
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet

[EyeDocOfRock]

Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol
Skid Row- Slave to the Grind
Whitesnake- 1987
Motley- Dr Feelgood
Tesla- Mechanical Resonance
Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Scorpions - Love At First Sting
Van Halen - 1984
Cinderella- Long Cold Winter

[Bono Nettencourt]

You put GNR on and they’re not one either.

Riverdogs are a bit of a stretch too. They sounded more like Soul Asylum than White Lion.

And they sucked ass.

PS - Van Halen is NOT a hair band.

[str]

In no particular order:
Ratt "Invasion Of Your Privacy"
Ratt "Dancing Undercover"
W.A.S.P. "W.A.S.P."
W.A.S.P "Live Animal" EP
Twisted Sister "Under The Blade"
Cinderella "Night Songs"
Vinnie Vincent Invasion "S/T"
Vinnie Vincent Invasion "All Systems Go"
David Lee Roth "Eat Em And Smile"
Kane Roberts "Saints And Sinners"

[Psychobolia.com]

PS - Van Halen is NOT a hair band.

C'mon Bono, gimme a break...

That's highly debatable, given some of the pictures that are out there. And the fact that they've influenced just about every hair band out there. And when you look at the playlist of any glam/hair metal event, there's always a few VH tunes on there.

[Nate S Axel]

If they've appeared on those stupid clickbait "Top 50 Hairbands" lists that everybody complains about or those old VH1 countdowns, I'm counting them as a "hair band". Sorry if that makes Eddie turn over in his grave.

I love the hits, the anthems. Not so much the guitar-wanking deep cuts.

Alphabetically:

Def Leppard - "Hysteria"
Heart - "Heart"
Skid Row - "Slave To The Grind"
Van Halen - "1984"
Van Halen - "Van Halen"
Van Halen - "Van Halen II"
Warrant - "Cherry Pie"
Whitesnake - "Whitesnake"
Wildside - "Under The Influence"
Y&T - "Down For The Count"

I wanted to include Roxette's "Joyride". Part of me thinks if I included Heart, I could include Roxette, but whatever. "Hair metal"... "arena rock"... who cares.

Love the Motleys, GNRs, and Poisons, but I've just been tired of all of them for quite awhile now. If I made this list every year, they'd probably make the most appearances of all-time, mainly when I was younger.

If it was "80s albums", I'd probably have Duran Duran, Genesis, Huey Lewis & The News in there somewhere. Not sure who I'd remove. Good thing OP asked for "hair band albums"!

[sicktwistedfreak]

Skid Row - Skid Row
Def Leppard - High N Dry
Dokken - Back For The Attack
XYZ - Hungry
Wildside - Under The Influence
Steelhouse Lane - Slaves Of The New World
Steelheart - Tangled In Reins
Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
Great White - Once Bitten...
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet

Honorable mention : Tyketto - Shine

[roxxtar5150]

In no particular order:

Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
Ratt - Out of the Cellar
Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Whitesnake - 1987
Dokken - Tooth And Nail
Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
Cinderella - Night Songs
Quiet Riot - Metal Health

[Bono Nettencourt]

PS - Van Halen is NOT a hair band.

C'mon Bono, gimme a break...

That's highly debatable, given some of the pictures that are out there. And the fact that they've influenced just about every hair band out there. And when you look at the playlist of any glam/hair metal event, there's always a few VH tunes on there.

No question they were the prototype, but it's impossible to be part of a movement that came AFTER you...

[Psychobolia.com]

PS - Van Halen is NOT a hair band.

C'mon Bono, gimme a break...

That's highly debatable, given some of the pictures that are out there. And the fact that they've influenced just about every hair band out there. And when you look at the playlist of any glam/hair metal event, there's always a few VH tunes on there.

No question they were the prototype, but it's impossible to be part of a movement that came AFTER you...

What's your timeline? When exactly did the "hair metal movement" start then? Are G'n'R not part of it either? And do you honestly believe that most of the artists associated with the "hair band" movement consider themselves a hair band? And finally, if you start a movement, assuming VH launched the so-called movement, why can they not be a part of it?! That's like saying that McDonald's can't be part of the junk food movement!

[Bono Nettencourt]

Definitely after 1978, dingis.

[Psychobolia.com]

Definitely after 1978, dingis.

There were 5 questions, superdingis! You ain't gonna tapdance your way outta this one, let's hear your thoughts!

[Love_Industry]

No question they were the prototype, but it's impossible to be part of a movement that came AFTER you...

And if we think about it, weren't VH (at least partly) molded on Zep - are they a hair band too then?

I could argue the starting point for softer, pretty boy metal was when Mötley had a huge hit with Home Sweet Home. That opened the gates for all the Bon Jovis, Europes, Extremes and Poisons. The problem is that using that definition would exclude Mötley themselves and also Quiet Riot and Ratt and we all know they are hair bands

[LovePowerFromTheMamaHead]

These are the albums I enjoyed the most when they came out during the "hair band" era.


1, Lynch Mob "Wicked Sensation"
2. The Cult " Sonic Temple"
3. Badlands " S/t"
4. L.S.D. "Silent Majority"
5. Don Dokken "Up From the Ashes"
6. Winger "S/t" ( Would have gone with IV, but sticking to the theme}
7. Cinderella "Long Cold WInter"
8. Spread Eagle "S/t"
9. Tora Tora "Surprise Attack"
10. Dokken "Tooth and Nail"

[GreatWhiteSnake]

Definitely after 1978, dingis.

There were 5 questions, superdingis! You ain't gonna tapdance your way outta this one, let's hear your thoughts!

Hi boys, I think it's dingus, not dingis....

[dmbrocker]

Based on my mood right now:

Ratt - Out of the Cellar
Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy
Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged in
Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
Dokken - Tooth and Nail
Fastway - On Target
Fastway - Bad Bad Girls

Some of these could easily be switched out for others, but that’s my top ten for now…

[Van Ailin']

Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Dokken - Back For The Attack
Triumph - Thunder Seven
David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em & Smile
Night Ranger - Midnight Madness
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Krokus - Headhunter
Black & Blue - S/T
Sammy Hagar - Standing Hampton

[Bono Nettencourt]

Sammy Hagar - Standing Hampton

Bad hair, maybe.

[DemonFilth2001]

Dokken - Under Lock and Key
Dokken - Back for the Attack
Don Dokken - Up from the Ashes
Rough Cutt - S/T
RATT - Out of the Cellar
Tesla - Mech Res
Whitesnake - 87
Malmsteen- Odyssey
GnR - Appetite
TUFF - What Comes Around

[Bono Nettencourt]

Dokken - Under Lock and Key
RATT - Out of the Cellar
Whitesnake - 87
GnR - Appetite

Add:
Wicked Sensation
Pyromania
Eat'Em
LAFS
Ultimate Sin
Badlands

[MetalSludgeCEO]

You put GNR on and they’re not one either.

Riverdogs are a bit of a stretch too. They sounded more like Soul Asylum than White Lion.

And they sucked ass.

PS - Van Halen is NOT a hair band.

""""""""""""Van Halen is NOT a hair band.""""""""""""

They ABSOLUTELY morphed into 1 by 1984... 100%!

$tEvil

[Chip Z'Hoy]

With VH on the table (which I agree with), I'm going to go buck wild on the definition of hair band.

That's right. AEROSMITH. Total hair band, bros.

1. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
2. Van Halen - Fair Warning
3. Motley Crue - Too Fast for Love
4. Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
5. Cinderella - Night Songs
6. Aerosmith - Pump
7. Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
8. Def Leppard - Pyromania
9. Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
10. Kiss - Animalize