Your FAVORITE 80's Hair / Glam Band is:

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  • Cinderella

    Votes: 16 100.0%

  • Poison

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Motley Crue

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Winger

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Twisted Sister

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Ratt

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Dokken

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Whitesnake

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Great White

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • other... please post it.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    16
Papa Deuce said:
I didn't count them for 3 reasons...

1. They started in the 70s.

2. They didn't sing the lightweight stuff that many bands did at that time.

3. I don't think they were known for their hair or wearing makeup.
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Papa...I know this is all in fun...but...here are my reasons for why Def Leppard should have had their own catagory.

Yes, they started in 1977 but Twisted Sister started in 1973, Dokken in '77 and Whitesnake in '77. I think more importance should be placed on when they rose to fame and few were bigger then Def Leppard in the 80's.

As far as lightweight...do you mean ballads? DL had their share from the 80's and they were huge!

Bringing on the heartache - '81
Love Bites - '88
Hysteria - '88

In addition, Wikipedia has this to say about the mammoth album "Hysteria":

Hysteria is one of only a handful of albums (and the third in rock history) that has charted seven singles or more on the US Hot 100: "Women" (#80), "Animal" (#19), "Hysteria" (#10), "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (#2), "Love Bites" (#1), "Armageddon It" (#3) and "Rocket" (#12). It remained on the charts for three years and has sold 18 million copies worldwide.

They did continue into the 90's with Adrenalize and some other great songs but the late 80's were their heyday.

I would agree that they were not known for their hair and they certainly didn't wear any makeup but I don't think Whitesnake, Dokken, Greatwhite or Winger wore makeup did they?

Anyway...I'm not bashing by any means...this is fun! I love hair bands baby! Why can't hair metal make a come back!!!!! That would SO rock!
 
Yikes! Have you seen some of those guys lately?...They'd never fit into their spandex! :sqwink: :sqwink:
 
djdawg said:
You should see the lead singer from Loverboy...omg!
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Yup and he's a prime example of why old guys shouldn't wear spandex.... :D

Although if you saw Barry Gibb on American Idol, we could also say that old guys shouldn't wear see-through shirts.. :D :D
 
See, Kev, I blame DeeJay Dan and Fred..... :sqerr: :sqwink: .... we need them to give us more choices than 10 for these type of polls. I don't think the software is actually limited; the limit is set by the folks in charge.

I also know it is all meant in fun.

The way I remember early Def Leppard is not being known as having the big hair and not wearing makeup, so I left them out. I also went back and looked at early Bon Jovi ( who I can't stand musically, but is a nice guy ) and forgot how much they were a big hair band, and wore makeup. I guess they have NOT been that way so long it was easy to forget they ever were.
 
Remember, we can pretty much put all the blame for the "big hair" and "make-up" that happened in the 80's on these guys from the 70's! :sqerr: :sqrolleyes:
 

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Hey, remember it ALL started with Slade :sqbiggrin:

Our bands biggest competition was Sister, and our drummer went on to Skid Row. Yes, I'm that old.

I was into babes, money, and dancin' to Michael and Madonna during the 80's, but if I had to pick a fav of mine, it would be either Bon Jovi or Poison.
 
SoftJock Rick said:
Hey, remember it ALL started with Slade :sqbiggrin:

Our bands biggest competition was Sister, and our drummer went on to Skid Row. Yes, I'm that old.

I was into babes, money, and dancin' to Michael and Madonna during the 80's, but if I had to pick a fav of mine, it would be either Bon Jovi or Poison.
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I bet it's been a LOOOONG TIME since you were "touched for the very first time"......
 
Yeah your right Rick, I forgot about Slade... :sqconfused:
 

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Papa Deuce said:
See, Kev, I blame DeeJay Dan and Fred..... :sqerr: :sqwink: .... we need them to give us more choices than 10 for these type of polls. I don't think the software is actually limited; the limit is set by the folks in charge.

I also know it is all meant in fun.
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Max poll options set to 20. :)
 
Deejay Dan said:
Max poll options set to 20. :)
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lol...I was just busting chops! But I really do appreciate it... makes life easier... Gotta keep the dawg off my butt. :sqbiggrin:
 
Great topic!!

Out of the choices listed, I picked Whitesnake by a hair over the Crue! Why?? Because they are still around, though not in the same '80s lineup, and still sound really polished live. Doug Aldrich (Dio & Lion) and Reb Beach (Winger) lead a strong band with their blazing guitar chops. And Coverdale still sounds strong, although at this point we all know that he is Tawny-less.

I know that Crue is still touring, but Vince Neil can't sing like he used to (and we all know that wasn't real strong to begin with) and Mick Mars looks like Ozzy's father. With no Tommy Lee, it's just not the same.

And I have to admit that Def Leppard should have been on this list, although I definitely wouldn't call them "glam" or a "hair band". So maybe they don't belong, but they, along with Bon Jovi, were by far the most popular of the genre. And if we don't include "glam" or "hair bands", Metallica, Scorpions and Iron Maiden would need to be included in the top groups.

Sorry to ramble, but I am definitely stuck in the old rock ways and I'll probably never get out!
 
My fav all time was a band out of England called Thunder. They are still around and still putting out great music. They only had one big hit in the USA back in 1991 called "Dirty Love" and have not released an disc domestically since 1995. But they are still HUGE on the European club circuit. I contacted them last year about maybe crossing the pond for a club tour, but because they do not have a domestic distributor, the cost is way too high.
 
Papa Deuce said:
Ok, but you could have voted other, so who is your favorite?
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I voted Other because to me they all sounded alike and they all sucked.
 
Lito said:
... the ORIGINAL - KISS. They were the late 70's ...
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I appreciate your appreciation, but I first heard KISS (on their first album) in 1974. Is that the late '70s?? :sqerr:
 
I voted Crue, but even before I read the posts, I thought, what about Def Lepord? They definately were the shiznit in the 80's. Bon Jovi was another one that deserves consideration.

Guns and Roses would definately be my favorite so far mentioned, but I also have a hard time lumping them in with "hair" bands.

Ultimately, the greatest hair band of all time ... drum roll please ...

Aerosmith

I realize that they aren't considered "hair" by definition, but without their influence, do you really thing "hair" would have gotten were it did? Plus, they achieved their greatest commercial success during the "hair" era. Hands down, Aerosmith is the greatest band succeeding during the "hair" era!
 
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