Best Ever Albums

Re: No Hair Metal??

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:42:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/25/2014 20:42

Kool Keith Sweat wrote:

Hair metal has its virtues, but its not albums. As a chart pop genre, its strengths are its singles, live performances, and music videos. Acclaimed albums occasionally pop out of chart pop genres, like Madonna's debut or Appetite for Destruction,

There's also ample youtube videos of full-length live performances of hair metal performances and honestly they look like they'd be a blast to go to.

I went to a run-of-the-mill suburban junior high school in the 80s and partook DEEPLY in its music culture. In other words, I was a teenage metal head. javascript:emoticon(':twisted:')

And I must say, Hair metal, and heavy metal concerts in general, were a BLAST! The light shows and stage sets alone were a marvel. But, mostly it was the music. As the larger-than-life riffs coursed electric through your body and your devils horns rhythmically fist pumped through the air, we collectively surrendered to something bigger than ourselves. The whole experience was immensely euphoric and cathartic. I remember being completely at drained & at peace afterwards afterwards, my body caked in sweat. Quite interesting that this nice catholic boy's most religious and sexual experiences at the time were at arena-sized metal shows. javascript:emoticon(':wink:')

Regarding my unconventional Hair Metal list, I thought it would be fun to see Hair Metal in the larger context. Hair metal, more than almost any other genre, has been so pigeonholed to a very specified and restricted list of years and bands that I thought it would be useful to let it breathe a bit. Show where it came from and related trends and how its influence on the stage show survived on to the next generation of metal bands (e.g. Slipknot). It's funny how conservative we as fans are of certain genre, and I can now appreciate why rock artists always chafed at being grouped into a scene or genre. As fans, we tend to be a little too religious (interesting, that this word keeps popping up) about our genres!

At any rate, here's a completely traditional (read boring) list of my favorite (but not essential) Hair Metal Albums.

My Highly Conventional List of My Favorite Hair Metal Albums (in chronological order) ...

Def Leppard - High n’ Dry (1981)
Scorpions - Blackout (1982)
Motley Crue - Too Fast of Love (1981)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Quiet Riot - Metal Health (1983)
Twisted Sister - You Can’t Stop Rock n’ Roll (1983)
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil (1983)
Night Ranger - Midnight Madness (1983)
Ratt - Out of the Cellar (1984)
Whitesnake - Slide It In (1984)
Hanoi Rocks - Two Steps from the Move (1984)
Dokken - Under Lock & Key (1985)
Loudness - Thunder in the East (1985)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Cinderella - Night Songs (1986)
Poison - Look what the Cat Dragged In (1986)
Guns n’ Roses - Appetite for Destruction (1987)
Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)
Skid Row - s/t (1989)

I know which list I prefer.

Up the Irons!

Re: No Hair Metal??

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:23:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/25/2014 19:23

Hair metal has its virtues, but its not albums. As a chart pop genre, its strengths are its singles, live performances, and music videos. Acclaimed albums occasionally pop out of chart pop genres, like Madonna's debut or Appetite for Destruction, but when I think hair metal my mind goes to:

Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Warrant - "Cherry Pie"
Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again"
Quiet Riot - "Cum On Feel the Noize"
Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"
Loverboy - "Working for the Weekend"

etc. There's also ample youtube videos of full-length live performances of hair metal performances and honestly they look like they'd be a blast to go to.

Re: No Hair Metal??

Norman Bates — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:46:05 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 04/25/2014 18:46

EDIT.

At least a half dozen people had already said what I was saying. I might need a break

Re: No Hair Metal??

swhaze — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:41:45 GMT

Author: swhaze

Posted: 04/25/2014 18:41

Is AC/DC considered Hair Metal?

smilefromyrheart wrote:

Top 10 most Essential Hair Metal Albums (in chronological order) ...

Alice Cooper - Love It to Death (1971)
New York Dolls - s/t (1973)
Kiss - s/t (1974)
Van Halen - s/t (1978)
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love (1981)
Misfits - Walk Among Us (1982)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Van Halen - 1984
Guns n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
Slipknot - s/t (1999)

Honorable Mention
The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy (1975)

Re: No Hair Metal??

benpaco — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 21:01:19 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 04/24/2014 01:01

HigherThanTheSun wrote:

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One of his better moments. I don't know, I mean, everyone has their strong moments (look at Eminem - someone silly and a little full of himself at times, but stuff like "Stan" exists). I like him, and he has his strong moments, more than anything, it was a joke. He's still pompous as a whole, I'd say, but not denying that he has moments I like him.

Re: No Hair Metal??

HigherThanTheSun — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 20:52:52 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 04/24/2014 00:52

benpaco wrote:

Hey he's good, just pompous, shallow, and (sometimes at least) generic.

Link

Re: No Hair Metal??

Facetious — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:32:40 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 04/23/2014 15:32

Goodsir wrote:

That's shameful.

Yeah, 'cause there should be more hair metal albums in the top 100 than hip-hop albums.

Re: No Hair Metal??

mickilennial — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 01:05:00 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 04/23/2014 05:05

RockyRaccoon wrote:

As much as I do love hair metal, there are very few redeeming qualities about it from a musical standpoint (outside of technical abilities). It's often generic, pompous and shallow, something that doesn't typically endear it to a lot of people.

To be fair there have been a few really great "hair metal" records (Anvil's Forged in Fire, WASP's The Last Command, Scorpions' Love at First Sting, Motley Crue's Shout At The Devil, Def Leppard's Pyromania, etc.)

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Re: No Hair Metal??

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:39:24 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/22/2014 20:39

lethalnezzle wrote:

There are as many hair metal albums in our top 100 as there are hip-hop albums.

That's shameful.

Re: No Hair Metal??

Facetious — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:10:01 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 04/22/2014 17:10

smilefromyrheart wrote:

If this is hair metal...then, I'm impressed. That's a pretty solid set of albums.

Re: No Hair Metal??

Jasonconfused — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:26:22 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 04/22/2014 16:26

smilefromyrheart wrote:

I fucks with some hair metal. It's just stupid, fun stuff. That Alice Cooper album is incredible. Nice call. But i really don't see how Slipknot fits in with the rest of these bands. Or even Misfits for that matter.

Re: No Hair Metal??

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:59:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/22/2014 13:59

There are as many hair metal albums in our top 100 as there are hip-hop albums.

Re: No Hair Metal??

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:53:36 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 04/22/2014 13:53

smilefromyrheart wrote:

Yea, no, like half of those albums aren't hair metal.

Re: No Hair Metal??

drakonium — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:35:53 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 04/22/2014 04:35

smilefromyrheart wrote:

Top 10 most Essential Hair Metal Albums (in chronological order) ...

Alice Cooper - Love It to Death (1971)
New York Dolls - s/t (1973)
Misfits - Walk Among Us (1982)
Slipknot - s/t (1999)

Honorable Mention
The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy (1975)

Hum, what?

Re: No Hair Metal??

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:19:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/22/2014 04:19

Top 10 most Essential Hair Metal Albums (in chronological order) ...

Alice Cooper - Love It to Death (1971)
New York Dolls - s/t (1973)
Kiss - s/t (1974)
Van Halen - s/t (1978)
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love (1981)
Misfits - Walk Among Us (1982)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Van Halen - 1984
Guns n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
Slipknot - s/t (1999)

Honorable Mention
The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy (1975)

Re: No Hair Metal??

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:09:07 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/22/2014 04:09

benpaco wrote:

Hey he's good, just pompous, shallow, and (sometimes at least) generic. Like I like some of his stuff but at his core, he is more than a little full of himself, and a lot of his music tends to reflect that.

You're just jealous because you've never had sex with a Pharaoh. 🤣

Re: No Hair Metal??

benpaco — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:04:16 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 04/22/2014 04:04

Jackwc wrote:

Kanye makes up for being pompous by also being quite poignant.

Re: No Hair Metal??

Jackwc — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 23:58:09 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 04/22/2014 03:58

benpaco wrote:

Doesn't stop us from having 5 Kanye albums in the top 1000 ...

Kanye makes up for being pompous by also being quite poignant.

Re: No Hair Metal??

RockyRaccoon — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 23:44:13 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 04/22/2014 03:44

benpaco wrote:

Doesn't stop us from having 5 Kanye albums in the top 1000 ...

Hey now. I'd argue Kanye's a bit more unique and interesting than hair metal tends to be

Re: No Hair Metal??

benpaco — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 23:29:39 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 04/22/2014 03:29

RockyRaccoon wrote:

Doesn't stop us from having 5 Kanye albums in the top 1000 ...