The 50 Greatest Hair Albums EVER. (1 Viewer)

[jomar]

Junkyards first ballad:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TtXbrdDlA_4

What a great song...

 

[jomar]

One more and then I'll stop. Here's one from a band called the Electric Angels. They had a song that came out called Rattlesnake Kisses that I saw on mtv. I liked it and bought they album and loved it, start to finish. Not 100% sure they qualify as hair metal but anyway....this was their ballad and it's pretty cool:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hO6EZkvaJvw

 

[KarmaPolice]

a little before my time (i was in 6th grade) but wasnt Guns n roses nirvana to hair bands until Nirvana came along and sent GNR into obscurity.

In some circles Nirvana is solely responsible for killing hair metal.

I complete agree that Nirvana was the death of hair metal.

That and the fickle wussy fans that bailed.

Here are the hair band songs in the Billboard Hot 100 of 1991:

"High Enough" Damn Yankees

"Wind of Change" Scorpions

"Love of a Lifetime" FireHouse

"Hole Hearted" Extreme

"After the Rain" Nelson

"Signs" Tesla

"Something to Believe In" Poison

"Silent Lucidity" Queensrÿche

"I Saw Red" Warrant

"Miles Away" Winger

:X :

Can you blame anyone for abandoning the genre, especially when Nevermind came out?

Wow, that is some terrible music. These songs would be on a loop in my version of hell.

 

[KarmaPolice]

26. Queensryche Operation: Mindcrime (1988) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f7/Queensryche_-_Operation_Mindcrime_cover.jpg/220px-Queensryche_-_Operation_Mindcrime_cover.jpg

This is an oldie. Well its an oldie where I come from and many of you will #####, but this one goes out to my Clash of Clans buddy. I put more effort into the last half of the countdown so stay tuned.

1. I Remember Now

2. Anarchy X

3. Revolution Calling

4. Operation: Mindcrime

5. Speak

6. Spreading the Disease

7. The Mission

8. Suite Sister Mary

9. The Needle Lies

10. Electric Requiem

11. Breaking the Silence

12. I Dont Believe in Love

13. Waiting for 22

14. My Empty Room

15. Eyes of a Stranger

Start to finish, one of the tops of the genre. I'd argue its way too low on the list, but I'll just be happy it made the list.

Top 5 album for me. All genres.

I don't care how you qualify them, this album should be at the top of any list.

 

[beer 30]

Speaking of hell, where does D.A.D. fall in this category? Loved this album

 

[coyote5]

Junkyards first ballad:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TtXbrdDlA_4

What a great song...

Love that album

 

[Quint]

Another off the radar ballad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tvEXxksIY8

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Saliva was nu metal. Lets do that next Christmas

So in

 

[Warsteinner]

The only that sucks more than a hangover is having to make your own eggs because you struck out the night before. We'll get this train rolling again once I recover.

 

[Atomic Punk]

The discussion on ballads made me spend the last two hours on YouTube. I'd have to throw in What you Give by Tesla as one of my faves.

Not sure if they count as Hair Metal but man Triumph was awesome back in the day. I remember seeing them in the 80's and they just rocked live.

 

[peaces]

Another ballad that may not get much love here, but I love it, is The Price from Twisted Sister.

I don't mean to be too critical, because I love this thread, but there is not a single album mentioned yet that deserves to be ranked above Stay Hungry.

Love early TS...I might be alone but don't consider them hair metal

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

The only that sucks more than a hangover is having to make your own eggs because you struck out the night before. We'll get this train rolling again once I recover.

Smoke a bowl and turn on some dokken an you will feel a million times better

 

[Sabertooth]

Song and Emotion from Tesla. Ballad er no?

 

[Ghost Rider]

I've never thought of Queensryche as hair metal - they were more like a more theatrical version of Maiden and Priest back in the day, with a slice of Pink Floyd - but regardless, Mindcrime is a great record.

The second Damn Yankees record is far better than the first, but the first one has their most well-known hit, so I get why that would be the pick.

 

[Sabertooth]

Me neither. Queensryche seemed more Maiden than Motley.

Damn Yankees always just seemed like a money grab to me. Coming of Age was a great tune though. I guess I just couldn't get past Ted Nugent, guy is such a tool.

 

[jomar]

Quiet Riot to help Warsteiner feel better

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AGswyJCUw2U

 

[Ghost Rider]

Damn Yankees always just seemed like a money grab to me. Coming of Age was a great tune though. I guess I just couldn't get past Ted Nugent, guy is such a tool.

Nugent never bothered me till he went off the reservation in the last 10 years or so, and by then, I was already a fan of those two Damn Yankees albums and a handful or so of his solo songs. His toolish behavior since doesn't make me like those songs any less.

 

[snogger]

Was just out driving around and Hair Nation was playing Big Bottom

 

[cstu]

Junkyards first ballad:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TtXbrdDlA_4

What a great song...

Thanks to this thread I found out Junkyard will be playing in Hollywood next month and I will be seeing them for the first time.

 

[cstu]

Damn Yankees always just seemed like a money grab to me. Coming of Age was a great tune though. I guess I just couldn't get past Ted Nugent, guy is such a tool.

Actually liked Nugent at the time (didn't know/care about his politics but liked #####), but hated the Damn Yankees sellout (IMO).

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Damn Yankees always just seemed like a money grab to me. Coming of Age was a great tune though. I guess I just couldn't get past Ted Nugent, guy is such a tool.

Actually liked Nugent at the time (didn't know/care about his politics but liked #####), but hated the Damn Yankees sellout (IMO).

The nuge rules

 

[TripItUp]

This thread inspired my hair metal Pandora station debuted to my girlfriend last night on the way to dinner, some of the most fun we've had as a couple.



ETA: her late father loved hair metal, so although she is 31 she knows all the words to many of the songs.

 

[Epic Problem]

Damn Yankees always just seemed like a money grab to me. Coming of Age was a great tune though. I guess I just couldn't get past Ted Nugent, guy is such a tool.

Actually liked Nugent at the time (didn't know/care about his politics but liked #####), but hated the Damn Yankees sellout (IMO).

The nuge rules

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Speaking of hell, where does D.A.D. fall in this category? Loved this album

Sleeping My Day Away is a great song.

 

[Tom Skerritt]

Damn Yankees always just seemed like a money grab to me. Coming of Age was a great tune though. I guess I just couldn't get past Ted Nugent, guy is such a tool.

Nugent never bothered me till he went off the reservation in the last 10 years or so, and by then, I was already a fan of those two Damn Yankees albums and a handful or so of his solo songs. His toolish behavior since doesn't make me like those songs any less.

It was the gum chewing in the videos that annoyed me.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

50. W.A.S.P. – W.A.S.P.

49 Scorpions – Savage Amusement

48. Skid Row – Slave to the Grind

47. Great White – Once Bitten – Twice Shy (Combined them)

46. Van Halen -1984

45. Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood

44. Saigon Kick – The Lizard

43. Slaughter – Stick It To Ya

42. Warrant – Cherry Pie

41. Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry

40. Mr. Big – Lean Into It

39. Britny Fox – Britny Fox

38. Dangerous Toys – Dangerous Toys

37. Enuff Z’Nuff – Enuff Z’Nuff

36. Motley Crue – Girls, Girls, Girls

35. Quiet Riot – Metal Health

34. Cinderella – Long Cold Winter

33. Bon Jovi – New Jersey

32. Whitesnake – Slide It In

31. W.A.S.P. – The Last Command

30. Danger Danger – Danger Danger

29. Poison – Flesh & Blood

28. Faster #####cat - Wake Me When It's Over

27. Damn Yankees - Damn Yankees

26. Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime

[SIZE=16pt]50. W.A.S.P – W.A.S.P. (1984) [/SIZE]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Wasp-first-album.jpg

Debut album for legendary front man Blackie Lawless and the boys. When the album was first released they caved to pressure and deleted the song “Animal (**** like a beast)” because some parents added it to a list of filthy songs. It was however, put back on in a 1998 reissue.

[SIZE=10pt]1. [/SIZE]I WANNA BE SOMEBODY

1. L.O.V.E. MACHINE
2. THE FLAME
3. B.A.D
4. SCHOOL DAZE
5. HELLION
6. SLEEPING (IN THE FIRE) –
7. ON YOU KNEES
8. TORMENTOR
9. THE TORTURE NEVER STOPS

If you are gonna go with Bon Jovi which you should, Slippery When Wet was the big hair band album. New Jersey actually was done with a tougher edge around it as it released in the middle of the GnR run which I imagine will be somewhere in the top 5 much to my dismay.

1984 is a hair album? It's not high on the list so either it is or it isn't. If it is a hair album, it's one that produced a couple #1s and blew thru pop music among Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Prince...it doesn't get bigger than that and they were able to hold their own and sell millions of copies. I think if it's a true hair album then it should have been in the top 5.

I love the idea of ths thread, just wanted to get a little banter going. Look forward to the rest of the list.

 

[cstu]

29. Poison – Flesh & Blood

27. Damn Yankees - Damn Yankees

I don't know where to start...

 

[Rove!]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q-yZEyyULYc

Tangier - on the line

 

[Rove!]

Does this make anyone's Top 50 in the power ballad category? Been Your Fool

Great tune

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction?

As hair as some others...

 

[DocHolliday]

Another guilty pleasure that hasn't been mentioned yet - Hardline

Rythm from a Red Car - http://youtu.be/i3W-TbzRR8w

Hot Cherie - http://youtu.be/v_pFJR-2qqE

Love this album. Very underrated. Neil schon carries this album with stellar guitar work. Lyrics are weak at times but I still listen to this album a couple of times a month.

 

[peaces]

50. W.A.S.P. W.A.S.P.

41. Twisted Sister Stay Hungry

 

[Statorama]

Does Kyuss qualify as a hair band? Thinking their guitars might be a little heavy for the genre

 

[MindCrime]

Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction?

As hair as some others...

Prime Mover!

 

[Mr.Pack]

Most underrated ballad - Desperate by BAbylon aD. Great hook. Saw that last year that were plAying shows on a hair metal cruise ship.

I'd put Y&T's "This Time" right up there as maybe "unknown ballad"

It was the "wedding dance" song for the wife and I

Tesla's "Love Song" made it into our wedding video as background during a picture montage.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

29. Poison – Flesh & Blood

27. Damn Yankees - Damn Yankees

I don't know where to start...

Evidently, you do

 

[Mr.Pack]

Most underrated ballad - Desperate by BAbylon aD. Great hook. Saw that last year that were plAying shows on a hair metal cruise ship.

I'd put Y&T's "This Time" right up there as maybe "unknown ballad"

It was the "wedding dance" song for the wife and I

Tesla's "Love Song" made it into our wedding video as background during a picture montage.

While we're at it, Cinderella's "Nobodys Fool" has to be up there in the Rock Ballad category

 

[Mr.Pack]

Before Hair Metal was Hair Metal Ok, not "Accept" Level, but damn good.

Also they did the original of this song.

Saw them and Aerosmith back in the late 70's.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I'm trying to decide if Tesla's awful cover of "Signs" makes them less hair or more.

 

[Mr.Pack]

[SIZE=16pt]35. Quiet Riot – Metal Health (1983) [/SIZE]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7a/MetalHealthQuietRiot.jpg/220px-MetalHealthQuietRiot.jpg

[SIZE=16pt]Bang your head!!!!!![/SIZE] You ever been in a drinking contest with your entourage and had to dig down deep to get that next shot of Old Grand-Dad down? Metal Health will take you home, gentlemen.

1. Metal Health

2. Cum on Feel the Noize

3. Don’t Wanna Let You Go

4. Slick Black Cadillac

5. Love’s a #####

6. Breathless

7. Run for Cover

8. Battle Axe

9. Let’s Get Crazy

10. Thunderbird

Might have had this one higher. But close

 

[Mr.Pack]

Uh yeah, they were hair metal

What year was that?

I don't know, why? Are you suggesting they looked materially different when Metal Health was released??

That's not how I remember them from MTV. Only Sarzo had girl hair I thought. The drummer had a mullet. I don't know.

I dunno, looks similar to me!

If they aren't Hair Metal, I don't know what is.

 

[Mr.Pack]

[SIZE=16pt]34. Cinderella – Long Cold Winter (1988)[/SIZE] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/32/Longcoldwinter.jpg/220px-Longcoldwinter.jpg

For those that have loved and lost this sums it all up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fruwUj1OXfA

1. Bad Seamstress Blues/Fallin’ Apart at the Seams

2. Gypsy Road

3. Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)

4. The Last Mile

5. Second Wind

6. Long Cold Winter

7. If You Don’t Like It

8. Coming Home

9. Fire and Ice

10. Take Me Back

Great album!

 

[Mr.Pack]

[SIZE=16pt]34. Cinderella – Long Cold Winter (1988)[/SIZE] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/32/Longcoldwinter.jpg/220px-Longcoldwinter.jpg

For those that have loved and lost this sums it all up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fruwUj1OXfA

1. Bad Seamstress Blues/Fallin’ Apart at the Seams

2. Gypsy Road

3. Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)

4. The Last Mile

5. Second Wind

6. Long Cold Winter

7. If You Don’t Like It

8. Coming Home

9. Fire and Ice

10. Take Me Back

Perfect spot for this killer album. I still listen to this album at least once a month. So bluesy. Track 3 has likely hit home for many of us.

Had to add. Speaking of bluesy, listened to Badlands Badlands this afternoon. Jake E Lee. Damn.

 

[jamny]

Hated hair bands. I was always more of a death/doom type fan.

But Too Fast for Love has to be a Top 5. It changed music when it came out, imo.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Before he was fat, he was also hair:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogHeqgmoYBU

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[Mr.Pack]

50. W.A.S.P. – W.A.S.P.

49 Scorpions – Savage Amusement

48. Skid Row – Slave to the Grind

47. Great White – Once Bitten – Twice Shy (Combined them)

46. Van Halen -1984

45. Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood

44. Saigon Kick – The Lizard

43. Slaughter – Stick It To Ya

42. Warrant – Cherry Pie

41. Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry

40. Mr. Big – Lean Into It

39. Britny Fox – Britny Fox

38. Dangerous Toys – Dangerous Toys

37. Enuff Z’Nuff – Enuff Z’Nuff

36. Motley Crue – Girls, Girls, Girls

35. Quiet Riot – Metal Health

34. Cinderella – Long Cold Winter

33. Bon Jovi – New Jersey

32. Whitesnake – Slide It In

31. W.A.S.P. – The Last Command

30. Danger Danger – Danger Danger

29. Poison – Flesh & Blood

Also in the OP.

Dr. Feelgood is criminally low.

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[jwb]

a little before my time (i was in 6th grade) but wasnt Guns n roses nirvana to hair bands until Nirvana came along and sent GNR into obscurity.

In some circles Nirvana is solely responsible for killing hair metal.

I complete agree that Nirvana was the death of hair metal.

That and the fickle wussy fans that bailed.

Here are the hair band songs in the Billboard Hot 100 of 1991:

"High Enough" Damn Yankees

"Wind of Change" Scorpions

"Love of a Lifetime" FireHouse

"Hole Hearted" Extreme

"After the Rain" Nelson

"Signs" Tesla

"Something to Believe In" Poison

"Silent Lucidity" Queensrÿche

"I Saw Red" Warrant

"Miles Away" Winger

:X :

Can you blame anyone for abandoning the genre, especially when Nevermind came out?

Wow, that is some terrible music. These songs would be on a loop in my version of hell.

Yea, Hair Metal died an ugly death.

 

[Eulogys]

I'm trying to decide if Tesla's awful cover of "Signs" makes them less hair or more.

I've used that song as a bathroom break the last 20 or so times I've seen them. The only version of it that I actually liked was the WAAF in-studio version with just Frank, Tommy and Jeff.

 

[Sabertooth]

This thread inspired my hair metal Pandora station debuted to my girlfriend last night on the way to dinner, some of the most fun we've had as a couple.



ETA: her late father loved hair metal, so although she is 31 she knows all the words to many of the songs.

A keeper.

 

[Sabertooth]

Damn Yankees always just seemed like a money grab to me. Coming of Age was a great tune though. I guess I just couldn't get past Ted Nugent, guy is such a tool.

Actually liked Nugent at the time (didn't know/care about his politics but liked #####), but hated the Damn Yankees sellout (IMO).

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/damn-yankees-history/ Interesting read.