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The 50 Greatest Hair Albums EVER. (1 Viewer)
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TripItUp
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Appetite is arguably the best American rock album of alltime. It better be top 10!
ETA: Fleetwood Mac is probably the best, but kind of soft for the "Rock" category.
Officer Pete Malloy
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You're what's wrong with the world.Appetite is arguably the best American rock album of alltime. .
Warsteinner
Footballguy
The best songs on Appetie are "Rocket Queen" and "My Michelle." I live in Cincy and hate the Bengals so if I hear jungle one more time I may snap.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I love the album and agree on your songs listed. That said, I think Paradise City is so bad and repetitive that brings down the album a notch for me. it is an instant skip or change the channel song for me.
KarmaPolice
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Love the list so far, but agree that one of the hard things to do is get that hard line of what is hair metal and what isn't. To me, VH isn't quite hair metal, but if you are going to define it as such I think the album is way too low. Same goes for Appetite - I don't think it is hair metal, but if you do that has to be at the top.
Thanks for doing this - I have been rocking to some of this stuff trying to figure out what I would have as my top 10 or 20 of the genre.
Thanks for doing this - I have been rocking to some of this stuff trying to figure out what I would have as my top 10 or 20 of the genre.
Abraham
Footballguy
I was willing to let it go that 1984 somehow wasn't in the top 10 where it should be but this is a bridge too far.
Appetite for Destruction is the best American album ever. To say it isn't one of the top 10 hair metal albums is simply being contrarian to be contrarian. There is no metric - sales, popularity, re-listen ability, cultural and musical impact - where it isn't one of the most important pieces of music in the rock era.
Two is New Jersey
Three is Pyromania
Four I s Open up and say ahhh...
Five should have been Dr Feelgood but I'll settle for Too Fast for Love
Six is Destroyer
If I get motivated later I'll finish the list of 50.
Appetite for Destruction is the best American album ever. To say it isn't one of the top 10 hair metal albums is simply being contrarian to be contrarian. There is no metric - sales, popularity, re-listen ability, cultural and musical impact - where it isn't one of the most important pieces of music in the rock era.
Two is New Jersey
Three is Pyromania
Four I s Open up and say ahhh...
Five should have been Dr Feelgood but I'll settle for Too Fast for Love
Six is Destroyer
If I get motivated later I'll finish the list of 50.
Warsteinner
Footballguy
[SIZE=16pt]44. Saigon Kick – The Lizard (1992)[/SIZE] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ac/The_Lizard_%28Saigon_Kick_album%29_coverart.jpg/220px-The_Lizard_%28Saigon_Kick_album%29_coverart.jpg
This album helped round out the ear before we succumbed to the likes of Nirvana and the start of the Seattle grunge/alternative era. Great ballads and guitar riffs Bill and Ted would call most excellent.
1. Cruelty
2. Hostile Youth
3. Feel the Same Way
4. Freedom
5. God of 42nd Street
6. My Dog
7. Peppermint Tribe
8. Love Is on the Way
9. The Lizard
10. All Alright
11. Sleep
12. All I Want
13. Body Bags
14. Miss Jones
15. World Goes Round
16. Chanel
This album helped round out the ear before we succumbed to the likes of Nirvana and the start of the Seattle grunge/alternative era. Great ballads and guitar riffs Bill and Ted would call most excellent.
1. Cruelty
2. Hostile Youth
3. Feel the Same Way
4. Freedom
5. God of 42nd Street
6. My Dog
7. Peppermint Tribe
8. Love Is on the Way
9. The Lizard
10. All Alright
11. Sleep
12. All I Want
13. Body Bags
14. Miss Jones
15. World Goes Round
16. Chanel
Abraham
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Warsteinner
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43. Slaughter – Stick It to Ya (1990) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/44/S-sity.jpg/220px-S-sity.jpg
From the Age of 25 to around 30-31 my theme song in life was “Up All Night.” I can’t express how much I miss the days of being able to lay out all night and not feel an ounce of pain the next day.
1. Eye to Eye
2. Burnin’ Bridges
3. Up All Night
4. Spend My Life
5. Thinking of June
6. She Wants More
7. Fly to the Angels
8. Mad About You
9. That’s Not Enough
10. You Are the One
11. Gave Me Your Heart
12. Desperately
13. Loaded Gun
14. Fly to the Angels (acoustic)
15. Wingin” It
From the Age of 25 to around 30-31 my theme song in life was “Up All Night.” I can’t express how much I miss the days of being able to lay out all night and not feel an ounce of pain the next day.
1. Eye to Eye
2. Burnin’ Bridges
3. Up All Night
4. Spend My Life
5. Thinking of June
6. She Wants More
7. Fly to the Angels
8. Mad About You
9. That’s Not Enough
10. You Are the One
11. Gave Me Your Heart
12. Desperately
13. Loaded Gun
14. Fly to the Angels (acoustic)
15. Wingin” It
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Tom Skerritt
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When I was kid, we tried to hacksaw a circular saw blade in half to then glue it to our heads like the WASP album cover. Needless to say, we were unsuccessful. I think we made it about 1cm before we quit. Good times!
DocHolliday
Footballguy
WASP has been underrated for decades. Maybe Last Command is going to be listed around #35.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
Bon Jovi was a band. When he did solo stuff it was as Jon Bon Jovi. The difference between Bon Jovi and Jon Bon Jovi is Richie Sambora, which is significant.
JZilla
Footballguy
Saigon Kick - I agree bold choice. I liked this when it came out, grunge had exploded and hair metal/glam was fading fast. Day late and a dollar short, Saigon Kick. "Feel The Same Way" stands out and is still a fave of mine. But I haven't listened to this whole album in 20+ years
Slaughter - Yawn.. I'm assuming we'll see the mighty Invasion somewhere in the top ten
Slaughter - Yawn.. I'm assuming we'll see the mighty Invasion somewhere in the top ten
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Where are Mr Big and Extreme going to slot in?
Warsteinner
Footballguy
[SIZE=16pt]42. Warrant – Cherry Pie (1990)[/SIZE] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/Cherrypie.jpg/220px-Cherrypie.jpg
Radio stations and single mothers have all but ruined the song “Cherry Pie” for me but “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” keeps Warrant’s second best album in the countdown. For any connoisseurs of amateur pornography do a quick search for “Housewife Kelly Anderson” and watch a great scene with “Blind Faith” playing in the background. Saw these guys back in August along with another band that will be on the countdown.
1. Cherry Pie
2. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
3. I Saw Red
4. Bed of Roses
5. Sure Feels Good to Me
6. Love in Stereo
7. Blind Faith
8. Song and Dance Man
9. You’re the Only Hell Your Mama Ever Raised
10. Mr. Rainmaker
11. Train, Train
Radio stations and single mothers have all but ruined the song “Cherry Pie” for me but “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” keeps Warrant’s second best album in the countdown. For any connoisseurs of amateur pornography do a quick search for “Housewife Kelly Anderson” and watch a great scene with “Blind Faith” playing in the background. Saw these guys back in August along with another band that will be on the countdown.
1. Cherry Pie
2. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
3. I Saw Red
4. Bed of Roses
5. Sure Feels Good to Me
6. Love in Stereo
7. Blind Faith
8. Song and Dance Man
9. You’re the Only Hell Your Mama Ever Raised
10. Mr. Rainmaker
11. Train, Train
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Quint
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Figured this would have been higher in the list... Top 30 at least.
Also curious to see if Ozzy falls into the Hair Metal category .
Warsteinner
Footballguy
Statcruncher
Footballguy
Black dot for the upcoming Out Of The Cellar.
Warsteinner
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Hawks64
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Apple Jack
Footballguy
really depends on the criteria how appetite rates. if it weighs quality music over cheese, then it should probably be #1. if cheese is more important youre probably looking at slippery when wet, look what the cat dragged in, or def leopard. something along those lines.
And Van Halen isn't hair. Maybe chest hair, but not hair.
And Van Halen isn't hair. Maybe chest hair, but not hair.
Doug B
Footballguy
Wondering about these guys, too.
...
Say, if one member of the band don't have the hair, does the act still qualify?
Doug B
Footballguy
If the high-school heads were wearing their concert Ts back in the day, then the act should qualify
(I can think of a few controversial exceptions, though)
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
Love to hear different people's definition of hair, but VH is totally hair in my book.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
Warsteinner
Footballguy
[SIZE=16pt]41. Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry (1984)[/SIZE] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/60/Twister_Sister_-_Stay_Hungry.jpg/220px-Twister_Sister_-_Stay_Hungry.jpg
I’m pretty sure these guys and this album would still be all time classics even if they didn’t have the cameo in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. Today’s youth also got hip to some Twisted Sister when “I Wanna Rock” was added to the GTA Vice City soundtrack.
1. Stay Hungry
2. We’re Not Gonna Take It
3. Burn in Hell
4. Horror
5. I Wanna Rock
6. The Price
7. Don’t Let Me Down
8. The Beast
9. S.M.F
I’m pretty sure these guys and this album would still be all time classics even if they didn’t have the cameo in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. Today’s youth also got hip to some Twisted Sister when “I Wanna Rock” was added to the GTA Vice City soundtrack.
1. Stay Hungry
2. We’re Not Gonna Take It
3. Burn in Hell
4. Horror
5. I Wanna Rock
6. The Price
7. Don’t Let Me Down
8. The Beast
9. S.M.F
jwb
Footballguy
Kinda / sorta, but not really. I can get on board with the 1984-era VH being hair metal, so that album counts. But VH started in 70's, and were more "hard rock" than hair metal.
To me (graduated high school in 1984), hair metal really started with Quiet Riot and Def Leppard. You could throw solo Ozzy in there too. Then Motley Crue came around, and that was that - full on.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
jomar
Footballguy
liked DRFSR much better than this album. wonder if that'll come in higher or not be on at all.
jomar
Footballguy
I remember getting the #### Like a Beast vinyl that had the chainsaw crotch as its cover. Don't know why or how my parents allowed it and I don't remember exactly. what I do recall is that the record was red and that cover. loved WASP and Blackie Lawless.
JZilla
Footballguy
Abraham
Footballguy
Agreed. DRFSR has a lot of good songs (Down Boys, Heaven, Sometimes She Cries, Big Talk, 32 Pennies). CP has one (Uncle Tom's Cabin)
cstu
Footballguy
'Hair metal' to me is loud sleaze rock - VH and GNR fit thematically but I consider VH 'light hair metal' and GNR 'heavy hair metal' musically. Bon Jovi is not hair metal thematically and IMO Great White is barely more hair metal than ZZ Top.
Buzzbait
Footballguy
One is absolutely Appetite. I'd be OK with Shout at the Devil being top 5 but neither Dr Feelgood or TFFL should be anywhere near that high. Pyromania and Destroyer wouldn't be in my top 5 but I think it's a matter of opinion and can see them as viable candidates.
New Jersey and Open Up? You have got to be kidding me. :X (esp Open Up).
cstu
Footballguy
Open Up is the epitome of hair metal.One is absolutely Appetite. I'd be OK with Shout at the Devil being top 5 but neither Dr Feelgood or TFFL should be anywhere near that high. Pyromania and Destroyer wouldn't be in my top 5 but I think it's a matter of opinion and can see them as viable candidates.New Jersey and Open Up? You have got to be kidding me. :X (esp Open Up).
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
Buzzbait
Footballguy
Agree. GW is pretty much straight blues infused rock. The thread is supposed to be "hair albums" but really is more "hair/rock" with VH already on the list.
Buzzbait
Footballguy
Poison is absolutely is hair metal. Didn't say otherwise. i said it's a horrendous choice for top 5. It's an over rated abysmal hair album that shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as many other options.Open Up is the epitome of hair metal.One is absolutely Appetite. I'd be OK with Shout at the Devil being top 5 but neither Dr Feelgood or TFFL should be anywhere near that high. Pyromania and Destroyer wouldn't be in my top 5 but I think it's a matter of opinion and can see them as viable candidates.New Jersey and Open Up? You have got to be kidding me. :X (esp Open Up).
cstu
Footballguy
Has the best hair band song (Nothin' But a Good Time) and ballad (Every Rose) of all time.Poison is absolutely is hair metal. Didn't say otherwise. i said it's a horrendous choice for top 5. It's an over rated abysmal hair album that shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as many other options.Open Up is the epitome of hair metal.One is absolutely Appetite. I'd be OK with Shout at the Devil being top 5 but neither Dr Feelgood or TFFL should be anywhere near that high. Pyromania and Destroyer wouldn't be in my top 5 but I think it's a matter of opinion and can see them as viable candidates.New Jersey and Open Up? You have got to be kidding me. :X (esp Open Up).
TripItUp
Footballguy
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
Damn Yankees!
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Negative on both counts ghosty. Not even their best hair band song, which goes to Talk Dirty to Me and best ballad has about 50 entries better than Every Rose, with Ballad of Jayne and House of Pain just off the top of my head. Mind you, we are arguing tallest stooge here.Has the best hair band song (Nothin' But a Good Time) and ballad (Every Rose) of all time.Poison is absolutely is hair metal. Didn't say otherwise. i said it's a horrendous choice for top 5. It's an over rated abysmal hair album that shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as many other options.Open Up is the epitome of hair metal.One is absolutely Appetite. I'd be OK with Shout at the Devil being top 5 but neither Dr Feelgood or TFFL should be anywhere near that high. Pyromania and Destroyer wouldn't be in my top 5 but I think it's a matter of opinion and can see them as viable candidates.New Jersey and Open Up? You have got to be kidding me. :X (esp Open Up).
Limp Ditka
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