Top 100 Heavy Metal and glam rock acts from the MTV era - it's still real to me (2 Viewers)

[Skipdog77]

78. Krokus

From Switzerland and a big part of the metal scenery back in the eighties, they were another one who peaked when I was in short pants and still discovering Duran Duran, so I really just caught the silly years.  They have some decent older stuff to discover.

Homeboy with the chest hair and the afro (Marc Storace) is actually Maltese 

Wikipedia nugs:

Fascinating!  Sadly, Tommy Kiefer would leave the band and commit suicide right around the same time that Tom Kiefer appeared on the scene.  Hmmm.

Holy ####### ####

Anyway, here's Screaming In The Night

Cover of Ballroom Blitz that the world begged them not to make

Holy cow...I always thought the Black Crowes were out of control with like 15 former members...these guys doubled that.  Impressive. 

 

[FairWarning]

78. Krokus

From Switzerland and a big part of the metal scenery back in the eighties, they were another one who peaked when I was in short pants and still discovering Duran Duran, so I really just caught the silly years.  They have some decent older stuff to discover.

Homeboy with the chest hair and the afro (Marc Storace) is actually Maltese 

Wikipedia nugs:

Fascinating!  Sadly, Tommy Kiefer would leave the band and commit suicide right around the same time that Tom Kiefer appeared on the scene.  Hmmm.

Holy ####### ####

Anyway, here's Screaming In The Night

Cover of Ballroom Blitz that the world begged them not to make

Krokus opened up for Sammy Hagar on Three Lock Box tour.  

 

[FairWarning]

79. Thunder

I think I might only know these guys because I lived in England.  

Love Walked In

Covers of Gimme Some Lovin, Gimme Shelter, and Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment* that nobody asked for

*not really

Similar to what others have mentioned, this was the first version of Gimme Some Lovin that I ever heard and I wore it out

TOMORROW:  Let's go to Switzerland .. and Japan .. and Wisconsin
 

Dirty Love is the song that got them airplay in the US - https://youtu.be/J3299MG5n5E

 

[plinko]

Dirty Love is the song that got them airplay in the US - https://youtu.be/J3299MG5n5E

This is the jam right here though, and lol at the video https://youtu.be/87BRGJf3wTU

 

[plinko]

Speaking of Sammy hey what do you know 

74. Joe Satriani

Anything I say here now about the Satch, I would just be regurgitating from the innerwebs, then again I guess that's mostly what I'm doing anyway... ALL I KNOW... Surfing With The Alien ruled so here

https://youtu.be/sm0j33oxav4

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I had never heard of this... apparently they morphed into the band Sponge 

Vinnie is one of the greatest rock stars of all time

 

[bigbottom]

Welcome to the Last Crack club, population me you and @Punk

Appreciate all the input, friends!  On to the next quadrant, looks like a healthy balance of big hair and more metal, but first

75. King's X

Doug Pinnick was a little like Phil Lynott back from the dead.

On most lists, these guys place higher than some of the jokers we're about to see, but you know, we're aiming at that metal/hair vein.  So, a little iffy, genre-wise? but not really.. these guys were trotted out as a metal band, on Megaforce Records and toured with all the headbangers.  Also dUg makes records with George Lynch now.

Goldilox

Over My Head

Junior's Gone Wild - on the subject of soundtracks.. this was on Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, a good one.  Summer '91, right before the new shift

HUGE King’s X fan, and they are borderline royalty to many of my musical colleagues. KXM is a pretty damn good outfit as well. They really rock, but I miss the pairing of dUg’s vocals with Ty’s guitar arrangements. King’s X was special. 

 

[Ron Swanson]

Welcome to the Last Crack club, population me you and @Punk

Appreciate all the input, friends!  On to the next quadrant, looks like a healthy balance of big hair and more metal, but first

75. King's X

Doug Pinnick was a little like Phil Lynott back from the dead.

On most lists, these guys place higher than some of the jokers we're about to see, but you know, we're aiming at that metal/hair vein.  So, a little iffy, genre-wise? but not really.. these guys were trotted out as a metal band, on Megaforce Records and toured with all the headbangers.  Also dUg makes records with George Lynch now.

Goldilox

Over My Head

Junior's Gone Wild - on the subject of soundtracks.. this was on Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, a good one.  Summer '91, right before the new shift

HUGE King’s X fan, and they are borderline royalty to many of my musical colleagues. KXM is a pretty damn good outfit as well. They really rock, but I miss the pairing of dUg’s vocals with Ty’s guitar arrangements. King’s X was special. 

It saddens me that they get lumped in with glam metal, but I'm always happy to see them get any recognition. I kind of expected some of the later Sam Taylor produced bands to get a mention here before them but that's probably more Houston- centric thinking. On top being incredible musicians and all that they're just great guys.  And they're still a band. They tour and record new music. dUg has always had a few side projects like KXM. So does Ty. If you ever get a chance to see them live, do it. 

 

[bigbottom]

It saddens me that they get lumped in with glam metal, but I'm always happy to see them get any recognition. I kind of expected some of the later Sam Taylor produced bands to get a mention here before them but that's probably more Houston- centric thinking. On top being incredible musicians and all that they're just great guys.  And they're still a band. They tour and record new music. dUg has always had a few side projects like KXM. So does Ty. If you ever get a chance to see them live, do it. 

Thanks for the post. Super cool insight. I caught Lynch’s band about six months ago - they were good, but would have been so much better with dUg. 

 

[Sullie]

I'm pretty sure I have purchased at least one copy of every Satch album on disc, cd or digital. While some albums are better than others, still, for me it's hard to pick one album let alone song above the others, he's just an awesome guitar player.  Here's a couple of favs off the top of my head :

Summer Song and The Extremist off The Extremist album

Flying in a Blue Dream

Su Hamm has played bass for Satriani, he also did several solo albums, I really liked one of them called Kings of Sleep had one of my favorite songs of all time called Black Ice on it.  Give it a tumble, it is pretty awesome.

 

[MindCrime]

It saddens me that they get lumped in with glam metal, but I'm always happy to see them get any recognition. I kind of expected some of the later Sam Taylor produced bands to get a mention here before them but that's probably more Houston- centric thinking. On top being incredible musicians and all that they're just great guys.  And they're still a band. They tour and record new music. dUg has always had a few side projects like KXM. So does Ty. If you ever get a chance to see them live, do it. 

I was never a big fan of Kings X, but I’m all in if we get to a Galactic Cowboys discussion. ;I won’t derail the countdown, although i highly doubt that GC makes this list. (Then again, i would have bet a ton of $$$ against Last Crack making this list as well…)

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I'm pretty sure I have purchased at least one copy of every Satch album on disc, cd or digital. While some albums are better than others, still, for me it's hard to pick one album let alone song above the others, he's just an awesome guitar player.  Here's a couple of favs off the top of my head :

Summer Song and The Extremist off The Extremist album

Flying in a Blue Dream
 

I used to wear out the cassette this one was on. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JfOd6LwrRmY

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Speaking of Sammy hey what do you know 

74. Joe Satriani

Anything I say here now about the Satch, I would just be regurgitating from the innerwebs, then again I guess that's mostly what I'm doing anyway... ALL I KNOW... Surfing With The Alien ruled so here

https://youtu.be/sm0j33oxav4

The ones that get the most rotation for me are Big Bad Moon and I Believe. I sing the hell out of that latter song quite often.

And Satch/Sammy/Chad Smith (of the RH Chili Peppers)/Mike Anthony...a.k.a. Chickenfoot...do an awesome Highway Star. 

BTW - Michael Anthony is just...awesome.

 

[Sullie]

I used to wear out the cassette this one was on. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JfOd6LwrRmY

YES!!! Another great song from another great album (Not of this Earth) and Hordes of Locusts was on that album, love that one too and I'm sure I wore that one as well!

So, in the early days of CD's, way before you could make copies of CD's, like most people, I stopped buying cassette versions of albums, I'd buy them on CD make tape copies for the cars and keep the CD's in pristine condition.  My God I've got a giant box of CD's buried somewhere in the house.  Ah well. I subscribe to Amazon prime music, for now, and I do like not managing cd's, tapes, albums, digital copies. It used to be fun, now it's kind of a hassle, it's nice to pretty much every song and album on an app.

 

[plinko]

I was never a big fan of Kings X, but I’m all in if we get to a Galactic Cowboys discussion. ;I won’t derail the countdown, although i highly doubt that GC makes this list. (Then again, i would have bet a ton of $$$ against Last Crack making this list as well…)

The only cowboys we have are Jon and Richie

 

[Ron Swanson]

I was never a big fan of Kings X, but I’m all in if we get to a Galactic Cowboys discussion. ;I won’t derail the countdown, although i highly doubt that GC makes this list. (Then again, i would have bet a ton of $$$ against Last Crack making this list as well…)

Ha.  Don't you mean "Sons of Thunder"?  My girlfriend at the time and I once bailed Ben Huggins out of Harris County jail in the early 90's.  For my money, of all the bands in the King's X orbit, Atomic Opera was the best. At least for one album...For Madmen Only.

 

[plinko]

73. Warlock / Doro

Hot

All We Are

Our second pull from Das Land der Dichter und Denker..  We'll see another very soon.. and then a break mein freunde until top 15
 

 

[bigbottom]

Ha.  Don't you mean "Sons of Thunder"?  My girlfriend at the time and I once bailed Ben Huggins out of Harris County jail in the early 90's.  For my money, of all the bands in the King's X orbit, Atomic Opera was the best. At least for one album...For Madmen Only.

So Ron, assuming you're still in Houston, you interested in checking out my band at the Continental Club on January 22nd?  You'll probably hate the music (we do mostly southern rock and 80s covers), but our drummer used to play in Superjoint Ritual with Phil Anselmo.

 

[plinko]

So Ron, assuming you're still in Houston, you interested in checking out my band at the Continental Club on January 22nd?  You'll probably hate the music (we do mostly southern rock and 80s covers), but our drummer used to play in Superjoint Ritual with Phil Anselmo.

Do it Ron

 

[rockaction]

Doro clocks in at 73? 

I swear, if Vain, Cats In Boots, and Spread Eagle didn't make this list and all those Scandinavian/German weird not-so-glam rockers do, you're gonna have to answer for that. 

I spent most of the fall of '89 listening to all of them. 

 

[plinko]

Doro clocks in at 73? 

I swear, if Vain, Cats In Boots, and Spread Eagle didn't make this list and all those Scandinavian/German weird not-so-glam rockers do, you're gonna have to answer for that. 

I spent most of the fall of '89 listening to all of them. 

Doro had a sustained career. Warlock was a real thing and had like 4-5 solid records before 1989

One of those you listed is ... placed higher than they should be!  

You should hopefully like the next one a little more

 

[plinko]

Highly recommend accepting any invite to see bigbottom live and in concert. He's like Iggy Pop but better looking etc

 

[rockaction]

Doro had a sustained career. Warlock was a real thing and had like 4-5 solid records before 1989

One of those you listed is ... placed higher than they should be!  

Yeah, Doro was around for a while. I remember her album covers. I was more going with the general tone and tenor of the countdown. 

That one of those listed is actually placed higher is  . Except for Vain. That's serious #### when it comes my way. 

 

[plinko]

Doro was actually cute in the "girl next door dresses like a headbanger for Halloween" sort of way..

Hottest and second most talented metal lady

Points for being a chick, there I said it

 

[rockaction]

Points for being a chick, there I said it

Metalocalypse: DEI has noted it and is preparing the submarine as we speak, sire. 

 

[plinko]

72. Hurricane

Quiet Riot little brothers record a pretty excellent song.  This song was written by someone named Jeff Jones who wasn't in the band, but nice going Jeff Jones, song is tight enough that here we are ahead of Spread Eagle.

 
The brothers of Carlos Cavazo and Rudy Sarzo, QR guitarist and bassist respectively, but swap the instruments.  Singer Kelly Hansen has been playing the role of Lou Gramm in Foreigner for the past umpteen years.  Those are the most interesting things about Hurricane.  If you don't believe me, read the article I found below.

I'm Onto You

Foreigner .. shout-out!  Pilsson tours w them too

In October 1988, a band called Hurricane whirled onto Music Television. The band carried with them all the trappings of 1980’s heavy metal and hard rock, but with a slight variation on the typical rock themes that characterized so many bands of the era.

The band’s highest charting song is an impassioned romp called “I’m On To You.” For rock fans who have heard the band, Hurricane had all the right ingredients to be bigger in the way that bands are considered “big” when everyone has heard of them because of their ubiquity in mass media outlets. Critics have attributed Hurricane’s lack of greater recognition on the shift in musical trends. The band’s album “Over the Edge” contains the single “I’m On To You,” and it was followed by 1990’s, “Slave to the Thrill.” As the late 1980s turned into the 1990s, popular music trends were turning away from hard rock and heavy metal. Which was too bad, really. Hurricane embodied a masculine sensibility that made them stand out from many others. The song “I’m On To You” is memorable 30 years later because of its lyrics and sound.

About Hurricane
The band formed in 1985. In terms of style, the members demonstrated the long, layered hair with leather jackets look that was popular during the era. Their music was hard-driving without being overbearing, and in the case of “I’m On To You” the lyrics were memorable and invited listeners to sing along.
Hurricane was originally comprised of Kelly Hansen on vocals and rhythm guitar, Robert Sarzo on guitar, Tony Cavazo on bass and Jay Schellen on drums. It is worth noting that both Cavazo and Sarzo had older brothers in iconic metal band Quiet Riot.

The band’s catalog essentially consists of four studio albums. Their debut recording “Take What You Want” did not perform as well as “Over the Edge” eventually did. Part of what helped the band in between 1985 and 1988, was more than likely their role as opening acts to bands like Stryper and performers like Gary Moore.

By 1988, more people had heard of Hurricane. While the album “Over the Edge” barely cracked the top 100 (it reached No. 92), the album contained two singles that proved that Hurricane had the hard rock skill set to pull off songs that would resonate with audiences.

“On To You” by Hurricane
The lyrics detail a relationship with a person who is difficult to please. The song begins by revealing to the problematic significant other, “I’m on to you.” Each verse reveals a character flaw in this person. Essentially the lyrics are not too deep to understand. But the band doesn’t necessarily keep things simple. Interesting pairs of rhymes keep up the tension on a lyrical level. Lines like “I don’t wanna hear your lies/being victimized,” and “what I wanna know is/what you want with me/ you’ve got my attention/but not my sympathy” make the song’s sentiment realistic, and likely to be remembered by listeners.
The song’s soundscape is a heavy metal classic complete with in-your-face guitars. One sounds as if it is grinding machinery, while the other hits searing notes that make the lacerating solo logical. The bass and drums thud heavily together and drive the song forward. Hansen’s vocals are full-throated and deeper than a lot of singers in the era. He delivers the multi-syllabic words with ease. Everything works together nicely, which is why the story of Hurricane is kind of a mystery until a person considers the timing. “I’m On To You” peaked at No.33.
Hurricane is still around, but Hansen has taken over vocalist duties for Foreigner. Though the idea of a new Hurricane album is a nice one, no news of a pending album has been released yet.

Is it really though?

https://lemonwire.com/2018/09/28/retro-spin-hurricanes-im-on-to-you/  

 

[plinko]

Points for nepotism

 

[plinko]

71. Badlands

Very much a personal favorite, and taking us into a little Zeppelin-wannabe twofer.  Sad and frustrating (for me and potentially no one else) that this is no longer streaming anywhere.

I don't know why that is, not ambitious enough to dig that deep into the googlesphere.

I invite you to read this guy's blog post and check out the album.  

Wikipedia on what brought Jake E Lee from Ozzy to Badlands

When Ozzy Osbourne sought a permanent replacement for the deceased Randy Rhoads, he came to Los Angeles to audition lead guitarists. Bassist Dana Strum, who had recommended Rhoads to Osbourne in 1979, this time recommended Lee for the job. Osbourne was torn between Lee and Dokken guitarist George Lynch. Though Osbourne is said to have initially chosen Lynch, he soon changed his mind and Lee became his full-time guitarist for the next five years. Lee joined Osbourne's band in late 1982 following the tour supporting the Speak of the Devil live album that featured Brad Gillis on guitar.

With Lee, bassist Bob Daisley then began writing lyrics and recording the Bark at the Moon album. The songs "So Tired" and "Bark at the Moon" were released as singles, with accompanying videos, and they received regular airplay on MTV and radio. To date, the album has sold three million copies in the U.S.[3]

After Osbourne left the Betty Ford Center where he had been treated for substance abuse, Lee presented him with the music he had written while Osbourne was away. Osbourne was purportedly very satisfied with the quantity and quality of Lee's new music, much of which would be used for the 1986 album The Ultimate Sin. The album was awarded platinum status in May 1986 and was awarded double platinum status in October 1994.[4] Lee and Osbourne once again toured extensively, this time with Phil Soussan on bass, John Sinclair on keyboards and Randy Castillo on drums. In Kansas City, Missouri on April 1, 1986, a concert was filmed which would be released later that year as the home video The Ultimate Ozzy. In 1987, after touring with Ozzy Osbourne in support of The Ultimate Sin album, Lee was fired via telephone by Sharon Osbourne, after the two just had dinner together.[5] Lee was completely caught off guard at the time of his firing and was under the impression he had a solid working gig with the Osbourne camp.

Singer Ray Gillen recorded The Eternal Idol with Black Sabbath in the mid-80's before being replaced with somebody else, during their whole mess.  Bounced around for a few years and ended up doing this project with Jake E. Lee.  Their follow-up was OK but really I'm all about the self-titled debut.  Who knows what their future might have been but SADLY.. and we say this too much around here.. Ray died in 1993 (of HIV related illness)

Winter's Call

 

[Ron Swanson]

So Ron, assuming you're still in Houston, you interested in checking out my band at the Continental Club on January 22nd?  You'll probably hate the music (we do mostly southern rock and 80s covers), but our drummer used to play in Superjoint Ritual with Phil Anselmo.

I don't live in Houston anymore but I do get back there frequently for work. Although a little less frequently these days. I don't plan to be there until end of February this year.  But I'd love to check out your band, and CC is one of my old haunts in Houston and Austin.  I see they've got some great local shows coming up...I miss Flamin' Hellcats and Orq in particular.  Used to see Orq back when he played in a buddies band.  I think I would probably enjoy a Southern Rock show and look forward to checking y'all out.  My XM is pretty much on either Outlaw Country or Faction Punk these days.

 

[bigbottom]

I don't live in Houston anymore but I do get back there frequently for work. Although a little less frequently these days. I don't plan to be there until end of February this year.  But I'd love to check out your band, and CC is one of my old haunts in Houston and Austin.  I see they've got some great local shows coming up...I miss Flamin' Hellcats and Orq in particular.  Used to see Orq back when he played in a buddies band.  I think I would probably enjoy a Southern Rock show and look forward to checking y'all out.  My XM is pretty much on either Outlaw Country or Faction Punk these days.

I think you and me had a discussion about Orq a while back. I think he’s playing the week after we do. Unfortunately a lot of great live music venues in Houston have gone out of business the past couple years - Fitzgerald’s, Firehouse Saloon and RCC all shut their doors. 

 

[plinko]

One more before a weekend break!  We'll pick up with 69 and maybe Doro will join us.

70. Kingdom Come

Almost feels cliche to say, when I heard this on the local rock radio station, it was a natural assumption for 16 year old me that it was a Zeppelin song I had never heard, there will still a few of those.  So as far as the single track that sounds the most Zeppy, these guys still hold the belt, sorry Greta Von Fleak

Besides that, it's hard to believe, thinking back, I heard something on central TX rock radio before I saw it on MTV but radio still did its job from time to time.. 

I picked up the tape, and it wasn't even the worst tape I bought that day.

Get It On - live!

The ballad: What Love Can Be  not particularly LZ, or particularly great either 

Kingdom Come opened Van Halen's 1988 Monsters of Rock tour.  Check out the NYT article posted here on Van Halen's website, in which the reviewer trashes the Scorpions

Their next album was called Kingdom Come In Your Face.  It was a load.

 

[zamboni]

71. Badlands

Very much a personal favorite, and taking us into a little Zeppelin-wannabe twofer.  Sad and frustrating (for me and potentially no one else) that this is no longer streaming anywhere.

These guys were awesome. Still listen to them quite a bit.

 

[zamboni]

70. Kingdom Come

Almost feels cliche to say, when I heard this on the local rock radio station, it was a natural assumption for 16 year old me that it was a Zeppelin song I had never heard, there will still a few of those.  So as far as the single track that sounds the most Zeppy, these guys still hold the belt, sorry Greta Von Fleak

Solid band - definitely had a built-in second career to be a Zep cover band if they didn't actually go that route.

 

[Bogart]

72. Hurricane

Quiet Riot little brothers record a pretty excellent song.  

Is it safe to say we will see QR later on, or no? I have a small story about seeing them and having lunch with Frankie Banali's wife, but want to save it for then.

 

[plinko]

Quiet riot is way up there, and not joking this time 

 

[Ron Swanson]

I think you and me had a discussion about Orq a while back. I think he’s playing the week after we do. Unfortunately a lot of great live music venues in Houston have gone out of business the past couple years - Fitzgerald’s, Firehouse Saloon and RCC all shut their doors. 

Sarah finally giving up the ghost on Fitzgerald's just about broke me.  The one and only time (for good reason) I fronted a band was at Zelda's and Fitzgerald's was a second home for me once I got past my metal/glam years. Those clubs are all long gone...Cardi's/Backstage, Hurricane Alley, Barcelona Nights, Millenium, etc.

 

[zamboni]

Quiet riot is way up there, and not joking this time 

Is that "Quiet Riot is way up there." or "Quiet...Riot is way up there." Or perhaps both?

 

[dhockster]

Highly recommend accepting any invite to see bigbottom live and in concert. He's like Iggy Pop but better looking etc

I always pictured him as Nigel Tufnel

 

[UncleZen]

I am just excited to see where Steel Dragon ends up on this list!

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Spotify just played a great, sleazy glam song for me.

I'm certain the band will appear on this countdown. 

 

[bigbottom]

Sarah finally giving up the ghost on Fitzgerald's just about broke me.  The one and only time (for good reason) I fronted a band was at Zelda's and Fitzgerald's was a second home for me once I got past my metal/glam years. Those clubs are all long gone...Cardi's/Backstage, Hurricane Alley, Barcelona Nights, Millenium, etc.

yeah, I only got here in 2001, so most of those are unknown to me. As for Sara, I am NOT a fan. A story for another day, but it’s personal. Said I’d never play Fitz’s again about a year or so before it closed. 

 

[plinko]

Is that "Quiet Riot is way up there." or "Quiet...Riot is way up there." Or perhaps both?

Bad news about Riot.. I had an honorable mention plan

 

[rockaction]

song is tight enough that here we are ahead of Spread Eagle.

 

[FairWarning]

One more before a weekend break!  We'll pick up with 69 and maybe Doro will join us.

70. Kingdom Come

Almost feels cliche to say, when I heard this on the local rock radio station, it was a natural assumption for 16 year old me that it was a Zeppelin song I had never heard, there will still a few of those.  So as far as the single track that sounds the most Zeppy, these guys still hold the belt, sorry Greta Von Fleak

Besides that, it's hard to believe, thinking back, I heard something on central TX rock radio before I saw it on MTV but radio still did its job from time to time.. 

I picked up the tape, and it wasn't even the worst tape I bought that day.

Get It On - live!

The ballad: What Love Can Be  not particularly LZ, or particularly great either 

Kingdom Come opened Van Halen's 1988 Monsters of Rock tour.  Check out the NYT article posted here on Van Halen's website, in which the reviewer trashes the Scorpions

Their next album was called Kingdom Come In Your Face.  It was a load.

Played the heck out of the first two albums.,  They still do tour the casinos in the SE, they are from New Orleans.

 

[foxco]

70. Kingdom Come

Almost feels cliche to say, when I heard this on the local rock radio station, it was a natural assumption for 16 year old me that it was a Zeppelin song I had never heard, there will still a few of those.  So as far as the single track that sounds the most Zeppy, these guys still hold the belt, sorry Greta Von Fleak

I was a teen working at a beer distributer and this song was playing one night. This 20-something is buying a case and he hears the song, tilts his head, and this huge smile creeps up on his face. The guy ringing him up is like 70 so he turns to me and is like "Awesome, new Zeppelin!' I was about to tell him no, it's this other band just mimicking them, but he was already on his way out the door. Before the door closed I heard him yell to his buddies that were waiting in the car "Zeppelin's back!!! THEY'RE BACK!!!!"  
 

 

[Tick]

Imagine going from wearing out the Flash Gordon soundtrack to hearing One Vision for the first time. Hypothetically. 

I sing the “Flash, a-ah, he saved every one of us!” every time I see my kids watching the DC Flash show.  Good Dad shtick.

 

[Tick]

Speaking of Sammy hey what do you know 

74. Joe Satriani

Anything I say here now about the Satch, I would just be regurgitating from the innerwebs, then again I guess that's mostly what I'm doing anyway... ALL I KNOW... Surfing With The Alien ruled so here

https://youtu.be/sm0j33oxav4

Huh - I can’t see how he belongs on this list.  I loved his music when I was 15-22 years old, probably my second favorite music over that period (to Metallica).  I just think it’s too far outside this genre.

 

[DJackson10]

I just wound up on a website called SLEAZEROXX, checking out an old favorite. Oh yeah, they were from '89. Won't spotlight. 

Very underrated website. 

for anyone who wants some new wave of Hair glam metal I suggest this page on Facebook The New Wave Of Hair Metal. Hasn't been active since last summer but was very active well before this. You can find some newer bands from those days. I would call this genre a favorite of mine and I'm one of those who couldn't stand many of the grunge era bands. Too depressing for me and too much complaining of "what about me" that I think led to such an entitled generation of people now. 

If anyone is interested in newer bands of this era I can gladly put a nice list for you together of some of my favorites 

 

[DJackson10]

So the target here is glam / hair metal, sure.  But.. first of all, I don't think even I could do 100 pure hair metal acts

Back then, it was kinda all one scene man, it was all metal.  So basically, my rule is, if they were in Metal Edge magazine, and Circus and Kerrang! .. they're fair game

Tough to rate a Poison vs. a Slayer, for sure, lets just make a big ### list and have some fun

Let us begin with a rundown of acts who didn't make the cut, this should provide a good idea of the tent size we're dealing with here

Trixter, Danger Danger, XYZ, Hericane Alice, Electric Boys, Pretty Boy Floyd -- sorry fellas. not good or big enough

Jackyl, Firehouse -- late era garbage, still had their day 

Lizzie Borden, Exodus -- Exodus was hard to take out, but I never really got into them and don't have much to say anyway

T.S.O.L. --  Punk goes glam.  Bad idea.  I still like Road of Gold though

Soundgarden, Alice In Chains. Mother Love Bone/Green River - Never really considered these. Still, AIC started out glam, MLB was 100% glam,  and first I heard of SG was a review of Louder than Love in a metal mag.

Damn Yankees / The Nuge -  Nah

Heart -- Influencers in the 70s, rebounded in the 80s and flirted with the whole look, had huge MTV pop hits and probably toured with some of these acts, but ultimately.. not metal

Billy Squier -- also an influencer, got canceled back in the day because of tight pants, was on my list for a while, but same as Heart, the sound isn't right

We'll see a few classic rock, AOR acts though

XYZ was underrated loved the first album. PBF I really liked for late era glam and Danger Danger are underrated but would've been a bigger success had they come out a lot earlier (I think this last part could apply to many of the later bands)

Firehouse I love and another if they came out sooner would've been bigger. Also CJ Snare has a gosh darn great voice and going strong 

Also Nugent is a gosh darn clown and probably the most overrated guitar player ever. Know a guy who's a talent buyer who met Nugent back in the late 80s. One of the worst acts he had to work with he said. He told me he'd refuse to work with anyone who'd try and hire him after he caught Nugent sexually harassing a 17 yrs old working and the promoter didn't seem to give a dam. Said something to him himself and Ted asked him what his problem was? Told he would've punched Ted if it wasn't for people separating the 2 of them. Ted was completely bombed so he said he'd have most likely knocked him out cold if it did happen. 

Anyway thats my only Ted Nugent rant and honestly this guy doesn't even deserve a rant. He just sucks as a person in general too. 

 

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That Number Ones article has a good bit about them getting booed by Cinderella fans 

Tommy Keifer grew up about 10 mins from where I first grew up. Had a chance to meet him a while back before the pandemic at one of the local bars (he was there as part of tribute to the bar we were raising funds to save the place) and he was great. Had a chance to talk to him and it felt like I was just shooting the sh** with an old friend throwing a few back. He talked about Nelson and just talked a massive amount of sh** on them. The Cinderella boys were laughing so hard they couldn't help themselves. Keifer said it wasn't even their decision have them there either.