Where does Cinderella rank in greatest "hair band" rock groups of all time? (1 Viewer)

[eoMMan]

Where do they rank?

Shake Me

Nobody's Fool

Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)

 

[Andy Dufresne]

They're on the Mount Rushmore of hair bands.

Heartbreak Station

Shelter Me

Gypsy Road

Somebody Save Me

Coming Home

 

[IvanKaramazov]

They screamed their heart out just to make a dime.

 

[jomar]

easily top 5.  we may need to get into the usual discussion of who is a hair band and who isn't, but I can't think of more than a couple I'd put in front of them

don't forget Bad Seamstress Blues or One For Rock and Roll

 

[otb_lifer]

slightly behind Metallica. 

 

[-OZ-]

Well behind motley Crue. 

Probably ahead of Nelson.

 

[Rushmore]

I thought while in his prime, the Keifer dude had a pretty cool voice, although his style of singing seemed to take its toll on his vocal chords.   I think he had to have surgery of some kind back in the day.   I used to dig the song Gimme Shelter a bunch back when it came out.  

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Probably ahead of Nelson.

 

[tommyboy]

The lead guitarist hair alone puts them in the top 5. Saw them in high school couldn't believe anyone could have that much of a fro and not have it collapse under it's own weight.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

If Crue is a hair band then it's (in no particular order)...

Poison

Motley Crue

Cinderella

Ratt

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Somewhere between Poison and Firehouse

 

[KarmaPolice]

Somewhere between Poison and Firehouse

so they are #2?

 

[otb_lifer]

Somewhere between Poison and Firehouse

so they are #2?

Skid Row down?

 

[northern exposure]

If Crue is a hair band then it's (in no particular order)...

Poison

Motley Crue

Cinderella

Ratt

What about Twisted Sister, Whitesnake, Warrant, Quiet Riot? Some consider Bon Jovi a hair band. Also Def Leppard gets called a hair band at times.

 

[Bull Dozier]

Cinderella is one of the few bands, where a large number of their songs stand the test of time.  I still listen to a bunch of hair metal, but a lot of it I listen to for the nostalgia.  While I enjoy it still, it does sound dated.  A lot of Cinderella's stuff just sounds like good, timeless, bluesy rock and roll.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

What about Twisted Sister, Whitesnake, Warrant, Quiet Riot? Some consider Bon Jovi a hair band. Also Def Leppard gets called a hair band at times.

What about them?

Twisted Sister is hard Rock.

Whitesnake is rooted in it's Deep Purple past.

Warrant is just terrible.

Quiet Riot is heavy metal.

Bon Jovi.... Close but too pop.

Calling Def Leppard a hair band is a disservice to them and the term. They were an awesome rock band until they went pop with Hysteria (a great album nonetheless).

 

[northern exposure]

What about them?

Should they be considered hair bands? If so, would that impact the top 4 you posted earlier?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

so they are #2?

I don’t think so

 

[Vanilla Guerrilla]

Cinderella is one of the few bands, where a large number of their songs stand the test of time.  I still listen to a bunch of hair metal, but a lot of it I listen to for the nostalgia.  While I enjoy it still, it does sound dated.  A lot of Cinderella's stuff just sounds like good, timeless, bluesy rock and roll.

I was not in to hair bands at all when all of my friends were.  Cinderella was one of the only ones I liked (and Skid Row and Crue).  I still can't stand the rest.

 

[-OZ-]

What about them?

Twisted Sister is hard Rock.

Whitesnake is rooted in it's Deep Purple past.

Warrant is just terrible.

Quiet Riot is heavy metal.

Bon Jovi.... Close but too pop.

Calling Def Leppard a hair band is a disservice to them and the term. They were an awesome rock band until they went pop with Hysteria (a great album nonetheless).

It's not like there's a definitive list here.

https://www.laweekly.com/the-15-best-hair-metal-bands-of-all-time/

 

[Dan Lambskin]

It's not like there's a definitive list here.

https://www.laweekly.com/the-15-best-hair-metal-bands-of-all-time/

That list sucks

 

[IvanKaramazov]

What about them?

Twisted Sister is hard Rock.

Whitesnake is rooted in it's Deep Purple past.

Warrant is just terrible.

Quiet Riot is heavy metal.

Bon Jovi.... Close but too pop.

Calling Def Leppard a hair band is a disservice to them and the term. They were an awesome rock band until they went pop with Hysteria (a great album nonetheless).

I disagree violently with your ranking Poison ahead of Motley Crue, but this post makes up for it.

 

[Nipsey]

Just below White Lion.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Just below White Lion.

More of a Kimba than a Simba.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

If Crue is a hair band then it's (in no particular order)...

Poison

Motley Crue

Cinderella

Ratt

What about them?

Twisted Sister is hard Rock.

Whitesnake is rooted in it's Deep Purple past.

Warrant is just terrible.

Quiet Riot is heavy metal.

Bon Jovi.... Close but too pop.

Calling Def Leppard a hair band is a disservice to them and the term. They were an awesome rock band until they went pop with Hysteria (a great album nonetheless).

This guy knows things imo

Poison and MC 1a and 1b imo

 

[northern exposure]

No offense intended to Andy, but stating Motley Crue and Poison are two of the top hair bands of all time isn't exactly going out on a limb. 

 

[Andy Dufresne]

No offense intended to Andy, but stating Motley Crue and Poison are two of the top hair bands of all time isn't exactly going out on a limb. 

Why would you go out on a limb when you're talking about who's best? 

I disagree violently with your ranking Poison ahead of Motley Crue, but this post makes up for it.

I did say "in no particular order".

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Just below White Lion.

White Lion has THE best hair band song in Wait.

And their remake of Radar Love kicks ###.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Just below Dokken, just ahead of Skid Row. 

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I did say "in no particular order".

Fair enough.  Poison and Motely Crue both feature on my nostalgia running playlist, so it's not as if I think that either sucks or anything.

 

[Mister CIA]

Solid B+ from me.

Under-rated hair band: Tattoo Rodeo, Been Your Fool

Greatest hair band song ever:  Get Up, Get Angry

 

[whoknew]

If Bon Jovi is considered a hair band, they are clearly #1.

How about Van Halen?

 

[Mister CIA]

Technically, Angel is the greatest "hair" band ever.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

If Bon Jovi is considered a hair band, they are clearly #1.

How about Van Halen?

Hair Band, IMO, involves more than a dash of "glam" in their look. While DLR has a little, a little ain't enough, so no.

 

[=Smackdown=]

I’d put them in the 5 - 10 range. 

Before Great White, Winger & Faster #####cat.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Hair Band, IMO, involves more than a dash of "glam" in their look. While DLR has a little, a little ain't enough, so no.

I agree strongly with this. "Hair band" implies some "glam."  That rules out Van Halen, Bon Jovi, and Def Leppard.

 

[Mister CIA]

Thoughts on what years the Hair era encompassed?  83-92 seems about right.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Thoughts on what years the Hair era encompassed?  83-92 seems about right.

Probably began with Shout At The Devil  (not Too Fast For Love) and ended the second Nirvana released Nevermind.

 

[=Smackdown=]

I agree strongly with this. "Hair band" implies some "glam."  That rules out Van Halen, Bon Jovi, and Def Leppard.

No glam here?

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Ugh! Tom Kiefer's voice is like nails on a chalk board. 

 

[Mister CIA]

Greatest keyboard solo, ever!!

 

[Mister CIA]

Take that, Roger Daltrey:  https://youtu.be/WK-XOHCsLek?t=231

 

[-OZ-]

If Bon Jovi is considered a hair band, they are clearly #1.

How about Van Halen?

Bon Jovi sucks, so no.

DLR is a hair band himself, but not van Halen

 

[skycriesmary]

Somewhere 4-6. Kiefer has some serious Jagger lips.

 

[tommyboy]

Hair Band, IMO, involves more than a dash of "glam" in their look. While DLR has a little, a little ain't enough, so no.

Van Halen started in the 70's before the concept of hair band existed. They were a rock band first and foremost, with an unreal guitar player and screeching lead singer. 

 

[Jayrok]

Behind Bon Jovi and Motley Crue, on par with Poison... Ahead of Ratt and Kimbo Slice.

 

[whoknew]

Bon Jovi sucks, so no.

DLR is a hair band himself, but not van Halen

That's just insanity.

 

[5-ish Finkle]

I mean, they're no Faster #####cat, sooo....

 

[Pipes]

I agree strongly with this. "Hair band" implies some "glam."  That rules out Van Halen, Bon Jovi, and Def Leppard.

Agreed those aren’t hair bands,

 

[northern exposure]

Rolling Stone's top 50 hair metal albums:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-hair-metal-albums-of-all-time-162362/