Top 5 Hair metal bands of the 80's

[yellowsubmarine]

1. def leppard
2. guns n roses
3. poison
4. motley crue
5. kiss

 

[tomcat]

My big three were:

Ratt
Dokken
"Old" Motley Crue

 

[architect]

Motley Crue
RAtt
DIO
Def Leppard
Dokken

 

[Lynch]

Only 5? can't do it. But here's a short list (not in any particular order)

Dokken
Motley Crue
KISS
Cinderella
Ratt
Skid Row
Def Leppard
Tesla
Bon Jovi
Scorpions
WASP
Whitesnake
Lita Ford
Winger
Keel
Great White
Poison



Now some of these bands I wouldn't really categorize as "Hair metal" or "Glam metal" bands, but for the sake of the thread, it's good enough for now.

 

[Slip'nn2Darkness]

I'm making a list of everyone who posted in here...... THEY HAVE GREAT TASTE IN BANDS>>

 

[RockNRollJunkie]

1.Tesla
2.GNR
3.Motley Crue
4.Def Leppard
5.White Snake

 

[Smoke The Sky]

I've really tried but couldn't decrease them to 5. This is my most limited list

1) KISS
2) Mötley Crüe
3) GNR
4) Bon Jovi
5) Def Leppard
6) Scorpions
7) Cinderella
8) W.A.S.P.
9) Shotgun Messiah
10)Skid Row(w/Bach)

Not all of them are from the 80's though.

5) Anthrax - Anthrax was just a lot of fun.They were playing really heavy stuff but kind of had the look of all the MTV Hair Metal acts. My favorite album is 'Among the Living' but Fistfull of Metal & Spreading the Disease are up there as well. I always thought they did some great covers like "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath","I'm 18","Parasite", & "God Save the Queen"

Umm... Anthrax is thrash, not hair

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Maybe I'm just odd but I don't see Guns N' Roses as a hair band. With the exception of Axl in the "Welcome To The Jungle" video they just never had the hair to be classified as one.

 

[Slip'nn2Darkness]

Maybe I'm just odd but I don't see Guns N' Roses as a hair band. With the exception of Axl in the "Welcome To The Jungle" video they just never had the hair to be classified as one.

As with any Rock band getting sucked into that whole image labeling thing they started out a bit glamish..

If your a band who uses Aqua Net, chances are your going to get shoved into that "Hair Band' catagory..

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Those all seem to be early pictures of Guns though I do see your point. The irony of it all though is that in the third pic Axl's pants have "Glam Sucks" written on them.