Favorite 80's Pop Metal Band?
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Topic: Favorite 80's Pop Metal Band?
Posted By: rushfan4
Subject: Favorite 80's Pop Metal Band?
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 3:07pm
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These are the bands of my early teenage years that started my lifelong love of metal. Which of these is your favorite from this group? ------------- 
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 3:50pm
| Quiet Riot will always have a soft spot for me - created by my hero RR. |
Posted By: m@x
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 3:55pm
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.... I voted DEF LEPPARD but , I can't say sincerly which one I prefered the most between
So many memories..... My first rock/metal live show was Motley Crue, Dr. Feelgood tour, Qu�bec City (CANADA) in 1990, I was 13.  |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 4:02pm
| I missed that one to see Monsters of Rock with Whitesnake / Skid Row / Great White / and some no-name band at Alpine Valley about 3 months before SRV was killed leaving his gig there (summer 1990 - wow) |
Posted By: NJCat_11
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 4:02pm
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It was a tough choice between Van Halen and Dokken, but Dokken got my vote in the end. ------------- http://www.chess.com/members/view/NJCat?ref_id=1432587 - Come and play me at Chess.com http://www.youtube.com/user/NJCat?feature=mhw4 - Homepage |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 4:04pm
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My first concert was the summer of 1988 Monsters of Rock tour. Van Halen - Metallica - Scorpions - Dokken - Kingdom Come. The second was David Lee Roth with Poison as the opening act. -------------
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 4:05pm
I would have killed to see either of those at the time. Though Metallica for Justice with Queensryche for Mindcrime opening may have been the king of all the metal tours at that point.
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rushfan4 wrote:Posted By: m@x
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 4:07pm
WOW , great line-ups !!! I would have killed too to see them too !!! Lucky b*****d 
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 4:35pm
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They were pretty awesome shows. I'd love to be able to go back in time and attend again. The memory has faded over the years. It would be wonderful to have a copy of those shows in order to revisit them. -------------
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 4:36pm
Van Halen and Def Leppard ''pop metal bands'' ? The god of metal shall banish you for this  - no vote 
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 4:41pm
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I used AllMusic Guide's PopMetal Genre as my guide http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:7728 - http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:7728 so banish them please. -------------
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Posted By: Matt
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 5:38pm
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Motley. ------------- Matt |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 5:43pm
Ditto  ! |
Posted By: The T 666
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 6:45pm
| Def Leppard by a few miles... |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 7:39pm
the one and only... hahah |
Posted By: NJCat_11
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 7:42pm
(of course)  ------------- http://www.chess.com/members/view/NJCat?ref_id=1432587 - Come and play me at Chess.com http://www.youtube.com/user/NJCat?feature=mhw4 - Homepage |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 8:08pm
| I voted Dokken, but you left out my favorite. Great White! |
Posted By: Kimba Snaps
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 8:24pm
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Definately Motley Crue! After all these years, they STILL go off at clubs! Dr Feelgood and Kickstart my Heart can still get everyone on the dance floor!
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Posted By: birdwithteeth11
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 8:31pm
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Def Leppard. The Hysteria period is classic.
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Posted By: Sinkadotentree
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2010 at 11:30pm
| Between Van Halen and Def Leppard. Saw them both in the eighties.Van Halen in 1980 on the "Women And Children First" tour and later maybe around 1983 or so Def Lappard.Queensryche opened for them. |
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 3:55am
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Played Van Halen more than any of the others.
Saw the Leppards on the "On through the night" tour in February 1980, jeez I'm old! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112 
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 7:56am
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I saw Def Leppard once. It was either on a later Hysteria tour or the Adrenalize tour, I don't recall for sure. I placed my vote for Van Halen as well. I've seen them 3 or 4 times over the years plus seeing David Lee Roth solo the one time. -------------
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 8:15am
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Out of this list, I only saw Dokken and Twisted Sister. The former were good, but not that impressive, while the Sisters were a hoot. I will never forget Dee Snider getting the whole Castle Donington crowd in 1983 to chant 'sick motherf*****s* along with him.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 8:37am
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Twisted Sister would have been a fun band to see. I have their Live at Hammersmith album but I haven't seen them live. I already mentioned seeing Poison, Dokken, Def Leppard and Van Halen. The only other band that I saw on the list was Cinderella. I saw them with two other bands; one was The Bullet Boys. I don't remember who the other was now. It might have been Winger or maybe Warrant. D'Oh, I can't remember. Edit: I confirmed that it was Winger that was the other opening act. -------------
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Posted By: Metalbaswee
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 8:39am
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Twisted Sister, i'm going to Bospop where they will perform!
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 8:44am
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Have you ever heard Dee Snyder's radio show? I catch it every once in a while on the weekend. It is him playing his favorite heavy metal hits. He really is a pretty funny guy. -------------
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 9:17am
| Van Halen. |
Posted By: Sinkadotentree
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 10:36am
Your part of the "Old Bugger Club" just like myself.
I chose Van Halen by the way. |
Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 10:47am
| I have to choose between Motley Crue, Ratt and Van Halen! You my friend must have one sick, twisted mind... I guess I'll have to go with Van Halen. |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 10:57am
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I put in votes for the two most over-the-top glam bands of all time:
VVI and Nitro
Oh wait...not choices. All glam fans should have at least heard these insane bands.
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Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 11:10am
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Nice...bands I don't know! That's me got something to do after this now...
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 11:48am
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I've not heard of WI nor Nitro either. -------------
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Posted By: NJCat_11
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 11:56am
I'm not familiar with WI but Nitro is definitely over the top, featuring the dynamic high pitched vocals of Jim Gillette and the ridiculously fast guitar soloing of Michael Angelo Batio. ------------- http://www.chess.com/members/view/NJCat?ref_id=1432587 - Come and play me at Chess.com http://www.youtube.com/user/NJCat?feature=mhw4 - Homepage |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 12:03pm
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I was reading Nitro's Bio. They sound interesting. I am really surprised that I never heard of them. That and lucky b*****d married Lita Ford. -------------
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Posted By: NJCat_11
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 12:06pm
Negoba, I'm having trouble finding a reference link for WI. Would you be able to help with that? ------------- http://www.chess.com/members/view/NJCat?ref_id=1432587 - Come and play me at Chess.com http://www.youtube.com/user/NJCat?feature=mhw4 - Homepage |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 12:09pm
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VVI is Vinnie Vincent Invasion (Vinnie Vincent played on Kiss' Lick it Up and wrote some of those songs)
It was definitely his band, and the guys got sick of it, and formed their own band called Slaughter.
Nitro was where shred legend Michael Angelo Batio got his start. They also had Jim Gillette who advertised vocal lessons in the music mags.
Both had moments that were so bad and over-the-top you couldn't help but love em.
And lots of insanely fast and not terribly musical shredding.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 12:11pm
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Ah, I thought that was W I not V V I. I actually do have a Vinnie Vincent Invasion album on vinyl. I probably haven't listened to it in close to 20 years. -------------
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Posted By: NJCat_11
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 12:17pm
Vinnie Vincent Invasion (of course) ------------- http://www.chess.com/members/view/NJCat?ref_id=1432587 - Come and play me at Chess.com http://www.youtube.com/user/NJCat?feature=mhw4 - Homepage |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 10:59pm
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Of those in the list my vote goes to Van Halen. Outside the list it would be Extreme or Skid Row. |
Posted By: NJCat_11
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 11:15pm
Pornograffitti is one of my favorite albums of all time. ------------- http://www.chess.com/members/view/NJCat?ref_id=1432587 - Come and play me at Chess.com http://www.youtube.com/user/NJCat?feature=mhw4 - Homepage |
Posted By: Harry
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2010 at 11:24pm
| Van Halen is the only one on this list I like and even then I only like a few VH albums |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2010 at 5:12pm
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What do you wanna do with your life?!?!?!? Twisted sister provided my answer to that question. ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2010 at 6:32pm
hah.... Kiss was the one that answered mine.... HELL YEAH |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2010 at 6:38pm
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Van Halen was my choice, even if they're a different generation than the rest of the groups
Search one other anomaly in that list.....
Leppard is the only non-US band. ------------- my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicted musicians to crazy ones....  |
Posted By: Napoleon
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2010 at 3:06pm
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Indeed, not too many european acts on there. Where's Scorpions? I grew up on Rock you like a Hurricane! :)
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2010 at 3:15pm
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They weren't listed on the All-Music Guide list of Pop Metal bands. I cut my teeth on Rock You Like A Hurricane too. -------------
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2010 at 4:32pm
| Van Halen, but mainly for the Dave Lee Roth years. |
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2010 at 6:17pm
Bon Jovi... love Sambora's style... Van Halen almost in the same place... just that they really screw up in the late 90's while the jovies are still producing... always 3 or 4 songs in each new album worth to listen to... Hail yeah to Pop Metal..!!! 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2010 at 6:38pm
give that man a hell yeah... sorry Sammy... THIS is Van Halen... |
Posted By: Stephen
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2010 at 10:17pm
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loved most of them, but i would say Motley Crue, even though i don't consider them as a pop metal band but a real glam metal, especially on the "Shout" album, that's pretty heavy to be considered pop |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 10:29am
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Def Leppard and then Van Halen but this was a tough choice -------------  GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 10:35am
It's one of mine as well, and my vote would go to Extreme if they were listed. Since they aren't I'm gonna go with Van Halen.  ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 3:35pm
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^ The eponymous album is as good as extreme II : pornograffiti. ------------- Dorosłe dzieci mają żal, za kiepski przepis na ten świat. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2010 at 11:59am
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Van Halen no contest, although only the DLR era...... and even then Women & Children First, coz I'm not much a fan of Diver Down or 1984 ------------- my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicted musicians to crazy ones.... |
Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2010 at 3:56pm
| My vote goes for Cinderella - Night Songs and Long Cold Winter are two great albums, better than what I heard from the others from the list. |
Posted By: The Air Loom
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2011 at 10:09am
| From this list Def Leppard then Bon Jovi. But the one metal band I really loved in the 80's was Europe. |