MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 #8 has already been posted...Uncle Tom's Cabin by Warrant. This song really showcased Jani Lane's musical talent as opposed to the record-industry favorite "Cherry Pie." Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 #7...I know lots of people thought KISS jumped the shark in the 1980's...but this song was a heavy metal staple - "Heaven's on Fire" Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 #6...every time this song comes up on my iPod while I'm driving, I suddenly find myself doing about 80 mph's and not paying attention because I'm too busy playing the air drums...this was 1992, the end was near for hair metal..."Nonstop to Nowhere" by Faster Pussycat... Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) #5 - No video needed because if you don't know who The Scorpions are and don't know the song "Rock You Like a Hurricane," well, there's just no hope... I'm editing this because this band needs to be here somewhere... it's a tie at #5...Ratt's Round and Round...this song absolutely blew it up in 1984...KFYR in Bismarck played this that summer...I'm not sure they've ever recovered. Edited February 1, 2014 by MafiaMan Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 #4...Some might say "Cum on Feel the Noise" is a better song, but you can't top Quiet Riot's Metal Health. What other song has a whole concept that came about after its release that stands the test of time today? You might not remember the Michael Jackson moon-walk, but you know how to BANG YOUR HEAD! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mel7Ff4d7IM Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 #3..."Up All Night" by Slaughter...another group hitting the tail-end of the hair band era...ear-piercing guitars and drumsticks flying all over. What's not to like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Za0gWXJW1w Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 #2 - I know "Jump" and "Panama" got more air-time, but this Van Halen song had it all - Eddie's guitar playing at its best and the bombastic David Lee Roth in his hey-day..."Hot for Teacher"... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4GZFbCqx18 Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 and number 1...Motley Crue and Kickstart My Heart - no further words needed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4aob4zlhIk Quote
Blackheart Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 Mafia, you sit on a throne of lies! No gnr? Where's Def Leppard, Tesla, and Skid Row? Quote
Blackheart Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 Pretty solid list...I just realized I have a whole box of cassettes downstairs...now I'll have to go through them to see what you may have missed.... Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Mafia, you sit on a throne of lies! No gnr? Where's Def Leppard, Tesla, and Skid Row? The Def Leppard slight is pretty bad...that's a big oversight on my part. Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 How about the top five power ballads of that era? The catch is that you have to be a big-hair band so, sorry, R*E*O Speedwagon fans, you don't count... #5 - it's Enuff Z' Nuff's "Fly High Michelle"... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyNDJ_cSK3E Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 #4 - Honeymoon Suite's "What Does It Take?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaELZ5q6Y7M Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 #3 - Maybe not a true power ballad in the sense of what you normally think of as a power ballad...but damn, it's on my list anyways...Def Leppard's "Hysteria" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaiaaar88EM Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 #2 - should have probably been on the hair band list with "Gypsy Road" but nothing wrong with being 1st runner-up in the power ballad category...Cinderella and "Don't Know What You Got ('Til It's Gone)... Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 and doggone-it, Motley Crue does it again..."Home Sweet Home"...when the words "power and "ballad" come out of someone's mouth, the first thought in my head is this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DasvuHUgUHg Quote
Oxbow6 Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 No Whitesnake w Tawny Kitaen? Seriously........... Other than that very solid composite in both categories. Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 No Whitesnake w Tawny Kitaen? Seriously........... I gave strong consideration to that song but had to keep the focus on the music, not the video. Quote
Blackheart Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 Good call on Honeymoon Suite...very underrated band, I like them more than Rush...(it's true). Quote
Lgbnaf Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 How does Honeymoon Suite constitute a hair band? Might have well brought in New Kids On The Block. No L.A. Guns Ballad Of Jane? Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 How does Honeymoon Suite constitute a hair band? Might have well brought in New Kids On The Block. No L.A. Guns Ballad Of Jane? One 'good call' on Honeymoon Suite and one 'WTF?'. We have controversy... "Ballad of Jayne" was easily top ten. I was on the fence with respect to Honeymoon Suite but "New Girl Now" and "Feel it Again" were enough for me to include them in the hair-band hard rock music category as a whole - unlike REO Speedwagon and Mr Big. Quote
Blackheart Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 Here's a few more to ponder... I Remember You - Skid Row Every rose Has it's thorn - Poison (not a personal favorite) Is this Love - Whitesnake (good enough without tawny kittaen) Don't Close your Eyes - Kix Love Song - Tesla Alone Again - Dokken Heaven - Warrant (it's no Uncle Toms Cabin ) Quote
MafiaMan Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Here's a few more to ponder... I Remember You - Skid Row Every rose Has it's thorn - Poison (not a personal favorite) Is this Love - Whitesnake (good enough without tawny kittaen) Don't Close your Eyes - Kix Love Song - Tesla Alone Again - Dokken Heaven - Warrant (it's no Uncle Toms Cabin ) Not a heartbreak in the traditional power ballad...but "Wind of Change" by The Scorpions belongs here too. Quote
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