Your favorite 80's Hair / Glam Band is?

[Papa Deuce]

Even though I know people from Cinderella and Britny Fox, my favorite was probably Poison.

What was yours?

 

[mmcguire]

I didn't really like any hair bands' music, but Kip Winger was a hottttttie!!!

 

[cardaway]

Motley Crue

I'm hoping the "Dirt" movie will be as good as the book.

 

[Papa Deuce]

I didn't really like any hair bands' music, but Kip Winger was a hottttttie!!!

I briefly met him once, and he was a REALLY nice guy. One of the nicest people I ever met in rock music.

 

[ducklite]

Winger was probably the most overall talented of them all. Rod is just a monster of a drummer.

Tesla is an amazing band, although I don't think I'd call them a hair band.

Extreme had some great songs, and Nuno is an amazing guitarist.

A band that has been forgotten by most but had some awesome music was Tangier.

I worked on Wingers road crew for six weeks in 1991, Papa Duece is correct, Kip is a super nice guy.

Anne

 

[Papa Deuce]

Winger was probably the most overall talented of them all. Rod is just a monster of a drummer.

Tesla is an amazing band, although I don't think I'd call them a hair band.

Extreme had some great songs, and Nuno is an amazing guitarist.

A band that has been forgotten by most but had some awesome music was Tangier.

I worked on Wingers road crew for six weeks in 1991, Papa Duece is correct, Kip is a super nice guy.

Anne

Ya, know, I had them on my list, and the more I thought about it, I didn't think they qualified as a hair / glam band.

I bet those were 6 HARD weeks, but I bet you look back fondly on them now.

 

[ducklite]

Ya, know, I had them on my list, and the more I thought about it, I didn't think they qualified as a hair / glam band.

They've got a new CD coming out. Here's a snippet from a press release I recently got on it:

REAL TO REEL—produced by TESLA and Tom Zutaut and recorded at the Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, TX--is a two-disc 25-song collection of classic rockers from the ‘60s and ‘70s, recorded through a vintage Neve console directly to Ampex 456 analog tape to capture the purity of these timeless and legendary songs. Songs include: “Space Truckin’,” “I’ve Got A Feeling,” “Ball of Confusion,” “All The Young Dudes” and “Street Fighting Man.”

The first 13 tracks will be available on June 5 at retail outlets, while the second disc containing the remaining 12 songs will be available this summer along the band’s tour route with the purchase of a concert ticket. Details are forthcoming.

I bet those were 6 HARD weeks, but I bet you look back fondly on them now.

They were actually six pretty easy weeks. A couple of guys who I came up through the ranks with back home were on the tour as well, so it was a lot of fun.

Anne

 

[lemondog]

I am a preschool teacher and one of my students is the son of the lead singer of Cinderella, Tom Keifer. I never was into the rock/hair band thing in the 80s, but he gave me and DH tix to his concert with Poison last summer and I have to admit they put on an incredible show! He and his wife are also super nice, down to earth people.

 

[Papa Deuce]

They've got a new CD coming out. Here's a snippet from a press release I recently got on it:

REAL TO REEL—produced by TESLA and Tom Zutaut and recorded at the Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, TX--is a two-disc 25-song collection of classic rockers from the ‘60s and ‘70s, recorded through a vintage Neve console directly to Ampex 456 analog tape to capture the purity of these timeless and legendary songs. Songs include: “Space Truckin’,” “I’ve Got A Feeling,” “Ball of Confusion,” “All The Young Dudes” and “Street Fighting Man.”

The first 13 tracks will be available on June 5 at retail outlets, while the second disc containing the remaining 12 songs will be available this summer along the band’s tour route with the purchase of a concert ticket. Details are forthcoming.



They were actually six pretty easy weeks. A couple of guys who I came up through the ranks with back home were on the tour as well, so it was a lot of fun.

Anne

Sounds good to me. I was supposed to be at the live show in Philly where they made their live CD. My GF was sick, so we didn't go. Never did get to see them.

 

[Papa Deuce]

I am a preschool teacher and one of my students is the son of the lead singer of Cinderella, Tom Keifer. I never was into the rock/hair band thing in the 80s, but he gave me and DH tix to his concert with Poison last summer and I have to admit they put on an incredible show! He and his wife are also super nice, down to earth people.

Tom is the guy I knew best. His BIL was my boss back in the 80's. Long story made super short, I did Tom a favor, and he repaid it several times over.... and Tom is who introduced me to kip Winger.

 

[Diva of Dragons]

I checked "other". Although this was not my primary music genre, I have to say Skid Row.......if only for Sebastian Bach being soooo pretty!

 

[Cool-Beans]

From the list, I picked Ratt. But Bon Jovi and Def Leppard were my favorites.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Does Guns N Roses count? Or Slade? I loved Slade.

 

[Papa Deuce]

Does Guns N Roses count? Or Slade? I loved Slade.

I had them under consideration. In the end, I just couldn't call them a hair / glam band.

To Cool Beans, I guess Bon Jovi was a hair band, but not a glam band, IMO....


I said Mama, We're all crazee now!

 

[Planogirl]

What about Van Halen? I never thought of them as a hair/glam band but maybe some did.

Judas Priest? Quiet Riot? The Scorpions? I think my favorite is Def Leppard if they fit, at least today

I had the Sirius Hair Band channel on earlier.

 

[Aidensmom]

Tesla is an amazing band, although I don't think I'd call them a hair band.

I always considered them a hair band, they had the long hair. And I agree they were amazing, one of my favorites.

PD, Bon Jovi is most definitely a hair band, the first thing I noticed on your list is that they were not there!

 

[ducklite]

I always considered them a hair band, they had the long hair. And I agree they were amazing, one of my favorites.

PD, Bon Jovi is most definitely a hair band, the first thing I noticed on your list is that they were not there!

I'd say for sure that Bon Jovi was a hair band--don't know that I'd call most of the band son the list a glam band though. G-n-R was a glam band in their early days--anyone remember the look in the "Welcome to the Jungle" video?

Anne

 

[MzDiz]

I'm confused. Glam was in the 70's, hair bands in the 80's. I don't see any bands listed that I would consider "glam" on the list.

 

[ducklite]

I'm confused. Glam was in the 70's, hair bands in the 80's. I don't see any bands listed that I would consider "glam" on the list.

I took his words to mean the glam-y "metal" look, as opposed to the earlier look and sounds like the NY Dolls & Sweet.

Anne

 

[disneymcgraw]

I voted other on the poll because I loved all the 80's hair bands lol.