“Hair” metal recommendations

For those among us still in the darkness regarding the greatness of hair metal, what are some recommendations to turn them to the truth? 

Warning: hair metal can have quite sexual lyrics, so bear that in mind. The ones I’ll recommend have innuendos, but I’m gonna stay away from anything too graphic.

My suggestions to turn people into hair metal fans (some of these are debatable genre-wise, but close enough):

Def Leppard: Pyromania, Hysteria 
Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet (skip Social Disease), New Jersey
Dokken: Under Lock and Key, Back for the Attack
Ratt: Out of the Cellar
Whitesnake: self-titled

Also, I wouldn’t call Van Halen hair metal, but they were influential on the genre, and they’re stinking awesome, so don’t miss them.

Tyketto - Don't Come Easy

Extreme (first 3 albums)

Extreme - Extreme
Extreme II: Pornograffitti
Extreme - III Sides To Every Story (One of my all-time favorite albums)

Pornograffitti is one of my favorites. Far above average lyrics for the genre, too.

Slaughter - Stick It To Ya
Slaughter - The Wild Life

Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood

Skid Row - Skid Row
Skid Row - Slave To The Grind

Jackyl - Jackyl

Cinderella - Night Songs
Cinderella - Long Cold Winter

Good call on Skid Row.

I'm not sure the "hair" label is appropriate for Tesla, but I also highly recommend the first 4 Tesla albums. My favorites are The Great Radio Controversy and Psychotic Supper.

I'll recommend a different genre 

Nah, I actually like a lot of hair metal. I just like making fun of it.
I don't know much secular hair metal, I mainly listen to Whitecross, Stryper, and Holy Soldier, Holy Soldier being the best

I love some Christian hair metal, but I don't know that much of it can top the best of the secular scene, honestly. But there are great bands in the Christian scene too.

Pethead wrote:I love some Christian hair metal, but I don't know that much of it can top the best of the secular scene, honestly. But there are great bands in the Christian scene too.

I guarantee that Last Train is the best song ever made by a hair band. It's one of the best songs ever made overall imo.

Pethead wrote:Pornograffitti is one of my favorites. Far above average lyrics for the genre, too.

Is this a joke, or does an album called “Pornograffiti” actually have good lyrics?

seth wrote:

Pethead wrote:Pornograffitti is one of my favorites. Far above average lyrics for the genre, too.

Is this a joke, or does an album called “Pornograffiti” actually have good lyrics?

Not a joke at all. A lot of it has to do with real love in a world obsessed with casual sex.

StevenCressler wrote:

Pethead wrote:I love some Christian hair metal, but I don't know that much of it can top the best of the secular scene, honestly. But there are great bands in the Christian scene too.

I guarantee that Last Train is the best song ever made by a hair band. It's one of the best songs ever made overall imo.

It’s a great song, but no.

Pethead wrote:

seth wrote:

Pethead wrote:Pornograffitti is one of my favorites. Far above average lyrics for the genre, too.

Is this a joke, or does an album called “Pornograffiti” actually have good lyrics?

Not a joke at all. A lot of it has to do with real love in a world obsessed with casual sex.

Guess that’s a lesson in not judging an album by its cover. Because seeing a hair metal album with that name, I certainly jumped to conclusions as to the content

Absolutely. Now it's not exactly a family-friendly album, but it's not a celebration of porn or anything like that. 

Extreme is an interesting band. The singer claims to be a believer, although I don't know if he did back in their heyday or not. Also their guitarist is unbelievable.

Pethead wrote:Absolutely. Now it's not exactly a family-friendly album, but it's not a celebration of porn or anything like that. 

Extreme is an interesting band. The singer claims to be a believer, although I don't know if he did back in their heyday or not. Also their guitarist is unbelievable.

I should check that out. Cool sounding lyrical themes.

StevenCressler wrote:

Pethead wrote:Absolutely. Now it's not exactly a family-friendly album, but it's not a celebration of porn or anything like that. 

Extreme is an interesting band. The singer claims to be a believer, although I don't know if he did back in their heyday or not. Also their guitarist is unbelievable.

I should check that out. Cool sounding lyrical themes.

You'd probably like their album III Sides To Every Story. It has progressive/symphonic qualities to several tracks, especially the 21-minute "Everything Under The Sun" suite.

Pethead wrote:Absolutely. Now it's not exactly a family-friendly album, but it's not a celebration of porn or anything like that. 

Extreme is an interesting band. The singer claims to be a believer, although I don't know if he did back in their heyday or not. Also their guitarist is unbelievable.

I'd say Gary's beliefs run pretty deep.  On their first album is Watching, Waiting which is about Christ's sacrifice on the cross.  Nuno is a fabulous guitarist.

StevenCressler wrote:

Pethead wrote:I love some Christian hair metal, but I don't know that much of it can top the best of the secular scene, honestly. But there are great bands in the Christian scene too.

I guarantee that Last Train is the best song ever made by a hair band. It's one of the best songs ever made overall imo.

This is funny.

Stuff like Winger's Pull and Skid Row with Slave to the grind show the better side of hair metal, bluesy and heavy.

Black Rider wrote:

StevenCressler wrote:

Pethead wrote:I love some Christian hair metal, but I don't know that much of it can top the best of the secular scene, honestly. But there are great bands in the Christian scene too.

I guarantee that Last Train is the best song ever made by a hair band. It's one of the best songs ever made overall imo.

This is funny.

I'll clarify. That song at times makes me feel like I'm about to go to heaven myself. There's something about it that puts it above most other songs for me, and I'm not really sure why, I just know that heaven is something I look forward too a lot and that is by far the best song for making me think about heaven.

seth wrote:

Pethead wrote:

seth wrote:

Pethead wrote:Pornograffitti is one of my favorites. Far above average lyrics for the genre, too.

Is this a joke, or does an album called “Pornograffiti” actually have good lyrics?

Not a joke at all. A lot of it has to do with real love in a world obsessed with casual sex.

Because seeing a hair metal album with that name, I certainly jumped to conclusions as to the content

It's because Extreme is not hair metal! 

They were more like a heavier version of Queen.

The first XYZ album is excellent!

The first two Skid Row albums are top notch.

All the early Dokken albums are a must!