Like Hericane Alice, one can only imagine that Wildside would have been an absolutely huge success had their debut hit the streets a few years prioreven more so considering the good fortune that was lining up in their favor prior to the album's release. The '80s have taught us that you could expect a lot of things from Blackie Lawless, but releasing a concept album wasn't one of them. Tuff arrived on the scene about 3 years too late when hair metal was just about dead. Vinyl Writer Musics10 Underrated Glam & Hair Metal Era Albums: Their recordings were reissued on CD several years ago by Retrospect Records, howevergranted the disc is already out of print and fetching overly expensive prices on eBay. Bon Jovi's best selling album. A year later they fell apart, and bassist Chris Schlosshardt died of heroin-related causes soon after. If theyd been born 30 years earlier, Station would have been as big as Def Leppard, or at least Trixter. The second album shouldve just been the actual soundtrack to Bloodsport. Enter Lorraine Lewis, the frontwoman with an absolutely huge voice, who led the now mostly forgotten group Femme Fatale. Great, unsung (for the most part) gems, no doubt. After the release of his article, Daly was invariably peppered with comments from various people suggesting other albums so Vinyl Writer Music issued a Part II titledThe Road to The Roxy: 10 Underrated Glam & Hair Metal Era Albums Part II. East Coast glam metal was darker and weirder than its Californian cousin. Heavy Pettins debut was the first record produced by Brian May of Queen, and although the sound is just fine, the songwriting is utterly badass. Besides, doesn't "Love Of A Lifetime" make the perfect wedding song? But they could write some damn catchy tunes. How about Roxy Blue and Wildside? As "glam" or "hair metal" almost became dirty words in the early '90s music industry, a lot of bands who got labeled as such in the past (rightly or not) tried hard to disassociate themselves from the label by diversifying their sound. Edit 20-04-2011: Deleted all albums with 60 ratings or higher. "Their punk rock attitude took sleaze/hair metal in a refreshing direction that was dangerous. Silent Rage. The metal press fell hard for em, setting the singer up as a leather-trousered, barefooted pin-up. An album of pure attitude, arriving when most glam bands were changing over to pop metal. The Tear the House Down lineup briefly regrouped for a 25th anniversary reunion last summer, but Bruce Naumann is now working with yet another all-new lineup. He has written for Metal Hammer, Louder, Prog, the Observer, Select, Mojo, the Evening Standard and the totally legendary Ultrakill. One that I hoped to see on lists is Leatherwolf. White Lion are actually my second favorite hair band, but I know they won't rank high on any all time list simply because they were considered wimpy, mainly because they loaded their albums with love songs. Super interesting comments. But the music on this album is so infectious, you really won't care if they had no gimmick. Completely badass feel, and I really think they wouldve ruled the rock world if the vocalist had made a better style choice. The greatest hair meatl band album on parole with GNR??? Thanks for the reminder! He was all set to resume the tour but at the last hour Sharon and Ozzy decided he was just too young to leap into the madness of an Ozzy tour and hired Bernie Torme instead (Jake was after Bernie). It was formed by the same dude who invented the most popular and inherently-flawed-leaving-endless-bullshit-marketing-for-upgrades-rather-than-just-make-a-great-product-in-the-first-place piece of guitar technology, Mr. Floyd Rose, who, although he did an acceptable job of producing and engineering both Q5 albums overall, did an unacceptable job of engineering the guitar sounds for both albums, and did not have enough finesse as a lead player to make his solos sound pleasing (although he wasnt awkward like Steve Howe, he was no George Lynch). This album gave a huge kick in the ass to the genre when it was spawning hundreds of wanna be's. Bath Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Of course, there definitely were more than six '90s "glam" albums that deserve a second chance, so you're more than welcome to post further suggestions in the comments below. Vinyl Writer MusicsThe Road to The Roxy: 10 Underrated Glam & Hair Metal Era Albums Part II: A bit more polished and focused than their debut, which I personally prefer over this one, but this is the album that blew the door open for the entire 80's hair metal genre. Also, their weren't too many other guitarists from this era that could rival Vito Bratta's playing. Anyway, come what may, I will stand by this pick for a few reasons: 1) Ace Frehley wasnt an old man in 1987, but at 36, he was something of an elder statesman of the Rock world, and the fact remained that he is perpetually cited as a direct influence to nearly all those who came after him. Tom Beaujour, Richard Bienstock, Chuck Eddy, Reed Fischer, Kory Grow, Maura Johnston, Christopher R . (side note, i am not including any 70's albums of Kiss because they would take up too much of this list). There are tons and tons of other glam/hair metal bands that never quite received their due (hell, I'd argue that bands like Lynch Mob and Vain still deserve a little more love). This is an album that was completely buried by the Alt-Rock and Grunge craze that was sweeping the nation in the early 90s. Love it or hate it, but you cant deny that Superstitious slays and it might just be Europes greatest ever track. But their debut album was pop-metal perfection what featherweight party anthems Toast Of The Town, Rock And Roll Outlaws and shoulda-been-massive single Rock & Roll (Is Gonna Set The Night On Fire) lacked in heaviosity they made up for in pleather-trousered attitude. It did away with the bland glam-like stuff Kiss adopted during the '80s in order to get in line with the mainstream sound of the time, and with powerful tracks such as "Unholy", "Domino", and "Heart of Chrome", it reintroduced the hard rock element in Kiss' sound in a very original and appealing way. Get out there and listen to it. Rounding out this powerhouse line-up was Share Ross on bass and the thunderous Roxy Petrucci on drums, who is as hard a hitting drummer as youll ever hear. Also, you must be an Ozzy fan! So "glam" and/or "hair" it is.]. 05. Sadly, all of this complexity and diversity of "Dog Eat Dog" went under the radar of most mainstream music fans, as the association Warrant with all the corny aspects of glam was simply too strong. Another one from 1984 that influenced tons of bands in the 80's. Hey, you never got that with Warrant. They had a couple of songwriting contributions from Jim Vallance and Kiss' Paul Stanley (the former having co-written hits such as Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69" and Aerosmith's "Rag Doll"). Stay tuned for Part 3! This album kicks so much ass I had a really hard time selecting which track to highlight above, but the fast-paced energy and raging, bluesy riffing of the album's title track brought it home in the end. Q5 are now called Nightshade and still play out every once in a while. The 1990s started out with DS-1 distortion pedal grunge bands viciously stomping on the global spandex-wearing hair-metal movement from the decade before and ceremoniously ended with the rise. The best LPs from the age of Aqua Net. Britny Foxs record company (Columbia Records) seemed to agree and unceremoniously dropped Britny Fox, effectively leaving them for dead. ), $2.1 million dollar record deal with Capitol Records in 1990; then ended up changing their name to Wildside due to a cease and desist related to the Young Guns movies. Dripping with attitude. I mean, fuck, just check out those eerie acoustic arpeggios during the chorus of "Badboy Breakout"; the big, open chord progressions of "Bad to Love"; the textbook sleaze of "Crank the Heat Up"; etc. I was introduced to Chicago's Joker by Matt Rudzinski from Divebomb Records, and I don't know much about them, so I can only assume they were another absolutely incredible band that got rolling just a little too late to capitalize on their talents. Gutter-level anthems Come Down Sister, Underground and Ocean Of Love were edged with goth and psychedelia that placed them closer to The Doors and pre-arena rawk The Cult than Van Halen and Motley Crue though they could still kick up a bar-room shit-storm as the comedy-tough Its Not The End Of The World proved. Real Steel opened for the Bulletboys, Bang Tango, and Gorky Park in their day, and apparently had interest from several labels (almost signing with Warner Bros.). King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew released his most successful solo album while he was playing arenas around the world as the musical director for David Bowie's . These are the forgotten heroes of hair metal. Q5 had two albums that would simply destroy you. Google, here I come! At that time their songs were a little longer and less good time/party oriented, but they ended up relocating to Los Angeles in the late-'80s, and eventually vocalist Bruce Naumann (who had been the last member to join the group) was working with an entirely new lineup. You can read Dalys comments for each album at Vinyl Writer Musics website. Vinnie Vincent Invasion Vinnie Vincent Invasion (1986) Sebastian Bach is THE singer of the hair metal genre. Its an album that you can listen from beginning to the end, and wont find any bad song. "Surrender" is a great ballad. There's a great snarl to the vocals, loads of gritty riffs (and excellent guitar playing in general), etc. Great White Hooked (1991). Instead, these New Yorkers are cursed to exist in a world that doesnt give a shit about a bunch of LOreal-haired dudes playing blockbusting songs with choruses bigger than Vince Neils Spanx collection. Heres how it works. However, in 2019, Mick did rejoin BulletBoys. And I still think Sole Survivor is just one of the greatest rock songs ever (despite the ear-splitting treble caused by a shitty mix at the end of the song). It needs to be out there and readily available. Dangerous Toys - Dangerous Toys (1989) Vinyl Writer Musics principal Andrew Daly has released his list for the 10 Underrated Glam & Hair Metal Era Albums. Back then, pretty much anyone with a can of Aquanet hairspray and a guitar could bag themselves a platinum record and free entry to any strip club in town. First off, Extreme wasn't all that big on the glam thing despite being labeled as such for most of their active years, and this labeling can be even more baffling nowadays when the first Extreme song that comes to your average Joe's mind ends up being "More Than Words" in the vast majority of cases. While there's a good handful of underrated bands of this ilk that do still get mild exposure here and there, I'm for the most part trying to stick with personal favorites that I've never even encountered on satellite radio channels such as Hair Nation, etc. Michael Kelly Smiths guitar work was inspired, and as usual, Johnny Dee and Billy Childs were ever the capable rhythm section. In truth, this record is not the first one that people think of when they consider albums that define the 80s. Their No Rules album (produced by Dana Strum!) It's also worth noting that their early tracks as Young Gunns were equally awesome, and the B-sides from Under the Influence are pretty incredible (to the point of being significantly better than some of the album tracks, not that it would've made a difference in the end, sadly). It,s not glam or hair metal. with Jim Gillette! He went on to start Nitro which was a horrible band. Youll see. This, their best album contains the song "Metal Health" which is, according to Kevin DuBrow, the original FU song. Roxy Blue. Ill be emailing you! [deleted] 3 yr. ago. Stay tuned for a potential part 3! You can hear every instrument, all clean, all cristaline. So, lets flip the script, dont scramble to turn off your radio when You Give Love a Bad Name comes on, out of fear of being thought of as unworthy of your snobby friends musical respect. Its like Dee Snider said, Were Not Gonna Take It, and for Hair-Metalheads, we wouldnt have it any other way. Slik Toxic - Doin the Nasty A lot of it's not that "metal," some of it's not that "glam," most bands' membersregardless of genrehave "hair," and so on. Britny Fox Britny Fox (1988) 02. Leatherwolf circa 1987, and Street Ready circa 1989 are two overlooked (or forgotten) treasures. I mean, come on, it's impossible not to sing along to "Mackinaw Avenue" or "Change"the latter of which is practically a full-on pop song, though the quality of the writing and musicianship gives it an edge that avoids the overly pristine sheen of lesser (yet more successful) outfits like Danger Danger or Firehouse. Winger - In The Heart Of The Young (1990), McQueen Street should be in this discussion and in your collection. #shorts, Imagining the World Through the Eyes of John Lennon, I Love It Loud: 20 of Gene Simmonss Most Overlooked Tracks, Traversing the Abyss: A Guide to Obscure 70s Rock. 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time. But their debut is way more fun: a rough-arsed glam-punk gem that came on like Poison, if Brett Michaels had grown up in Cardiff and spent every Saturday night getting in a fight down Bogiez. While Dead Davidson may have been a jerk for leaving his bandmates in the lurch, he also was extremely talented, and his buzzsaw vocals simply were not easily replaced. Ill have to dig it out and give it another chance. SPREAD EAGLE, GREAT ALBUM = TO APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION. Full of sleaze and attitude, one of the better hair metal albums to come out at the tail end of the 80's. Severely underrated, and released at a time when hair metal was just about dead. With the success of all-female Hair Metal group Vixen, MCA was certain that Femme Fatale would rise hard and fast, but it was not to be. Best selling and most recognizable of TS's output, it is also their best. The perfect hair metal album, and one of the last ones before the glory days came to an end. There are albums by Bon Jovi which frequently pop up, such as Slippery When Wet and New Jersey, or if youre trying to be different, you may pick the bands self-titled debut, Because it started it all, or because, It has Runaway on it. I know that comes off as presumptuous, but its true, and you know it. Lyrics are a bit trite, but this is a great debut. 06. A good snotty, snarly album. Original Scorpions albums sound A-OK so can't see why yaow'd bovver wiv reworkings. Well, I stand by it. Im too afraid to reread the rest of my post to see what else I mistyped. Tracks like "Let Go," "Dead Inside," and "Painting The White To Grey" absolutely crush. One of the most underrated bands in the genre. Read Part 1 of this series here: https://vwmusicrocks.com/return-to-the-sunset-strip-10-underrated-glam-hair-metal-era-albums/, Read part 3 of this series here: https://vwmusicrocks.com/the-headbangers-ball-reaches-its-edge-10-underrated-glam-hair-metal-era-albums-part-iii/, Andrew Daly (@vwmusicrocks) is the Editor-in-Chief for www.vwmusicrocks.com and may be reached at andrew@vinylwriter.com. Queensryche is not a hair band per se, but this album bordered on pop metal and would fit right in with the genre. That Beau Nasty is kicking my ass right now! Thanks for popping by, and stay safe! In their debut album, they had an AC/DC rip-off version of "Hot For Teacher" with their single "Girlschool". 5 Underrated Hair Metal Albums - YouTube A response to the article on the Goldminemag website about 5 Underrated Hair Metal Albums that every record collector should. As we alluded to in our aforementioned first article, Hair Metal and Glam are often derided and chided as genres that are less than. Well, if the article did one thing, its drawn many fellow Hair/Glam loving brothers and sisters out of the woodwork, and for that, were thankful. http:// In short, Vixen kicked ass and they proved once and for all that women could rock and shred as hard as their male counterparts. Do NOT pass this one up. That said, the album received middling reviews at the time, and Ace and the boys were forced to stick to small halls and clubs while on tour, but that has not tarnished this records legacy one bit. (I can't help but feel like the epic power ballad, "Too Late," should've been a massive hit single.) underrated hair metal albums. Kind of the Silverchair of hair metal, you'd be surprised at how mature these youngins sound on this, their only album. While the era of 80s Hair Metal and Glam is mostly known as being predominantly male, several females infiltrated the scene and staked their claim as well. Overseas, things were slightly better, with the albums final single Never Gonna Die managing to reach number 21 on the Australian charts. Yes. 05. This is another one that generally comes cheap, so for just a moment, give New Jersey a rest and give 7800 Fahrenheit some time with your turntable or CD player. 01. Honestly, its not easy stepping into the shoes of a Guitar God, at the height of a bands fame, in the middle of a hysterical wave of Hair Metal mania, but thats exactly what Kee Marcello did. With Hooked, we see more of the bands Hair Metal stylings, but finally, their Blues Rock roots begin to soak through. Its an amazing Great White album. Their take on nu metal at the time brought the machine gun precision of a band like Fear Factory, but also a . Seriouslyher lead work is some of the best of the era, in my opinion. I prefer Pump over this one, but this is filled with killer cuts. Vixen was and are as authentic as they were talented. I am not anticipating a part three to this thing, but Ill never say never. Thanks so much for the comment! 08. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by R79, Jan 27, 2022. Dont believe me? The band got started in Los Angeles in the late-'80s as Young Gunns; signed a seven-album (!? A demo produced by Metallicas Kirk Hammett was followed by a self-titled debut album full of dirtier-than-a-used-hypodermic tracks like Doghouse, Too Much T-Bone and semi-immortal single Half The Way Valley. Bon Jovi 7800 Fahrenheit (1985) Rough Cutt Rough Cutt (1985) Blue Murder - Blue Murder (1990) Perhaps, maybe no one is truly qualified in that regard. 1. It sent the glam cognoscenti into a tizzy, even if the rest of humanity remained heroically indifferent. However, it also proved to be not very radio-friendly in a couple of ways 1) for being a record by a "glam" band, and 2) for having rather mature lyrical content. Britny Foxs Girlschool video (from Britny Fox album): Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, Vinyl Writer Music names its 10 Underrated Glam & Hair Metal Era Albums. I suspect I am going to get flack for this, but despite what you might think, this all-female Hair Metal masterpiece is supremely underrated. Fans yawning at this pick, who crave the genius of one John Norum, I implore you to give this one a shot, as Kee Marcello is a virtuoso in his own right. "Headed For A Heartbreak" is an awesome ballad. Ironically, this record is probably regarded as Warrants strongest record from a critical standpoint, whatever thats worth. 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By 1991, most hair bands had removed the hairspray and makeup and it seems Stevie Rachelle and Co. were trying to revive it. Coverdale & Co. best selling album. Not every spandexed hick who moved to Hollywood with a headful of dreams and a sneezer full of blow made it. Cool, many thanks. White Lion Fight To Survive (1985). Im sure I can get my hands on recordings for you if youd like. Packed with more hits than Illusion 1, I prefer this one over that one. A shameless throwback or the start of a hair metal revival? A little more filler on this one, but "November Rain" has got to be the greatest power ballad of all time. All rights reserved. The Triple-Axe Attack, as they were known by, exemplified power guitar with great riffs and a lead singer that had a raspy, yet seemingly effortless, powerful voice. Damn good stuff in 1 & 2. White Tiger White Tiger (1986) A list by TukkerPride. Connor Shelton described it as one of the few bands from the era to bring a level of depth . Looking back, its hard to pinpoint why this record failed, as it seemingly had all the ingredients to ascend to great heights. 02. Having seen him live several times over the years, I can attest that he still packs the house, and his fans still love these tracks. Contains one of the mostly widely recognized power ballads "More Than Words," but "Decadence Dance" is the albums killer cut. Enuff Z'Nuff is when the Beatles become a hair metal band. Record labels, radio stations, and the mainstream audience themselves all got very tired of this approach and embraced the Seattle underground sound instead, which led to a lot of bands who were all the rage only years before disband and/or become highly irrelevant. These guys got popular fast and then went absolutely nowhere. http:// The production, helmed by underrated hair metal architecht Michael Wagener, is nearly perfect, as are the earnest heart spills of frontman Mike Tramp and fret-board gymnastics of guitarist. Also, another tidbit that makes this album pretty cool: Vivian Campbell (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Def Leppard) joins the fun, and played guitar on Desperate. While Vivian did his thing and killed it, make no mistake, Jan matched him note for note the rest of the way. Simply put, if you want to put your art out into the world, you better be prepared to take some heat, which is something any self-respecting hair metal artist can certainly understand. The band's debut album, "Out of the Silence", was recorded at Joni Mitchell's private studio in Beverly Hills, and released in 1988 on A&M Records. I quipped about hipsters sitting in cafs and dredging Hair Metal the first time around. Kickstart your hearts and shout at the devil because en route are more huge hooks, mighty guitar licks, and most importantly, more sleaze coming your way, faster and harder than ever. You cannot hear that album with seeing the menacing face of Bolo Yeung staring at you in a windows reflection. In retrospect, this album came out the same year as Nirvanas Nevermind, Pearl Jams Ten, and Metallicas The Black Albumit never really had a chance. Other bands just because I am biased, but from Divebomb - SARGANT FURY, DIMAGE and CASANOVA. This album is one that was sort of at odds with itself upon its release. Fantastic band. Trixter were a bunch of teenagers when they released this, their debut,coming in at the end of the hair metal wave. 2) The songwriting on this album is absolutely top-notch, which is something of a small miracle, considering Ace had quit KISS in 1982, in a drunken haze, almost died in several car wrecks, and hadnt made any music in around five or so years. Metal albums that I like and that don't have much ratings: consists of the albums I currently rate 4.5* or 5* that have roughly 50 ratings or lower. The Welsh wonders' second album, 1990's Berzerk, is a stone-cold classic featuring the greatest pop-metal anthem of the era in Love Bomb Baby. However, that doesn't mean that there was no glam-labeled music being released at the time. All bands were bred in Pennsylvania. So, that does itI think. Dont do drugs, kids. The debut album from his eponymous band deserved to be way bigger than it was: killer single Beat The Bullet and the title track imbued prime West Coast sleaze with dark San Francisco energy. It probably suffered from being dumped into the blender that was the 80s Hair Metal scene. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. If I was going to put a Great White album on this list it would be Psycho City, not Hooked. Perma-pouting Hollywood fluffballs Pretty Boy Floyd made Motley Crue sound like Napalm Death and Ratt look like, well, Napalm Death. You'll find this album at at least the top five of any hair metal list, and mine is no different. The LA band had been kicking around the Sunset Strip for a decade by the time they released Law Of The Order, and lost classics like Paris Calling and slow-burning semi-ballad, Why Should I Believe were slicker, smarter and classier than any of the candy floss being churned out by most of the chinless bozos who came along in their wake. A couple of other amazing and underrated glam albums that didnt make this list (but easily could have)- It deserves love too, you know? Underrated metal albums. i hung around with Joker in the old days and went to High school with the guitarist.I hope they do come back. I listen to tons of bands that I dont agree with lyrically, though (christian bands, satanic bands, krishna bands, etc.). An around pop metal romp in the early 90's, one of the last bands to come out of the genre successfully before the ship sank. No genre has been as mocked and reviled as much as hair metal, but for a few years in the 80s when it was still called glam metal it bestrode the world like a Spandex and fishnet-clad colossus, twirling its drumsticks at it surveyed all before it. In retrospect, the tone and style of the record truly are the last of what we have come to know as Glam Metal styling, as not too many albums like it came out afterward if any did at all. Vinyl Writer Music's 10 Underrated Glam & Hair Metal Era Albums: 01. Powerful, but still memorable. Dokken's greatest. They changed their name to Shotgun Messiah, fired their singer and eventually went industrial metal. In fact, I myself have only learned about the following groups within the last 10 years! Theme: The Road to The Roxy: 10 Underrated Glam & Hair Metal-Era Albums Part II, Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), My fingers feel possessed on the EC-1000! Man, could Mike Matijevic hit a high note! All of that aside, go back and listen to Rock Soldiers, Love Me Right, Into the Night, and Calling to You. Those tracks are transcendent rockers, and his backing band of Tod Howarth, John Regan, and Anton Fig are a truly inspired bunch who had sensational chemistry. Vain deserves not a little more love, but a religious following. On a commercial level, it didnt do much, which isnt a surprise given the era it was ruthlessly dropped into. When you listen to this, you get the feeling that this is the album that David Lee Roth always wanted to make. All of that horse crap aside, Out of This World is actually a pretty outstanding album, and while its not The Final Countdown, as I mentioned before, I tend to prefer it. Unfortunately, in most cases, the label stuck like a nasty coffee stain, while the attempts of self-reinventing usually didn't go well. If you dont, I promise youll regret it later. #bringstadiumrockback #besteraGreat White Live Ritz 1988 - All Over Nowhttps://youtu.be/gBiAnQXuF6w1- . If you're old enough to have been reading guitar magazines in the early-'90s, you probably at least recognize the name Gary Hoey, and may recall having seen him in a good number of advertisements, if nothing else. He is still waiting for Billy Gibbons to send him a bottle of hot sauce he was promised several years ago. While the late Meat Loaf was a true showman with a near-operatic voice, Bat Out of Hell featured an . When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. If people only listened to bands whose lyrical content was largely aligned with their own views it would be quite limiting.