The 20 GREATEST Album Openers In Hair Metal History
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- Опубліковано 25 кві 2024
- In this video, Bryan from the Hair Band Basement and I discuss the 20 greatest album openers in Hair Metal History. We discuss what made these tracks great, and analyze the track in relation to the band's catalog and overall success. Bands included are Guns N Roses, Poison, Skid Row, Lillian Axe, Love/Hate, Quiet Riot, Sleeze Beez, White Lion, Dokken, Bulletboys, Badlands, Faster Pussycat, Motley Crue, and more... come along for the ride!
My Top 10:
01. L.A. Guns - No Mercy
02. Kingdom Come - Do You Like It
03. Guns N‘ Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
04. Tesla - Hang Tough
05. Poison - Strange Days of Uncle Jack/Valley of Lost Souls
06. Cinderella - Bad Seamstress Blues/Fallin' Apart at the Seams
07. Roxx Gang - Scratch My Back
08. Ratt - You're In Love
09. Dangerous Toys - Teas'n, Pleas'n
10. White Lion - Hungry
HM: Mötley Crüe - Wildside
Great list, man. I could've easily added "You're In Love," "Wildside" and "Hang Tough." Thanks a lot for watching, I appreciate it.
Thank you for having me back, Guru. Such an honor!!
Absolutely, Brother! You're an awesome guest... lookin' forward to the next one!
Anthony Guru...you've got me buying back my youth. I've just got the Lillian Axe albums and Wildside is on order along with Junkyard, Electric Angel's, Sleez Beez, Kik Tracee, McQueen Street and many more. Thank you sir for re-lightning that fire. I would love to sit around and jam out to some 80s hair metal with you.
@@horrorcinema5130 Hey, man, this is the greatest comment... this is a big part of why I started the channel--to hopefully inspire other people to check out these bands that I love so much. It means a lot to hear you're getting something out of what I do... seriously. Where are you from?
Nice mention of sweet f a. I agree stick to your guns is soo much better than temptation.
@@russianbot9471That Sweet F.A. debut is killer.
Sleeze Beeze "Rock in the Western World" is is like shooting caffeine into your vein. So true, bro. Great description!!!
Thanks, man... that whole album is chock full of fuckin' greatness. Appreciate you watching, Brother.
Those first two Love/Hate albums are classics. Lets Rumble has it's moments but then things fall apart with Im Not Happy on.
Man, you guys covered so many great tunes. I quickly made a list for myself and just started crossing them off as you guys put them out there. That said, I still had a handful so here ya go
Southgang - Boyz Nite Out from Tainted Angel
Steelheart - Loaded Mutha
from Tangled In The Reins
Slamming Gladys - Bad Attitude from self titled
Kik Tracee - Don’t Need Rules
from No Rules
Dangerous Toys - Teasn n Pleasn from self titled
Lynch Mob - Wicked Sensation from same
Tesla - Change In The Weather from Psychotic Supper
And to add to the Badlands mention, Last Time from Voodoo Highway.
Hey, Craig, thanks for sharing... great list man. Love most of these songs, but in particular i could've added "Don't Need Rules," man, that song just raises my rent... holy shit. Hey, thanks a lot for supporting the channel, I really do appreciate it.
Awesome list! Love Southgang and the openers from both their albums rock.
Great show guys! Here are my top 10 in no particular order. I know you talked about a few of them…
Blue Murder - Riot
Ratt - Dance
Faith No More - Land of Sunshine
King’s X - The World Around Me
Cinderella - Night Songs
Kiss - King of the Mountain
David Lee Roth - Yankee Rose
Love/Hate - Blackout in the Redroom
Def Leppard - Women
TNT - 10,000 Lovers
Great list---yep, we mentioned a couple of these... solid choices. Hey, thanks a lot for watching, I really appreciate it.
A big hell yeah! for TNT!!
Great list but everyone’s a star was the opener for the album that 10,000 lover’s (In one) was on!
@@travislove4783 Correct! My bad. But "Everyone's a Star" is just as good and could easily be the theme song for the youth of today
@@HairBandBasement Discovered TNT at age 14 in 1987 at the advice of some random record store clerk in Connecticut. I'm 51 now and still listen to them. Tony Harnell's side projects and solo stuff is great too! One of the best and underrated voices in Hard Rock/Hair Metal!!
FIREHOUSE - (Hold your fire Album): *Reach for the sky!!!* // Rest in peace, C.J. Snare
i remember getting that album in the mail from columbia house, putting it in, and being blown away at how good reach for the sky was.
Shit, that should've at least made my honorable mentions. Great song.
That and Rock On the Radio are both killer openers.
Babylon A.D- Bang Go The Bells
Twisted Sister-Stay Hungry
Stryper- Soldiers Under Command
Bon Jovi- Runaway
Quiet Riot- Metal Health
Pretty Boy Floyd- Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz
Vain- Secrets
D’Molls- All I Want
Lillian Axe- All’s Fair In Love and War
Dokken- Erase The Slate
Solid list, we agree on a lot. Thanks for watching.
You guys do a good show.
This was an awesome show down memory lane! And it started out with Salty Dog, the perfect opener for the episode. Well done men!
It is a killer song!
Much appreciated, Brother, thanks for watching...
loving this channel. awesome keep the eps coming
You are the only one i know that bring D.A.D up on a topic, their NFLFTP album is a killer, there is something very wrong why they did not make it. Keep going, watch every videos you make.
Hey, man, thanks a lot, I seriously appreciate your support. You're right, No Fuel deserved so much better. I fuckin' worship that album.
Def Leppard High n Dry #1. Let it Go
Holy shit, I let that one slip by. Possibly my favorite Def Leppard song of all time. Good call. Hey, thanks for watching.
Sleeze Beez still rock. Even that first one Look Like Hell is good but the following 3 albums are must haves.
Completely agree, Brother.
I get chills man when you talk about all these bands
Man, thank you. Seriously. It's shit like this that makes me love doing these videos... that people like you like what I do. Anyway, I really appreciate it.
God bless brother
Same. I own pretty much all of these albums and no matter how often you hear the songs, there's just something about that sound and that time that was just magic. To paraphrase John Cusack in Hot Tub Time Machine, we had momentum, we were winning.
@@ciaranmeeks9431 I love that movie and that quote. Hey, thanks for continuing to support what I do hear... seriously, it means a lot.
@@HairMetalGuru419 My pleasure, dude! Thank YOU for the cool channel!
The Kids Are Back- Twisted Sister
Night Songs- Cinderella
Live Wire- Motley Crue
Broken Heart- White Lion
EZ Come EZ Go- Tesla
Breaking The Chains- Dokken
Wild Child- WASP
Red Light Green Light TNT- Kix
Wanted Man-Ratt
Rockin With You- Malice
HM: Fantasy- Aldo Nova
Rock You- Helix
I still listen to love/hate .
Me, too.
Same!
Yup, same here!
Wanted man! Ratt! Your in love ! Ratt! God bless all the ratt n rollers! Jesus saves sinners! Thanks for sharing!
Could've easily added that tune... great song. Hey, thanks for watching, my man. Bless you.
What a great subject to compile a list for. You both had good solid lists & the knowledgeable commentary that the two of you provide is nothing short of a history lesson on my favorite era of music. Thank you for that !! A couple I would add are:
DANGEROUS TOYS - Teasn' Pleasn' - from debut
BONFIRE - Ready 4 Reaction - from Fireworks album.
Again, thanx for the great show !!
Yasss!!! Love/Hate's Blackout in the Red Room is a gem. Legendary debut album. See also No Respect by Vain, and Psycho Cafe by Bang Tango
LOVE Vain and Love/Hate... I like Bang Tango, but they never gripped me like the others. Thanks for watching, my man.
Bang Tango Soul to Soul from Dancin on Coals.
their third record is an amazing record that most people never heard.
Yes!! One of my favorites by Bang Tango.
@@patrickreeves4650 I have it. Both the original Japan version and UK version. Yes the band themselves say that one is their best.
Sleez beez baby!
I fuckin' love that band.
Andrew Elt does play with a new band, but I haven't really got into it.
This was a meaty episode. I had to digest it in chunks. 😆 Rock! Rock! (Till you drop) might be my opening favourite track if it's considered hair metal. It sets the tone for the whole Pyromania-album wich in turn you could argue sets the tone for the whole MTV-movement. Great episode!
Love the channel Guru! You need to check out a tune called Switchblade Serenade by Spread Eagle released in 1990. They were on MCA (Musicians Cemetary of America) so, not surprising they never went anywhere, but a totally killer opening track on their debut.
That’s a killer song and a killer album!
Hey, thanks, Brother, I appreciate the kind words. I have the Spread Eagle album... been a while, so I need to revisit.
I listen to Wasted In America more that Blackout today. But i think they're equally good.
Rock on the Radio from the first Firehouse album
Great fuckin' song. Thanks a lot for watching,.
Some really good tunes there guys!
Night Songs is the best hair metal debut album ever.
I probably agree with you.
Bought Salty Dog back in the day. Everyone I've played it for ended up being a fan.
Check out the demos of Bulletboys debut. They are here on yt. Breathes new life into those tracks hearing them in that raw form.
Gonna try to find those later. Thanks for the head's up.
Dokken of course. I bought in 87. I paid my paper route money and I was not disappointed
Great episode...great picks and honorable mentions...a few not mentioned...Hardline Life's A Bitch,McQueen Street When I'm In The Mood, Firehouse Rock On The Radio and Reach For The Sky,Slik Toxic Big Fuckin Deal,Bangalore Choir Angel In Black and Vince Neil Look In Her Eyes....take care Guru, can't wait for the next episode!
Great recommendations... I SHOULD have had the McQueen Street song... I fuckin' love that one. Hey, Jay, thanks for always supporting the shit I do, really, I appreciate it.
Killer songs!
D.A.D still going 40 years on. Went back and got all their stuff. Even the obscurities.
Love D.A.D. Risking it all is my favorite.
I always buy their shit... but their No Fuel and Riskin' It All are still my faves.
I would throw the following in:
Boys R Gonna Rock - Vinnie Vincent Invasion
Forever Young - Tyketto
Runaway - Bon Jovi
Extreme - Decadence Dance
1.Poison - Love on the Rocks
2.Dokken - Erase the Slate
3.L.A Guns - It don't mean nothing
4.Faster Pussycat - Where there's a whip , there's a way.
5.Britny Fox - 6 guns loaded
6.Quiet Riot - vicious Circle
7.Cinderella - Bad seamstress blues/Fallen apart at the seams
8.Winger - Deal with the devil
9.White Lion - Lights and Thunder
10.Skid Row - Hell or high water
shogun sally - cats n boots
road of a thousand dreams - trixter
paris calling - shark island
notorious- loverboy
Great choices, man, especially Cats in Boots... I fuckin' LOVE that song.
Shotgun Sally is a great tune. The riff for the chorus is epic!
I was around back in the grunge surge. All you had to do in 1992 was wear flannel and you were the shit. That's how stupid it got.
I will get in touch Guru. We need to find the topic to discuss. Ideas I have is best live hair metal gig, worst follow up to a mega selling record, Top frontmen etc. I will never forget watching Poison at Donington as a 15yr old. Me and 2 mates went to Donington on a coach package. The line up was headlined Whitesnake with Steve Vai, Aerosmith, Poison, Quireboys and Thunder. I wanted to see Poison. When they came on my mate put me on his shoulders and I was amazed. I will never forget when they started ‘Every Rose’ the sun came out in the shitty English weather. It’s a moment I will never forget. To be honest when Aerosmith then Whitesnake came on it was an anti climax really.
Kix-Red Light,Green Light(TNT), off of 1 of my favorite hair metal albums-Blow my Fuse.
I love that song and that album. Could've easily added that to my list.... great call.
Great tune. I did play it on a companion show I just did on Stationhead to go with this one.
My band opened for Love/Hate right after they toured with ACDC. That first album was killer!
Great show and agree with plenty those so will go for a different 10 in no particular order (love the big intros ;)
The Cult Sun King
White Lion Lights & Thunder
Spread Eagle Broken City
Tora Tora Wild America
Beggars & Thieves ...Broken Dreams
War Babies Hang Me Up
Love Hate Wasted In America
Kingdom Come Do You Like It
Tyketto Forever Young
Tangier Ripcord
Solid list, my man. I need to revisit some of those albums... been a while on Tangier, and Beggars and Thieves. Hey, thanks a lot for watching, I really appreciate it.
Come Along - Salty Dog ( still rockin' it !! I have it on 3 formats !! )
Awesome tune! Thanks for watching, man.
Blue Murder Riot.
Yep, great song, man.
I've had enough into the fire, inside out xyz, kiss of death dokken, wicked sentation. Greeting from central america.
People in Central America watch this shit? Wow. Solid list, man, and thanks a lot for watching, really do appreciate it, Brother.
I had the Wildside album.
I worship that album.
Girls, Girls, Girls came out before Appetite For Destruction, so Motley Crue had already evolved before Gn’R’s 1st release.
The album Jizzy recorded with Quiet Riot is very cool.
Its insanely hard too find anymore.
The album has been completely taken off the web , i have no idea how too find it anymore.
When i had it burnt on disc , i wore the track - Backside of water out...great track.
W.A.S.P. Wild Child
"Best I Can" on Queensryche's Empire album was an absolute banger and definitely set the tone of what was to come. The band can be argued hair since they were big at the same time as so many other bands that were put under the same hair envelope.
I also thought "Reach For The Sky" on Slaughter's The Wild Life was a strong song as well that showed a more serious side the album was going to present vs Stick It To Ya.
And yes, I'd say "Welcome to the Jungle" is probably the definitive opening song for one of the best albums ever made. Such an in your face "here I am!" sound right from the start.
Hey, good call on Queensryche, Firehouse and Slaughter. I'm not a huge Queensryche fan, but Best I Can is a phenomenal song. Love the other choices as well. And you're right on "... Jungle," it changed the entire landscape. Thanks for watching, Brother.
50:35 No, that was I want action video. Your mama dont dance was the live concert footage from I think Nashville with skateboard stuff at the beginning.
Shit, you're right. Thanks for the info...
You are correct. But I did say I’m not a big Poison fan. But the skateboard beginning ain’t much better…..
Let's go baby!!!
Blackout in the Red Room. Killer opener 👍🎸🎸🎸🎸
The funny thing about poison is The record producer had C.C. deville play the guitar parts on I believe it was warrants first album in the studio ,I heard it in an interview
That Cold Sweat album is incredible. It was called Break Out.
SHOTGUN MESSIAH - Sexdrugsrock'n'roll!!!
Great song... could've easily made my list.
Great list. Can't argue with it. So I'll just throw mine out there instead:
SexDrugsRockNRoll- Shotgun Messiah (Second Coming)
New Thing- Enuff ZNuff
Sick Sex- Tygertailz (Bezerk)
Look In Her Eyes- Vince Neil (Exposed)
Nonstop to Nowhere- Faster Pussycat (Whipped)
Girlschool- Britny Fox
Decadence Dance- Extreme
Wild Side- Motley Crue (Girls, Girls, Girls)
Wicked Sensation- Lynch Mob (Wicked Sensation)
Secrets- Vain (No Respect)
Just off the top of my head......
Great choices, man. I could've easily added New Thing, SexDrugs... or Wildside. Hey, thanks for watching, brother, I appreciate it.
That Vain debut is great!
Thanks guys🤘
Hey, man, thanks for always supporting the channel... really do appreciate it.
Lynch mob the open track wicked sensation great song and album from start to finish
My favorite hair medals song on Mötley Crüe girls girls girls is wild side I know I’ve asked this before, but where can I find those two Badlands albums they had one in like 90 12 Called Voodoo Highway, I would like to find those albums, because I don’t have any way of listening to those without going on UA-cam. if you know, show me where to find them. Thank you. Love you guys.
if you look hard enough on google you can find downloads of both of them for free
Hey, thanks a lot for watching, man. I know it's hard to find that Badlands albums... both have been out of print for a long time. The best advice I could offer is to check Ebay, they might show up there. Thanks a lot for your support.
The first two Lillian Axe albums aren't on the box set. It starts at Poetic Justice because they had already re-released them recently.
I agree 100% on your number one Guru brother
Unreal that shit came out in '81.
Hey buddy I would love if you can come on my show to talk some Hair Metal, It will be a blast!
I'm always down to talk Hair Metal, my man. Are you on X? If so, message me there... @HairMetalGuru
The drumming on Ultimate Sin
About to watch this...If Broken Home by Spread Eagle on the their debut isnt on here somethings gone wrong somewhere!
Adler was the backbone of GNR. Without him Appetite is NOT the same album. Same with Affuso from Skid Row. His playing MADE those albums. it’s never been the same after those guys left the bands.
Very valid point. I think Izzy was a huge part of that GNR sound as well.
New Tattoo is as hair metal as it gets. I dig that album and saw that tour. I love the new Dogs of War Video. It is pretty fucking cool. Song is good. In my opinion. It is Heavy.
I need to revisit New Tatoo, however, I disagree on Dogs of War... man, I've listened to it 3 times, and I still can't get into it. Glad you like it.
Agree you don't have to like everything by a band. Metallica is probably my fav of all time but I can't do St Anger. Even James jokes about it during shows.
Everyone jokes about St. Anger. ;-)
Kiss of death dokken off back for the attack great album,but yes bang your head is metal's anthem I 100percent agree
A band i never hear mentioned anywhere is Trouble Tribe. Anyone remember them?
Shit, did you recommend them a while back? I just listened to that album a few weeks ago after somebody talked about it here. Gonna check it out again tonight and see what grips me... I know I liked it, but hadn't heard it in forever.
@@HairMetalGuru419 no, but I did tell you to check out alleycat scratch. Especially the ballad roses on my grave.
@@russianbot9471 I know I had listened to that album a long time ago... just listened to Roses On My Grave... GREAT song. Thanks for reminding me about them.
@@HairMetalGuru419 you got it brother.
@@HairMetalGuru419 War babies is another band I feel doesn't get enough attention.
I bought the Salty Dog album on release and only played it once. It didn't grab me - I put it down as a poor man's G'n'R - and I don't think I've played it since.
I love the Sleez Beez. Lillian Axe are a great band - even though they have changed alot over the years.
I agree that Big Game was terrible.
I'm surprised No Mercy by L.A. Guns didn't come up. Not only a great album opener but a great live one. A couple of others Hot Wire - Kix, Stakk Attakk - Wrathchild, Secrets - Vain, I Wanna Be Somebody - WASP and even though it's out of the genre what i think is the best album opener *EVER* Angel of Death from Slayer.
This is James Anthony this is my list
Krokus the song HeadHunter
Great White Out Of The Night
Warrant Inside Out
Kiss I Love It Loud
Winger Blind Revolution Mad
SteelHeart SteelHeart
Motley Crue Smoke The Sky
WildSide Hang On Lucy
Dokken Kiss Of Death
Crash and burn don dokken great opener and a great album
I’d add Lynch Mob’s Wicked Sensation.
Realistically you could call Metallica a hair band. They took a lot of shit when they cut their hair in the 90s. And they put out an alternative adjacent album called load in 96. I may take shit about this and they are a favorite of mine. But non glam hair band all day.
Haha, I see your point.
Besides my love for "hair metal" was the chick's were a hell of a lot hotter than the mid 90's and on. Man I miss those days. Everything was in excess....alcohol, drugs, sex and hair!!
Hair Metal did excess best, my man.
I remember hearing Love On the Rocks for the first time on cassette in 88 and thought it was great. Everything since was a huge letdown.
Guru you probably know, but I dont know who exactly is doing this song. I think it would have been a hit after a producer polished it up back "the day"! Its called (Im a Hurricane) ua-cam.com/video/rlrH3TNHyYU/v-deo.html
Its catchy, the cowbell shoulda been right before the chorus, lol
I've never heard of them, but the band is called Wellmess, and I think they're from Sweden? Honestly I don't know anything about them... song isn't bad, though.
Ironically, Jizzy (Jizzo) fronts Quiet Riot now.
Yes, shit, I can't believe we didn't throw that out there when we were talking about him. Good catch.
And they play Blackout In the Red Room! He was also in LA Guns. Their live acoustic album with him on vox is cool.
Dokken unchain the night
Great tune.
Anyone heard the new Motley,garbage,John5 couldn't even save that song,solo was fire tho
It's shit. I tried... but it's shit.
BROKEN CITY SPREADEAGLE
No, Bon Jovi is doing commercials for pain meds now.
You lost me when you start talking about how great Flesh And Blood is.
Yeah I will never understand their praise for that album. They even have praised Native Tongue in past videos. 😵💫
Native Tongue was much better than Flesh & Blood
It sold 7 million copies. Native tounge sold 1 million
My brotha. Youre South Dakota Cohort in metal. I have a disagree with Skid Row. There is no doubt that Slave is heavier but it full of garbage songs minus 2 or 3.where
As I can listen to the debut front to back all day. Just beause it's heavier doesn't mean the songs are better. Thats one of the only things I will disagree with you on. I like the the first one better. That's the soundtrack to my late teen. Sorry.
Hey, my South Dakota Brother, no problem at all, and I have no problem with disagreement when people are as cool and respectful as you are. For the record, I LOVE the debut. However, as time as gone on, I gravitate more to Slave. I don't think it's better just because it's heavier, because I don't always like shit that's heavier. But, in this case, I thought Slave was heavy AND catchy as shit. Anyway, appreciate you watching and supporting what I do... seriously.
That's always been my problem with Judas Priest Painkiller. Yeah it's heavy but the songs aren't good except maybe 2 or 3.
Slave has great songs , more thrills than the debut full of filler.
I'm not going through the comments so maybe someone already said this but get GNR off of this list. Not hair metal.
Look, I get it, man. They're one of those borderline bands. I can see why people think they aren't a hair metal band, but I also understand people who tag them with that term. Me? I tend not to overthink shit like this.
@@HairMetalGuru419people say that about Pantera who don't know shit 😂
I loved Glamtera
Quiet roit hair metal?never,never,never!real heavy metal!
Look, I hear you. Maybe they're not... I understand why people think they're not, but I also understand why people think they are. I tend not to overthink shit like that.
@@HairMetalGuru419 thanks for the reply.as good or bad we think hair metal is it come with connotation some of us find not to our liking.ps Kevin was nearly bald then lol 😂
From the start, Brian's list seems to miss the whole topic point. Best hair metal album openers of all time. Like that actually mattered. Lol. Never heard of CHP or whoever. Love/Hate doesn't belong on this list. Cmon. Top 10 of all time? Get outta here 😂
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Hey, Brother, I threw you a shout out at the beginning.
@@HairMetalGuru419 I SEEN THAT,, THANKS MY BRUTHA 💯💥🤘🏻💥
@@TOMM.E.COCKVOMIT666 Absolutely, man, thank YOU.
@HairMetalGuru419 Hell Yeah man,, when ya get time no hurry I know ya got a job and all but even if the tshirt idea isn't on I still wanna send ya that KISS KNIGHTS IN SATANS SERVICE shirt but I completely understand not giving your home address out to some weirdo on UA-cam so if you do have an address that is like a P.O.BOX of something safe let me know I also got a pretty cool ERIC CARR SOLO C.D one of my friends got a few extra and gave me a few it's got bonus extras and looks like the 4 SOLO ALBUMS but with a ERIC CARR painting copying the 4 O.G albums....CHEERZ BRO AND KEEP UP WITH THE GREAT CONTENT TALK ATCHA LATER,,,TOMMY B.🔥🤘🏻🔥
Skid Row Slave to the grind is not a Hair Metal album😈
Makeup spandex and teased hair says otherwise.