Yes I'm the rare oddball who loved
Stryper

I even went to see them earlier this year when they got back together. hehe


You are not odd, STRYPER is excellent.

Tim
RATT-n-ROLL

STRYPER all the way.

Def Leppard, hands down!  8)
I also went with Def Leppard :) I chose VanHalen/Hagar second though.

Iron Maiden. Hands down.

I also liked WASP

I chose GNR off that list, but Iron Maiden will always be my favourite 80s metal band, followed by Metallica.

Def Leppard

Guns N' Roses followed closely by The Crue ;)

Guns N' Roses followed closely by The Crue ;)


I grew up with my older cousins who were the biggest Crue fans going. We used to do little concerts in the basement with our imaginary instruments :P After seeing the video for "Wildside" I wanted to be just like Tommy Lee, unfortunately I have come up a few inches short ;)

I wanted to be just like Tommy Lee, unfortunately I have come up a few inches short ;)


I'm so sorry to hear that! ;D ;) :P

I would defininitely vote for poison..I would also pick..skidrow,ratt, twisted sister, quiet riot... 8)

Well Queen certainly had their hard-rockin moments, but just in case they don't count as "other", I'll say Metallica and AC/DC 8)

Mötley Crüe followed by Bon Jovi.
How is it possible that Poison's got as many votes as Mötley??? They are not even close compared to Mötley's achievements and how many hits they had....maybe 2-3.

I laughed at the selections I was given...I'm vote for Metallica

Def leppard

This poll should be called favorite 80`s hard rock/soft metal band

As for "overall" selection of songs, I went with Van Halen 'cause I'm maybe one of the few who likes both eras. Dave & Sammy both have some cool solo material as well ("California Girls" and "One Way to Rock" being my favorites, respectively).

I was very tempted to put Bon Jovi on there though - simply 'cause Slippery When Wet was the very first "metal" album I ever heard, let alone was into (yeah, it was poppish, softer metal, even for 1987 let alone now, but still). I can remember when my mom bought that tape, I was listening to it alot. Took me a bit to get used to it, but once I did, I guess you could say I was a pretty cool 5 yr old, LOL! :)

However, outside of Slippery, the only songs by them I've been completely crazy about are "Runaway" and "Bad Medicine" although their first 4 albums are fairly good start to finish.

Basically it was SWW that got me "used to" the sound of heavy metal, thus the reason I was able to get into, say Judas Priest, Ozzy or even Metallica several years later. That's why I still would put them into the metal categoty, however laughable that may be to most people! ;)

However, I should say I've never liked hardcore or death metal at all. Maybe a couple of Pantera's less brutal songs if I'm in the right mood, but other than that, I like more 'catchy' metal.

Def Leppard

Bon Jovi

Dog's D'amour or the not very well known Electric Angels

Lillian Axe were a BIG favourite too as were Saigon Kick.

Tough choice, since I love most of the bands on the list, but I went with the Crue.  8)

One Hard Rock band I really liked were The Headpins.  They were a Canadian group formed by Brian McLeod of Chilliwack.  They had several great songs that were mainly only hitsi n Canada, though they did reach the U.S. charts once in 1983 with the fantastic "Just One More Time"

Guns N' Roses

SPINAL TAP
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Actually, I didn't think of Spinal Tap until after I'd selected Van Halen. I mean, I hated ALL those bands back then, but retrospectively, Van Halen was definitely the best.

Hawk's Top 8 Hard Rock/Metal Bands Of the '80s-

(Y'all ready fo' dis???)

8. Scorpions
7. UFO (Phil Mogg & Co.- Too Hot To Handle, Lights Out, Just Another Suicide, Love To Love You, etc.)
6. Accept (The German duo- Balls To the Wall)
5. Ozzy Osbourne- Need I expound?
4. Krokus (The Swiss answer to hard rock- Midnite Maniac, Ballrm. Blitz, Eat The Rich, Headhunter, etc.)
3. Dokken (Only heard one song- Heaven Sent- but it rocked some serious @$$) :o
2. AC/DC- Again, need I expound?
AND! The Slayer's All-Time Hard Hitting favorite of the '80s:
1. Joan Jett ("Why, oh why can't we see thigh-to-thigh?")

Honorable Mentions- Spinal Tap, Judas Priest, and Twisted Sister