30 of my Favorite Pop/Glam Metal Albums | nolifetilmetal

Yes, I know many "metal fans" think this sort of thing is "poser metal", but frankly I don't give a rip! I like it! Sticking mostly to the 80's and early 90's, here is a list of 30+ of my favorite pop/glam metal albums.

[@ColmilloRoquero]

01 - "In Your Face" - Dirty Looks 02 - "Soldiers Under Command" - Stryper 03 - "No Rest For The Wicked" - Helix. 04 - "III Sides Of Every Stoy" - Extreme. 05 - "O.F.R." - Nitro. 06. "Night Songs" - Cinderella. 07. "Stand Tall" - Killer Dwarfs 08. "Boys in Heat" - Britny Fox / "Britny Fox" - Britny Fox 09. "Breaking The Chains" - Dokken. 10. "Frehley's Comet" - Ace Frehley. 11. "Angelica" - Angelica. 12. "Lay Down The Law" - Keel. 13. "Rage Of Angels" - Rage Of Angels. 14 "Too Fast For Love" - Mötley Crüe. 15. "Mean Streak" - Y&T. 16. "W.A.S.P." - W.A.S.P. 17. "Out Of The Cellar" - Ratt 18. "Ratt" - Ratt 19. "Faster Pussycat" - Faster Pussycat. 20. "Don't Get Mad... Get Even" - Victory. 21. "Vinnie Vincent Invasion" - Vinnie Vincent Invasion / "All System Go" - Vinnie Vincent Invasion. 22. "Take You Home" - Mass. 23. "Voices In The Night" - Mass. 24. "On Target" - Bangalore Choir. 25. "First Watch" - Guardian / "Fire & Love" - Guardian. 26. "XYZ" - XYZ. 27. "Cherry Pie" - Warrant. 28. "Holy Soldier" - Holy Soldier. 29. "Bastar Of The Blues" - Helix. 30. "Skid Row" - Skid Row. 32. "Under The Blade" - Twisted Sister. 33. "Dangerous Toys" - Dangerous Toys. 34. "Pissed" - Dangerous Toys. 35. "Circus Of Power" - Circus Of Power.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Good list. Thanks for sharing.

[@ColmilloRoquero]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Lol, that's your list Scott, This is in case someone wants to know the names. Greetings from Costa Rica.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

@@ColmilloRoquero Haha! Thanks. It's been a long time since I had seen this video so I had forgotten.

[@ColmilloRoquero]

@@nolifetilmetal1Yeap, I can Imagine and Thank You man. I've learned so much with your videos. I hope one day our podcast can have content as good as yours. Keep On Rocking.

[@totigerus]

Thanks for making the text list here. It's more convenient than trying to scrub through the video over and over to find what's what.

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

When i saw Metal Church a few years back, they asked the crowd to let them sit down for 10 minutes after their set and they would come hang out with everyone, and they did. Signed stuff for every single person that waited, and seemed happy to do it.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

That's the way to do it. Anvil did the same thing when I saw them a few years ago. In fact, when I saw Accept on the Blood of the Nations tour in Hollywood they came out after and met the crowd as well.

[@c0uchsl0uch]

R.I.P. DAVID WAYNE

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

@@c0uchsl0uch yes!

[@shanebrown4146]

I am officially jealous but very happy I got to see them open for Metallica

[@DokkenSabbath]

My favorite genre of all-time! So many great albums! Great video, Scott!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Spencer Deforest Thank you. I could easily do another 30 favorites from this genre.

[@mr.d.572]

Back in the 80's we called it "commercial metal"...that being said, "pop" metal can be absolutely great because the hooks, song-writing and playing are often top notch. Some bands had many great songs...Ratt, Icon, Holy Soldier, Vow Wow, Loudness, Dokken, Guardian, Stryper, Rage of Angels, Frehley's Comet, LeMans, Tesla, XYZ, Angelica, Europe, The Brave, Killer Dwarfs, Shark Island, Whitecross, Vyper, Vinnie Vincent Invasion....I don't care for every song or lyric some of them did but admire all these and more for their great melodies, song-writing and playing abilities.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Sounds like we have a lot in common. Yup, commercial metal, pop metal, glam metal. Have used all those descriptions too. Funny thing is, most of these bands sound nothing alike.

[@mr.d.572]

@@nolifetilmetal1 I'm glad you don't let anyone tell you that you can't like extreme metal, traditional metal, pop metal, hard rock, even pop music and other genres. A good song is a good song. I can play death metal for an hour and after I've had my fill of that, I can go right to something much lighter. And then alternate. I think having eclectic tastes makes the whole experience more enjoyable. Also I too got into many of the bands you mentioned from those early albums, and many times those remain the favorites.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

From Death to Faster Pussycat , it’s all metal to me ! Helix Bastard Of The Blues is awesome , Metal At Midnight is my favourite song too & Hellbound For A Heartbreak ! Ha ha that Killer Dwarfs video was awesome , putting the center labels on their homemade vinyl with a toilet plunger , too funny ! Man that album needs a reissue , it’s so good ! Awesome stuff Scott 🤘

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks Darcy. Glad you agree. We have much in common. I’m waiting for the inevitable “poser” comments or the “these bands aren’t metal comments.” Already for one of the later. Haha.

[@vsixx4330]

DAMN RIGHT!!!!

[@independenceltd.]

Killer Dwarfs killed.

[@davidalejandrotabachnik1780]

Scott, you are the man, such a good attitude and a good vibe throughout the video, 50 plus pleasant minutes and not a single one wasted. Thanks for the great recommendations!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Wow! Appreciate the comment.

[@metalevilution4565]

Another awesome video man! So glad you gave KILLER DWARFS such high praise. \m/

[@jimthar17]

Uncle Tom's Cabin, Sure Feels Good To Me, Love In Stereo, Mr. Rainmaker, and even the B-side Thin Disguise. That whole album kicks ass.

[@jeffreyhall2907]

Yeah....Warrant’s Cherry Pie is one of my favorite albums of all time...

[@tonysmith8379]

Bangalore Choir on Target is monster. Big sound, Big hooks, killer vocals. most tracks are killer, not much filler. When I first heard this in the early 90's I was blown away.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes it is! David Reece is a beast on vocals! The remastered CD sounds incredible.

[@mrearbrass]

LOVE your videos, man! Keep up the great work and God bless!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

mrearbrass Thank you.

[@kmikmi1311]

Great episode. Cool selections. Tons of info. There's so many bands to choose from. You could do a "Pop Metal Honorable Mentions' episode.

[@SetApartCatholic]

You showed some awesome albums on this list. I think I added damn near everyone to my rotation (that I didn’t already have) after listening to them. I noticed that a lot people are very rigid when it comes to adding certain bands and albums to a particular genre/sub-genre, but your suggestions really encompassed a diverse range and they were spot on. Keep it up.

[@JeffMcCormack777]

Like you, back in the day we called it all metal, there weren't so many stupid "sub genres." We had metal, thrash, speed - those seemed the main divisions.

[@antondzajajurca7797]

so true.

[@Frip36]

Bands have different approaches. There are names for these approaches. Not sure why people have a problem with genre classifications. Metal conversation would be impossible without it.

[@Tibor860]

We called Kiss metal in the 70s 😁

[@Frip36]

@@Tibor860 We called Kiss crap.

[@Tibor860]

@@Frip36 they were probably too heavy for your taste Anyway Kiss was Heavy Metal in the 70s regardless your opinion

[@billhottenstein532]

Love your show!! We think alike, metal wise! I love all your choices, especially Motley Crue, & WASP. Especially like your pick of Y&T; I saw them live in the very early 2000s, waited 25 years to finally see them, AND the classic line-up was still together and alive (Sadly, Leonard, Phil, & Joey all died, RIP); as a life long Philly guy, I LOVED hearing you mention WTSP & WMMR & Metal shop!!

[@lankestermerrin267]

By the way, great channel. I stumbled on to it and I’m glad I did. I appreciate guys like you that are passionate about music and know their stuff. Your a historian my friend, not some bs intern who’s a big fan because their editor told them to be. Great work. Keep rocking!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Lankester Merrin Thank you. I am not a professional by any stretch, just a fan.

[@LeleMelo]

Yeah man, so cool when you pulled out Extreme III, totally underrated album. Love the production also on that album. And Soldiers Under Command is such a great choice. I missed you pulling out some Tesla, also wrongly attached to the “hair” metal scene and known for the ballads, but actual hard rockers. Anyway, always enjoy your videos.

[@troyprice7407]

Absolutely dig your channel and thank goodness you utilize the term pop metal instead of the other duragtory moniker keep it coming!

[@leonyetman8700]

Great video. I like the fact that you don’t care what people think is cool and you like what u like. I had a buddy in high school who was a ministers son and he loaned me his Stryper and Holy Solider albums. Great stuff.

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

Glad to see Britny Fox included in this list! Those guys never got enough credit. I'm mostly a groove/thrash/death metal guy, but I do like to get into some glam every now and then, and Britny Fox is a band I play often. Rock on!

[@glenb1189]

I’ve just discovered your channel and totally addicted to it now. I reckon I own around 80% of the albums mentioned in this video. (nearly all bought when 1st released which makes me feel old|). Keep up the good work.

[@TheVandal69]

Absolutely awesome vid Scott. I enjoyed every minute. I missed more current glam/sleaze metal like Crashdïet though. Other than that, top job!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes. Was trying to keep it in the 80s and 90s. Only showed one outside that time frame.

[@marksoi469]

Great channel! Love the more obscure stuff . One of my favorites of this genre is Faster Pussycats Wake Me When It’s Over . Also liked Shotgun Messiah .

[@dt6949]

Awesome video Scott. Really enjoyed it! Thanks. 👍🏻

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Cheers!

[@garrapaterorulez5017]

Awesome list Scott 🤘🏻The debut and Cherry Pie are great albums, but my fave is Dog Eat Dog. I spin that LP at least once a year. You’re right Bangalore Choir is a fenomenal album. I was lucky enough to score an OG German pressing 10 years ago. Jackie Ramos on drums kills it! I would add to your list the debut albums of Danger Danger, Damn Yankees and Spread Eagle. Cheers bro JC/Miami

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

Awesome awesome video Scott! I dig all band's and love all Metal style's also... Love Thrash but the so called "Hair Metal" rocks my world! Thank you for a killer video Scott! ❤🎼😱👊🤘🙏

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks for watching. It was a fun video to record, which is why I rambled on for an hour. Haha! Appreciate the encouragement.

[@stuartdunne1978]

So pleased to see someone enjoys Cinderella and Slaughter as much as I do. Full Cinderella catalogue available as a CD box now...amazing stuff, and the individual members' solo stuff since is well worth tracking down.

[@phebe]

hey scott, awesome video man...love your videos....so much info .....4 yrs on i watched this today and was able to grab a copy of the bangalore choir off roxx...been looking for that for a while...loved this list and this music....whatever they wanna call it....cheers from Dubai, UAE

[@cristianosorio2517]

Hi Scott!! this is a great video, the 80's hard rock is one of my favorite genre in the metal world. I almost know all the band you shown, they are all fun bands and played some killer music, great hooks and catchy chorus. Of course lately the style when over the board and was more about the image than the substance of the songs and music, but great memories and can't deny this type of music made a huge impact back in the day...... missed LA Guns by the way and i like the term "gritty rock"

[@aaronmuthaalamare4165]

Hi Scott , my name is Aaron and I’m fairly new to the VC ( my 6th week) I’ve been a fan of your channel for a couple of years, i love metal especially 80’s and 90’s , everything from Axe to Exodus but my favorite has always been glam/blues metal, i saw that Ron Haggerty did a follow up to this video without repeating you , i am going to do a follow up to his without repeating either one of you, you both used a-lot of my favorites but i have plenty more great ones i will use vinyl when i can but many of the best ones were never issued on vinyl or I haven’t been able to find , killer video , keep on rockin 👍🤘🤘

[@sonusworld5357]

Brilliant Video Scott - You Rock 🤘🤘

[@Metalmilitia11]

Dude I still have the Ultimatum newsletters you used to send out back in the day I’m glad I found your channel 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@tommytorres5825]

A lot of great picks, brought back some memories. Love the first two Ratt and Twisted Sister releases.

[@stewgraham6920]

Great video Scott thanks for the walk down memory lane ... notable omissions I would have had in there would be Vain's debut album, D'Molls debut, Bulletboys debut and the criminally underrated Sea Hags.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Stew Graham I have stuff from all those. It was hard to keep it at 30.

[@HPTFan]

Glam Metal is in the same genre as other Metal. Just like pizza. Pepperoni pizza, ham and pineapple pizza, sausage pizza, and I like them. Stryper's Soldiers Under Command is a fantastic album. Their new upcoming album, Even the Devil Believes, it is going to be fantastic too. I was upset when their House of Blues show in Anaheim got canceled. I wanted to see them live again.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

You got it right bro.

[@raulserrano3670]

Lot of Stone Cold classics in this one . Faster Pussycat , Crue, Vinnie Vincent Invasions , Ratt, Britny Fox, Twisted Sister . Haven’t listened to too much Glam Metal albums lately . That’s definitely gonna have to change . Awesome vid Scott . Stay Metal 🤘

[@bradleyleacock3381]

Dude totally love your channel ...

[@davidgasten4361]

Came to the right place for a rundown of good glam metal albums! Good to be reminded of Killer Dwarfs; I had forgotten about them. Never heard of Bangalore Choir or Dirty Looks before, so thank you for introducing me to both of those groups.

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you for your 30 favorite Pop/Glam Metal albums.🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@Rockpodoboo]

Great video! I love the glam metal scene! I never heard of Mass and Guardian, I'll be checking them out. Btw, I'm sure you know 'em, but in case you don't, Black n Blue, Heavens Edge, Sleezy Beez, Tattoo Rodeo, King Kobra and Signal, great bands...

[@perryfan49]

I love Holy Soldier’s “The Pain Inside Of Me”! Great list! I have been listening to a lot of these bands you’ve shown in this video. I know almost everything here but MASS is a band I didn’t know and so I didn’t know Michael Sweet helped them out. I’m always looking for new bands of this era because this is absolutely my favorite era of music!!!

[@FateVoices]

XYZ's second album Hungry, released in 91, is killer too! Heavier yet bluesier than the first album.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

They kicked ass.

[@mr.d.572]

Marc Diglio was one of the best guitarists of that era.

[@neillbickerstaff6671]

I prefer that one than their debut

[@ramonace4770]

Some great ones: Kickaxe "Vices" Night Ranger "Dawn patrol" Damn Yankees Quiet Riot "Metal health" Vandenberg Lee Aaron "Call of the wild" Slaughter "Stick it to ya" Stone Fury "Burns like a star" House of Lords King Kobra "Ready to strike"

[@dirkthedaring707]

Great job man! I would have included a few others from the late 80's like . . . Sea Hags, Salty Dog, Tora Tora, Seduce, Spread Eagle, Vain, etc . . . Love that In Your Face was @ #1 though!! Cheers!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Familiar with all this bands snd have all on either CD or vinyl or both. Haha. Love that sleazy hard rock sound. Thanks for the suggestions.

[@DrMetalpin]

Love Salty Dog, Spreadeagle, and Tora Tora.

[@NVC1019]

great picks scott all true classics!!! \m/ \m/

[@diarmuidmcnally1300]

Some great picks in this episode. Nice you have Bangalore Choirs "On Target" in your top 30. Great Vocals from David Reese on this album. He's also on top form on Accepts much maligned Eat the Heat 80s Hard Rock Classic!

[@jefferystolzman9652]

Great video scott. This world needs more show manship on the stage and all those bands pervade it on stage. One person comes to my head alice Cooper great show man ship

[@rocketrod1444]

The first 3 Y&T albums are classics and Dokkens earlier albums are great too. Hurricanes Slave to the thrill and Icons self titled are killer too. Cool vid , rock on Scott.

[@peterjohansen3853]

Thanks Scott,very educational ❤

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.

[@metaloutlaw62]

A lot of good ones Scott. Some of my favorites include Lizzy Borden, Spread Eagle, Madison, Huricane Alice, Black 'N' Blue, Babylon A.D. Rough Cutt, Santers.. I know it would be easy to make a list of your top 100 so many great bands. Go Flyers they are kickin' ass....

[@nolifetilmetal1]

john blade Have all those. For me Lizzy Borden is 100% traditional heavy metal.

[@isaacgabrielvalbuena2896]

Really interesting topic. Love your channel.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thank you.

[@isaacgabrielvalbuena2896]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Thank YOU for bringing on the content, you're taste/knowledge in music is awesome.

[@metalmickey]

This is my type of video just now. I'm on a big glam metal kick. I just got the 2nd Holy Soldier album I love it. Xyz is another I've just heard fot the first time. Great collection!

[@1Vettefan]

Great list! I scrolled down thru the comments below and am trying to suggest some ones missed. Remember "Fastway"? Their first 3 albums are excellent. Follow-up band "Katmandu" featuring Dave King on vocals and a Krokus guitarist is very good. "Arcade" (s/t) was a great album too. Featured Stephen Pearcy (Ratt) and Fred Coury (Cinderella). "Southgang" Group Therapy is an amazing record. If you can get past the cheesy lyrics, "Kane Roberts" s/t album is incredible. His guitar tone is fantastic. Love his work on the 2 80's Alice Cooper records "Constrictor" and "Raise Your Fist and Yell".

[@nolifetilmetal1]

1Vettefan Yes. Like Fastway a lot, especially those first two albums. Solid! Like Katmandu too. Like Kane Roberts and Arcade too. Of course Alice Cooper rules.

[@todddierking4951]

A bit surprised that Icon-Night of the Crime wasn’t mentioned, but great to see Holy Soldier and Guardian make the top 30!

[@mr.d.572]

I was surprised too...both Icon albums were classics in terms of songwriting and playing abilities.

[@scottwhite2757]

Yes There Was Alot Of Releases He Missed,, Icon Night Of The Crime Has A Cool Album Cover To Go AlongWith That Killer Release..

[@realzatoichi]

I agree, Icon is one of my favorite metal bands

[@scottwhite2757]

rickroxx ,,, The First Two Release’s Are The Best Bro..

[@georgegsroomofrock9868]

Love Frehleys Comet and Vv Invasion! XYZ very cool underrated band. Cinderella and Faster Pussycat absolutely incredible bands! Helix another great Canadian band. Will check out some I don't have! Great show !

[@nolifetilmetal1]

George Gatta Thank you. Appreciate the encouragement.

[@scottperrin9655]

Love this video, just subscribed. I'm pretty far down the rabbit hole of 80s "Hair" Metal but there were a couple in here I hadn't heard of, so THANK YOU! Speaking of, hey everybody...what are some more lesser known, off the radar 80s "Hair" bands? Would love to hopefully discover some new faces. THANKS!

[@zegonzales1]

Here in Brasil we call it "Farofa Metal" , I call it "Farofa Hard Rock" .

[@deroysterrycher992]

Great selection, Scott! My top 10 of melodic pop/rock/metal in no special order: Southgang - Tainted angel; Silent Rage- Don‘t touch me there; Kane Roberts- Saints and sinners; Desmond Child- Discipline; Winger- In the heart of the young; Crown of Thorns- debut; Fastway- Trick or Treat Soundtrack; Sven Gali - debut; Dare - Blood from stone; Damn Yankees - debut. Oh, and number 11: Zodiac Mindwarp - Hoodlum thunder. Greetz from Austria

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Ohhh. Damn Yankees would have been a good choice. Forgot about that one.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

"I'm a rebel with a cause. If I don't win I'll feel the loss."

[@flrpitflrp1965]

Holy Soldier was really good, Guardian is sweet too. Nice video, it will give me some new options to listen to🤟🏻👍🏻. Have you listen to Bride. Their album Snakes in the Playground is killer

[@metalmayhem7774]

Awesome video Scott I like this type of videos you do would love to see more 😉 have you ever checked out Ken's death metal crypt some collection updates in his collection he has a massive collection but it's hard to watch the videos where they show obscure rare hard-to-find records

[@bolskyrocksbolskyrocks1824]

Some great albums there! Love those MASS records!!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Did you see that Crack of Dawn and Sea of Black were just released on vinyl and CD? www.nolifetilmetalrecords.com

[@Rob_1776]

Circus Of Power! Is one of my favorite bands! And Dangerous Toys, kicks ass! And I like them better than GnR! Good vid man!

[@bvdaussiemetalhead9338]

Killer collection, great list!! I’ve got lots in my collection but still have just scratched the surface of the genre. It’s all metal to me🤘 dude I just bought a copy of circus of power, love the harder look they had and late to the scene and affiliation with the Hells Angels may have held them back from getting big. I don’t think any of the more bluesy sleezy bands would be offended if I renamed the genre Stripper Metal lol

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Brendan Von Doom 😂 stripper metal. That’s what I call songs like Pour Some Sugar On Me and Cherry Pie. Songs to dance around stripper poles to.

[@kitoyobeni1]

Circus of Power just released all their stuff (3 studio albums and 1 live) in 2 CD set, great value.

[@Palace-of-Madness]

Awesome album collection. I gotta get those Dangerous Toys albums. I have all 4 on CD but I really want them on vinyl. Especially the 1st one and Pissed (My Fav 2 of the 4) Not only do I love that band but I love clowns. Win Win.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

The Bangalore Choir was just reissued if you are looking for it. Nearly sold out but a few left. www.nolifetilmetalrecords.com

[@glenncoleman6253]

Love the ‘Pissed’ Dangerous Toys album. A brilliant piece of work. Not 1 bad song on it.

[@ZVTV]

Y&T - You mentioned Chris Tsangarides (pronounced Sanga-reed-eez, btw)... My old band recorded an album with him some years back, then he set up a label with Strawbs singer Dave Cousins and my album was the first to come out on it. Great guy, awesome producer and I used to sit listening to his stories for hours. Sadly, CT died a few years ago. Always nice to hear his name, though. Great vid - first time viewer.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I saw that he had passed. Big loss to the rock and metal community. We just lost another big name producer in Martin Birch as well.

[@bluelivesmatter719]

Solid list, would have to include the self titled Heavy Bones album. Best glam metal record that no one has ever heard of

[@tempolost]

Bangalore Choir is extremely fun to listen to.. Highly suggested listening

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Agreed! Glad it's finally available on CD and vinyl again.

[@scottwhite2757]

Could not Agree More BC Is Great,,, Curt Mitchell The Guitarist For BC Once Had A Band Called Razormaid Only One Release But What A killer Band Razormaid Was.. LP Razormaid First Cutt :)

[@scottwhite2757]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Razormaid First Cutt My Bro.. You Know..

[@cc8751]

I worked at a record store late 80s - early 90s, and received a promo copy of BC On Target. Liked it immediately and never understood why it didn't hit big.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

ABAD9999 ABAD9999 A little too late on the scene. That’s really the only reason I see.

[@billhottenstein532]

Also loved the mention of Local guys Britny Fox, who I saw live in a club called The Empire before the 1st album came out in the late '80s.

[@ChristopherNelson1976]

Great video!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thank you.

[@nightmarerealms5372]

Finally someone who doesnt like to use the term hair band . I cant stand when folks talk about how much they love these bands and use a term that i think was made up as an insult to them. Lead singer of the Cure had big hair but they werent tagged as a hair band. I think if you are a real fan of the music you should boycott using the terms hair bands or hair metal. If you use those terms that usually means all you know from the bands are the singles that MTV played. Im Like you when listening to metal /hard rock, if its good i will listen to it whether it be something like Slayer all the way to stuff like Kings x

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I agree! I hate the term. Like I said in the video, Roger Daltrey had big, long hair, doesn't make The Who "hair metal." Robert Plant had long, curly hair, doesn't make Zeppelin "hair metal." It is a derogatory term that somehow got adopted by some fans, including guys like Dee Snider who did his hugely successful syndicated show "House of Hair". But seriously, the term was derogatory meaning that it was all looks over substance, which is nonsense, especially considering the crap that was coming out in the 1990's.

[@mr.d.572]

When I first heard the term I knew it was derogatory. We never used that term back in the 80's. After a while it became a marketing term for selling nostalgia, but I also can't stand it.

[@brandonjackson5865]

I think the term hair metal and being marketed as such hurt some bands potential ahem Cinderella anyone. They were a phenomenal hard rock blues sounding band . I think a lot of people slept on them because of the marketing/image

[@soldier7778]

Some notable albums there Scott! I have a question: Does the MASS records you shown have any kind of lyric insert? I don't think their other 80s albums original pressings Unchained and New Birth does as well.

[@Vinylrebel72]

Robert Fleischman who sang on Vinnie Vincent's first album was actually one of the first singers for Journey, there's a video of him singing with them on stage before Steve Perry.

[@MrJESSROX]

Super cool list...entertaining.

[@leonardspinazzola6714]

Like a lot of your picks, some I hadn't heard of. Was hoping for some Fifth Angel. Loved both their albums from back then. Their recently released 3rd is just as good. Babylon A.D. had a couple of great releases too.

[@DrMetalpin]

People don’t know how easy they have it now to listen to and find the music like this. I collected the music from this era for a long time. I used to have to look for it from sellers in Japan, because of the rise of grunge and boy bands in the 90’s. I already owned all but 2 of the records you showed on either cd or vinyl. 3 bands I would’ve added to my list off the top of my head would be Lillian Axe, The Scream, and Love/Hate. I have and love so many more of the bands from this era.

[@michaelhenderson5946]

That Victory album is awesome! Charlie Huhn is their vocalist however on that one; Peter Knorn is the bassist. Have you heard their "Culture Killed the Native" album? That one slays!!! Agree with your comment about Dana Strum....huge beast onstage with infectious energy! Seen him many times playing with Slaughter or Vince Neil

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, I have and love Culture Killed the Native. Great album too.

[@nicholasfisher2595]

Love the AC/DC shirt!🤘🤘🤘

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks.

[@zachary_attackery]

No Kix?! I don't consider them "glam" at all but they always got lumped in that genre but they were the absolute best in my opinion. It would be cool if Roxx or your label could issue the second Nitro album on vinyl, it never had any vinyl release

[@Paneeks1960]

Good to see you wearing the jersey from Greg the Egg. Very nice background info on Mass. I think I told you that I saw them possibly a few times back when they were playing a club called Narcissus in Kenmore Square. The club used to have Heavy Metal Wednesdays. I never knew that Motley Crue was considered Glam Metal. Never even knew that there was a metal genre called Glam. I knew of Glam Rock from the seventies. But I thought that it kind of fizzled after the seventies was over. Would it be fair to say that Glam Metal was the same thing as Hair Metal. A term I truthfully never understood. Everyone had long hair in the seventies. Well done Scotty~ Rob/Boston

[@jaecrowther7869]

Do you remember the Chanel or the head shop Stairway to Heaven

[@seagullpoet]

Paradise had some great shows. GNR played there before exploding.

[@jaecrowther7869]

Seagull Rock Squawk or the rat

[@jaecrowther7869]

Seagull Rock Squawk AC/DC played there in 78

[@davemersey9536]

Here's a few you probably would agree with if your list was 40 , helix, wild in the streets,killer dwarfs dirty weapons, thin lizzy thunder and lightning, dokken tooth and nail, salty dog every dog has its day, malice in the beginning, Lillian Axe, Y&T in rick we trust, Keel, the right to rock, and definitely van halen fair warning. Loved your review of thise 30 though man loved it

[@analoguecity3454]

I like what I like as well! I get into jazz, classical, "classic " r&b, etc.! 80's metal is my main intrest, but my tastes swing wildly!

[@jeremybilbrey1133]

that Mass "Voices in the Night" imo..has the bass production of any album to date...I just love the production.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Their latest is a barn burner as well!

[@joshalan5125]

I just got Skid Row's first album recently and its really good. Ive also gotten into Dokken as well, plan to get some of their stuff soon. I was born in the 80's so my generations pop metal was nu-metal. Today, it appears to be metalcore. Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates Hysteria, haha.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, today is definitely metalcore, which to me is total garbage. I cannot get into most nu-metal either though I do like a few bands like Sevendust. Hysteria is so plastic and processed. It's squeaky clean 80s pop. There isn't much rock and roll left on that record.

[@joshalan5125]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Sevendust is decent, they are not my favorite but I respect them. My nu-metal exception is Deftones. I think what helped with them is they keep changing their sound every album so it makes it feel fresh. The only metalcore band that I think I really enjoy is Living Sacrifice but that sounds nothing like the crap today.

[@nightmarerealms5372]

Do you have Skid Rows second album,Slave to the Grind? If not be prepared,its a lot heavier than the first one. I loved the first one but i thought that Slave blew it away big time.

[@joshalan5125]

@@nightmarerealms5372 I do not have it yet but ive listened to it and you are absolutely right on that. I'll pick it up one of these days.

[@alexpopglam]

My favorites hair/glam metal albums on vinyl.. Wildside - Under the Influence House of Lords - Demons Down Roxy Blue - Want Some? Tuff - What Comes Around Goes Around Side Kixx - Talk of the Town Shotgun Messiah - Second Coming Skid Row - Slave to the Grind Scarlet Fever - Just What the Doctor Ordered McQueen Street - St Bangalore Choir - On Target Scream - Let It Scream Shanghai - Take Another Bite Kik Tracee - No Rules Every Mothers Nightmare - St XYZ - Hungry Toy Rõz - St Britny Fox - Bite Down Hard Juliet - St Warbabies - St Rock Candy - Suker for a Pretty Face Both Steelheart records, 1990 and 1992

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Nice! I own 12 of those. Can't say I've heard McQueen Street, Shanghai. Toy Rõz. Juliet or Warbabies.

[@alexpopglam]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Warbabies singer Brad Sinsel was founder of TKO.

[@kitoyobeni1]

You definitely hit most of the later era bands that missed the spotlight due to timing.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

I own 14 of them. 😁

[@jdmcd3873]

Roxy Blue's self titled album from 2019 was awesome. If you haven't heard it, you should buy it. Much heavier.

[@Hispandinavian]

Mass is among my top favorites. They really deserved a lot more recognition. There is no such thing as a bad Mass album. I got that WASP album on picture disc. Guardian will always have a special place in my heart.

[@neillbickerstaff2017]

I love glam metal! I love seahags and dirty dog

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I dig those bands as well.

[@metalheart80s]

Great sleaze bands. Do you like EZO?

[@nundo7781]

@Scott Waters do you like Jackyl? The first two albums kicks a**. You can hear lots of Ac/Dc Aerosmith influences in their music. Yea some ppl downplays their let’s say tongue in cheek lyrics but still good hard rocking albums. Just like to hear ur thoughts on Jackyl

[@kitoyobeni1]

Salty Dog?

[@metalheart80s]

Guardian is excellent. First Watch was produced by Stryper’s guitar player Oz Fox if I’m not mistaken. If you appreciate good Christian metal may I suggest you check out a band named Recon? They did only one album name Behind Enemy Lines, from 1989. Killer stuff, they sound like a Christian Queensryche circa 1984. The guitar player, George Ochoa played in Deliverance, very underrated . Great video

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, First Watch was produced by Oz Fox. The album took nearly a year to make from what I know due to them pushing the band to tighten their playing, honing their sound, etc. The good thing about that is we got a stellar record. The bad thing is the album came out in 1989 instead of 1988 when it might have made more of an impact. Oh I know Recon well. I've seen them live many times and shared the stage with them a few as well. Behind Enemy Lines was just released as a Gold Disc Edition which I will show in my new NoLifeTilMetal update. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@metalheart80s]

Scott Waters Cool man. Guardian was one of those bands that came out a little to late to get as much exposure as the bands that came before between 85-88. The guitar player Tony Palacios was outstanding on the record in my opinion. Mass Voices in the Night is great as well, very well produced polish sound, remind me of In God We Trust. I’m a huge Quennsryche fan ( classic period) and Recon is just as good as QR. George Ochoa, and specially vocalist Vett Roberts were outstanding on the album. I like Robert Rock in the band Joshua, their album Intense Defense from 88 is very underrated. Dennis Cameron very talented,

[@mr.d.572]

I actually didn't hear "First Watch" until maybe 4 years ago. I was floored! I couldn't believe how good it was. A few songs are a bit cheesy but the good ones totally crank. The guitars even have that elusive "brown sound" that EVH blew everyone away with on the first Van Halen album. It's a favorite for sure. Recon, same thing. Didn't hear the whole album until maybe five years ago. It's also a favorite. It bridges the gap between Queensryche and a crunchier U.S. power metal sound.

[@alexmarchlan3771]

Love the Bangalore Choir and xyz!

[@billhottenstein532]

LOVED Helix!! My faves wre Long Way to Heaven & Wild In The Streets; I was also was/is a fan of Stryper; adore Soldiers Under Command! (Cool Wedding song pick!)

[@Palace-of-Madness]

Ha. That Geico Ratt commercial is awesome. But yeah I need to get those Ratt albums too. Same with WASP and Faster Pussycat. I want them ALL on vinyl! Fuck I'm gonna go broke soon. lol

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I know the "Broke" feeling well. Record collecting is an addiction.

[@jesseparrish9198]

Winger needs some love

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Agreed.

[@therealmillerman]

Great list. If I could add some, Heavy Bones Babylon A.D. Whitecross Tattoo Rodeo Shotgun Messiah Saints and Sinners Sweet F.A. Roxanne sheesh, the list could go on forever. Graduated high school in 83 and was in the prime of my life, partying and seeing all of these bands, mostly at HammerJacks in Baltimore, MD. Great decade to be a teen/ young adult.

[@thomashubner697]

Wow, that was a long video. One of your best! That's 70 % of the music I listen to. Love RATT!Back then we had a joke: What does an asian cook do at work? He's talkin' the wok. That was a joke because Aerosmith changed their album title from Right in the nuts to Night in the ruts. The Helix song Metal at midnight is very good. Axe to grind is a great one. All in all I think Old School is the better album. It was fun to watch this video. Only thing is I miss the fantastic younger bands like Crashdiet (Rust,Rest in sleaze,Generation wild), Confess (Burn 'em all),Crazy Lixx (Ruff justice),Eclipse (Monumentum), H.E.A.T (Address the nation). And now I am going to listen to the Helix vinyl No rest for the wicked I bought yesterday at a record shop because my old one from the early 80s was worn out. Have the cd but this beautiful album cover looks so cool on vinyl. Be safe!

[@adamusein]

A very good list leaving out the big names what shows us many forgotten albums. Like Heavy Metal is the term Glam Metal an umbrella term for different styles including Glam Metal itself. The stupid term of Hair Metal i didnt hear before 2000. Glam Metal covers following styles: +) Glam Metal as such: Heavy Metal Music with glam outfit (precursors: Sweet, Kiss (Masked period), Judas Priest, ...): e.g.: Mötley Crüe-Too fast for love, WASP-Debut, Twisted Sister-You cant stop RocknRoll, Wrathchild UK-Stakk Attakk, Ratt-EP, Kiss-Animalize, Malice-Debut, Ozzy Osbourne-Bark At the moon,... +) Melodic Hard Rock (a more harder AOR)(precursors: AOR, Aldo Nova, Russ Ballard, Van Halen, Uriah Heep, Queen...): e.g.: Def Leppard-Pyromania, Dokken-Under Lock and key, House of Lords-Debut, Tesla-Debut,... There are also links between Melodic Hard Rock and Melodic Power Metal: Queensryche: Rage for Order or Empire In recent days the difference between Melodic Power Metal and Melodic Hard is very hard to make. Through production technics both styles are merged. The difference between Meldodic Hard Rock and Pop Metal is more obvious. Pop Metal is more Radio friendly. +) Sleaze Rock / Sleaze Metal (=harder Sleaze Rock) (precursors: Aerosmith, New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders, Hanoi Rocks, Girl, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, T.Rex, Mötley Crüe, Van Halen, AC/DC...) e.g.: Guns Roses-Appetite, LA Guns-Debut, Skid Row-Debut(Sleaze Rock), Slave to the grind (Sleaze Metal), Poison-Look, +) Southern Hard Rock (precursors: Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZTop, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, CCR, Whitesnake, AC/DC... ): Circus of Power-Debut, Badlands-Debut, Asphalt Ballet-ST, Little Ceasar-ST, The Cult-Electric, The four Horsemen-Nobody said it was easy +) Pop Metal (similar to Melodic Hard Rock, dispite the vibes, which are more fun and party orientated): Def Leppard-Hysteria, Bon Jovi-Slippery when wet, Mötley Crüe-Girls, Ratt-Dancing Undercover, There are a lot of albums which cover many different styles of Glam Metal especially between Sleaze Rock, Southern Hard Rock, Pop Metal and Melodic Hard Rock like Shotgun Messiah-Second Coming or Bon Jovi-New Jersey...

[@steveverboom]

Great video. Some bands in there that I've never heard of that I'll have to check out. It would be great if you could do more videos and include bands like SHOTGUN MESSIAH, Sleeze Beez, T-Ride, Vain and Every Mother's Nightmare. I hate the term hair metal too, it's more recent and kind of puts the bands down. It was all heavy metal back then, but I can live with glam metal or sleaze metal or just 80's hard rock.

[@travisharvey7911]

steveverboom shotgun messiah were amazing...talk about a band shapeshifting between albums! Glam to Heavy to Industrial...

[@kitoyobeni1]

Almost forgot T-Ride! What an original sound, definitely some Queen influence there.

[@klipkultur2951]

Here are some that popped into my mind while watching you, Scott, do you own any of them: Kick Axe, Vandenberg and Hanoi Rocks?

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Klipkultur own em all. Good choices. I actually own Japanese pressings of the three Vandenberg releases.

[@danohstoolbox]

Kick axe is a Canadian band 👍🇨🇦👌

[@cornstar1253]

@@danohstoolbox I remember Billy Oxygen by Helix. Supercool tune. KZbin it

[@headbangingzuluuk5058]

great show did Blackie have a connection with Kiss i know about the New York Dolls thing. I discoverd Twisted Sister about the same time they were huge over here. One of me favorite bands of all time.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Blackie was friends with Ace Frehley in the 70s. Not sure if there were any other other connections.

[@headbangingzuluuk5058]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Cheers buddy that must be it. Stay well Bro

[@Kamerian]

Very surprised not to see Lillian Axe or TnT on your list. Both were powerhouses and were both very underrated!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Kamerian TNT would have been a good inclusion. Didn’t think about them. I like Lillian Axe too but they were never a favorite.

[@Kamerian]

@@nolifetilmetal1 Yeah, different strokes....I get it : )

[@Kamerian]

@@nolifetilmetal1 OMG...What about Grim Reaper? "Rock You to Hell" is one I still listen to today.

[@1EyeInTheSky]

Hey Scott! Mark Diglio the guitarist from XYZ is actually from Albuquerque. I think he still lives there. He used to have a blues band called the Memphis P-Tails or something. I dont know if he is still out there playing. I read somewhere he got bored with the heavy stuff and went back to his roots.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Patrick Sutton Cool. Did not know that info.

[@6758pasi]

I was traveling when you put this out so it took me a while to get to watch this. I'm surprised that i was at least aware of all bands in this video. This made me think what is the most important factor that places bands in to different categories. When you think of Twisted Sister, their first two albums don't fit the hair metal bracket.. So why weren't they just a metal band like Aerosmith for example. Were they first just a metal band in the press? Did they fall into hair metal because of their make up or because they achieved commercial success with Stay Hungry? (title track certainly doesn't fall into hair metal sound) How come bands like Kiss or Judas Priest weren't considered hair metal though both bands released hair metal records? (Crazy Nights/Turbo) Because they had already solid fame as metal bands before, so a side step couldn't move them anymore? Pasi

[@nolifetilmetal1]

You are correct. The early Twisted Sister stuff was just heavy metal. It wasn't pop or glam or anything like that. I can understand why they fell into the "hair metal" circuit with I Wanna Rock and We're Not Gonna Take It as those songs were more like anthems and didn't have the same energy that songs from the previous albums had. I also think the commercial success made people think of them that way too, as you said.