MTV Ultrasound presents: Hairbands of the 80's...Then and Now (1998)

[@efilnikufesin2069]

Sixx words echoed loudly in 1989!!!

[@pacochuquiure5459]

2023 Update: Poison just wrapped up a successful North American tour with Motley Crue and Def Leppard. Bret Michaels toured South America with his solo band in 2015 and when he played in my country (Perú) the venue was as full as a tuna fish can. In this reportage Poison is the only band that is proud of its origins and that shows in their present: they are the real deal and people love that.

[@JennaLeigh]

Thank you so much for the upload! Even the commercials bring back memories!

[@ploccg3002]

Lol yeah i enjoyed the commercials too

[@joeblough261]

Thanks so much I've been looking for this forever, I remember watching it then. Also back when Mtv was still awesome

[@roverman985]

I'm with you 110% Lita Ford. I want my 80s rock back. There isn't any rock and roll today? What the hell happened?

[@sashingopaul3111]

MTV changed their success formula in the '90s

[@JennaLeigh]

I've been looking back over billboard charts from 1980 till now, and one thing I've noticed, that was even true as recently as 1998/1999, Billboard was a reflection of what EVERYONE listened to. There was pop, rock, soft rock, r&B, adult contemporary.... the teenybopper pop was more considered "kids stuff". Nowadays, it seems like record companies and billboard are paying attention EXCLUSIVELY to what kids are listening to. This glut of "sound cloud rap" and the dismal "trying too hard to seem deep", plus this brutal onslaught of EDM is what young teenagers are listening to, leaving those of us in mid to late 30's and older stuck listening to what we grew up on, since nothing for us gets any attention anymore. I have to dig through Spotify to find new artists, and it's WORK.... trying to wade through the garbage is a real chore.

[@martinkuliza]

WTF..... @heath sunday what are you talking about ROCK N ROLL NEVER DIED TO BEGIN WITH What drugs is Lita On ? we have 2 statements here that need addressing 1. we want our 80's rock back well, that will never happen the 80s were the 80s HOWEVER 2. we want rock back WELL.. IT NEVER LEFT hehe i don't know what lita is on about but we still have ACDC, Metallica, Megadeth, LA Guns are still around , then game Linkin Park after that, evanescence is still here ROCK HAS NOT LEFT

[@DarkSkies72]

Grunge happened. Most 80’s bands are still rocking and playing clubs. Do some research!

[@DarkSkies72]

Lita Ford is still rocking too. She never really stopped. They just don’t get radio play anymore because it’s not mainstream.

[@clince-rx2be]

lita ford is still waiting

[@jessicasinmas]

Ha hahayes she is

[@hipomasulodrums9342]

C.C. DeVille is like my talkative neighbor who I'd love to talk to

[@edwardbliss8931]

Joe Elliot says the reason grunge happened is because too many glam metal bands sounded the same. This is actually what's happening now with commercial pop and rap, even worse than what happened with the hair metal bands. So when is all this going to crash? When is the bubble going to burst?

[@ROOKTABULA]

Edward Bliss People are more easily programmed and sheeple minded now and the corporate power is more concentrated and larger: It may never change again.

[@izzy_6283]

Soon I hope

[@hardluck8732]

When the Jews are forced out of the Record Companies.

[@mercierjanice]

I hope soon. Today's music is autotuned CRAP

[@ronniescioniQ]

@@hardluck8732 Straight Up FACTS!!!

[@BL-cc1vm]

That clip with Ron Keel always cracked me up I remember imitating that scene to my friends when we were partying lol , " sold the beach houses..and the sports cars..got me this here pickup truck and this flat top geetar " cmon Keel yall were not that famous!

[@remnantsofasoundblast]

One of the best parts of this video are the commercials. Damn this takes me back

[@thebipolarbear1]

Very cool upload. Nice stroll down memory lane. Thanks. Nice to remember a world that made sense

[@vinniepeters1936]

This is actually (originally): It Came From The 80’s- Metal Goes Pop. Which aired on MTV in the summer of ‘96.

[@Doobie1975]

I remember watching this back in the Spring of 1998, totally forgotten all about this until now.

[@joshuanewburger]

pretty nice of you to preserve and provide this-it's only overTWENTY years old&IMPOSSIBLE to find.

[@rebeldetail6134]

Those days are gone forever was some good times being a teenager

[@easyriderrider4580]

80's Heavy Metal... What A Party!! :) 😎😎😎👍👍👍🍺🍺🍺🍻🍻🍻🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷

[@arthurrimbaud7287]

This is funny. MTV took a special they did in 95 or 96 called "It Came From The 80's" and just repackaged it as an episode of Ultrasound, but it's the exact same content.

[@easyriderrider4580]

I LOVE that you left the commercials from 1998 in it, too!! I'm an 80's MetalHead through and through...! But, 1997-1998 was my Favorite Year's of That Decade!! :) It takes me Back Twice!! I Especially Love the 1998 commercial for Halloween H20 And My Favorite Metal Video's from the 1980's!! In O e Video!! Up The Irons, Bitches!! :)

[@dannymcmince]

I really miss them times!

[@kellyelrington5663]

I love this docco. CC on the beach is my FAVOURITE part hahhahhahhahaaaa love the guy. LOVE THIS MUSIC. Always did, always will.

[@mikes3060]

'80s rock best music ever made still listen to it everyday.

[@pauricboylan11]

All these Bands and Genre came back in the 2000s with the younger generation born in the 80s and Nostalgia. Rocklahoma, M3 and Package Tours Galore. KZbin and Instagram have these bands popular to this day. ROCK NEVER DIES!!😎🤘

[@hotkarl2961]

Those commercials tho

[@sophiecat14]

Tom Keifer was/is a fantastic vocalist. I wasn't into Cinderella, there are a few songs I really love, *because* of Tom. With the right songs, IMO, his voice could've gone further than the 80s. I know he's had major issues with his vocal chords, but he's overcome them, thankfully! RIP Robbin Crosbie... Horrible way to die😢💔

[@Sclass_Ent]

This is so Nostalgic with commercials

[@gatomike26]

Wow would love to get a copy of this.

[@jeant5372]

We're still waiting!!

[@michellerosebrown]

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS LOUD AND CLEAR, I'M IN LOVE WITH FRANK CARLTON SERAFINO FERANNA, JR - NIKKI SIXX 😢💔

[@tobesocourtney]

This was originally titled It Came From The 80s Part 2. I still have it on a VHS tape, and I used to watch it a lot in the 90s and early 2000s because I felt just like Lita. This is why I hated the 90s. I missed my rock, and while I did like some of the current music, I was mad that they took away my party bands. I agreed with Nikki Sixx's comment about everybody looking and sounding the same and "someone's gotta do something original here", but unfortunately the pendulum swung too far the other way. I never understood why we couldn't have both. I'm still bitter to this day about Jani Lane not getting the recognition he deserved before his death. Warrant was one of my all-time favorite bands, and some of their best music came out in the 90s. The Keel part is ridiculous, and I feel like was only included to laugh at the genre because that band did nothing. It's funny that this was barely a decade after the era they're referring to, as if it was such a long time ago, while this clip is already 30 years old. It's been way too long since we've had a return of rock, but at least we've come to a point (I hope) where it's not laughed at anymore. I'm ready for some new bands though to surprise me and rock my socks.

[@MisterMoop]

@@tobesocourtney Warrant was very underrated. I agree that they didn’t receive the recognition they deserved. I think there were a lot of hair bands from the late eighties that just tried to follow the mold of success, but didn’t have the talent to back it up. Steel heart was just the opposite. Milijenkos vocals were absolutely amazing! And while they achieved some success, I think they came along too late in the game, as that genre had become passe’ However talent is talent and good music will always prevail. I don’t listen to much of the current stuff. My playlist consists of mostly 70’s, 80’s, some 90’s, and quite a few singer / songwriters. Here’s to awaiting the return of good music! Cheers!

[@XboxJoint]

This will happen to this current wave of “SoundCloud” rap. They’re starting to copy and sound like each other. Eventually burning out and the next decade(generation)will not relate and this venturing into a completely different genre. Mark my words

[@izzy_6283]

Izzy hope your right bc im sick of it..need to ROCK again!!

[@thatstheguy07]

Izzy “starting to” ?

[@DEEAD666]

Sixx was right

[@jessicasinmas]

Yes he was something had to happen and it did...grunge thank god

[@cartman414]

This was just their It Came From The 80s II special recompiled.

[@chrenster3]

yep.... and they cut out a bunch of it as well.

[@piedadstoffel5955]

All these bands in the 80s ki were great just didn't last forever

[@aminsameti]

seriously? Army ad in the middle of a rock and roll documentary?!

[@MrMackmonster]

Amin Sameti Well the country will always need cannon fodder to invade other countries for their oil...

[@0x404-w5w]

@@MrMackmonster Edgy

[@georgealexandru4361]

Lol at Kurt Cobain having been normal. Kirk Hammett has a strange idea about what is normal.

[@pacochuquiure5459]

And he speaks about "Sort of a made up rock Superstar" with painted nails and lying on a yatch... hilarious.

[@kmentariang9000]

Lita is 100% right. Rap, Edm all these current music sucks..I want my ROCK & ROLL back..

[@klonidier]

Once and for all, “grunge” did not kill “hair metal.” “Hair metal” had been dead for a couple of years…..

[@donnamiller2127]

Music industry killed hair metal

[@kimcat-u6e]

Lita Ford- where did are rock n roll go Me - I agree ware the blank did are rock n roll go???

[@ronbaker8383]

Our 80s bands are back baby !!!

[@startervisions]

I understand every word Ozzy says

[@kitwalker2968]

Objection!!! @2.46 Scorpions weren't a hair-metal band.

[@Ishbu101]

80's music is making a comeback...kind of.

[@armv7-m603]

? You mean the vaporwave stuff?

[@hardluck8732]

fashwave is even better.

[@CordPower]

actually,..this is from "96"

[@MrMackmonster]

When MTV use to be cool...

[@JennaLeigh]

True. That commercial for the real world, when they listed all the shows that came o after it, that brought back some memories!!

[@SmithMrCorona]

Yeah. Too bad they don't play the same music from when we were in high school. We both know that kids of today would totally like that.

[@martintrottaaiello5367]

Funny watching Kirk Hammett slamming the glamorous hair bands while he's wearing painted fingernails 🙄 + Joe Elliott blaming Warrant and Winger of Copying their sound! Yes, Cherry Pie kinda sounded like "Pour Some Sugar on me"....but "We Will Rock You" came first!

[@tickedoffnow]

It's sad what happened to Hair Rock/Metal "everyone" acted like it was a joke

[@gamma21285]

It wasn't so much in the early 80s. By the late 80s and early 90s it had petty much become an aparody of its self.

[@hardluck8732]

still better than what came after

[@winstonslone2797]

We need a musical revolution said Niki until he checked his bank statement sometime in 1992.

[@jihadieddie1894]

11:23 is that you Ricardo?

[@suzanjournagan1112]

Cinderella in a class of their own. Not a glam hair band . Undefinable.

[@billymuellerTikTok]

19:23 I wonder how many they sold from people watching this special..

[@jackyl8259]

Despite all the makeup and wardrobe some of the best high-power notes were sung during the 80's metal scene.Never judge a book by it's cover,Alice cooper looked and presented some nasty shit on stage but his music is fuckn awesome, people spend to much time on the look that they forget about the incredible talent presented before them.

[@freebee8221]

ozzy was absolutely right. poison was NOT metal.

[@robertscott3399]

best years of my teenage life never married still play guitar although Iam better and I can play bass now to 😂😂😂

[@Mandilore89]

16:40 I think he meant Michael SWEET from Stryper.

[@Mandilore89]

He may have been referring to Michael Stipe of REM.

[@JennaLeigh]

Mandilore no, he was referring to Michael Stipe from REM. At the time this came out (1998), REM were still huge, and critical darlings.

[@luislanga]

These guys spitting on the plate they ate for a whole decade just because they weren't on the charts anymore... Now a lot of them are trying to bring back their former selves on social media lol

[@danm9460]

It's too bad someone created the term "hair bands". For those who use it you missed some really good music because you were too busy concerned about the look

[@danm9460]

@Luke it's not something that consumes my time. It's just an observation that I made. Those who are looking aren't listening and that's too bad. A lot of food music was overlooked

[@kevinroberts8441]

Hair country never caught on

[@camiloespinoza1874]

This bands returned in the early 2000s with almost all 80s metal bands. This documetary is completely irrelevant today. It was made in 1995 the last year of grunge succesful because the next year 1996 grunge die and never returned again.

[@VicM-xc9zb]

Grunge did pave the way for the post grunge stuff that is still going on today. Creed were huge in the late 90's, Nickleback, Stone Sour, Alterbridge are all from the same cloth of grunge. Hair metal will never be seen as serious as alternative.

[@RabihSaadguitars]

Well said...it was a 6 years break and all the 80s bands were back in 2000..not as mainstream but they were back. Now all are releasing albums, touring and doing the online stuff...

[@pacochuquiure5459]

True.

[@truthseeker6649]

Well, they did try to come back in 2000's. Bands like Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine etc sound heavy metal but with less hair. Unfortunately they are short-lived. The problem with 80's hair metal is the lyrics are too shallow. The music is fun but lyrically it's pop with guitar distortion as sugar coat.

[@kennealy2148]

Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine are still releasing albums, they aren't short lived...

[@Justrespect2112]

Twisted Sister is a parody Like KISS , musically irrelevant

[@tickedoffnow]

I actually Love both 80s Metal and 90s Grunge I hate music elitism

[@amixofeverything]

In what world is Bon Jovi even remotely Heavy Metal?

[@SmithMrCorona]

Bret Michaels, you sure fool me with the bandana. I have no idea you're balding.

[@allenmcfarlinmcfarlin8440]

He has extensions,he said it on rock of love

[@mitchmclean3898]

Dokken. Was more viable than the other bands.... George Lynch is right... There was a reason metallica opened for them in 1988, because at that stage, they were fuckin better.

[@MrRickenrocker]

STEEL PANTHER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@madhatter984]

80's bands none wants them then explain ironmaiden metallica megadeth anthrax slayer exodus testament

[@Jayhawk9]

Nikki Sixx predicted what was about to happen. Pretty cool. I hated and still do hate grunge. So boring to me. I love the 70’ and 80’s rock bands

[@carpenoctem775]

10:55 20:44

[@Evie170]

Some of the best rock bands since Nirvana: Oasis, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers.

[@VicM-xc9zb]

They all fucking suck and Oasis only put out one good album. The Strokes are the worst. Kinda glad rap music outshined all those corny post 90's band limiting a chance that none of them ever get into the Rock n Roll hall of fame. Long live GRUNGE.

[@xalleem8117]

Had to click just because Foxy Brown was the click bait.....wtf? She had zero to do with Hair Metal...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeant5372]

The music they have now you can't feel at all and they all sound the same just changed the lyrics a little bit The music industry force this music on the airwaves but I guess you have to just go to local clubs again for real music otherwise its one person who can't dance can't sing can't play anything other then a keyboard w all the band on it

[@FutileGrief]

Leave Bon Jovi Alooooneee xD

[@MrMackmonster]

ThatOnePerson Fuck Bon Jovi!!!

[@ginterka381996]

Shut up!

[@coreynewell9673]

These bands are not metal

[@davedyer5116]

The 80,s hair metal sucks. There's a lot of good metal and rock in the 80 but hair bands still suck to this day.