Top 10 Best Glam Metal Debut Albums

[@jtoms3]

Your comments about Winger are spot on. They get ripped by people who haven't even listened to them. I know because I used to do the same 25+ years ago.

[@classicrockcollector1279]

Any Order: 1.Out of The Cellar- Ratt 2. LA Guns- LA Guns 3. Skid Row- Skid Row 4. Appetite For Destruction- Guns N’ Roses 5. Look What The Cat Dragged In- Poison 6. Too Fast For Love- Mötley Crüe 7. Metal Health- Quiet Riot (first full length or US release) 8. Eat Em’ And Smile- David Lee Roth (first full length or US release) 9. Night Songs- Cinderella 10. Bon Jovi- Bon Jovi

[@TheBoomX]

Dude metal health was quiet riots 3rd album , they made 2 albums before they got popular with Randy rhoads

[@BoredOuttaMySkullBoi]

@@TheBoomX Note "first US release" meaning this is talking about US debuts only

[@Hecatecrossways]

​@@BoredOuttaMySkullBoi Guns n Roses was not Glam Metal. They were the gateway to Grunge.

[@Hecatecrossways]

​@@BoredOuttaMySkullBoiBon Jovi is just AOR Pop music, not Glam Metal. They were like Nightranger, Damn Yankees, Aldo Nova, etc. They had the image, and appealed to the same fanbase, but not actually a Metal band.

[@bschuler6216]

LA Guns' debut is pretty much all killer, no filler. It's like a greatest hits album. I don't think they ever surpassed it.

[@LuchaLibertaria]

I'd add: Great White - Debut Hanoi Rocks - Bangkok Shocks Saigon Shakes Hanoi Rocks Twisted Sister - Under The Blade Vince Neil - Exposed David Lee Roth - Eat'em and Smile Rough Cutt - Debut King Kobra - Ready To Strike Hawk - Debut Last of The Teenage Idols - Satellite Head Gone Soft Crashdiet - Rest In Sleaze

[@keanusanders9262]

Motley Crue " Too Fast For Love"

[@dsmith3351]

Ratt "Out of the cellar" was so different when it dropped. Ratt n Roll

[@noinim]

Van Halen?

[@LoCoWi]

Top 10 debuts for me, in order (if possible!) 1. Appetite- Guns n Roses 2. Skid Row-Skid Row 3. Spread Eagle-Spread Eagle 4. Last Decade Dead Century-Warrior Soul 5. Night Songs-Cinderella 6. Steelheart-Steelheart 7. Stick It To Ya-Slaughter 8. Saigon Kick-Saigon Kick 9. Pycho Cafe-Bang Tango 10. Look What the Cat Dragged In-Poison

[@bschuler6216]

Warrior Soul!!!!! With ragers like Punk And Belligerent, Rotten Soul, Let's Get Wasted & psychedelic stuff like Soft, Tripping On Ecstasy & Blown & ballads like The Losers & bangers like Love Destruction you just can't go wrong. Spread Eagle!!! Another NYC band. The songs Thru These Eyes & Switchblade Serenade are classics!

[@pauldavis2619]

My top 10 Glam metal abums is . 1.white lion pride 2.ratt out of the cellar 3.ratt invasion of your privacy 4. Warrant dirty rotten filthy stinking rich 5.slaughtet stick it to ya 6. Warrant cherry pie. 7.firehouse. 8.danger danger 9. Skid row . 10. Bullet boys

[@nicholaskruger9460]

Slaughter ?? I mean he was my guitar teacher for a few months but I think it’s ... not that good.

[@Debra-k1f]

He's definitely a hottie

[@tjcaruthers5593]

Almost every hair band's debut album was their best. Poison, Cinderella, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, so many good albums. Roxx Gang. Midnight/Tornado is the best song...after 18-Life from Skid Row.

[@EikeMenzel]

I agree with the List but White Lion debuted here in Germany with "Pride" and "Big Game" went Platinum as their Best here; and one you must Ist also: *Frehley's Comet* (1987)😮

[@gellargod]

Winger is awesome. The debut is however not their best. Pull is by far the best Winger album!!!

[@roachman627]

I agree, I love that album and is very underrated. A little like Warrant's Dog eat Dog album.

[@jamesbedford3774]

'Pull' is a great record. Of course, Nirvana had become a 'thing' by then, so it never fucking happened.

[@bschuler6216]

Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz is THE quintessential glam metal album. Look What The Cat Dragged In is pretty close. Too Fast For Love is the daddy of the genre.

[@JCStorm76]

This is a great list. Only one I haven’t heard is Spread Eagle. I’d probably put Cinderella at number one. Another good debut album is Tora Tora/Surprise Attack

[@SpreadEagleBand]

Check out the new SPREAD EAGLE video "Sound Of Speed"!

[@brycetalksmetal]

SpreadEagleBand thanks for sharing the video on Facebook and Twitter guys 👍🏻

[@mikeb.7183]

As a survivor of Glam Metal I never considered LA Guns, Skid Row or Dangerous Toys to be Glam for one second.

[@oldenyz3148]

There was an extremely brief tour back in 91 "Operation rock n roll"....Judas Priest - Alice Cooper were to coheadline followed by Motorhead, Dangerous toys, Metal church. Many of us were pumped but it was over before it really got going, still not sure why.

[@mattshaw5179]

Great list! I'd add: Girl - sheer greed, Twisted Sister - under the blade and Hanoi Rocks - Bangkok shocks... Whether they're metal or not they're great glam albums!!

[@steveverboom]

Good list. I'd put Cinderella first followed closely by Out of the Cellar and Too Fast for Love. Nice to see you mentioned SHOTGUN MESSIAH, their second album is one of my favorites of all time. Keep the glam metal videos coming!

[@scottlosey4978]

Vain "No Respect" This band escaped me during my teen years in the 80s. I found Davy Vain and the boys album "No Respect" (and "new" original female lead guitarist Dylana....fans of Vain know what I am trying to convey) a few months ago. Killer, killer album from start to finish. If you have not ever heard or listened to this album, I promise that you will not be disappointed. Jake E. Lee's band Badlands debut is killer.....Faster Pussycat debut is one of my favorite albums of all time....oozes the sleeze of the Sunset Strip. For the record, like Eddie Trunk, I cannot stand the term Hair Metal.....I am starting a movement to label 80s glam or so called hair metal as Sunset Strip metal. LA Guns debut has an incredibly unique sound...the production is extremely raw and heavy. Nevertheless, good list bro!

[@Intermentor]

Great list. Have you heard Love/Hate : Blackout in the red room? Probably my favorite in the genre

[@dertodesking.]

Amazing album.

[@alexandruarnautuvraciu]

Awesome ranking, dude. What about Steel Panther, XYZ, Damn Yankees, Danger Danger, Autograph, Kix, Warrant, Britny Fox, Hardline, Europe, Badlands, Great White, Vixen and Diamond Rexx? 😁🤘🏻🎸🥃🥃🥃

[@shinner65]

The Badlands album is so underrated. Really really greet stuff.

[@Tina-oc5ry]

Crashdiet brought back the sleaze glam rock. There badass.

[@flrpitflrp1965]

I love the Bullet Boys debut. And also Night Songs is really good.

[@freebird3520]

Great list but I would have to slide in Slave Raider Take The World By Storm towards the top. If you haven’t heard of this one I suggest giving it a whirl. It’s such a great party album!

[@normanbrooks2715]

I wore out my copy of Vain's No Respect. Absolutely loved that album.

[@bvdaussiemetalhead9338]

Killer debut albums🤘great ranking

[@BURNOUT3272]

I love midnight tornado

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

Based off of what I've read, Joey Cortez was just a session drummer until a permanent member, which turned out to be Fred, could be found.

[@cyberaudit2955]

Decent list. Suggestion: Learn more about Rod Morganstein (see Dixie Dregs). Other amazing debuts: GnR (I consider them glam), Great White, House of Lords, Damn Yankees, Saraya. Cool video and reviews for sure!

[@JwGina]

I just got more into glam metal recently thanks so much for ur recommendations ❤

[@billmadison8342]

Awesome list!

[@siddharthdeshmukh8118]

I think Vain is as good as Skid Row and FireHouse if not better! Is there any difference between Glam Metal and Sleaze Rock/Metal, or just the same?

[@JokesOnU]

Midnight tornado for the win. Saw the 30th anniversary tour last fall. Met SB. Still kicking Ass.

[@diamondd2778]

Blue murder!!!!! n Winger are both awesome

[@pawsitivelypawesome8569]

I have 10 Dangerous Toys (don't remember where it came from, no case, someone left it in my car. 7 winger 5 Cinderella 4 Skid Row 2 La Guns 1 Ratt Honorable mentions Bango Tango Bulletboys Slaughter Poison all on cassettes 😭

[@ericrich9111]

Great list Bryce! Love the Dangerous Toys and Spread Eagle picks!

[@thisismyusername7631]

Can you make a video ranking Death’s albums?

[@brycetalksmetal]

At some point yes

[@92eli75]

i love midnight tornado.....great choice

[@antoniolopesk3713]

Danger Danger should be in that list

[@bnard1991]

Faster Pussycat needs to be mentioned in this video

[@Mirko-pi1jl]

1-Too Fast For Love

[@Hecatecrossways]

I was going to include Vain ,but I thought that they only recorded one album, and re united many years later

[@pablons2061]

love Hair Metal/Glam bands!!

[@takodabostwick8507]

1. Too Fast For Love Motley Crue 2. Out of the Cellar Ratt 3. Skid Row Skid Row 4. Night Songs Cinderella 5. LA Guns LA Guns 6. WASP WASP 7. No Respect Vain 8. Winger Winger 9. Fight to Survive White Lion 10. Firehouse Firehouse

[@andrettski8686]

Hell yeah, Spread Eagle, I'm not saying #1, but I loved that lead singer's sound/style of delivery. You nailed the Top 5, I'd throw Love/Hate, Bang Tango and Poison over some others for the 10 list.

[@djentyman4002]

While it’s not technically their debut, it is their debut in America. Metal Health by Quiet Riot. Ya got the obvious Slade cover but the rest of the album is top notch stuff

[@roachman627]

Just discovered your channel. Great stuff

[@rolemodlin]

King's X - Out Of The Silent Planet (although I don't consider them glam) Saigon Kick - Saigon Kick Stryper - The Yellow And Black Attack

[@GLAM_METAL_MAN]

1. Ratt - out of the cellar 2. Cinderella - night songs 3. Slaughter - stick it to yah 4. Warrant - dirty rotten 5. Skidrow - self title 6. Poison - look what the cat 7. Tesla - Mechanical resonance 8. Firehouse - self title 9. Lynch Mob - wicked sensation 10. Trixter - self title

[@OldHead]

It's interesting that you include bands like Skid Row and LA Guns, but not Guns N Roses. I honestly wouldn't consider any of them glam anyway, but they are very similar bands. Either way, great list!

[@brycetalksmetal]

It’s kinda hard with some bands... I go back and forth with LA Guns but decided to include them anyways... Skid Row is definitely on the heavier side but for their first album at least I’ve always called it Glam Metal... then there’s a band like Kingdom Come, if I was counting their debut it would’ve been 2nd on the list but I didn’t really feel right about calling it Glam haha... and thanks!

[@noinim]

Agreed about GNR. This is why I prefer to use the tag "sleaze" rock/metal nowadays. Sure, we didn't use it back in the 80s/90s but it really is the best descriptor for this style of music. So I use both tags interchangeably BECAUSE I'M OLD. I'm putting Smashed Gladys somewhere near the top of my list. RIP Sally Cato!!!!!!!!!!!

[@noinim]

@@brycetalksmetal That Kingdom Come debut is aces across the board! I'd put it with these bands when necessary because it fits. While I get that they're more melodic, the look and lyrics are still there, and it's very much hard rock. I'd throw their second album aboard too if doing a more expansive list.

[@rafaelcruz4176]

My ranking 1. Ratt - Out Of The Cellar 2. Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love 3. Slaughter - Stick It To Ya 4. Skid Row - Skid Row 5. Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi 6. Stryper - The Yellow And Black Attack 7. Cinderella - Night Songs 8. Poison - Look What The Cat Dragged In 9. Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich 10. David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em And Smile Honorable Mentions Firehouse - Firehouse Winger - Winger White Lion - Fight To Survive Dokken - Breaking The Chains Europe - Europe Steelheart - Steelheart Shout - It Won't Be Long L.A Guns - L.A Guns Dangerous Toys - Dangerous Toys Bulletboys - Bulletboys Vain - No Respect Vinnie Vincent Invasion - Vinnie Vincent Invasion

[@Hecatecrossways]

Sebastián Bach sounds like Jack Russell did on the first 2 Great White albums. And they both sound like the lead singer of Legs Diamond did in the 1970s.

[@dsmith3351]

Dangerous Toys should have been bigger but the name???? What were they thinking?

[@Beaumont67]

AWESOME PICKS PERFECT ORDER !!!

[@Flannelsurfer]

Cool list. I have every record on the list and honorable mention on vinyl (OG pressings) except Firehouse and White Lion. Firehouse desperately needs a vinyl reissue, near impossible to find an OG copy. Man I just laugh now anytime disses Winger or glam in general because the people that say stuff like that are just total bores, and it just means more glam LPs for me. Glam is fun as hell, it’s great music with stellar musicians; and it’s my favorite genre to collect too. Shotgun Messiah’s second LP is awesome. Do you have any Lillian Axe?

[@brycetalksmetal]

Thanks and I actually included that second Shotgun Messiah album on this list: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2TWkpSJoLSFr68 I might have like one Lillian Axe cassette tape around somewhere but not sure... I like them though

[@Flannelsurfer]

BryceTalksMetal nice, I’ll check that video out too. Lillian Axe is the most underrated band of that era in my opinion, not super glammy, just killer melodic hard rock with awesome songwriting, and overflowing with great hooks. Their first, second, and fourth albums (S/T, Love & War, and Psychoschizophrenia respectively) are all must-haves, but their third LP Poetic Justice is a MAJOR hidden gem. The artwork is kind of silly (old lady with a battle axe) but that album is stellar song-after-stellar song, with the first side being completely untouchable. I think Poetic Justice would have been huge had it come out in 1989 instead of 1992; they just peaked a little too late. Definitely a Top 5 glam era LP for me, and I am a big cheerleader for Lillian Axe (obviously.) They are still active with an album due this year.

[@bschuler6216]

@@Flannelsurfer Shotgun Messiah's 3rd album, Violent Nee Breed, is even better. Great band. Heartbreak Boulevard is such a great song too.

[@Hecatecrossways]

1. Motley Crue - Too Fat For Love 2. UFO - UFO 3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 4. Alice Cooper - Pretties For You 5. Ratt - Ratt EP 6. Aerosmith - Aerosmith 7. Whitesnake - Snakebite 8. Tygers of Pantang - Wildcat 9. Twisted Sister - Under the Blade 10. WASP - WASP

[@balazskalman-og6du]

Did you know that jason mcmaster of dt played in the band watchtower and sang on their debut album energetic dissasmbly

[@scottybbadd]

My favorite song off Night Songs is Nothin' For Nothin'

[@MichaelBrassMusic]

Enuff Z'nuff' debut album was pretty awesome..

[@lutfimakarim8258]

Great list as always, but personally i would add trixter and bon jovi to the list.

[@ΜΑΡΚΟΣΧΕΛΜΗΣ]

the group- (Album) - Lemon Demon what kind of music is it? is it metal?

[@pauldavis2619]

My favorite abums of Glam metal is 1. Firehouse 2. White lion pride 3. Warrant dirty rotten stinking rich 4. Steelheart 5. Ratt out of the cellar. 6 skid row 7. Slaughter stick it to ya 8 warrant cherry pie 9. Ratt invasion of your privacy 10. Bullet boys

[@billycooper1630]

Out Of The Cellar was Ratt second lp. The first cd had the song You Think Your Tough

[@brycetalksmetal]

Nope that’s an EP. Out of the Cellar is their debut full length album which is what this list is.

[@michaelvrckoff6966]

Twisted Sister would be there for sure

[@l.jamesbarlow3137]

Midnight Tornado wasn't even on the Canadian release of Skid Row's debut album... Not sure why. Saw them 3 times in concert with Bas. Did not even know about that song til I watched this.

[@garybrigham9538]

Of your top 10 I'd put Skid Row#1, followed by Ratt and White Lion for the top 3

[@Tina-oc5ry]

Crashdiet- Rest in Sleaze with Dave Lepard. My favorite. It is the best band ever. Check em out.

[@mrskbraund]

One album is missing dokken breaking the chains

[@_fabio1978]

It's actually their second.

[@axxellein]

TRES Cool

[@stramey8866987]

Look What the Cat Dragged In?

[@raypratt3611]

So Idk,I guess it depends on what u consider glam metal,cuz this is more like pop metal with a few glam records and the one big glam record u questioned if it was glam,was BIG glam,TOO FAST FOR LOVE by Motley was definately glam,it was probably their only true glam album,maybe theater of pain but imo that was more glam look then sound??there is a difference between pop rock and glam rock

[@JeremyLeal1695]

Lion - Dangerous Attraction.

[@lutfimakarim8258]

I'm surprised Dokken is not mentioned

[@Ragnarocker80s]

Wicked Teaze 1988

[@Zune_Chronicles]

The only other great debut album I can think of that hasn't already been mentioned by you or someone else in the comments is Black N Blue's self titled debut. They should've been HUGE. TNT - Knights of the New Thunder, Autograph - Sign In Please, Stryper - Soldiers Under Command, and W.A.S.P.'s self titled debut should probably be in there somewhere also

[@metalheadpatriot2006prodctions]

Can ya do a ranking of the testament albums please

[@brycetalksmetal]

At some point yes

[@metalheadpatriot2006prodctions]

Okay then

[@AndresLanderos-jt4jb]

Glam metal debuts for me look what the cat dragged in poison skid row skid row young and crazy tigertailz out of the celler ratt

[@DokkenSabbath]

Great list! I would have to add Babylon A.D.'s debut album, though. That's if I did this list. I would pick the majority of your picks. Lot of underrated Glam Metal debuts out there.

[@superwoody62]

I like your shirt

[@sylentstorm8422]

Great list. Wildside did a second album... it was shitty. Under the Influence is being reissued on CD soon!!

[@brycetalksmetal]

Ah damn... was just listening to some of it and yeah sounds pretty bad

[@sylentstorm8422]

I know the producer. He did some of the Jani Lane solo stuff (really good) - that 2nd Wildside, not so much. Hey you reviewed Dave & Show N Tell, can we send you a tape to review? We are melodic Heavy Metal.

[@LoCoWi]

Widlside when they were called Young Gunn's release a quite a good debut

[@scottybbadd]

I'm assuming you don't consider Tesla glam metal

[@Snatch856]

Ratt is a solid winner

[@eliseoparra409]

Falto la banda luzbel en la lista

[@LoCoWi]

@ByrceTalksMetal just wondering if you've heard the Australian bands, The Candy Harlots, De Mont, Roxus and The Poor? The Candy Harlots sound like Faster Pussycat/Bang Gang. De Mont sound like Europe/Danger Danger. The Poor sound like ACDC/Skid Row Roxus sound like Bon Jovi/Poison

[@brycetalksmetal]

Haven’t heard much I’ll have to check some of them out

[@diegoumanzor3871]

White lion has a good about my country El Salvador

[@diegoumanzor3871]

I mean song

[@federicomartin5044]

I'll add : Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction Danger Danger - Danger Danger Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi

[@JokesOnU]

Check out cobra Kai. Good ratt music and other 80’s jams.

[@swedejohanson7739]

Too Fast for love- Motley Crue Out of the Cellar-Ratt Breaking the Chains-Dokken I never considered Skid Row glam. They came out later in the 80’s when glam was on its way out, but that’s just my opinion.

[@evileyes4070]

You missed The Floyd

[@ShttyHardcoreCovers]

I dont know of you consider them glam but the Extreme self titled is amazing and has some incredible guitar work.

[@raypratt3611]

That would be great IF that was RATTS debut but it wasnt

[@shinner65]

I don’t think the EP really counts..

[@Tina-oc5ry]

Crash f. .king diet people!!!!

[@chelseafn104]

LA Guns is always underrated. Went to see Sabastian Bach a few years ago. We walked out after about the fourth song. He was fucking horrible.

[@nicholaskruger9460]

To fast for love !! Number one. Shout at the devil. Great!! But after that. Especially theatre of pain was the big disappointment of the tenth grade. Haha. I was like I’m done with them.

[@TheBoomX]

Where is appetite?

[@80sFootballCards]

Thanks for calling it Glam Metal and not Hair Metal! I never liked that term. I prefer either Glam or Pop Metal. 🤘🤘

[@shinner65]

Slave to the Grind is easily the best Skid Row album. Not even close. The debut was fine but way too catered to the Mtv sound.

[@PerryRichmond-v8q]

I think ratt is the best

[@andrettski8686]

?? Does Diamond Dave alone make Van Halen a "Glam" band. Haha.

[@Chad-wk2pm]

Scared

[@youngkriger8813]

where is W.A.S.P WTFFFF

[@bob022495]

Out Of The Cellar was not their debut album.

[@brycetalksmetal]

Yes it was. The 83 release is an EP. this list is of full length debut albums.

[@bob022495]

@@brycetalksmetal Just saw this.

[@bob022495]

@@brycetalksmetal I also am a huge WASP fan.