What's Spinning 65 - Hair Metal Favorites | nolifetilmetal.com

[@dwaynegarfield1551]

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT SCOTT!!!💕🙏🎸👊💯

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thank you.

[@jimjim7008]

Finally someone who knows the inside and out of 80s hard rock and heavy metal. Thank you!!!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks for watching.

[@Beaumont67]

EXCELLENT VIDEO AWESOME CHANNEL !!!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thank you.

[@benschwerzler8154]

Scott, awesome video, I am so happy you give credit to Christian bands like shout, I grew up with shout, white cross, and Stryper. thanks for doing what you do, and keeping the music alive.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Ben Schwerzler thanks you. Check out my Christian pop metal video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ_Zn6eNpsieqqc

[@Godzilla_Jesus]

White Cross... I forget the lead guitar player's name, but he was amazeballs.

[@user-mishapagan]

interstung picks, will check some of these out

[@rockandmetalanthropologist6425]

Amazing video! Thanks!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@glenb1189]

Great to see Joshua on the list. Fabulous album, got it on vinyl when it came out. In fact I think I’ve owned/still got nearly all those albums mentioned in the video. Good stuff and thoroughly enjoying your videos, brings back happy memories and reminiscing . Glen (from UK)

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks. Yes. Joshua are fairly unknown in the US. They had a bigger following in Japan for some reason. Cheers.

[@doyouluvit]

love this video....nice to see a metalhead open to all eras!!! All this stuff was stuff I spent my younger years hearing.....thanks Scott

[@NeedleDropRules]

I couldn't agree more with you about your views on metal. There are different forms of metal, but when you break it down, they're all metal. I can easily listen to Cinderella followed by Slayer and enjoy them both!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

EXACTLY! In it's simplest form, it's all just Rock n Roll and I like it. Haha!

[@chadfox1815]

I dig Guardian Cinderella

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I'm really looking forward to Guardian - Fire & Love being released on vinyl. It actually went on pre-sale this past weekend.

[@TDB.AO.]

Bought that Dangerous Toys album in 89 when it was released. I dig it even more these days. Takes me back to a great time in my life. Hard to believe it was nearly 30 years ago. Cheers, Scott.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I actually saw Dangerous Toys live in a club before I bought the record. They were awesome live so I had to get the album. They were a bit heavier live, but still loved the record. Cheers!

[@alexpopglam]

There was also band called Shout with John Levesque on vocal. They were from Boston area and released their one and only Lp "Finger on the Trigger" independently in 1987

[@markyogapark]

Hi Scott, First of all: I enjoy your videos very much and watch them on a regular basis! Here are some of my faves: Leatherwolf-Street Ready Dokken-Back for the Attack Victory-Culture Killed the Natives Lillian Axe-Poetic Justice Tesla-The Great Radio Controversy greets, Mark from Holland

[@nolifetilmetal1]

YES! Street Ready is a GREAT album. Guess I never associated that with the "hair metal" thing either. Still, all those albums you listed are excellent. I still need to get Culture Killer the Natives on vinyl. Not easy to find in these parts.

[@markyogapark]

Look at that hair though ;)

[@guiltyforgiven7167]

100 % AGREED on everything you said brother. You finally got Circus of Power, right on. I seen it on your want list a while back. Def one I'd love to score someday. Great album.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I still want that Circus of Power on CD. It's much easier to find on vinyl than on CD. (Greedy bastard aren't I?) Haha.

[@guiltyforgiven7167]

Scott Waters It's not greed, it's NEED ! LOL !

[@INTOTHEPIT]

Agreed! Also hate the term hair metal.

[@z0phi3l]

What the haters forget is that most of these bands had great hits that are still being played on radio to this day, that says more about the music than anything else

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Very true. Then again, I don't think the haters know their music history anyhow.

[@danielgallar8373]

Absolutely TOP vid Scott. I too am unashamedly a big glam metal fan. Congrats!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I just tend to like anything under the hard rock and heavy metal umbrellas, that is until it starts veering to the 'core' area.

[@JJBolli1]

Enjoyed the video, Scott. I don't have and have never heard some of the albums you mentioned, like Mass, Circus of Power and XYZ, so I made a list. I must admit, pop-metal just might be favorite genre. KISS is my all time favorite band after all. Recently, been spinning the debut albums from Heaven's Edge (another Philly band), SteelHeart (great vocals from Michael Matijevic), and Firehouse. Love Ratt! Especially Out of the Cellar. Dirty Looks - Cool From the Wire and Turn of the Screw are both fantastic. Wish I had them on vinyl, I've got them on cassette and I don't have a cassette player. UGH!

[@Greatshortfilms1]

If you like glam/hair metal, check out my channel ;-)

[@JJBolli1]

I will. Thanks!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, Greatshorfilms1 has a killer collection of AOR, pop metal, etc. I never miss one of his videos and he has several albums in his collection I'd love to have.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, I love Slezse Beez, Wildside, etc. I have a lot of that stuff on CD. I might have to revisit this topic down the road and do an all CD version.

[@abeyi76]

I totally agree with you Scott, I LOVE all heavy metal bands, from Arch Enemy and Loudness to KISS and Poison.

[@deanbasher2436]

Scott you are the best hands down brother.i learn so much from your musical knowledge

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks Dean.

[@darrin85]

I LIKE METAL...period !!!!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, my point exactly. Listen to what you like and ignore those saying "you can't like this AND this!" Who makes up these stupid rules anyhow. Same with hockey. I have two favorite teams. People tell me all the time, "you can't have two favorite teams. You must like one better than the other." Again, who made up that rule? Apparently I missed when that became a law.

[@henrihelander7331]

Bon Jovi said back in the day that Venom is a kind of band that gives heavy metal a bad name. I love Venom and think it's exactly the opposite. It's crap like Bon Jovi that gives metal a bad name, if anything. Runaway and Wild Is The Wind are good songs though. TNT and White Lion are great hair metal bands. Twisted Sister is one of the best bands ever, but I consider them heavy metal, although Love Is For Suckers fits right there in that hair metal category. Great video as always.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I can't stand Bon Jovi. Grew up in New Jersey in the 80's getting that garbage force fed down our throats! Bon Jovi was never metal. Bon Jovi is the most overrated singer ever IMO.

[@henrihelander7331]

@@nolifetilmetal1 They are hardly hard rock. Much maligned Winger on the other hand became a surprisingly heavy band and their IV and Karma albums are consistently good.

[@EricBinford]

God Bless...They don't know if they didn't live it.

[@christianluna5778]

i agree with you scott i like glam, power ,death, thrash etc, in my opinion are just METAL bands, i love metal music, great albums and bands you showed, cool video brother cheers christian \m/

[@nolifetilmetal1]

That is why we are metal brother Christian. \m/

[@DjBobbySteels]

COol HaVoK shirt 🤟

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks. Shared the stage with them a few times. Great band.

[@MrToband]

Scott kinda looks like 80s Kerry King.

[@abeyi76]

D.A.D. is from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@jameswalker7880]

XYZ is a french band... the album you showed was produced by Don Dokken.. Their singer is now with great white ...

[@CoreysChannel]

Yes! Not as familiar with the first ones you showed but this is where I lived for a while. I never understood the different band camps either. House of Lords, Dangerous Toys, Too Fast For Love Lethur!! There are only two records I'd pay up for and that's one of them. Nice DAD pressings. Nothing like a good round of hair metal records on the turntable!!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Every time I see that Lethur Records pressings it's always in the $200 plus range. It's crazy. I guess I got lucky with my copy because I obtained it during a time when vinyl wasn't as popular as it is now. Wish I would have grabbed the Heathens Rage EP during that time too as now it sells for now less that $500. Ouch! You've surely heard Dirty Looks, right?

[@CoreysChannel]

I only know Heathens Rage from you and a few VCers. I think you mention it in Metal Obesssion too. The EP upload on KZbin sounds great, I can see why it is sought after. Not familar with Dirty Looks. :|

[@speedking4951]

hey scott. you sir are right: this is all heavy metal. i remember walking into my sister's room, when i was a kid, and hearing some amazing music. she said: this is Mr. Big. This is heavy metal! cheers. oh, nice t-shirt \m/

[@nolifetilmetal1]

That first Mr. Big album was really good. Most people would classify them as AOR these days. Regardless, I like them and that's all that matters to me. Thanks. I picked up the shirt at a show they did in a tiny hole in the wall club in New Mexico. Great show even if there was only about 25 people there.

[@GroundZeroSalem]

I'm 39, and I JUST got over my hair metal hatred, haha. I just bought Shout at the Devil about 6 months ago. I've learned to appreciate Ratt and Dokken too. Twisted sister was always the biggest exception for me, but they've always been in a class of their own. I'll have to check out Dirty Looks, sounds like my wheelhouse.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I totally agree about Twisted Sister. Their first two albums were pure metal! Nothing poppy about them. It wasn't until Stay Hungry that they went for the more pop influenced sound, but even that record has some killer tracks. If you check out Dirty Looks I highly recommend Cool from the Wire or In Your Face. Both are killer IMO.

[@GroundZeroSalem]

Sweet, thanks for the recommendations and for replying. Personally, I think Stay Hungry is a scorcher. Maybe a little bit more radio friendly (The Price) but tracks like Burn in Hell and Street Justice are legit rippers. A lot of people see it as this huge departure, but I don't. I don't see it like a AJFA / Black Album kind of scenario at all.

[@blackstarvinyl6375]

Scott i so agree with your opening rant. it's all hard rock/metal! i love it all from pop to thrash and a lil death stuff here and there. I've noticed the death i kinda been fading away from as i get older. if you grew up in philly as i did... do you remember the old empire rock club? where Cinderella, Britny Fox, Heaven's Edge and many more local bands like Teeze, Pyramid, White Fox all got their starts. also a lot of the larger acts played back in the hey day. man i must have seen 500+ shows there. still miss that place. you picked some killer stuff. Guardian is killer i love Their​ debut album the best. Crawley's voice was killer. i like Rowe's too but they kinda threw a lil more bluesy vibe in. even more so on Their third release Miracle Mile. Also my fav Mass album its very stryper influenced to me with obvious reasons since Michael produced it.. and Don Dokken produced that first XYZ album if my memory serves me right. your the first person I've seen. pull out dirty looks... great band. and cool from the wire is their masterpiece in my mind. loved this vid man. \m/

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I grew up in New Jersey but I use to go to see shows in Philly and NYC all the time. We'd go to the Tower in Philly and L'Amour in NY. Big shows as the Spectrum or go to the Meadowlands in Jersey. It was a great time growing up with metal in the 80's in the East Coast. So many great bands. Some that got huge, like Twisted Sister, Cinderella, Anthrax. Some that deserved to but didn't like TT Quick, Heathens Rage, Uncle Sam, etc. I'm anxious for the Guardian - Fire & Love vinyl coming out on Retroactive this summer. It is actually as good as the debut, even if it's a little different style-wise. Dirty Looks is another Philly/NY band that should have been big. I discovered them when they put out their In Your Face album. The were still in Philly at that point and I was living in Rochester, NY going to school. Not too long after that the band moved up to Rochester and became local favorites there too. Then they got their big record contract FINALLY but I guess they were just a little behind the curve because they quickly fell off the map of popularity. Still, Henrick was a rock legend IMO. He is missed.

[@blackstarvinyl6375]

yea it was a hell of a era for us metal heads. we must be close in age, im 47 so 80s was my prime decade. still remember the first 5 albums i bought with my own money lol. love your channel my man.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I'm just a couple years older than you. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@soldier7778]

What a coincidence! I was listening to some MASS earlier - the last few songs from Crack of Dawn where I started to listen to it yesterday and Sea of Black. I'm also currently uploading many of the songs from their albums to my phone to listen to in the car. Scott does your copy of Voices in the Night come with a lyric insert? I'm trying to get a copy of that on vinyl.

[@GeeVanderplas]

I love hair metal, it's what got me into metal in the first place. The over the top look, the wild playing, the vocals, there's just so much joy in the music and performance of those guys! There's a whole new sleaze glam scene from Sweden that you should check out. Crashdiet (Generation Wild is amazing), Hardcore Superstar, Crazy Lixx. Amazing bands that have the hooks, the riffs, the solos, vocals and the look. Really solid stuff that just puts a smile on your face! Now I gotta go check out some of the albums you showed like Mass and DAD that I hadn't heard of before!

[@waltersibert2252]

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[@musicisajourney]

Oh, wow! Shout! I had that on cassette! I forgot all about that band.

[@Gunnar.J]

I do too! I still have it on tape!

[@flbc1979]

Great video and great albuns man !!! I agree with your worlds about metal and the divisions ,,,, Everybody are metal !!!!! big hug from Brazil

[@Gunnar.J]

Glam Metal is my life! Always has been.

[@shamgar75]

Great list of bands. Going to give a listen to some of them and replay some of the ones I know again. Guardian's Fire and Love is a fabulous album.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Can't wait for Fire & Love to be released on vinyl. I have the test pressing and it sounds fantastic.

[@shamgar75]

Scott Waters - Oh man that's awesome. I won't lie I'm a little jealous right now ha ha

[@peterlewis3038]

Respect for opening rant... When I started listening to metal in the eighties there were bands you liked and bands you didn't like and that was it. No hate, some things just weren't your taste, and that was cool. And yes a lot of bands were metal then who somehow aren't metal now, and that's a shame cos there's a load of great music out there people are missing for the sake of a perceived "label".

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Could not have said it better. I cannot ever remember even one metal fan I grew up with saying, "Ratt isn't metal, that's just hard rock." These days you have people arguing that Judas Priest and Saxon are "not heavy metal but just hard rock". Haha!

[@kennethsmith8968]

i must be old cause when i was cranking twisted sister and shout at the devil from motley crue from a boombox everyone thought that was bad ass and evil.now i get when listen to these bands laughed at and called the old fart.

[@noisespektrum5416]

the first XYZ album is great.even the followup which was ignored is a solid slab. Circus of Power was another solid one. I spun their call of the wild 12 in ep recently. "hair"/sleaze metal from the 80s is directly linked to the 70s and bands like Slade,Goddo, Starz ,Angel and most importantly 70s Kiss and Aerosmith so ive always been very open to the stuff that came out of the late 80s and there were some really good albums from the period which youve showed. solid choices you poser. haha. cheers brother.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

The XYZ follow-up is brilliant. Wish I had that one on vinyl to show. I have the CD. I totally agree that the hair/sleaze metal was directly connected to bands like Slade, Starz, etc. and yes I think Aerosmith was a HUGE influence on that sound. After I filmed this video I thought of a bunch of other bands I should have included. Oh well.

[@noisespektrum5416]

the scene early on was quite good (early to mid 80s). when they started going for the glam look but were musically more rooted in early 80s Traditional metal . Now they call it "Heavy Glam" or "Flash Metal" i.e Icon, King Kobra, Early Crue, Wrathchild. Then poison came along and that all changed. haha

[@MetalTheologian]

I had forgotten about the bandanas till you mentioned it in the context of DAD. Yecch, hahaha! Great video man, there really is some good shit here, even if it's not my usual thing...

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Oh man, in the late 80's everyone seem to have at least one guy in the band with a bandana on their heads. I guess that's better than having the bandanas tied around their legs. (Though I admit to having bandanas tied around my legs when I was in high school.)

[@robertmcintyre7129]

Why doesn’t Scott ever say that he dislikes the perception of glam metal?

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Why would I? I like a lot of “glam metal.” Over the top stuff like Nitro. I also like glam rock from the 70s. T.Rex, Mott the Hoople, etc.

[@deanbasher2436]

Brother love all your videos.my music right here.you are the best my friend God bless

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Hi Dean. Thank you for your constant encouragement.

[@chrisstory563]

fun metal or party metal LOL it just metal with lyrics about sex, chicks, love, fun, and PARTYING!!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

good time rock and roll. It was suppose to take you out of the doldrums of 9 - 5 working. That's what it did for me and still does.

[@chrisstory563]

what really sad is that glam metal got mocked a lot because it wasn't serious like other metal subgenres. sex, party, having fun, and going crazy was consider silly and stupid to some overly serious metal fans. glam or hair metal was more mainstream like arena rock or AOR. just liken what the garbage rap and auto-tone pop is today. hair metal did fall in the same realm as hard rock. you got the usualy power ballads, songs about heartaches, getting drink and wild, chasing chicks, and the usual songs about sex that isn't too over the top like Rap artist did. many rappers focus more on porn reference Le. 2 live crew and btw, baby got back don't count cos I think song was a joke LOL

[@Ado1271]

For me it's Glam Metal btw good video as always I really enjoyed it.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thank you. Glam metal is what I always called it as well.

[@jameswilson9272]

I agree 100% with Metal is Metal. When i was in jr high, I had my jean jacket filled with patches like Poison White Lion Stryper as well as Slayer Metallica Megadeth Testament. No one could understand how I could like ALL METAL!

[@Lyrici17]

I am certainly guilty of using "hair metal". That being said, when I use the genre tag, I'm not using it with a negative connotation. I'll try to switch my lexicon to "glam", but it probably won't take, haha.... That Joshua is killer. "Only Yesterday" is an immediate favorite (a guitar solo 15 seconds into the song? Yes, please! Plus when I still get another one later.). The vocals are right on, and they have the perfect amount of keyboard...... "Stars" is an amazing single. I mean, half of the song (long version is best) is soloing.... Good stuff, thanks!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Ahhhh, I don't really mind "hair metal" all that much. It just really doesn't describe the music like pop metal, glam metal or the like do. I love Stars. It's a fun song. Have you heard the Shout track I was talking about? It has a similar vibe with the extended guitar solo.

[@Lyrici17]

I hadn't heard it before you mentioned it in the video, but then listened to it. It didn't quite grab me in the same way. I liked a lot of the soloing, but the song itself just okay for me. Oh well, can't win them all. Thanks!

[@andyvinyl]

Hello Scott! This Is A Great Video! It's The Music I Grew Up With. That's All Metal! My Favorite D:A:D - CD Is "Helpyourselfish" From 1995. This Album Is So Heavy! 🤘

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I have Helpyourselfish on CD. It has a black jewel case with white fish bones printed on the case itself. Pretty cool. Thanks for watching and commenting. Now I'm gonna break out Helpyourselfish and give it a spin.

[@6758pasi]

I never took offense on word hair metal, somebody decided to call it that and it stuck. Sometime in the late 90's there was an article on a music magazine where the writer was writing some put down on hair metal. He emphasized the use of term "hair metal" how it was the most ridiculous thing ever and the readers and fans of hair metal wrote back to him and told him many words that they used when wanting to have a laugh. I thought there many simply brilliant, the ones that stuck in my mind were "pantyhose metal, spandex metal and as a reference to Rudolf Schenker "Moustache metal" It was a great reminder how the fans are aware of the funny/ridiculous side. And also the willingness to overlook such things and enjoy the music. Where does this feeling of Cinderella is awful comes from? I don't recall reading anything where they would have been associated with the pop metal side of Poison and Warrant and yet i have seen a few videos where the vc guys have been defensive toward them. I dig the first three Cinderella albums. Very glad to see my fave DAD album Riskin' It All. I don't see it having anything to do with metal, but it's brilliant, love it. Pasi

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I am not really offended by term, I just think it makes no sense. It doesn't describe the music, it describes a look that embodied most 80's bands. LOL! The term was definitely a derogatory term coined to belittle the music, saying it was more about looks than music. As for the Cinderella thing, I've seen it on Facebook and especially on the various heavy metal discussion boards. Guys into the heavier side of metal tend to put all those bands into the "poser metal" category. Another stupid and derogatory name. I thought all four Cinderella albums were great. Their last might even have been their best. Did you not like that one?

[@6758pasi]

I have never heard anything off of Still Climbing. I didn't even know it existed until 6 years ago when Cinderella was about to come over here for a gig and i decided to do a bit of search to find out what they had done. Closest to seeing it live was when you showed it sometime ago.

[@Flotzila21]

Awesome video once again!! music only music, not the look !!!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes indeed. The look was fun, the music was what mattered though.

[@atranfanatic]

Was it MetalJesusRocks that shouted you out? Just curious. Anyway good picks man. My favorite hair style bands are Firehouse, White Lion and Dokken. Though there are many more in the rock and metal genres across the board. God Bless!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

It was MetalJesusRocks. Very cool dude for doing that. Good choices, especially White Lion.

[@atranfanatic]

Right on man. Have you seen his game collection? It is massive and neat. lol And yeah he is a big metalhead and rocker. I was actually surprised that he shouted you out. Very cool man.

[@ronniesotto6473]

I could not agree more on what you said Scott, Metal is Metal (although I classify my music as Rock, be it Sabbath, Rush, Metallica, etc.) :) Great video! Keep them coming!

[@glenndavidson6934]

some of the music of my youth just fun music a good sound track for the weekend

[@nolifetilmetal1]

A lot of this music reminds me of the fun summer times as a teenager. Yup, we were all weekend warriors!

[@CineBrosSupreme]

Haha, yep "Hair Metal" is a ridiculous term because, like you said, those bands ALL had hair! I would understand "Hairspray Metal" or "Aquanet Mtal", because let's face it, when the picture showed a band with poofy hair, you knew it wasn't gonna be thrash or speed, lol! All that being said, I still like all that stuff, and the bands you showed here (with the exception of a couple I'm not familiar with). Happy to see Guardian in here, I actually showed that very album in my latest CD update! Love it, talk about a blind buy gone right!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Guardian was a band I got into because of an old 80's comp called "California Metal". They had two songs on there and both of them killed! I'm excited that their second album is FINALLY getting a release on vinyl this year.

[@lifegoeson1877]

Scott do u have any firehouse band music if u do can u talk about them in a video when u have ofter music to talk about

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I do have many Firehouse releases on CD. I have none on vinyl. They are a hard working band.

[@lifegoeson1877]

Scott Waters that great to know just asking because no one talks about them and no one give them the respect the deserve if u ever get any on vinyl or if the have any don't know if the have any I wood love see and hear u talk about hem and u do a fantastic job in all of your video you make that it have a great day

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thank you.

[@EricBinford]

I met Greg Guiffria thru a friend while visiting Las Vegas Years ago, he hit it big out there creating video tech. He kept his "Big Hair" in a glass case in his Office.

[@clanspen]

Dokken - Under Lock & Key, and Ratt - Invasion of your Privacy still do it for me!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, both solid albums that really fall closer to pure heavy metal than anything else for me.

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

Always love seeing "Night Songs" by Cinderella! Just a fantastic album all the way through - not a weak track on it. The title track is an absolute killer!

[@edwardonsax9919]

Wow I've never heard of most of those bands. Don't forget Krokus.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Love Kronos. A big fan of One Vice At a Time and Headhunter.

[@chadfox1815]

Great show

[@vinylcity1599]

I like "Cinderella" also! I also like "Bon Jovi" somewhat, although I only have a single 45 from them so far!😄😄😄

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Bon Jovi is one I cannot for the life of me figure out. His music just doesn't resonate with me at all and I never could understand how he got so big when bands like Kix, Dirty Looks, etc. were so much better IMO.

[@kjkvr1568]

see that california metal in the background just picked up a sealed copy myself.love mass good band .use to go see cinderella and britny fpx at the galaxy rock in somerdale nj before they hit it big

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Cali Metal is how I discovered the mighty Deliverance. Cali Metal II is how I discovered the awesome Recon. East Coast Metal...Believer. All those albums are awesome IMO.

[@marksantucci4230]

Cinderella looks really cool. was that the tour they opened up for Judas Priest on Ram it down tour? yep Britney looked all glam out. is that the album that has girl school on it if it is it sounded heavy to me? Dangerous toys from that album were there any tunes I mean videos that Riki played on headbangers ball? any thing other than teasin pleasin ? cool Ratt album sooner or later that album probably in September will be on my Walkman.

[@EricBinford]

Theatre of Pain was a Glam Album, I'd drop Too Fast for Love into a category with Judas Priest, and Early, Early, Van Halen.

[@EduardoTrocado]

I grew up in the eighties where ALL were metal. Bands like Icon, Nazareth, Iron Maiden, Saxon, Great White, WASP, Judas Priest, Damien Thorne, Dangerous Toys, DAD, Scorpions, House of Lords, Giufria, Circus of Power, Motley Crue, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Helix, Ratt, Accept, Twisted Sister, Cinderella, were Metal, only Metal. No more division. And was so cool. If you like, you listen. If you dont like, you dont listen. Every New metal band that appear, was welcome. I remmeber to look for new bands in the thank you area at the vinyl cover. Great times.

[@MasaM-c2c]

Mine favorites is mötley crue, WASP, twisted sister, ratt, europe, van halen, since 80's already! Wasp is for me most important ever, in glam/shock metal band scene, debut is my favorite definitely!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

WASP's debut is still my favorite from them as well, although their last album I thought was stellar. I like Crue's first two albums. After that they are a bit spotty. Girls Girls Girls was a very weak album. Van Halen's first four albums were game changers. The debut in 1978 blew doors open. Twisted Sister were never really a glam band, at least not at first. Their first two albums were pure metal, and even speed metal at times. They dressed to offend, not to be pretty. However by the time their Come Out and Play album was released they were following the trends of glam metal and totally lost their edge.

[@the1990kman]

Hello Scott. New here.I have a question. What music is being played in the background? What band and album?

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Sunroad - Wing Seven

[@the1990kman]

Thanks. Great video by the way.

[@harmlessrebel868]

I also hate the moniker hair metal. Just look at the bands that you showed...Cinderella are more of a blues metal/hard blues band, Circus of Power were a mixed bag of styles, but more of a biker metal band, then there is Crue. While I think that they created 80s glam metal, there sound varied with every albums. Their first two were more heavy metal, then with Girls, they went straight sleeze, then a mix of al of their styles with Dr Feelgood. Love the Dangerous Toys...really need to find that bad boy on vinyl. What's the deal with Mass. They are a band that I really dig, but they are a band that had been claimed as Christian metal, but I don't hear that in their music at all. Anyway...fun video.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

YES! My point exactly. Like I said though, even NWOBHM is a tough description, though that was more of a description of a movement than a particular style of music. Raven didn't sound like Def Leppard didn't sound like Venom, etc. Someone told me that the second and third Dangerous Toys are being released on vinyl sometime soon. Like we've been saying, it's impossible to keep up with it all, but I wouldn't change it. Love the vinyl revival. I think Mass got the "Christian metal" tag because of their name, which I suppose sounds religious, the fact that they worked with Micheal Sweet and they have a handful of songs that are spiritual such as Holy One. They have just as many songs about girls and other topics, like Pedal to the Metal! Just a bad-ass rocker!

[@Greatshortfilms1]

Ohhhh, now we're talking, hahah! Mass is great! Only heard of them a couple of years ago! Never been a big fan of the Circus Of Power album. Maybe I should give it a listen again. Shout is great. Love the big hooks with big choirs! Nitro is sooooo over the top! Just needed a better production. Motley Crue is a must when you talk about 80's pop metal. Still need that Leather Records pressing. Yes, my favourite Cinderella album. Not as bluesy and more straight forward. Dirty Looks had a Danish singer. Great rock'n'roll. Another 80's classic. Britny Fox was also cool. I actually like their third album with Tommy Paris the most. XYZ is one of my favourites from that era. Always thought they sounds alot like Dokken. Guardian is great. Love Fire & Love and can't wait for the vinyl release ;-) Joshua is one of the bands I only discovered within the last couple of years. Love Rob Rock. House Of Lords is still releasing great albums and James Christian still sings amazing. Saw them live last year. It was amazing. Never been a huge fan of Helix. Okay albums but not amazing. Dangerous is just a fun rock'n'roll band. Pissed is getting a vinyl release soon. D:A.D. was more like a Cowpunk on their first couple of albums. I am a little dissapointed that you couldn't remember where they were from :-( Great video

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Yes, you are the king of this style of music. There is so much I love that I don't have. That's why I enjoy your channel so much. Sorry I got D.A.D. mixed up. I couldn't for the life of me remember what country they were from. Happens all the time to me when I turn the camera on, I forgot information. Yes, Henrick was Danish. I spoke to him on the phone not long before his death. We had a wonderful conversation about music and faith. He sent me a little thank you note and a CD after that. I still have that hand-written thank you note. I'm still waiting on your Holy Soldier record before I send out your package. As soon as I have it in my hands, I'll be shipping it along with the other stuff in the pile I've been holding for you.

[@gorannikoloski7349]

Love your channel, your like me I love all Metal

[@bipbopboom]

Cool video. I loved your little monologue. I agree 100% about the term hair metal. Never heard that term in the 80s. I also can't stand the revision of 70s metal as you mentioned. That "Motörhead isn't a metal band" garbage. Doesn't make sense to me. Ha. Circus of Power, that's a moldy oldy. I have their first two lps kicking around. Cheers, Jon

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Hey John, the whole "metal didn't exist in the 70's" argument is one that gets me on my soapbox like few others. Haha! I mean, I was a kid in the 70's but I got into heavy metal at an early age. I still have magazines from the 70's asking the Question "Is Heavy Metal Dead?" "Can Heavy Metal Survive the 70's" LOL! Seriously. Then I have magazines from 1980 talking about "The Rebirth of Heavy Metal". How could their be a "rebirth" or a "New Wave of Heavy Metal" in the 80's if there was a first wave in the 70's. Just makes no sense to me. History revisionism at it's finest. See, I told you it gets me on my soapbox. LOL! I only have the first Circus of Power on vinyl. I don't think I've ever even seen the second on vinyl. Show it sometime in a video. Thanks for watching John

[@nastymetalproductions2195]

i actually do like these types of bands but (like you) i lean a lot more towards the more metallic, gritty types. the ones that took a lot of influence from bands like Judas Priest, AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, Aerosmith, Nazareth and so on. so bands like Ratt, Motley Crue, Kix, Dokken, D.A.D., Mass, etc.. etc... i did give Dirty Looks a listen last year and very much dug 'em. anyways. great stuff and take care.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Exactly the style I prefer. I can't really get into the Poison style bands. I dig the grit of those bands you described.

[@musicisajourney]

Guardian! Yup! Had that too!

[@marksantucci4230]

Glam Metal. was Ac/dc and Aerosmith Metal to you? I never saw Ratt's ep I remember you telling us there first album is Out of the cellar. like the 80's look to some people are just stupid.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Ratt's first full length album was Out of the Cellar but they had an EP before that, much like Queensryche with the EP that came before The Warning. AC/DC and Aerosmith were heavy metal in the 1970's. Compared to today's standards for "heavy", they would not be considered such, but they definitely were in the 70's.

[@HPTFan]

The ones who called you a poser are the real posers! Metalheads stick together! Not divide and conquer! 😠

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Actually I think the whole "poser" thing is stupid. Listen to what you like and ignore the rest. Who cares what someone else listens to. If someone like metal AND rap, how does that make them a poser? It makes them a music fan.

[@HPTFan]

You got a point there. 😅

[@MrToband]

You are right, that term "hair metal" didn't even exist in the 80s, we called it glam but you're right it was all metal to us, until I discovered Metallica then I didn't listen to Motley Crue , Dokken or Twisted Sister as much anymore.

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

Ahhh The 1st wave of Metal I got into as a Teen still love it today I don't understand those people who are of the opinion I got into the Crue, Dokken, Ratt Oh and then I only listen to Thrash now or some other Prog Metal you name it I like them all I even like Cheap Trick and some people think that is funny, why Great R&R Band with some Great Material actually saw them open up for Motley Crue in 98 God Bless Scott have a Happy and Safe 4th with your family, God Bless, Stay Strong ;) Kevin

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Sounds like we had a similar way of getting into metal. For me it was bands like Ted Nugent, Aerosmith and Kiss, then it was Motorhead, Judas Priest and early Scorpions. From there I started getting into all the 80's bands and even local acts like Twisted Sister. Then speed metal, thrash, death metal...

[@chadschweigert9288]

dangous toy pissed is come out late Sept on I forgot what site I pre order it from

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Really? Gonna have to see if I can find that. Thanks.

[@musicisajourney]

Great video! Yes, Helix are cool and Brian Volmer is super nice. Dangerous Toys. I had that album and was thinking about it the other week. D.A.D. That’s an awesome album and I have that on CD too. You might want to check out Royal Court of China if you don’t know them. D.A.D. are from Denmark I believe.

[@musicisajourney]

And Britny Fox! Man, I had that one too!

[@GFMaiden666]

Qual o nome das cançoes de fundo do video???????????????

[@GFMaiden666]

Name of the songs please man...PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jljohnnysjeeplife]

You hate the term Hair Metal like I hate the term New Wave of xXxX Heavy Metal. I think that term is stupid. Awesome video brother. Thanks for sharing. ~Cap

[@jljohnnysjeeplife]

I have NEVER seen Nitro on vinyl ever. I wish I had it

[@allenellsworth5799]

smfcpthowdy Traditional? There are so many people who hate modern Trad and put it down all the time. anywho

[@jljohnnysjeeplife]

Allen Ellsworth I'm not saying I hate the music, I'm saying I hate the term

[@bipbopboom]

smfcpthowdy I love the term New wave of British Heavy Metal. That's what it was called all the way back since 79. We called it that as kids in the mid 80s. The metal mags all used that moniker too. It's certainly awkward to say, but pretty darn accurate. I love saying the term "new wob em". Nobody knows what the heck I'm talking about. Cheers Captain, Jon

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I don't really hate it so much as I think it doesn't describe the music at all. Everyone had hair in the 80's. Shoot, pop artists had big poofy hair in the 80's. Haha! That's what I don't like about it. New Wave of British Heavy Metal describe as whole scene that took over for bands like Sabbath, Priest, UFO, Budgie, etc in Britain in 1979/1980. It's more about a movement than a sound. After all it produced Venom AND Def Leppard. Polar opposites of the spectrum. New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal is all these young new bands whose sound is directly a derivative of the classic 80's sounds, so those tags don't really bother me. "Hair Metal" was created originally as a derogatory name to say that the bands image was more important than the music. To that, I disagree. Too bad I didn't explain it that well on the video. HAHA!

[@ANDREWBALLINA]

Fantastic vid and just what I was looking for when I searched this topic. I agree with you on the whole "hair thing" and feel this metal genre suits the title Glam/Pop Metal, as that's essentially what it is, a more pop metal sound. Motley Crue are incredible and was the band that helped me discover my favourite type of metal. It was great to see some different bands that don't get mentioned alot, as its given me more bands to check out. Britny Fox, House of Lords and Circus of Power have been added to my list of bands to check out. Great to see Cinderella and Dangerous Toys mentioned, both are great. Have you got anything from Shotgun Messiah and Tesla? Both are great bands.

[@MartyPhillipsravensday]

Its the music not the look.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

My point exactly!

[@nolifetilmetal1]

But I do confess to liking the over-the-top look as part of the stage show.

[@zachary_attackery]

I'm glad to finally hear someone else say this about the term "hair metal"...it was a derogatory term made up in the 90s to make fun of all 80s rock and metal. I don't think these people are even real music fans...they just want to belong to some dumb "scene" so they have to label and ridicule everything that doesn't fall in line with whatever their scene dictates is "cool" or not. Anyway, I would have added Shotgun Messiah to the list, their first album is amazing

[@helmutdiggy6874]

Not a huge fan of labeling music either but the majority of what is referred as hair metal I can't stand . Cinderella is kick ass , first two motley crue are both awesome as well. I never gave Dirty Looks a chance , just because the name , I assumed it was another Poison clone . Take care Scott , happy fourth.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I think a lot of people dismissed Dirty Looks because of their name and the association with acts like Poison, but they were much more of a heavy rock and roll band than that. They had been around since the early 80's and had four albums out before they even got picked up by a major. I highly recommend picking up their Cool from the Wire and/or In Your Face albums if you are at all interested in checking them out. Their singer/songwriter was a rock till the day he died.

[@mikah44]

I really dont care what is the style of any bands I listen. If its good its worth listening then. Joshua is my favourite of those albums you showed. Very melodic and Rob Rock shines on that record. Ive always wondering why is it so hard to find and why Joshua doesnt rerelease that. Also Ratt, Britny Fox and Shout are bands I also like. Havent heard all of those you showed.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Rob Rock is an awesome vocalist. One of my all time favorites. Had the opportunity to open a show in Switzerland for Rob and he was the nicest guy. Put on a heck of a performance as well.

[@DanyaelLJohnson]

Bon Jovi also helped give Aldo Nova a second shot with "Blood On The Bricks" on a record label he started.

[@romanwalczak7748]

ohhhh my in back California Metal i had that record wow

[@jameswalker7880]

I really like the term glam metal as all these bands were heavily influenced by glam bands like slade, sweet, t-rex, mott the hoople and Bowie... funny how by the late 80s bands like scorpions, saxon and Y&T jumped on the glam bandwagon...and dont forget the first metal album ever to go #1 was quiet riot metal health....

[@vinylvictim4424]

I liked your rant at the beginning of your video- I couldn't agree more! Cool stuff you showed. You really took me back with the Guardian album (Ken Tamplin too) - I used to have Fire and Love as well as their next two albums (on CD). I love the Britny Fox, XYZ, Dangerous Toys, Helix, House of Lords and D.A.D. Take care, Scott. \m/

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Thanks. It's easy for me to get "worked up" when it comes to the history of the music I love, especially when it comes to revisionism. Just an FYI. Guardian - Fire & Love reissue on CD and vinyl is up for sale now at Boone's Overstock boonesoverstock.storenvy.com/

[@vinylvictim4424]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@vinylvictim4424]

By the way, I just had a similar rant at the end of one of my recent videos entitled: Vinyl Community CD Update: Metal Edition. Check it out if you're interested and if so let me know what you think.

[@azop]

Where I live we used to call it "Pantyhose Heavy Metal"... so Hair Metal is much better :)

[@nolifetilmetal1]

LOL! At least that's funny!

[@СнэйкПлискин]

Glam metal = great metal.

[@husq48]

Hate "Hair Metal!" Better termed "Hairspray Metal" 😃😃🤣

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Aqua Net metal! Might as well take on a sponsor. They used enough of it.

[@husq48]

@@nolifetilmetal1 🤣

[@franhager4962]

Ur old school metAl head that's freakin bad ass .I grew up in the 80s as well right now tho I'm diggin slipknot but there not christian they lean more with satan.????????there on tour

[@blackmorerules]

Love hearing you go into detail about Shout's In Your Face. I love that end to end, and the song that is made up of tons of short solos is amazing. I love their look, and the way you described it was perfect. That whole album is at least a 9 out of 10. Guardian's Fire and Love I rate on par with In Your Face. Not familiar with Joshua, but just read what you wrote on No Life 'Til Metal, very interesting. If I didn't already have tickets to see April Wine/Trooper here, I would have travelled to see Helix play at a festival south of here. Nice problem to have, but still, sighhhh....Great Edition of What's Spinning...

[@nolifetilmetal1]

I think you would like Joshua too. In fact, Ken Tamplin sang on their first album. Wow! You are going to see April Wine and Trooper. That's awesome. I should send you some cash to buy me a Trooper shirt. You'd never find one of those here. Haha! (In fact, I am going to send a package to you soon, I just might send you some cash.) Hope you get to see Helix this summer anyhow. I've met the band, saw them goofing around on stage at at party, but never actually seen them perform a set.)

[@blackmorerules]

Ken Tamplin is fantastic. Ooooh, a Trooper shirt over an April Wine shirt, BIG STATEMENT! I had a Trooper concert shirt from '78 at one time. Wish I still had it. What is your fave size of shirt, and 2nd fave size. No need to send cash, plus they may not have shirts available. Seems to be hit and miss at times. They better have shirts though! I believe April Wine is headlining. In Canada, Trooper may have sold more records than April Wine, but I'd think worldwide, April Wine would have sold more. Just a guess though.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Well April Wine shirts show up from time to time. Trooper shirts NEVER show up in the U.S. Frankly I'd wear a shirt by either band as I love 'em both. I wear a Large or XL. Prefer Large but can wear either. What size do you prefer cause I have one coming your way as well.

[@blackmorerules]

The only April Wine shirt I've seen is mine. Missed marketing opportunity! Yup, I will beeline it to the merch table for shirt action. I like small, then on up from there. There had better be shirts at the show. It takes place in a month and a half of so.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Small? Ok. Thanks. Come to think of it, I haven't seen a ton of April Wine shirts. I guess I just assumed they would be easier to find since they are so much more popular than Trooper, at least in the U.S.

[@holspa]

I also dont like the hair term, never did. I think it came out with the internet era. Before some of those bands like CINDERELLA BRITNY FOX we call them glam metal because their makeup. DIRTY LOOKS Sleazy metal and bands like MASS hard&heavy. Only good albums you showed.

[@bipbopboom]

holspa metal I'm not sure, but it seems like a term VH1 or MTV would've came up with in the mid nineties. It feels like a "put down" term. I think whoever coined that term had a disdain for the music. Jon

[@holspa]

Yes Jon, could have been for the first time on VH1 or MTV. I hear it in the 2000s, but i only had MTV from 1988 till around 1994/1995, and VH1 years later for a couple of years. YES, its not a respectful term at all.

[@nolifetilmetal1]

It's exactly what it was. Music that was all about looks and had no substance or talent. Same with "butt rock " and now "dad rock" to describe bands like Slayer and Megadeth. LOL! It's just us old guys complaining about a lack of respect for something we hold in high esteem. Still, when I was a teen in the 80's we didn't make fun of the bands from the 60's and 70's. We knew those were the roots of what we enjoyed.

[@holspa]

For the haters it was all about the looks, and they said the bands had no talent, but we the fans think totaly different. A lot of talent, its not easy to write songs that still sound so good in 2017, and they were hits, and the guys were only 22 or so when they wrote all those amazing songs. Lot of talent, and drugs, thats for shore.

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

The Thumbs Down must be a Thrash DieHard LOL \m/\m/

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Oh I get a thumbs down or two on every video I do, almost as soon as I post them. I guess I made someone mad for some reason. No big deal.

[@Thunderstruckzzz]

Excellent Scott!! I agree I call it all metal myself. Love the Dirty Looks album ! The Cinderella, Ratt and Britney Fox are amazing records. I need to check out that Circus of Power album . I just read that Nitro are back together and are recording an album. I love that House of Lords album ! Great video Scott ! Thanks. Chez

[@nolifetilmetal1]

Should be interesting hearing what Jim Gillett and Michael Angelo come up with. I haven't really liked anything Jim has put out since Nitro, even the album he recorded with his ex-wife Lita Ford is terrible. I think you will dig the first Circus of Power album sort of AC/DC meets The Cult.

[@milovankukich6449]

I'd like to talk metal with you bro. I'm a thrasher and I like some hair bands too, the heavier side of it. I used to go on your site years ago and look at your reviews. I think we talked over email once but it was a long time ago. I definitely found out about some Christian thrash/death and hard rock from your site. I made a video about the whole thrash vs glam thing if you want to check it out. I am a potty mouth though, bad habits.