Who else is an eighties rock/metal fan?Could you name your fave band back in the day?

Question

Come on people force yourself out of the spandex and uber back combed hair closet!!

Answer 1

Ozzy
Motley Crue
Ratt
Guns n' Roses
Little Caesar
Iron Maiden
Tesla
Y&T
Dokken
Loudness
Metallica
Krokus
Winger
Twisted Sister
Lita Ford
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Vixen
Vandenberg
Dio
Judas Priest
Motorhead
Wendy O. Williams
Anthrax
Whitesnake
W.A.S.P.
Helloween
Scorpions
L.A. Guns
Faster Pussycat
Bang Tango
Overkill
Poison
Bon Jovi
Queensryche
Triumph
Skid Row
Coney Hatch
Def Leppard
Cinderella
David Lee Roth
Savatage
Quiet Riot
Alcatrazz
....and soooooooooooooooo many more!

Answer 2

Man! I was SO into some good stuff from the period, ....cause unlike most people who laugh about "Hair Band" this and that - i was there! But i was into more serious and credible non-pop bands:

Loudness
TNT
Schon & Hammer
Dixie Dregs
Coney Hatch
Pat Travers
Accept
AXE
Michael Schenker Group
Vandenberg
Saxon
Blackfoot
The Snowmen (I'm sure nobody here knows them but me - an 80's So Cal act that had 2 records out, and i saw em about 12 times..)

Answer 3

I was too young to understand rock music in the 80's used to think it was just loud banging sounds!!
As the time went on I realised what kind of music it was..
Def Leppard
Whitesnake
Heart
They were my fave. I have an eclectic choice of music from the 80's right upto the 00's. The 90's i wasn't too pleased with but still not bad.

Answer 4

I was, still am, and always will be a fan of most of the bands that came out of the era. I actively seek out their new releases (yes, most are still recording). My favorite's of the lesser known bands from that era were Tyketto, Badlands, Blue Murder, and.... I'm not even going to get started or this paragraph will turn into a Senior Thesis.







NP: "Magical Mystery Tour" - Cheap Trick

Answer 5

My Favorite Metal Band that was active in the 80's.....Black Sabbath

Now if Your asking for 80's Bands only...
Ozzy
Maiden
Badlands
Blue Murder
Whitesnake (started in 78 but who's picky?)
Ratt
Dokken
Cinderella
Skid Row
Metallica
Megadeth
Testament
Zebra
Fate's Warning
Helloween
Great White
Praying Mantis
Venom
Slayer
Angel Witch
Quiet Riot
MSG
Motorhead (started in the 70's but one again not picky)
Triumph (ditto)
Krokus (ditto)
Judas Priest (ditto)
The Scorpions (ditto)

Answer 6

I know that my first album I bought was slippery when wet the original cover and then U2 The Joshua Tree. I still listen to both but if I put my list on here it would look worse that crimsong"s

Eighties Rock & Roll FOREVER

Answer 7

Iron Maiden.

Answer 8

Marillion,,(Script for a Jesters Tear,Misplaced Childhood,Fugazi to name a few) Judas Priest,(anything with Ripper on Vocals),Queensryche,(suite Sister Mary..Live perfomane is amazing),Iron Maiden,,Dio(Rock and Roll Children).Just to name a few...
Marillion with Fish on vocals always tops it for me..His Lyrics are so poetic..Just listen to an album and it tells a story right the way through.
XXX

Answer 9

There are so many to choose from, many of which have already been mentioned so I'll add two more - the second of which started late '70's but should still count.

Tygers of Pan Tang
Molly Hatchet

Answer 10

Where should I start? Overkill, Megadeath, Death Angel, Danzig, Slayer, Anthrax were my favorites for stuff with a lot more power cords.
For the softer stuff it was Van Halen, White Snake, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Cinderella, Metallica before they sold out and became mainstream MTV crap, and Def leopard.
And thanks for the free points.