Hair Metal Debut Albums: The Greatest of ALL TIME 

Ignoring the mainstream multiplatinum artists some of my favorites include: 1. Hericane Alice- Tear the House Down 2. Cats n Boots- Kicked and Clawed 3. Tora Tora- Surprise Attack 4. Bang Tango- Psycho Cafe 5. Tuff- What Comes Around Goes Around 6. Every Mother's Nightmare-S/T 7. Arcade- S/T 8. Shotgun Messiah- S/T 9. Vinnie Vincent Invasion- S/T 10. EZO-S/T Not sure if it qualifies as hair metal or not but I also really liked Fastway and Wasp's first albums.

No Respect by Vain. My personal fave debut and maybe my all time fave Hair Metal album. Start to finish it’s all killer with no filler. I was so lucky to see them support Skid Row at the tail end of 1989 when Skid Row came over to England to promote their amazing debut also. As a 14 year old kid attending only his 3rd Concert (1st Bon Jovi Dec 88 New Jersey tour and 2nd Bon Jovi,Europe,Vixen,Skid Row Milton Keynes Bowl 80,000 people August 89) my mind was blown. I can still see Davy Vain barefoot on stage looking just like the album cover. They were sooo good. Also shout out to Love/Hate’s Blackout in the Red Room, Skid Row Self Titled & Warrant D.R.F.S.R as well. Love this channel Anthony. If I miss a video or two I binge them back to back to catch up 👍🎸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

10.Bang Tango 9.Tesla 8.babylon Ad 7Saigon Kick 6.Fastway 5.Killer Dwarfs 4Night Ranger 3.Zebra 2.Mr.Big 1.Dangerous Toys

I got 10. Kingdom Come 9.Cinderella 8.Vain 7.Skid Row 6.Faster Pussycat 5.Guns n Roses 4.Poison 3.Ratt 2.Motley Crue 1.Van Halen Another Great Watch! Thx!

1. L.A Guns - ST 2. Guns N’ Roses - Appetite for Destruction 3. Badlands - ST 4. Dangerous Toys - ST 5. Faster Pussycat - ST 6. Lynch Mob - Wicked Sensation 7. Ratt - Out of the Cellar 8. Van Halen - I 9. W.A.S.P. - ST 10. Poison - Look what the cat dragged in No real order

The warrant video was the video the algorithm threw at me that got me into your channel. I was in residential treatment for my drinking when I started watching. Thanks for helping keep me going.

Great selection of awesome hair metal albums by both . Great show🤘🤘🤘

My favorite hair metal debut album has to be Out Of The Cellar by RATT , it's all killer no filler.

My top ten 1 Appetite for Destruction- Guns N Roses 2 Skid Row Self Titled 3 LA Guns Self Titled 4 Faster PussyCat Self Titled 5 Damn Yankees Self Titled 6 Too Fast for Love-Motley Crue 7 Stick It to Ya-Slaughter 8 Jackyl Self Titled 9 Permission to Land- The Darkness 10 Under the Blade-Twisted Sister

Thank you for putting me back to my youth with your shows 😉 I was born in 1974 and discovered rock & metal for myself in 1986 - thanks to my older brother, of course. Between 1986 and 1990 in particular, it was the glam/sleaze rock wave that I listened to up and down. I had the cassettes in my Walkman in constant use, especially on the way to and from school. Sure, if you include Van Halen, their debut is untouchable. I only included debut albums after 1980 in my list. My Top 10 Hair Metal Debuts are: 01. L.A. Guns - L.A. Guns 02. Ratt - Out of the Cellar 03. Cinderella - Night Songs 04. Guns N‘ Roses - Appetite For Destruction 05. Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love 06. Skid Row - Skid Row 07. Dangerous Toys - Dangerous Toys 08. Tesla - Mechanical Resonance 09. Love/Hate - Blackout In The Red Room 10. Vain - No Respect HM: White Lion - Fight To Survive Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come Roxx Gang - Things You've Never Done Before Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich Johnny Crash - Neighbourhood Crash Slaughter - Stick It to Ya Keep on rockin‘ 🤘

Great video Guys!!! Good picks on the Top 10 on both sides. I'd like to leave my top 10 but for me, the list is not about commercial success. These are just my favorite top 10 hair metal debut albums of all time. Obviously, most of the overplayed albums I am done with. They won't be on this list. But this list includes CD's that I listen to every week of my life. 10. Black 'N Blue - S/T 9. Firehouse - S/T 8. Bulletboys - S/T 7. Rough Cutt - S/T 6. Bangalore Choir - On Target 5. Southgang - Tainted Angel 4. Wildside - Under the Influence 3. Winger - S/T 2. Tesla - Mechanical Resonance 1. Skid Row - S/T

Excellent introductory overview. A few of my contenders, not mentioned by others below, that would have made the list if the well-known "biggies" like Van Halen, Ratt, Poison, Guns'n' Roses, Badlands, Tesla, Cinderella etc. were left out (remember these are debuts. Many have better sophomore and senior offerings) 1. Baton Rouge- Shake Your Sole 1990 - USA 2. Brighton Rock - Young Wild and Free 1992 - Canada 3. Tigertailz - Young and Crazy 1987 - Wales 4. Faster Pussycat - self titled - 1987 - USA 5. Shotgun Messiah - self titled - 1989 - Sweden 6. Junkyard - self titled - 1989 -USA (beware the similarly named non-glam Junkhouse) 7. Sea Hags - self titled - 1989 - USA As a Canuck it was good to hear Slik Toxik given some love. Not well know but unfortunately neither their full album nor subsequent EP have ever been released on vinyl. Interesting that the U.K did not go in this direction after NWOBHM. Why?

Cool episode!🤘 Enjoy seeing Brian as well and u guys should definetly do a Part 2!

My top 12 just for fun I can't figure out which 2 to drop 1. Lillian Axe S/T 2. Guns N Roses - Appetite 3. Skid Row S/T 4. Wildside - Under the Influence 5. Danger Danger S/T 6. Blue Tears S/T 7. Mud Slick - Keep Crawlin In The Mud 8. Firehouse S/T 9. Baton Rouge - Shake Your Soul 10. Sic Vikki - Kiss Me In French 11. Unruly Child S/T 12. Pole Position S/T

some topics to think about for an episode... best live tour packages best supergroup/dream supergroup most disappointing albums that was highly anticipated best replacement singers generation swine discussion the lost 2 years of warrant (when jani left in 1993, came back, and the departure of joey and steven) the poison breakup, and the kotzen era...blues era

Oh, I was there for it I was, believe it....16. Yep a teen right in the middle of Hair Metal. - As far as Destruction.

I think some of the early Glam started with New York Dolls and probably David Bowie too.

here we go baby!!!

Vain’s debut is great, but their second and 3rd albums are even better imo. Pure alternative sleaze rock

When my next ssdi check hits I'm subscribing to the Motley Crue level. I truly enjoy this stuff and would like to contribute a few bucks to the cause. And a worthy cause it is indeed.

Two I think should be mentioned are War Babies and Baton Rouge's debut albums. Both are great but the bands just came out at the wrong time. Guy already mentioned Babylon AD which is up there with Appetite and Under The Influence in my book.

Glad to see Vain's No Respect here. One of the greatest hair metal albums ever. Trixter's first would go on my list also, plus Lillian Axe debut. Sleeze Beez is great. And Vinnie Vincent Invasion has to be there.

Love your show. Could you do an episode on Australian Rock Bands ? Baby Animals, Mantissa, Nitocris, Hard-Ons, Magic Dirt, You Am I, Tumbleweed, Powderfinger, Sliverchair, The Superjesus, Bodyjar.

I, Napoleon - S/T is a great debut and their only album.

Oh yeah glam def starts with Dolls, T-Tex, Bowie and undoubtedly Kiss. Aerosmith too. Then Van Halen ramps up the guitar work to 11 and a genre is born.

Jani was one of the best..I love the song 'Hooked ' on his solo effort..Back Down To One

Another great show Guru !! Some good choices. Ratt, Sleez Beez, etc etc. Wildside would be my #1. A few that come to mind for me would be..... VALENTINE - S/T BLACK N' BLUE - S/T JOHNNY CRASH - Neighbourhood Threat Thanx for the great watch !!

Love your channel. Love all your videos as always. I hadn’t listened to Lillian Axe since the debut album came out. I just gave it another spin. My feelings of the album haven’t changed since I heard it the first time. For me, just my humble opinion (without being a troll) is that their album sounded like a fake band in a bad 80s movie. Like when a prom scene comes on and a random rock band is playing for the prom. That’s what Lillian Axe reminded me of. I just never got their appeal. With that said…I love both Use Your Illusion albums and I only dislike get in the ring and my world. So what the hell do I know lol. I also don’t mind some of Chinese Democracy. I also enjoy the debut from Vinnie Vincent Invasion lol. The great thing about all of this is we all get to enjoy our own life soundtrack and thumbs up to any band putting their music out for all of us to possibly enjoy.

a few bands you guys talk about i passed back in the day . but i will have to check them out thanks guys!

Badlands is the best debut album by a rock band period.

Great lists, guys. I would have added QR-Metal Health, Autograph- Sign in Please, and one of my all-time favorite albums, Heavens Edge self-titled.

Shocked nobody is mentioning Slaughter-Stick it to ya. It’s a classic

I've got to bring up Leather Boyz with electric toyz. Great pop/ hard rock album. I think I have tooth decay from the sugury sweet vocals and over processed guitars. Love that stuff.

Definitely LA Guns is a great band and very underrated! Their debut is a classic

great video!!

Great show gang!

Tesla debut , that track We’re No Good Together, Jeff Keith puts in one of the greatest vocals of the genre . Always thought that should have ended that record .

Honest to God, you are such a dork and I mean that in a good way! I'm right there with ya! Love your "show"...I'm 57 and lived thru the awesome hair metal yrs. Grew up in central Mn and there was a band called Slave Raider we'd go see every wknd. IF by chance you haven't heard of them, check them out, in particular "Take the World by Storm" One of those bands that "Could've and Should've but didn't".....They we're awesome live!....Keep the faith brother!

Talking about Sebastian Bach, have you ever listened to Frameshift’s An Absence Of Empathy album where Bach sings the vocals? It’s a really good album, and even better if you’re a Bach fan.

Not their debut, but Earthshaker, first time as Y&T. Great Album!!

Tora Tora and Sleeze Beez both amazing. Of course Guns and Roses fucking rule!

Hey, I've been enjoying your show. It takes me back (I graduated in '91, too).I have a couple interesting ideas for shows. One is, the top bands that you can acknowledge are probably good, or even great, but that you just couldn't (and still can't) get into. The other is, a show talking about bands, whether you like them or not, that don't really fit in to the genre but also don't really have anywhere else to go. A few examples would be The Cult, Queensryche, a band I never got in to but that comes up quite a bit in the comments which is W.A.S.P. , and even bands like (early)Faith No More or Ugly Kid Joe. Also, could apply to several of the later "hair"/Headbanger's Ball bands that got shoe-horned in such as Saigon Kick, D.A.D., Enuff Z'Nuff, Shotgun Messiah, The(London)Quireboys, Electric Boys, Electric Angels, Love/Hate, etc. (and a band I somehow discovered and still really like--Dogs D'Amour). Man, there was so much different kinds of stuff going on that most people had no idea about, besides the mostly untapped bands that fit more into the genre and get covered on your show quite a bit. Also, I had an idea having to do with album covers (artwork/pictures, not cover songs), both good and really bad, that I posted in the comments on your Major Mistakes.... video. Anyway, keep up the good work and keep on rockin'.

Faster Pussycat S/T Roxx Gang - Thing you've never done before Enuff Z Nuff S/T Tuff - What Comes Around Gou Around L.A Guns S/T Bang Tango - Psycho Cafe Rough Cutt S/T MR Big S/T Dangerous Toys S/T Every Mothers Nightmare S/T Hurricane - Take what you want Poison - LWTCDI GNR - Appetite for Destruction Love/Hate - Blackout in the red room Vain - No respect Cinderella - Night songs

Tora Tora put out an album in 2019 that was really good - Bastards of Beale

I got 10. Rough Cut Self-Titled 9. Bullet Boys Self-Titled 8. Motley TFFL 7. Ratt Out of the Celar 6. Skid Row Self-Titled 5. Asphalt Ballet Self-Titled 4. Icon Self-Titled 3. Bang Tango Pycho Cafe 2. Van Halen 1 1. Guns & Roses AFD

Don’t blame Milli Vanilli, blame it on the rain.

My number 1 is Night Songs by Cinderella. To me, its not a hair metal album. Its a heavy kick ass hard rock album. Killer but underrated because of that awful album cover. I have to stick up for this album all the time. One of top hard rock albums ever

Cheers again from Down Under thanks for another great episode \m/ Keeping it to 10 is hard, but some repeats some not yet mentined, in no particular order... Badlands Spread Eagle War Babies Saigon Kick Tyketto Heavy Bones Beggars & Thieves Bangalore Choir Skid Row Love Hate Tesla See that's already 11 😅

I remember 2 of the first cassettes I ever got. I was originally going to get Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet and Poison- Look What the Cat Dragged In. After I saw that Poison cover (mind you I had only ever heard them on the radio as a kid), I thought it was some kind of gender bending thing. As a result, I got Cinderella- Night Songs instead as it wasn't as overboard. 😜 I didn't regret the purchase and didn't really get into Poison until their second album as I didn't really care for the first one after listening to my neighbor's copy of it. I didn't get Tesla- Mechanical Resonance until after The Great Radio Controversy; when I first heard of them. I'm thinking the original album didn't do well because it was barely (if ever) played in smaller areas. Definitely a killer album though. An album I'd consider for an honorable mention is Ugly Kid Joe- America's Least Wanted; even though they technically released an EP first. However, Guns & Roses could be counted the same way due to Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide. Any album besides Guns & Roses- Appetite for Destruction as #1 is just completely incorrect; followed by Van Halen- Van Halen. 😁 It could be an age issue as well as I didn't really notice VH until the songs Jump and Panama off of 1984.

I agree on Poison putting lut new music. Seems that Bret would rather release solo albums and tour with his solo band. Probably because of the $$$.

i was 13 in 1990 but thank God for older brothers lol

F# Canada thanks I’m thick skinned I can take it wasp debut I love can’t wait to see them play it in Van oct 30, shout out to lee Aaron and helix

You forgot to mention that Ray Gillen replaced Glen Hughes in Black Sabbath. The Eternal Idol Deluxe Edition Import has the Ray Gillen demos 🖤🦇💀💣⚡️🤘

Motley Crue Theater of Pain came out June 24th, 1985. Look What The Cat Dragged In came out May 23rd, 1986. 11 months before Poison’s debut, Motley Crue was all glammed out and had the Home Sweet Home ballad. I don’t think people realize how much bands copied the Crue. Motley was in jeans and leather for Girls, Girls, Girls, 2 months before Appetite For Destruction came out.

Wildside is a kickass band, correct me if I’m wrong but UTI was recorded at 5150, right? They were supposed to open for VH for the FUCK tour.

Does anybody remember when Jizzy Pearl hung like Jesus Christ from a crucifix on the Hollywood sign as a protest of the rise of grunge as publicity stunt

For me, Dio- Holy Diver is the greatest debut album of all time, but I understand if Dio doesn't count due to his previous endeavors.

Cinderella still one of the best show i every seen

Guru, if Skid Row cannot get their act together we need to start spreading in the mediasphere the idea that Badlands needs to get back together with Sebastion Bach. Eric Singer is done with Kiss. Let's go!

Hi my name is Darren I am from the UK. Just wondering if you know about bands from around 1993 like star star erotic suicide alley cat strach and one from around 90 or 91 called dirty white boy I would love to hear you talk about them on your show

The Wild Boyz “Unleashed” smashes all these releases. But it’s so underground & old, that no one has heard of them.

I didn't care for anything G N' R after Destruction, for sure. I think they got in the "so called" Rock and Roll Hall of Fame off that one album.

You should look up a band called sweet poison they only released an EP and then broke up

“Subhuman Race” is excellent…

Phil Lewis still has a great voice.

Did Ratt ever have a "ballad"?

ODIN ODIN ODIN

Dude, that guy that hangs out with Brendon Snyder irritates me the same way. You can see it annoys him when Brendon calls something hair metal.

Don't feel bad about Bach blocking you. Dee Snider told me to stfu on Twitter. Lol

Love your channel, dude, but when you guys are doing these top tens, you should omit anybody that was a multi platinum seller. You talk about wanting to bring attention to unknown bands, and then you’re throwing Guns N’ Roses in Def Leppard and poison and shit into your lists. How about a top 10 list of bands who barely or never went gold? Vain, Kik Tracy, Love/hate,Bang Tango. I realize once in a while, you’ll bring up one of these bands,,,, But it isnt nearly enough I can go to 10 or 20 different channels and hear about poison and Def Leppard, fuck those bands, there’s nothing new to learn about any of them. ….I want to hear about the guys who didn’t get any attention. Other than that, I do like your channel, I’m from Fargo too, and always look forward to your new uploads

Van Halen is not hair metal, imo. They're simply classic hard rock, according to the great Martin Popoff. Tuff blows. I really dislike that band. The late Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) was right when he said only glam metal killed glam metal, because it parodied itself with copycat bands. And Tuff was one of those bands RJD referred to without even saying their name. And on a side note, Rush asked Mr. Big to open for them on the Presto tour after Geddy, Alex and Neil heard their 1989 debut. They were blown away by Paul Gilbert's shredding and Billy Sheehan's blistering bass playing abilities. I even remember Billy and Erik Martin saying via Rockline that they were honoured to open up for a legendary hard rock band like Rush. Never was too big on Cinderella's Night Songs. Too much filler. Side one has mostly bangers, and side two has mostly clangers, imo. Always thought Nothin' For Nothin' and Back Home Again sounded like the same song. Somebody Save Me should have been on the bangers side. Instead, they put it on the side with the weaker tracks. Four Winds by Tangier is a very underrated hair metal album. Only On The Line got heavy airplay from that album. Tesla's Mechanical Resonance is in my Top 5 Greatest Hair Metal Debuts, alongside Out Of The Cellar, Too Fast For Love, Skid Row and Breaking The Chains.

Hair Metal started with Robert Plant. Van Halen was never hair metal.

Hair metal was because of MTV

All this yappin bout hair metal but I barely see any hair between the two of you

Hair metal is not a genre

Hair metal guru nothing to be proud of yes Hair metal music sucks I can't stand that genre like posion bon phoney horrible music

I am back for more @hairmetalguru