Finally getting to the good stuff! The bracket is a good mix of groups that defined the hair band era. Happy to see that Chad Metal was excluded (at least the more dubious selections like Faster Pussycat, LA Guns, etc. ). I am surprised that there are a few notable exceptions, such as Skid Row, Quiet Riot, Vixen, Great White, Europe, etc. You probably could have had an entire tournament if you wanted. Still, I'm looking forward to this one!!!
Skid Row, Quiet Riot, Vixen were all on the short list to make it in, as you'll hear in the ep... but didn't quite make it due to our differing opinions... Vixen was an either/or with Lita Ford for me, but was on my list. Great White was on my list but down far enough that it didn't make it. Europe I didn't realize was of the genre until it was too late. BUT I think "The Final Countdown" transcended the Hair Metal genre, anyway, so I think we got that right putting it in the main game!
First, the term hair metal is inaccurate. A band can be a "hair band" without being actual metal. BonJovi is not a metal band. At all. Metal bands: AC/DC, Metallica, Nazareth, Judas Priest, etc. So, this bracket is pretty much hair bands. It's a good thing I love both metal and hair bands. :)
Also, Joseph, you really think I wouldn't know every one of these bands?
I can see this whole bracket is going to be nothing but snobbery and shitty comments.
Apologies for being very late commenting. Weird couple of months.
Glad to have you back! We have John, Dan, Dr. Janet, and of course ME here to represent an appreciation for hair bands, hair metal, glam rock, whatever you want to call it. I would love to hear what YOU would put in this bracket, Meg! --Keith
Wow, what a medley of garbage. Whew, I can smell it from here. Brought back a lot of memories. Mostly memories of all the people I hated in high school.
I'm not even sure I'll do any voting in this bracket, my only opinion of almost all of these bands is that I hope they are dead now. (Spinal Tap being the big exception here because, you know, parody. And Bon Jovi is a good guy, shitty music, but good guy) Though I suppose in any matchup the song I hate the most is probably the most hair metal.
I am surprised that Poison is not on here. I mean, Every Rose Has It's Thorn is the very best (worst?) example of a shitty hair metal band power ballad. Maybe the worst lyrics of all time, and terrible lyrics are a hallmark of hair metal.
Poison DID make the bracket with "Nothing But a Good Time," PERHAPS some of their worst lyrics, though I might tap "Unskinny Bop" for that dubious dishonor.
I won't blame you if you don't want to listen on Fridays, Deni!
Oh no, I'm totally going to be listening! I love bagging on terrible music and the people who listen to it.
I think another mini tournament you should do is which 80s artist most deserves to be murdered? Or, which 80s artists' fans most deserve mass-execution?
Shit, I totally missed that was a Poison song. I never think of that one because that ridiculously bad, cliche-laden Every Rose song is just what I think of when I think of them. That shitty Cinderella song is also pretty terrible in that same way.
I will be honest about the songs I love, like, dislike, and hate in this region, because honesty makes the show better. And spoiler: Cinderella is my least favorite band and song in or out of the region! (they ABSOLUTELY belong in the region, Joe, no disrespect!) hahahaha! --Keith
The 80s really was a different time...😆 In a way, hair metal along with hiphop/electro are the 80est styles, for me, at least. Spinaltap is great btw 👌
Finally getting to the good stuff! The bracket is a good mix of groups that defined the hair band era. Happy to see that Chad Metal was excluded (at least the more dubious selections like Faster Pussycat, LA Guns, etc. ). I am surprised that there are a few notable exceptions, such as Skid Row, Quiet Riot, Vixen, Great White, Europe, etc. You probably could have had an entire tournament if you wanted. Still, I'm looking forward to this one!!!
Skid Row, Quiet Riot, Vixen were all on the short list to make it in, as you'll hear in the ep... but didn't quite make it due to our differing opinions... Vixen was an either/or with Lita Ford for me, but was on my list. Great White was on my list but down far enough that it didn't make it. Europe I didn't realize was of the genre until it was too late. BUT I think "The Final Countdown" transcended the Hair Metal genre, anyway, so I think we got that right putting it in the main game!
Rock on, John!
--Keith
First, the term hair metal is inaccurate. A band can be a "hair band" without being actual metal. BonJovi is not a metal band. At all. Metal bands: AC/DC, Metallica, Nazareth, Judas Priest, etc. So, this bracket is pretty much hair bands. It's a good thing I love both metal and hair bands. :)
Also, Joseph, you really think I wouldn't know every one of these bands?
I can see this whole bracket is going to be nothing but snobbery and shitty comments.
Apologies for being very late commenting. Weird couple of months.
Glad to have you back! We have John, Dan, Dr. Janet, and of course ME here to represent an appreciation for hair bands, hair metal, glam rock, whatever you want to call it. I would love to hear what YOU would put in this bracket, Meg! --Keith
Wow, what a medley of garbage. Whew, I can smell it from here. Brought back a lot of memories. Mostly memories of all the people I hated in high school.
I'm not even sure I'll do any voting in this bracket, my only opinion of almost all of these bands is that I hope they are dead now. (Spinal Tap being the big exception here because, you know, parody. And Bon Jovi is a good guy, shitty music, but good guy) Though I suppose in any matchup the song I hate the most is probably the most hair metal.
I am surprised that Poison is not on here. I mean, Every Rose Has It's Thorn is the very best (worst?) example of a shitty hair metal band power ballad. Maybe the worst lyrics of all time, and terrible lyrics are a hallmark of hair metal.
"Wow, what a medley of garbage. Whew, I can smell it from here. " -> This is so wrong... this bracket smells like hair spray :).
hahahaha there it is. Hairspray-covered-trash! hahahha!
Kind of perfect.
Poison DID make the bracket with "Nothing But a Good Time," PERHAPS some of their worst lyrics, though I might tap "Unskinny Bop" for that dubious dishonor.
I won't blame you if you don't want to listen on Fridays, Deni!
--Keith
Oh no, I'm totally going to be listening! I love bagging on terrible music and the people who listen to it.
I think another mini tournament you should do is which 80s artist most deserves to be murdered? Or, which 80s artists' fans most deserve mass-execution?
Hahahahaha I am glad we won’t lose you. Please try to focus your bile on the artists and songs! Our listeners don’t deserve your wrath! 😆 —K
Shit, I totally missed that was a Poison song. I never think of that one because that ridiculously bad, cliche-laden Every Rose song is just what I think of when I think of them. That shitty Cinderella song is also pretty terrible in that same way.
I will be honest about the songs I love, like, dislike, and hate in this region, because honesty makes the show better. And spoiler: Cinderella is my least favorite band and song in or out of the region! (they ABSOLUTELY belong in the region, Joe, no disrespect!) hahahaha! --Keith
Oh, that IS a terrible song. It's a hair metal version of a Hallmark card.
The 80s really was a different time...😆 In a way, hair metal along with hiphop/electro are the 80est styles, for me, at least. Spinaltap is great btw 👌
Def Leppard was almost TOO popular to join this genre, but "Pour Some Sugar" is so bombastic and so...EIGHTIES.🤣. --K