# What 80's Metal do I need **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492 "2007-01-11T02:00:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/1 "2007-01-11T02:00:06Z")
I was too cool for 80’s metal when it was out. Now I can’t get enough of it. It makes great workout mixes. Unfortunately my playlist is going to get old soon so I need some resh stuff but I don’t know where to go. Here is what I have so far: Dude (looks like a lady) Aerosmith Janie’s Got a Gun Aerosmith Someone Like You Bango Tango Shot Through the Heart Bon Jovi (This one sucks) Livin’ on a Prayer Bon Jovi Shake Me Cinderella (Favorite) Heaven is Def Leopard Pour Some Sugar on Me Def Leopard Rainbow in the Dark Dio (Favorite) Welcome to the Jungle Guns N’ Roses Nightrain Guns N’ Roses Paradise City Guns N’ Roses Sweet Child O’ Mine Guns N’ Roses Revelations Iron Maiden (Favorite) The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden Rock ‘n Roll All Night Kiss Calling Dr. Love Kiss Smokin’ in the Boys Room Motley Crue Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne (Favorite) Talk Dirty to Me Poison Every Rose Has its Thorn Poison Bang your Head Quiet Riot (Favorite) C\*m On Feel the Noise Quiet Riot Round and Round Ratt (Favorite) Lay it Down Ratt Walk this Way Run-DMC (aerosmith) No One Like You Scorpions Rock you Like a Hurricane Scorpions (God I love this band) Still Loving You Scorpions I Wanna Rock Twisted Sister Cherry Pie Warrant When the Children Cry White Lion (I like this) I think I have all the Scorpions ande Guns and Roses I need. I think I’m missing a few bands like AC/DC and Megadeth. I should point out I’m not interested in B-sides, just the A-List material. It has to be downloadable from iTunes so I guess no metallica. No Rush! ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/2 "2007-01-11T02:57:27Z")
**THE CULT.** Their “best of” compilation (actually, it’s their “singles” compilation) is called “[Pure Cult](http://www.amazon.com/Pure-Cult-Singles-1984-1995/dp/B00004STYJ/sr=8-1/qid=1168483984/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-7954238-0734318?ie=UTF8&s=music)”. It includes stuff you’d probably dig like “Wild Flower”, “Fire Woman”, “Love Removal Machine”, “Sweet Soul Sister”, “Sun King”, and “Lil’ Devil”. It also has some really kick-ass later material that didn’t exactly break the charts, but really rocks. I suggest the Rick Ruben produced “In The Clouds” and the Bob Rock produced “Star” and “Coming Down”. Oh, and “The Witch” is a nice little track… very different for The Cult. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/3 "2007-01-11T03:55:31Z")
_“Looks That Kill”_ by Mötley Crüe, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![badkittypriestess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@badkittypriestess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badkittypriestess)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/4 "2007-01-11T04:00:57Z")
I’d say “We’re not Gonna Take it” from Twisted Sister! 😃 Ratt’s “Round and Round”…hrmmm… ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/5 "2007-01-11T04:11:04Z")
Though it doesn’t quite fit into the “Hair Metal” scheme I have been going for, I do recognize the tune. Wildflower is now on my list. Actually, why doesn’t iTunes consider the Cult to be “Hair Metal”? This is definitely a band I will revisit. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/6 "2007-01-11T04:27:26Z")
Good god man. 80’s metal and no AC/DC, no Judas Priest, no Metallica, and only a cover song by the Crue? You got some learnin’ to do. AC/DC - well frankly just about anything they’ve ever done, it’s all hard boogie-woogie rock and roll. Judas Priest - certainly the obvious tunes like Living After Midnight, Breaking The Law, You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’. Add Eat Me Alive, Nightcrawler, Metal Meltdown, Hot Rockin’ (thinking about the video for that one leaves me laughing every time). The album “Priest…Live!” has tons of great tunes and they are killers live. Metallica - Ride The Lightning, one of the hardest rock songs ever. Motley Crue - pretty much the whole “Shout At The Devil” album. Wild Side, Girls Girls Girls and All In The Name Of… from the “Girls Girls Girls” album. Just about all the songs on “Dr Feelgood” except Without You and Time For Change (good songs, just not going to get your blood pumping). All that stuff and more fills my MP3 player for runs. Nothing like cruising down the trail listening to “Let There Be Rock” (AC/DC live). Hm, if you like GnR then I’d add “Mr. Brownstone”, great hook on that one. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/7 "2007-01-11T04:39:39Z")
Oh yeah this is what I want. I’ve got nothing but learning to do. I was way too cool for this stuff before now. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/8 "2007-01-11T04:44:44Z")
See if you can find a copy of Candlemass’ “Solitude”. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/9 "2007-01-11T12:51:58Z")
In the time before iPods, there was something called an “ALBUM”. Albums (at least the good ones) were often times more than just a collection of songs. They were artfully constructed to have highs and lows in tempo, and volume, and highlight changes in instrumentation, and key. The songs that weren’t the big releases “light the corners” if you will. By downloading singles for your iPod, I think you’re missing out entirely on a lot of what I loved about listening to rock in the 1980s. . .putting in a GnFnR album for a drive – or a workout – and keeping it cranked. Since you sound like you’re into the big hit, though . . .you couldn’t go wrong with Def Leppard’s _Hysteria_ (which is almost wall to wall hits) or _Pyromania_ which was a huge album. I’d also recommend to you “Guns n Roses” _Appetite for Destruction_, loaded with monsters. . .Sweet Child, Paradise City, Mr. Brownstone, Night Train, You’re Crazy were the biggies. You might also like Van Halen’s _1984_, the Metallica ALBUM “Ride The Lightning”, AC/DC “Back in Black”. These aren’t necessarily my votes for greatest 80’s Rock albums, but I think they’re good albums for your sensibilites (based on my opinions of your sensibilities). ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/10 "2007-01-11T12:59:42Z")
[QUOTE=Christopher] Actually, why doesn’t iTunes consider the Cult to be “Hair Metal”? This is definitely a band I will revisit. [/QUOTE] The Cult is very hard to class. Rarely do two albums have a similar sound. In their early days they were very post-punk / early new wave with an echo-laden sound/attitude similar to Siouxie and the Banshees, Joy Division and Bauhuas. Their albums in this style are “ **Dream Time** ” and “ **Love** ”. Their mainstream singles were “SpiritWalker” and “She Sells Sanctuary” respectively. After that, Rick Ruben made them into essentially an AC/DC cover band. If you like straight ahead, stripped down guitar driven music, look at the album “ **Electric** ” (that’s the one with Wild Flower). Then they went for all-out stadium rock with 1989’s “ **Sonic Temple** ” (their biggest selling album, and the one you should look at most if you’re liking Cinderella, Ratt & Poison) and the less-successful, more formula-driven “ **Ceremony** ”. This is where most of their mainstream hits come from (Sonic Temple that is, not Ceremony). After that, they went into a rock/electronic phase with their self-titled CD “The Cult” in 1994. It was pretty cutting edge for it’s time, blending a lot of dubs, and electro-sfx in with the \*The Cult \*sound. It builds on the sound that was being created at the time by Nine Inch Nails, Tool or Garbage. It’s a good little CD that may require several listens to fully appreciate, but has some gems like “Star” and “Be Free”. The Cult broke up in 1995, but re-formed in 1999, with original drummer Matt Sorum (who left The Cult to join Guns N Roses in 1990). The result was 2001’s “ **Beyond Good and Evil** ”. This wasn’t a huge seller, but the first single “Rise” was one of the stronger points and had some chart presence in its initial release. The short answer is, every where I see The Cult classified, it’s in a different category because their music really runs the gamut. A true example of a band that isn’t limited to one _sound_ or _genre_. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/11 "2007-01-11T13:29:13Z")
[QUOTE=Christopher] Revelations Iron Maiden (Favorite) [/QUOTE] Oh, me too! I think you need some Queensryche in there…try Empire and Jet City Woman, both off the Empire album from 1990. BTW, what were you listening to in the eighties that was cooler than metal??? ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/12 "2007-01-11T13:31:01Z")
“Kill 'em all” - Metallica “The Right to Rock” - Keel ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/13 "2007-01-11T13:35:19Z")
Gorky Park - Bang Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls, One, etc. Manowar - Bridge of Death ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/14 "2007-01-11T14:03:40Z")
Accept, most anything, but Balls to the Wall is good. Scorpions, No one Like You, Can’t Live without you, Rock you Like a Hurricane, most anything from the earlier albums. And how can you forget the bigesst hair metal song Europe’s The Final Countdown. It’s too bad that’s all people remember from them because they have some good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/15 "2007-01-11T14:05:01Z")
Testament - “The Ritual” and “Return to the Apocalyptic City” Manowar - “Triumph of Steel” Oh dear, these things will be popping into my head all afternoon now… ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/16 "2007-01-11T14:53:10Z")
Cult of Personality - Living Color Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue Epic - Faith No More Been Caught Stealin’ - Jane’s Addiction Falling to Pieces - Faith No More Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett Up all Night - Slaughter Crazy, Crazy Nights - Kiss Lick It Up - Kiss Bad Seamstress Blues - Cinderella I Love Rock N Roll - Joan Jett Man In the Box - Alice In Chains Janie’s Cryin - Van Halen Enter Sandman - Metallica Sad But True - Metallica Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth Sink the Pink - AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC Talk Dirty to Me - Poison Nothing But A Good Time - Poison Still of the Night - Whitesnake That’s all I can think of for now, I may add more later as I think of them. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/17 "2007-01-11T15:05:56Z")
Metallica, And Justice for All ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/18 "2007-01-11T15:49:47Z")
Oh man… I’m getting flashbacks from this thread. **RumMonkey** mentioned The Cult’s _She Sells Sanctuary_. You have to get this song. My absolute favorites of The Cult, and always motivates me to get off my butt. Ok, AC/DC: You need the big ones like _Back In Black_, _Dirty Deeds_, _TNT_, and _Thunderstruck_ (totally obvious choice for working out). But definitely get the lesser known (meaning: didn’t get much airplay here) tracks such as _Problem Child_, _Touch Too Much_ & _Girls Got Rythm_. All “shake your ass/ work out” songs. **Dung Beetle** ’s quite right about Queensryche. Aside from the two songs on _Empire_, check out some of the songs on the preceeding album, _Operation Mindcrime._ Try _Eyes of a Stranger_ and _I Don’t Believe In Love_ from this album. You’ve got only one track from Ozzy? This must be remedied! Pick up _Flying High Again_, _Miracle Man_, _Crazy Babies_, _I Don’t Know_ and _Fire In The Sky_. _No More Tears_ and _Mr.Tinkertrain_ are not really from the Hair Band Era, but are essential tracks for any Ozzy compilation. Megadeth- Check out _Peace Sells_, _In My Darkest Hour_, _Skin O’ My Teeth_, _Sweating Bullets_ and _Symphony of Destruction_ (love this one). All good, aggressive, energizing tunes. I’m looking at Allmusic to refresh my memory and I’m thinking you should pick up a few tunes from: Bullet Boys- _Smooth Up_ (totally rockin!) and their kick ass version of _For the Love of Money_. {Damn, I’d forgotten about these guys} Damn Yankees- _Coming of Age_ and _High Enough_ are good, although the latter is a ballad, which I see you don’t mind. Dokken- I didn’t listen much to them, but one song of theirs stands out in my memory: _Alone Again_. Good song. I’ll quit rambling now… Hope you find yourself some tunes you like & fit your purpose. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/19 "2007-01-11T16:25:45Z")
> [@](#): > > BTW, what were you listening to in the eighties that was cooler than metal??? I went from top forty in Jr High to classic rock right about the time when Bon Jovi’s Living on a prayer came out. Then i went to Classic Rock (60’s and 70’s) and refused to listen to the radio. I went directly to alternative in 1990 and considered all metal to be the bane of music. I’m now having an allergic reaction to Eugene Oregon so I’m putting away the Belle and Sebastian and taking out the Iron Maiden. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-metal-do-i-need/387492/20 "2007-01-11T16:30:06Z")
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