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Ryan Adams’ Best Hair Metal Songs List

5/30/07, 12:15 pm EST

Ryan Adams

We love Ryan Adams because he’s a consummate rock geek trapped in the life of an alt-country troubadour. The guy has released eight albums (not including Easy Tiger, out June 26th) filled with delicate, lonesome country ballads and down home jams but when he’s rambling wasted at four in the morning on his blog or fucking around after hours in the recording studio, it’s his love for hardcore, punk, and metal that emerges. Check out the deep cuts on this list of Adams’ top five hair metal songs, which he has posted on his MySpace page. Here are his picks:

1. Kix - “Don’t Close Your Eyes”
2. Slaughter - “Fly To The Angels”
3. Dokken - “Dream Warriors” (From the Nightmare on Elm Street III Motion Picture Soundtrack)
4. Vinne Vincent Invsion [sic] (With Mark Slaughter of Slaughter on Vocals) - “Love Kills”
5. Ozzy Osbourne - “Over The Mountain”

We’d nominate Cinderella’s “Shelter Me” or White Snake’s “Here I Go Again.” Any additions?
Also, make a note of Adams’ recently announced June tour dates.


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ramiro | 11/11/2008, 9:02 pm EST

1-livin´on a prayer-bon jovi
2-nothin´but a good time-poison
3-unskinny bop-poison
4-cherry pie-warrant
5-you give love a bad name-bon jovi
6-same old situation-the crue
7-i wanna rock-twisted sister
8-bad medicine-bon jovi
9-every rose has its thorn-poison
10-girls girls girls-the crue

Rockin' Ecuador | 11/10/2008, 2:57 pm EST

Megadeth??? Metallica??? No way, they aren’t glam metal bands… i think the ‘glamiest’ iron maiden’s song is Can I play with madness..

these are my favorites

Bon Jovi: Runaway, You give love a bad name, Livin’ on a prayer, Bad medicine
Europe - The final countdown
Quiet Riot - Cum on feel the noize, We were born to rock, Metal health, Sign of the times, mama weer all crazee now
Scorpions - (yes, 1984’s “love at first sting” it’s really a glam metal album) Rock you like a hurricane, bad boys running wild, big city nights
WASP - I wanna be somebody, Animal (f*ck like a beast), LOVE machine
Def Leppard - Pyromania is one of the greatest glam alums ever!!!) Foolin’, Rock rock till you drop, photograph, comin’ under fire
Twisted sister - i wanna rock, we’re not gonna take it

nd i think quiet riot’s “thunderbird” and Whitesnake’s “here i go again” are the sadest glam metal ballads :(

dhani | 11/1/2008, 1:07 pm EST

Stupid crap, most of it.

hairmetalmaniac | 9/24/2008, 11:54 pm EST

whitelion-when the children cry cinderella-dont know what you got motley crue-home sweet home and kickstart my heart poison-every rose has its thorn winger-hungry def leppard-love bites scorpions-still loving you saigon kick-love is on the way warrant-heaven whitesnake-is this love twisted sister-the price skid row-i rememb you

KS Rocks | 8/7/2008, 6:16 am EST

Well here is my list of bands & their songs:
1. Whitelion - Broken Heart, Love dont come easy, All I need
2. White snake - still of the night, here i go again, deeper the love
3. Def lepard - have u ever needed someone so bad, love bites, pour some sugar
4. Poison - every rose has its thorn

People here dont like the inclusion of GnR and Van Halen but just for the info guys they are considered Hair metal bands

Taboo | 5/29/2008, 1:14 pm EST

Listen to The Sacrifice by Symphony X - true definition of a hair metal song people!

Anonymous | 5/24/2008, 5:12 pm EST

1: round and round-Ratt
2: ballad of Jayne-La guns
3: 18 and life-skid row
4: Dr feelgood-Motley Crew
5: nobody’s fool-Cinderella
6: Here I go again-whitesnake
7:Not going to take it Twisted Sister
8:Rock you like a hurricane-Scorpions
9:metal health- quiet riot
10:cherry pie- Warrent

LB | 5/17/2008, 8:31 pm EST

no way has no-one put:
Night Ranger-Sister Christian
Night Ranger-Sister Christian
Night Ranger-Sister Christian
Night Ranger-Sister Christian
Night Ranger-Sister Christian
Night Ranger-Sister Christian

Oscar | 2/7/2008, 5:27 pm EST

From Japan
LOUDNESS - Crazy Night

KROKUS - Screaming in the night
KROKUS - Head Hunter
KOKUS - Midnight Manica

Oscar | 2/7/2008, 5:24 pm EST

BULLETBOYS-SMOOTH UP IN’YA
BULLETBOYS-f#9

M. | 12/21/2007, 7:01 am EST

Ozzy isn’t hair metal

Mac | 11/8/2007, 5:54 am EST

hey, there’s a hair metal song that i’m thinkin of, but i dont remember the name, all i know is that it starts with a baseline in little strums of 2, and then the guitar comes in, it kinda sounds like it might be a motley crue song, but i dont think it is

hogmaster1989 | 10/28/2007, 12:08 am EST

White lions wait and skid row youth gone wild.

St. Clair | 10/4/2007, 8:39 pm EST

Bud, Appetite for destruction came out in ‘87 and that was thier peak

St. Clair | 10/4/2007, 8:37 pm EST

Def Leppard was the best hair metal band

what an idiot | 9/18/2007, 12:30 am EST

to the guy that brought up metallica….theyve never been considered hair metal and are considered one of the big four thrash…. speaking of which, why are ppl mentioning anthrax and megadeth??

Andy | 6/5/2007, 11:56 am EST

hair metal??? wow, those good old times…

Big Phill - Rio de Janeiro | 6/1/2007, 4:59 pm EST

Lay it Down - Ratt
Born to Be My Baby - Bon Jovi
Just Got Lucky - Dokken
After The Rain - Nelson
Foolin’ - Def Leppard

grievous pimp | 6/1/2007, 10:15 am EST

awesome.

MARK 8 | 6/1/2007, 3:11 am EST

Gnr is way to heavy and way to good to be considered hair metal they peaked in early 90’s anyway

david | 6/1/2007, 2:50 am EST

hair metal is tough to define. I don’t think Ozzy qualifies. I think “Cum on feel the noise has to be on there since It broke it wide open. “Live wire” by Motley is a great song as is “Still of the night” by Whitesnake. High n’ dry is a pretty good song by Def Leppard. You have to have one power ballad and I would go with 18 and life by SKid ROw.

Buzzardo | 6/1/2007, 1:30 am EST

Big nod for the above-posted White Lion - “Wait”

Poison - “Something to Believe In” and “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”

I’m not a big Poison fan, but these two songs are fantastic.

Markus | 5/31/2007, 5:36 pm EST

“Ballad of Jayne” by L.A. Guns

Old Fart at Play | 5/31/2007, 4:40 pm EST

“Bad Attitude Shuffle” — Cinderella

“Get The Funk Out” — Extreme

“Girls Girls Girls” — Motley Crue

Guru | 5/31/2007, 1:05 pm EST

Fantasy - Aldo Nova

Genya Raven | 5/31/2007, 10:56 am EST

Big Bottom - Spinal Tap

STRATCAT | 5/31/2007, 9:34 am EST

We’re talkin’ hair metal not hEAVY mETAL.
tHERE’S A BIG DIFFERENCE!
hAIR mETAL TOP 10
1.ROUND AND ROUND-RATT
2.STILL OF THE NIGHT-WHITESNAKE(BEST LED ZEP RIP OFF)
3.INTO THE FIRE-DOKKEN
4.FALLEN ANGEL-POISON
5.SMOOTH UP IN YA-BULLETBOYS
6.SHAKE ME-CINDERELLA
7.UP ALL NIGHT-SLAUGHTER
8.IS THIS LOVE-WHITESNAKE
9.YOU’RE IN LOVE- RATT
10.ALONE AGAIN-DOKKEN

gUNS N’ ROSES,KISS,
SCORPIONS ,PRIEST,LED ZEPPELIN,
iron maiden ARE NOT hair metal.
They’re Heavy Metal.

ronanj | 5/31/2007, 9:07 am EST

Two classics of hair metal have to be:
Manowar-Heart of Steel
&
Twisted Sister-We’re Not Gonna Take It

Barbie Martini | 5/31/2007, 8:14 am EST

I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister

malikjc | 5/31/2007, 3:01 am EST

What about
Danzig - Mother

…Do you wanna bang heads with me…

proletariat | 5/30/2007, 11:53 pm EST

GNR is hair metallllllllllll

Amador | 5/30/2007, 11:47 pm EST

Livin Colour- Cult of Personality
Megadeth-Peace Cells
Motley Crue-Don’t go away mad (Just Go Away)
Tesla-Love Song
KISS-Black Diamond
Anthrax-Ant isoci al
Van Halen-Dance The Night Away
Skid Row-Slave to The Grind
Iron Maiden-Fear of The Dark
Firehouse-Love Of a Lifetime

Amador | 5/30/2007, 11:46 pm EST

Livin Colour- Cult of Personality
Megadeth-Peace Cells
Motley Crue-Don’t go away mad (Just Go Away)
Tesla-Love Song
KISS-Black Diamond
Anthrax-Antisocial
V an Halen-Dance The Night Away
Skid Row-Slave to The Grind
Iron Maiden-Fear of The Dark
Firehouse-Love Of a Lifetime

Metallica sux........... | 5/30/2007, 10:12 pm EST

and are so bad they are not even included on any list here

Mojopin | 5/30/2007, 8:49 pm EST

Van Halen and David Lee Roth aren’t hair metal. Gimme a break!

jungleland | 5/30/2007, 6:32 pm EST

Ozzy and G&R are Hair Metal more or less (they are much better than most)mostly because they had their big moments in the 1980’s. It’s not their fault, it’s their hair’s fault.

Now to go driving through the suburbs in my 1981 Firebird! (the only way to listen to this stuff)

schockyourself | 5/30/2007, 6:21 pm EST

gypsy road - cinderella
get the f*ck out - skid row
blow my fuse - kix
metal health - quiet riot
Fly high michelle - enuff znuff

Dallas | 5/30/2007, 6:11 pm EST

Skid Row “18 and Life”

Motley Crue “Shout At The Devil”

Ratt “Round and Round”

Bon Jovi “Livin on a Prayer”

Felipe | 5/30/2007, 5:11 pm EST

There´s always the idiots that put GNR in this hair metal band lists.

Hopin´to hear Ryan´s new record. He´s great

Defender of the Faith | 5/30/2007, 5:09 pm EST

Since when is Ozzy or GNR “Hair Metal” I think you need to define your terms

Mario Kart | 5/30/2007, 5:05 pm EST

Summer of ‘69

Cuts Like A Knife

On A Day Like Today

Everything I Do

Run To You

danimalista | 5/30/2007, 5:03 pm EST

Love Bites-DLeperd

Faith–G Michael

She’s Like the Wind–PSwayze

Gwen | 5/30/2007, 3:58 pm EST

Skid Row-18 and life
Motley Crue-Live wire, Dr. Feelgood, Too young to fall in love
Poison-Nothing but a good time
Cinderella- Nobody’s fool
Def Leppard-Pour some sugar on me
Guns n’ Roses-Paradise City
Europe-Final countdown, Carrie
Van Halen- Running with the devil, Jump

M13 | 5/30/2007, 3:57 pm EST

Slip of the lip- Ratt
Shout at the Devil- Motley Crue
Monkey Business- Skid Row
It’s Not Love- Dokken
Ultimate Sin- Ozzy
Smooth Up In Ya- Bullet Boys
Hang Tough- Tesla
Somebody Save Me - Cinderella
Big City Nights- Scorpions
Mr. Brownstone- G-N-R
Foolin- Def Leppard

Trucker | 5/30/2007, 3:47 pm EST

ratt - ‘Nobody Rides For Free’ (from Point Break)

foreigner - Lowdown and Dirty

hardline - I’ll be There

Tallboy | 5/30/2007, 3:28 pm EST

Ratt- Lay it Down
Motley Crue- Looks That Kill
Cats in Boots- Her Monkey
Skid Row- Slave to the Grind
Twisted Sister- We’re Not Gonna Take It

M | 5/30/2007, 3:26 pm EST

Runaway - Bon Jovi
I’ll Be There For You - Black ‘n Blue
Rock Revolution - Britny Fox
For The Love Of Money - Bulletboys
Push, Push - Cinderella
Foolin’ - Def Leppard
It’s Not Love - Dokken
Finger On The Trigger Enuff Z’Nuff
It’s A Monster - Extreme
Bathroom Wall - Faster Pussycat
Big Goodbye - Great White
Cold Blood - Kix
Rip and Tear - L.A. Guns
River Of Love - Lynch Mob
Alive and Kickin’ - Mr Big
I Can Hardly Wait - Nelson
Lay It Down - Ratt
Come Along - Salty Dog
That’s Not Enough - Slaughter
Stranger Than Paradise - Sleeze Beez
Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out) - Tesla
Walkin’ Shoes - Tora Tora
Ridin’ High - Warrant
She’s Got Everything - White Lion

Gnarles Bukowski | 5/30/2007, 3:26 pm EST

White Lion- Wait
anything by Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld.

Gnarles Bukowski | 5/30/2007, 3:25 pm EST

White Lion- Wait
anything by Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld.

b man from the or | 5/30/2007, 3:24 pm EST

Just Like Paradise Diamond David Lee Roth!!

All Ryan Adams songs of course … u poser wuss!!!

dstyle | 5/30/2007, 2:51 pm EST

Kick Start My Heart - Motly Crue
Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi

dstyle | 5/30/2007, 2:45 pm EST

Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden
Hanger 18 - Megadeath

dstyle | 5/30/2007, 2:39 pm EST

Animal - Def Leppard
Send Me An Angel - Scorpions
Final Countdown - Europe

Q | 5/30/2007, 2:25 pm EST

Bulletboys - Smooth Up In Ya
Slaughter - Up All Night
Britney Fox - Girlschool
Winger - Madalaine (much better than Seventeen)
Mr. Big - Addicted to that Rush

Wayne | 5/30/2007, 2:20 pm EST

oops, my mistake, there is in fact a song called “Shelter Me” by Cinderella. Mea culpa.

Mongo Lloyd | 5/30/2007, 2:20 pm EST

WHAM - Pound my mud tunnel
Hanson - I feel all tingly down there
Spice Girls - W.H.O.R.E.S.
Paula Abdul - Jizz mop
Vanilla Ice - My ass hurts

ClashRock | 5/30/2007, 1:41 pm EST

Warrant - Cherry Pie, I Saw Red
Poison - Flesh and Blood, Ride the Wind, Unskinny Bop, Talk Dirty to Me
Nelson - After the Rain, Love and Affection
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Skid Row - I Remember You
Damn Yankees - High Enough

TankCat | 5/30/2007, 1:37 pm EST

Look What The Cat Dragged In - Poison
Photograph - Def Leppard
Too Young To Fall In Love - Motley Crue
Round & Round - Ratt
Uncle Tom’s Cabin - Warrant
Fly To The Angels - Slaughter

Well.... | 5/30/2007, 1:27 pm EST

David Lee Roth- Yankee Rose
White Lion- Wait
Kix- Midnite Dynamite
Winger- Seventeen
Loudness- Crazy Nights
Ratt- You’re In Love
Whitesnake- Still of the Night
Ozzy- The Ultimate Sin
WASP- I Wanna Be Somebody

Neds Fresh Sister. | 5/30/2007, 1:12 pm EST

Kick Axe - Heavy Metal Shuffle

z- | 5/30/2007, 1:07 pm EST

quiet riot… feel the noise

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