What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

Objectively speaking, (and with the exception of Van Halen) what was the best hair metal band to come out of the movement? I'm kinda trying to find out more about the underground bands of the era that never hit mainstream yet created really good music.

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

Check out a group called Bang Tango...

Alot of the bands people are typing, did hit 'mainstream'. I could never figure out why this band didn't....

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

motley crue

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

Iikes skid row, and poison

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

There were none.

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

The Killer Dwarfs and Every Mother's Nightmare were pretty good.

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

Personally, I like Guns N Roses, but if you want someone who never really made it BIG, I would say Queensryche.

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

Winger. I am not a fan of the style of music, but Winger is great. They are the best heavy metal from that era after Metalica of course. Especially liek the song "Spell I'm Under." Great lyrics in "Blind Revolution."

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

With the exception of Van Halen..?? Ok.. Poison or Twisted sister... or whitesnake...

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

Enuff Z'nuff. They had 2 minor hits with "New Thing" and "Fly High Michelle". They've been described as a Beatles-esque type of hair metal. Plus, could you name another band (Van Halen, Bon Jovi excluded) that released 11 albums?

One of my favorites, in this genre or not.

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

I would have to say Poison.

Def Leppard would come in a close second.

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

there aren't any "best hair bands" they all s uck ed.

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

winger

black sabbath

blue oyster cult

quiet riot

scorpions

reo speedwagon

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

QUEENSRYCHE!

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

Manowar.

They were extra cheesy in the lyrics department but made some very good metal music, and they still sell very well overseas but never gained much popularity in the US.

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

White Snake

DefLeppard

Poison

Twisted Sister

Guns N Roses

Warrant

I love the 80's big hair bands!

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

If a band was so devoid of ideas that the only sub-genre they could make an impact in was "hair metal", then chances are they weren't very good.

Queensryche, Bang Tango, Tesla etc were all very good bands, but they were either never really "hair metal" band or else rapidly expanded beyond that label.

What was the best hair metal band of the 80's?

Van Halen, Motley Crue, Skid Row, Guns N' Roses

I like newer metal now. Slipknot, Lamb Of God, Unearth, Stone Sour, ect.