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My Top 25 “Hair Metal” Bands

Now Yahoo! Music posted a 25 best hair metal bands list, and while some of my favorites made the list, and some of them could be considered hair metal and others not, there were some glaring omissions. So without further adieu, here are my top 25 hair metal bands.

25. Cinderella - These guys were ok, but I only really liked one or two of their songs.
24. Extreme - They had about 3 songs I liked, but their 3rd album really sucked.
23. Enuff Z’Nuff - They looked like Poison and their album wasn’t all THAT great, but they were cute.
22. Bon Jovi - I rarely ever listen to these guys anymore. Seriously.
21. Ratt - Robbin Crosby’s dead and they don’t sound the same. The old stuff is cool though.
20. Winger - Whatever happened to these guys anyways?
19. Trixter - They were all pretty cute, but the follow ups to their 1st album were lackluster to me.
18. Kiss - I never really was a big fan of Kiss. The only album I like is “Hot in the Shade.”
17. Scorpions - My favorite song is “No One Like You.” They’re cool, but not too cool.
16. Queensryche - I think Empire was the only CD by them I actually liked.
15. Aerosmith - This one I actually collected CDs by for a while, but finally gave up on it. I still like them though.
14. Firehouse - Their first and second albums were great. Their third, not so much. But I still like to listen to the first 2.
13. L.A. Guns - I had a lot of fun listening to them and I think I wore my Hollywood Vampires CD out.
12. Faster Pussycat - My favorites were “House of Pain” and “You’re So Vain.” I haven’t heard anything by them in forever though.
11. Kix - I still sing along everytime I hear “Don’t Close Your Eyes” or “Cold Blood.”
10. Skid Row - I miss the old Skid Row. It’s not the same without Sebastian singing.
9. Warrant - I don’t know, I miss the OLD Warrant with all the original members intact. Not a big fan of the newer version that tours.
8. BulletBoys - These guys were so awesome. I LOVED the singers voice.
7. Vixen - Had to love the girl band. Especially since I’m a girl!
6. Poison - They’re still together, still recording, but sometimes, I wonder why! (They covered Justin Timberlake’s “Sexy Back.”)
5. Van Halen - Some say they aren’t hair metal, I disagree. Did you ever stop to think how DLR got his hair to stay that fluffy? But the music was awesome.
4. Jackyl - Say what you will, but they showed up at the height of hair metal and they were damn good!
3. Slaughter - I miss these guys, but I guess when Tim died, keeping it together became less of a desire.
2. Def Leppard - I adore these guys, have the majority of their CDs.
1. Motley Crue - I have almost all their CDs, plus side project CDs and frankly, they’re the only ones I listen to regularly anymore.

There you have it. My top 25.