Which 80's "Metal" do you like better?

[3rd Wheel]

NWBHM

[Almost Famous]

Glam. Pretty Boy Floyd, Cinderella, the list goes on...

[criticalsolution04]

Glam, it was just so great

[Chrisi Rokks]

80's glam metal dude! It's Awsome!!!

[there is no dana only zool]

damn... this was one hard poll.. jesus.

when it came down to it though, i voted for nwobhm because of my love for maiden and grim reaper AND the number of more obscure bands nwobhm spawned such as witchfinder general, pentagram, etc.

always loved slayer, early anthrax, megadeth, etc. though.

just recently too, starting to like a lot of 'glam' bands of the 80s. cinderella, kix, etc.

good poll though.

[kropotkin]

Don't know about admitting this in public - but I think Twisted Sister are WAY under-rated - especially their debut 'You can't stop rock 'n' Roll' - and their videos are too funny ... hair-do's aside!

[AGS]

glam here

[Max™]

Glam.

[johnezz]

Interesting results.

I'll put 2 extra cents in.

Thrash was great IMO because it was a rebellion against pop culture and basically said "fuck you" to what the pop scene called "Metal", meaning the hair bands. While glam bands were doing thier hair and make-up Thrash bands were out in the clubs belting out music at 11 volume and not giving a fuck about their image or what people thought about them.

But really, Maiden were a much cooler band IMO with kick ass music, they combined influences of Punk and then meshed it with influences of British early Metal, and a little bit progressive thrown in for good measure. They are unbeatible live, Live after Death & Rock in Rio are the two greatest live Metal albums without a doubt.

Band's like Metallica and Maiden were making albums as just that, albums, they weren't making a CD with a collection of songs on it.

[there is no dana only zool]

Band's like Metallica and Maiden were making albums as just that, albums, they weren't making a CD with a collection of songs on it.

great line. you're right. the Illusions were "albums," too... monumental. I don't get how some people can say there was even a smidgen of "filler" on them. That is absolute bullshit.

Chinese Democracy is going to be the next TRUE "album (well, let's not forget Dance of Death or the next Maiden if it gets released first)."

fuckin god damnit. what the hell am i still doing up. jesus.

[Nightrain_Kid]

C'mon thrashers its 14-14 we cant let these glam fucks win, its not 1984 anymore guys so take your leather trousers and make up off

[Lithium]

"New Wave British Metal"

[sabre]

Don't know about admitting this in public - but I think Twisted Sister are WAY under-rated - especially their debut 'You can't stop rock 'n' Roll' - and their videos are too funny ... hair-do's aside!

The debut was under the blade. And yeah TS are wicked, saw them live a couple of months ago supporting alice cooper and they were amazing, blew alice away.

Stuff like Twisted Sister and early Def leppard I'm not sure where to class it, but I voted for NWOBHM, although a month ago I would have said hair metal.

[Binge_And_Slash]

Ooh. Definately Glam.

Crazy Nights era Kiss.

Crue

Cinderella

Ratt

Warrant

Slaughter

It's brilliant.

But NWOBHM was second, then Thrash.

[The Sandman]

Glam./

[Jabberwocky]

Out of all of those mentioned I like NWOBHM the best (Glam made growing up for me in the 80's unbearable) teh comes early death/grindcore, then thrash. Too bad doom/stoner rock isn't a choice.

Edited February 2, 2006 by Jabberwocky

[GUNS N' ROSES FOREVER]

NWBHM for sure iron maiden kicks ass!

[Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789]

Glam "metal" was one of the most shameful periods in rock history. Thrash was built from the underground and didn't give a fuck.

[kingwillie]

NWBHM, i love iron madien

[ssiscool]

thrash metal

SS.