11-21-2017, 02:53 PM
edgoffin Wrote:1980s hair metal -- Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Judas Priest, Van Halen -- takes me back to grades 6-8, a Walkman on the school bus or back of the mini-van. Grade 8 discovered REM with Reckoning and musical taste started to shift (weirdly, it was a neighbor who introduced me to REM, who was huge into Metallica Kill Em All). When the mood strikes, I'll still throw on a hair metal album and rock out -- plus is remains the pinnacle of "pump up music" for all sports.
I was into those bands as well. Especially Van Halen, Scorpions, and Twisted Sister. Living in the States in the 80s, I was of course addicted to MTV, and those bands always had great videos. I still love this one:
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