Geoff Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Okay guys, here are the debut albums from a few of the more popular 80's hard rock artists. Just wondering who released your favourite debut of the 80's... of these artists listed here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doksdad Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I went with Warrant. Probably should have went with Dokken but Tooth and Nail was my intro to the band. Do I like Breaking the Chains better than DRFSR, no I do not. Warrant had a much better debut but Dokken has a WAY stronger catalog of music. With that, I must say that I really like DRFSR, not a filler here. Good stuff. ~C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I went with Poison. Here's my quick summary of my list in order: Poison - 'Look what the cat dragged in' ; awesome debut and IMO a defining moment in glam hard rock. Perfect stuff. Warrant - 'Dirty Rotten Filthy stinkin' rich' ; killer debut. Love it. Ratt - 'Out of the cellar' ; killer debut and arguably their best album. Bon Jovi - s/t ; great disc. Great debut. Motley Crue - 'Too fast for love' ; great debut that some argue is their best. Awesome. Dokken - 'Breaking the chains' ; love the band, hate this CD. As Chad says, brilliant catalogue but weak first disc. Def Leppard - 'On through the night' ; awful disc, awesome band. I hate this but love all their other discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Definitely Poison, followed by Bon Jovi, then either of warrant or Motley Crue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGICTOUCH Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I voted Bon Jovi out of that list...Poison and Ratt would be next...completely agree with Chad on the Warrant/Dokken comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV KIX Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Probably the loner here... but Dokken: Breaking The Chains gets my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterS Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I'm one of those in the Too Fast For Love being Crüe's best and it's still a massive favorite of mine. I rarely play any of the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIM (2) Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 BON JOVI for me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 This was when Jovi were good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Bon Jovi then the Crue. I really like both of these bands, and consider both these releases to be some of the bands best stuff they have done (Too Fast For Love is my Fave Crue disc overall). Never really got into Poison, although the debut is OK, same with Warrant, Ratt & Dokken. The Def Leppard album I like as it takes me back top the times when I first saw them as fresh faced youngsters in '79 and for a debut I have heard a lot worse. It lacks alot of power, but gave an indication of what they were trying to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Nuts! In my excitement I voted for Ratt by mistake...knock one off it and add it to Crue! Had to go for Crue as they were so different for the time and fun. I think bands like Ratt and Poison followed in their wake to an extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wotty Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 From the list,I would go for Poison... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpillman Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I went with Motley Crue(IMO their best), Def Leppard would be second, Dokken third and Ratt fourth. By how can you leave out Dedringer - Direct Line, Fastway -S/T, Killer Dwarfs -S/T, Lillian Axe -S/T and Zebra - S/T? Include these and I would say : 1-Zebra, 2-Lillian Axe, 3-Killer Dwarfs, 4-Motley Crue, 5-Fastway, 6-Def Leppard, 7-Dedringer. And if the Four Horsemen qualified they could go right to the top with Nobody Said It Was Easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swriter Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I go for Dio!!!!!! oops, Dio is not listed,( and Zebra is a good one) well, then, it is very close between Mcrue and BJovi but I will have to go with MCrue for the strongest from start to finish in my opinion!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted November 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Hey guys, I just put in the more commercially successful bands of the 80's so those ones you listed weren't in there on purpose. One stupid exclusion which I did want to put in there was Cinderella 'Night songs'. Grrrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Gold Donors headbanger4life Posted November 25, 2005 2023 Gold Donors Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 My avatar should give my answer away. Thank you Geoff for including my favorite band on this poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doksdad Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Hey guys, I just put in the more commercially successful bands of the 80's so those ones you listed weren't in there on purpose. One stupid exclusion which I did want to put in there was Cinderella 'Night songs'. Grrrr. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ohhh Geoff....that one may have swayed my vote away from Warrant. Great album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted November 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 My avatar should give my answer away. Thank you Geoff for including my favorite band on this poll. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No worries mate... someone had to give 'em at least one vote. As I said in my first post, no offence to the band I love 'em too, but I just can't stand the debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Charvel Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Ratt all the way, I thought that was the coolest sounding release by far when that came out, although if you had put Dio on there I might have gone for that... but Ratt woulda been a totally close second! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpillman Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 My avatar should give my answer away. Thank you Geoff for including my favorite band on this poll. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No worries mate... someone had to give 'em at least one vote. As I said in my first post, no offence to the band I love 'em too, but I just can't stand the debut. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I really liked the EP that Ratt had put out. Lillian Axe were playing dead-on covers in the local bars at the time and they had most of the songs on that EP in their set so I bought it mainly because I associated it with Lillian Axe. BTW, sometimes my friends and I would jokingly refer to L.A. as "Lillian Ratt" as a compliment to their great covers. And I really liked Def Leppard's debut; if Crue's TFFL hadn't been included On Through the Night would have gotten my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpillman Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Sorry, that last reply was supposed to be to Blue Charvel's post, not Geoff's. I still make the mistake of hitting the reply button that I think of as the top of the post that is really the bottom of the previous one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Charvel Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Sorry, that last reply was supposed to be to Blue Charvel's post, not Geoff's. I still make the mistake of hitting the reply button that I think of as the top of the post that is really the bottom of the previous one. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Whew, that's cool! I am easily confused as it is... OTTN was a close one for me as well. I think that's a terribly underrated release from the Leps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 I had to go with Bon Jovi on this one as I didn't care much for the other bands except for Def Leppard but BJ's debut was far better imho. If the poll had been about the follow-up album I'd have gone with DL tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaltexan Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhodeislandrock Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Had to go w/Crue's debut. That's one that's powerful and raw. Killer tunes, probably Crue's best album IMO. 2nd place is a tie between Def Lep & Dokken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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