The ultimate late 80's commercial hard rock album

[glam_junkie]

These are the bands and the albums that made it big 'worldwide' in the glory days of MTV.

... but which is the best?

[heaven&hell]

Guns N Roses- Appetite for Destruction gets my vote.

 

To this day it's still one of my favorite albums of all time.

[Dan Friml]

Hysteria is THE ultimate 80's album!

[glam_junkie]

I actually went with New Jersey myself, cos that was the soundtrack to my summer of 1989. Any song on that album could have been a hit (except for maybe 1-or-2).

[Fat Freddy]

GNR for me...

[BrianJ8173]

Guns for me probably my favorite album of all time.

[Retrospect Records]

I went with Def Lep "Hysteria" but the best album of that time and , in my opinion , of all-time is Whitesnake 1987. Nothing touches that album. 10 out of 10 - Absolute Perfection.

[Faust]

I went with Hysteria.

[T-BONE]

I went with Slippery When Wet, not because it was a fovorite, but because it launched so many things... from the hair, the clothes, sound, etc....

[zacharyamelie]

I went with Def Lep "Hysteria" but the best album of that time and , in my opinion , of all-time is Whitesnake 1987. Nothing touches that album. 10 out of 10 - Absolute Perfection.

 

If the same poll was done for songs, although Whitesnake's s/t from 1987 is not my fav album of the 80's, the song 'Here I Go Again' would be my pick as the ultimate 80' hard rock song and music video

 

From this list of albums I would pick Hysteria by a fraction over Appetite, with Slippery coming in third. But any of the releases in this poll are fitting of the 'ultimate' title.

[Rockposer]

I went with Skid Row, they gave the rock scene a damn good kick up the arse when their 1st album was released.

[Blue Charvel]

Not my personal fav by any stretch, but as far as being the ultimate and commercially successful I'd have to go with Def Lep.

[Bubbasmama]

Hysteria!

[Fat Freddy]

Hysteria!

 

Gee, what a surprise...

 

Just messin' MJ... I would've been shocked to see you pick anything else!

[Bubbasmama]

Hysteria!

 

Gee, what a surprise...

 

Just messin' MJ... I would've been shocked to see you pick anything else!

 

Haha......guess I'm true and loyal, eh?

 

or......maybe just predictable?

[Swazi]

Hysteria, as well !

 

[Nelson]

I went with Slippery When Wet, not because it was a fovorite, but because it launched so many things... from the hair, the clothes, sound, etc....

 

 

Absolutely right! Floodgates were opened by this album. Though, Hysteria sold a truckload and 1987 had it's share - they were already expected to sell because people were waiting to hear more or expecting another Slippery.

[Jez]

Hysteria

[aMetalhead1966]

GnR's is best IMO..Not one filler on there!! Still finds itself

into the CD player quite alot!! Can't say enuff great things about it!!

[Chris]

Hysteria here as well...

[Nick C]

Had to go for GnR...not a huge fan of them anymore especially coz of Axl's shennanigans, but at the time it was released it was one hell of an album.

[Wotty]

Hysteria.

[Studboy]

Had to go with the Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet. This was a tough one, had to think back on which of these I listened to the most for the longest back in the day and I think I wore out at least 3 copies of Slippery. However all of these albums are the best of the best.

[speed demon]

Slippery when wet. As Studoy stated all of these were great albums. Could have picked any of 'em! These were the best of times!

[hsf]

Went with the Skids, though it easily could've been G'N'R too. I think G'N'R might have been more popular with overall rock fans, but I think the Skid s/t was the more well-rounded album.