dfergie said:
Did not think Def Leppard was lumped in with the hair bands
It wasn't crud like Motley Crue, Cinderella, or Skid Row. But, for better or worse, it all gets lumped into the big 80's pop-metal bin which is referred to as Hair Band music. It's unfortunate seeing Def Leppard, White Snake, Scorpions, etc lumped in with the crap at the top of the paragraph. But, to the simple-minded radio/record company executive, it's all the same.
For fans of 80's rock, whether you call it hair, spandex, glam, metal, hard rock, whatever, I highly suggest finding a copy of the Moscow Peace Festival video, only available on VHS, and discontinued for many years.
It's a 1989 rock concert held in COMMUNIST Soviet-era Russia, featuring:
Skid Row
Cinderella
Motley Crue
Gorky Park
Jon BonJovi
Ozzy
and Scorpions
Gorky Park
I was actually there, so maybe it seems better to me for the memories it evokes.
Oops. Wandered off-topic again, didn't I? I must remember to take my medication.