of Yahoo recently took the time to put together the 25 Worst Hair Metal bands of all time, for his List Of The Day blog. The great thing about list is the fact that they almost always seem to spark some sort of debate or discussion. This list though, comes across as being written by somebody who doesn’t really know much about the subject and that makes the list come across as stupid.
The biggest problem of the list is putting Poison #1.
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That seems to be the safe pick, for everybody. You mean to tell me that Poison were worse than Trixter or Slaughter or Winger? Winger isn’t even on the list, but I’ll get to that later. By putting Poison #1, it proves that he really knows nothing about the type of music. Yet the average music fan listens to this opinion, because he must know what he’s talking about. After all it’s his job to know, right?
The next huge mistake was putting Skid Row #2.
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Yes, Sebastian Bach is an arrogant egotistical jack-off, but Skid Row aren’t a hair metal band. I know they get lumped into the category, but they shouldn’t. It’s kind of like in the mid 90′s when every band that came out of Seattle was grunge. Seriously, who in the hell really thought that Candlebox or the Screaming Trees were grunge. So again to say that Skid Row is “hair metal” is wrong and to say that they were worse than Bad English, Bullet Boys or Slaughter is ridiculous.
The other problem I have with the list is the bands that were left off. How does Winger miss making the list.
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How about Nelson, Faster Pussycat, or Kix? These bands not only should have made the list, but they should have been way above Poison, Skid Row and Whitesnake. I wish when people make a list they would actually put a little thought into it and not just take the easy route and throw the safe picks at the top.
I’m sure Rob O’Connor is a knowledgeable guy, but this list would suggest otherwise.
I completely agree with you, Eric. Poison should not be number one. They should probably be number two or three.
Did you see his “Best 25 Hair Metal Bands” List?
That’s even worse. Winger is on his best list. So is Aerosmith. Aerosmith? Ozzy? How the hell are they Hair Metal Bands?
@ Pat – No I didn’t see his “Best 25 Hair Metal Bands” list, but I guess I will have to go and look at it now. I can’t believe that anybody would put Winger on a best of list. Hell, I don’t even think Kip Winger would put Winger on any best of list.
I also don’t get how he thinks Ozzy or Aerosmith are hair bands. List are great, but if you’re going to make one, at least know what the hell your talking about.
Thanks Pat and come again.