Cheesy 80's Rock Music, Does anyone remember? Options

[Pixelgoth]

I've recently been getting back into my stash of cheesy 80's rock music as my new car only has a tape player and no CD player (yet).

I've dug out my Saigon Kick, Tyketto, Shotgun Messiah and Electric Boys.

Does anyone remember any cheesy 80's rock bands like these?

Am I alone out there with my love of this type of music?

[PsychWardMike]

Hmm... if we're including Aerosmith on this, count me in. I'm an Aerosmith fanatic. However, I like them from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. I actually just saw them in concert (again) a few weeks ago. Awesome, I might add.

The 80s did put out some good metal, though how cheesy it is, I don't really know. Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and the obligatory Metallica are the really worthy mentionables. I don't listen to a lot of the formers, but the latter... pshaw. I love Metallica... everything up to St. Anger (which sucked!) I listen to.

As for hair metal bands, which I think you're going for... I used to really like hair metal. Poison and Def Leopard were big with me. And, since I currently reside in New Jersey, I'm obligated to like Bon Jovi. Could you throw Kiss in the mix, too? I know that they were pre-80s, but they did some stuff during. And they had/have pretty big hair. Ooo! And Van Halen! I almost forgot about Van Halen. They had some pretty good stuff.

But the real cheese in 80s music was not found in the hair metal. That's right... I'm talking about NEW WAVE! Personally, I love Duran Duran, and have been, on occasion, known to listen to a VERY little Boy George. But seriously, look at all the cheesy crap that was put out under the guise of being "New Wave." Woo hoo. It s like every B celebrity and their momma had a record deal. *Shudder* Oh wait... that sounds vaguely familiar.