Kerrang's 25 Most Influential Bands Of Our Lifetime - 1981-2006

I suppose. Put IM back on the list then --- only because they are the most sophisticated of metal bands As they say on VH1 - listening to IM was educational

What's power metal???

GnR broke the boundaries - they were loved AND respected by guys and girls - BJ was liked by girls for his looks (stereotype or not the majority was and is loving the band for their clean and cute image) and not all that well respected. It wasn't all that cool to be BJ fan, unless one was also a Duran Duran fan, female and giggly. Before JBJ, they were afraid of dudes with long hair.

Motley Crue was DIFFERENT! They were as bad as they came. They pushed the envelope - they kicked asses - they wore more make up than anybody else. They didn't care about anything - they had no agenda other than to be loud and to kick ass. Tommy's drums has BALLS!

BJ were pretty. They were like vaseline - EASY - smooth - SAFE! You could put them in the most handsome bands of our lifetime To me there is nothing original to BJ - I give you the acoustic thing - reluctantly....

YAY! (I just borrowed it, alex...)

That's good. Not the part with soundgarden... but the other part!

what's 'it'? I used to have a crush on Eddie


you don't like SG?

Okay... LOL!



I have nothing against them at all! Some songs are great, som not so great...

ah ah ah ah ah ..... careful there....

you just have not been introduced to them properly

That might be the case. Panama is my no.1 introducer and she hasn't introduced them to me yet...

ahhhhhhh 'NUFF said.

You must be up to your ears in emo stuff

that's true. Have I told you that I hate it when you are right?

Yep, but I know that deep down you LOVE it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal

I don't think Bon Jovi get the recognition they deserve when it comes to their 'influence'. I reckon there are more people out there who heard Livin' On A Prayer and said "I want to do that" than we initially believe. Prayer simply has to be the biggest statium anthem to come out of that era, it had and still has a huge impact on the youth of then and now. I know I shouldn't just use one song as an example, but it really is massive.