Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't believe I've seen any mention of Gotthard. =O

And these have probably been mentioned already, but:

Harem Scarem
Firehouse
Vandenberg
Little Caesar
Steelheart
Lee Aaron
Vixen
Thunder
Paul Laine
Night Ranger
Brighton Rock
Accept
Blue Murder
Helix
Hurricane
Love/Hate
....

There are tons more.

Damn Yankees :D

None of them. 80s was the worst years for rock bands out of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s.

Although the 10's might be worse.

This is where you're dead wrong. :P

Ice

Love / Hate - Black out in the red room
Crown of thorns
Scream ( John Corabi )
Tuff
To Name just a few

Talisman would definitely work for you, or any Jeff Scott Soto solo. You will love it. Trust me. Dan Reed Network as well.

C'mon Eric with a K. The 80s was the birth of cheesy classics which gave birth to the chain of clubs in the UK called Reflex! Without 80s power ballads I would have never wooed my wife in The Reflex bar in Liverpool. (now called popworld). Ironically I strutted my stuff to You Gave Love A Bad Name, and she took pity on me and let me buy her a drink. Poor girl!

Other greats are:

Starship
Whitesnake
John Farnam (solo i know).

Eric with a K - I urgently request that you don your stuff in an 80s bar near you

The only thing that people hate about the 80s is Bon Jovi.

Because the 80s had highly acclaimed bands like U2, The Smiths, Talking Heads, The Police, R.E.M., The Stone Roses, The Cure, Metallica, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Dire Straits, The Replacements, Guns N' Roses, Jane's Addiction, New Order, Faith no More, etc etc etc..

Much better than the mid 90s-present period.

You wouldnt understand as you werent born in the 80,s and probably dont have much recollection of the 90s either. The 80,s was all about bands playing uplifting music and enjoying themselves. Then came grunge...........:cry: Miserable bastards.