Bad English and Mr. Big!

Crowded House. Not exactly like Bon Jovi and the like but worth giving a try. I would suggest their debut album for 80s, although their 90s stuff is better IMO

You should check out their album Cockroach ... it's amazing!

I really enjoy Firehouse. Could give them a go, although I think theyre somewhat 'well known'.

Wig Wam are a modern band who sound exactly like theyre out of the 80's glam metal scene... although theyre quite a joke. Worth I try though. Might find one or two gems.

Thanks to all and any of you!!

Wow that was amazing. Got lots of new stuff now. By the way, for the one who mentioned "Little Angels", there's a song called "Tired of Waiting" that's very reminiscent (the intro) to "Let it Rock" by BJ and the singer says "Sounds like bown Jowvyyy".

To make it more accurate, I found a song which is a perfect example of the kind of band I'm looking for:

Although technically not an 80s band, Nelson is great.

Apart from the already mentioned:
Winger, KISS(!), Scorpions, Rainbow, Gun, Cinderella, LA Guns, White Lion, Slaughter, Twisted Sister (!), Tesla, W.A.S.P., Extreme, Hanoi Rocks, David Lee Roth solo band, Thunder (!), Rockhead (Bob Rock's band), etc.

New bands worth a try:
Steel Panther and Reckless Love

Ice

Steel Panther once performed Runaway with Dave on the keyboards.

some great suggestions here so far. here's a few more:

Signal (Loud & Clear)
Dare (Out Of The Silence, Blood From Stone)
Harem Scarem (Harem Scarem, Mood Swings)
Hardline (Double Eclipse)
H.E.A.T. (Freedom Rock, Address The Nation)
Tower City (A Little Bit Of Fire, All Or Nothing)
The Storm (The Storm)
The Magnificent (The Magnificent)
Toby Hitchcock (Mercury's Down)
Eclipse (Blood & Scream)

a mix of old and new. should keep you busy for a while :)

Not sure about the rest but the last 2 are must have albums in any melodic rockers collection. Toby Hithcocks album was on constant play til I got Bleed & Scream. Funny thing is the same bloke wrote both albums,Erik Martenson(sp?) and he is someone JBJ needs to meet up with. If he ever does then JBJ can truly say " We,re gonna record a big rock album!"

Listening to what you like re the Dalton track theres a band formed a couple of years ago called Houston who play exactly that sort of music but with a less "dated" feel to it.
Truth Slips:Pride:
Or Vega,more modern melodic rock but bloody good music,heres a snippet from there new album which sounds like it could be as good as the first on this form:
And something from the 1st album,Kiss of Life:One of a Kind:

Bad English:Bad English
Aldo Nova: Twitch
Jimmy Barnes:Freight Train Heart
Michael Bolton:Fools Game/Everybodys Crazy
Paul Laine: Stick it your Ear
Brother Firetribe:Heart full of fire
Boulevard:Into the Street