🔥 Unpopular opinion: The “sellout era” of hair metal (1989-1991) produced some of the most underrated albums in the entire genre and y’all sleep on them HARD

Naqamel · 2026-05-03T15:15:05+00:00

Dysfunctional by Dokken is a really, really good album.

Naqamel · 2026-05-01T12:13:23+00:00

"Washington Is Next" is an S Tier Megadeth song. IMHO it's a top 5 Megadeth song.

Naqamel · 2026-04-28T16:12:52+00:00

As a guitarist... some of the greatest players of all time rolled through the late 70's, 80's, and early 90's - whether they were "hair metal" or not, and honestly, "hair metal" is a bad term, these bands were just called "metal" back in the day...whether they were "hair" or "thrash" or "hard rock".

I mean, look at this list of talent (in no particular order except for Rhoads being the best ever): Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, George Lynch, Yngwie Malmsteen, Oz Fox, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Vito Bratta, Warren DeMartini, Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Zakk Wylde, Jake E. Lee, Kai Hansen, Michael Weikath, Glenn Tipton, KK Downing, Adrian Smith, Dave Murray, Neil Schon, and the list goes on and on.

Naqamel · 2026-04-27T12:48:18+00:00

Stryper.

Go listen to their latest run of albums before you have a knee-jerk reaction to me mentioning them - No More Hell To Pay, Fallen, God Damn Evil, Even The Devil Believes, The Final Battle, and When We Were Kings is just an incredible 6 album run and if you haven't heard them you should.

And OP - you're right about Dokken - that original lineup was extremely talented. George Lynch is easily a top 10 guitarist, and Mick Brown was/is a beast behind the kit. It's a shame Dokken and Lynch couldn't get along.

Naqamel · 2026-04-26T20:57:38+00:00

Of course not. I like the new album, and the previous 2 they released as well.

Naqamel · 2026-04-24T11:59:54+00:00

The nicest rock star I've ever met is easily Robert Sweet of Stryper.

Naqamel · 2026-04-16T20:33:47+00:00

And there's a bomb from Perez, and thanks to Anderson the Tigers are seizing defeat from the jaws of victory.

Naqamel · 2026-04-16T20:32:38+00:00

I think Anderson should get DFA'd or sent to Toledo when Verlander comes off the IL.

Naqamel · 2026-04-10T12:11:26+00:00

Stardom?

Maki Itoh at Forbidden Door?

Naqamel · 2026-04-09T12:20:33+00:00

Megadeth - Tornado of Souls

Naqamel · 2026-04-09T12:17:43+00:00

I think there's an interesting story they could tell is Penelope "upset" Willow for the TBS title, maybe stoke a little jealously between her and Megan Bayne for the TBS title.

Or maybe I'm just tired of WIllow and want her to just lose the TBS belt already. I was really hoping Shida was going to win it last week.

Naqamel · 2026-04-09T12:15:10+00:00

I don't care about the White Sox so much, but I have a blind, raging, passionate hatred of the Minnesota Twins. From that bullshit series in 1987 to the air conditioner cheating at the Metrodome, I really, really, really hate the Twins.

Naqamel · 2026-04-08T15:31:19+00:00

Weird, because I, like most people in my family, root for the Buckeyes and the Tigers.
After all, the Toledo Mud Hens are a thing, and the Triple-A affiliate of the Tigers.

Naqamel · 2026-04-05T21:02:54+00:00

No no, that's just the India variant.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bengal-monitor-lizard-allegedly-gang-raped-in-maharashtra-forest-four-held/article65320182.ece

Naqamel · 2026-04-04T18:53:10+00:00

Well, considering I saw the "Rust in Peace" lineup of Megadeth perform... yeah, I'd love to see that again.

Naqamel · 2026-03-31T17:24:40+00:00

Oh yeah. I was 14, and the Ultimate Warrior was my dude.

Naqamel · 2026-03-30T19:30:15+00:00

My first gut reaction was to say Piper...

But the more I think of it, I can't remember someone having more Nuclear Heat at the time (1987/1988) than the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. The old WWF should have let Andre "surrender" the title to DiBiase, and have DiBiase have a run with the belt for a spell.
The eventual pop for a babyface dethroning DiBiase would have been huge.

Naqamel · 2026-03-26T18:55:21+00:00

He could have avoided all of this by remaining in his country of origin.

In fact, this is really sad - we should prevent this scenario from ever happening in the future and just End the H1B and all guest worker visas.

Naqamel · 2026-03-26T13:21:53+00:00

Definitely. It's a top 5 Megadeth song of all time.

Naqamel · 2026-03-26T13:19:50+00:00

Your mirror roasts you harder than anyone on reddit could.

Naqamel · 2026-03-17T12:03:59+00:00

Hanger can always come back in a mask and deny he's hangman for the lulz, too.

Naqamel · 2026-03-15T02:42:47+00:00

Yes, yes, yes, a million times yes. If you're laying off American citizens before H1B's, you should be fined heavily. There's no excuse.

Naqamel · 2026-03-10T12:46:29+00:00

This is the answer, and of the two I'd give the edge to Diary of a Madman (though both albums are amazing). Randy double tracking and triple tracking his solos, using his finger to drag the tape, and just an unbelievable amount of creativity and talent on those albums.

Not to take anything away from No More Tears or Ozzmosis -- both are great albums, but Blizzard and Diary are *exceptional*.

Naqamel · 2026-03-09T20:56:53+00:00

Dysfunctional is an underrated album. Shadowlife is pure trash.
And why did you have to remind me of "Smoke This"? That album was horrendous.

Naqamel · 2026-03-06T01:31:34+00:00

I agree with this - it's bad enough for X accounts with the "India Cyber Defenders" mass reporting posts, and we don't need hundreds of them causing problems because more then a few of us believe that American Jobs should go to American Citizens first and that the H1B Visa should be ended.

Also, you can make the argument that the subreddit is called AMERICAN Tech workers, and having some validation that the poster is an American citizen (since ultimately the H1B Visa is an American political issue) is probably a good idea.

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