What age are the Ximers on here? Just curious :)

[OBsIV]

Yes, in the US "Hair Bands"/"Hair Metal"/'Glam Rock" are all names for this genre of music. For me it was Van Halen, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Poison, Cinderella, Whitesnake, Guns N Roses, Slaughter, etc.

I don't think Metallica would associate themselves with Hair Bands. People would say they were just Metal.

[singlecoilpickup]

Ah. Glam bands.

I won't hold it against you.

[RookCheck]

Average    35.24
Median      34
Mode        30
Maximum    61
Minimum    13
Total        123
   
SD   9.43
Variance   88.95


The majority of those posting are between 25 and 44 (roughly 68%)

[RookCheck]

For added fun, here are the same stats for MVPs, Mods, and Admins who have posted:

average   33.46
median    30
mode      28
min         26
max        45
total       24

[toqy]

26

[Deadkrash]

41

[gloryandi]

31

[Boltman]

41 here. 

LOL another 1972 there.

Pretty sure I've mentioned this before on the forum but I'm 1972 as well. Teenager in the 80's and big time into "Hair Bands" (still am .

My era as well, born in 1970.

43

80's were great.

[DerHerzog]

MarineSgtDuke 65 years an have been playing for more years than I like to think about!

[shantzonpoint]

41 here. 

LOL another 1972 there.

Pretty sure I've mentioned this before on the forum but I'm 1972 as well. Teenager in the 80's and big time into "Hair Bands" (still am .

My era as well, born in 1970.

43

80's were great.

My wife and I have talked several times about how glad we are that we were kids during the decade of the 80's.  We're going to see Motley Crue/Alice Cooper in August.........lol.

[Incognito]

Yes, in the US "Hair Bands"/"Hair Metal"/'Glam Rock" are all names for this genre of music. For me it was Van Halen, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Poison, Cinderella, Whitesnake, Guns N Roses, Slaughter, etc.

I don't think Metallica would associate themselves with Hair Bands. People would say they were just Metal.

Agreed.  I was a big metal head back in the 80's / 90's (well, I suppose I still am heh).  Hair Bands was synonymous with Glam Rock (Poison, Cinderella, Bon Jovi, etc).  Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, etc, were just considered thrash bands (or even just metal bands).  Even though they had long hair they didn't spray or style their hair which, I believe, is how the name "Hair Bands" came about.

[shantzonpoint]

Metallica was definitely heavier than the hair bands except for their self titled album (enter sandman, unforgiven, nothing else matters).  That album was much lighter than any of their previous ones and had similar sounds to the hair bands at the time.  I remember many of their hardcore fans were so pissed with that album......lol.

[dpauly84]

29... 20's seem to have gone too fast.

[Narzugon]

I was a working guitarist in the 80's. Mostly club circuit road bands playing 80's rock. I was definitely into the guitar shredding 80's bands. And that excludes Poison, Def Leopard, Warrant, well I'll stop there before I make to many enemies.

\m/

[amak1]

Metallica was definitely heavier than the hair bands except for their self titled album (enter sandman, unforgiven, nothing else matters).  That album was much lighter than any of their previous ones and had similar sounds to the hair bands at the time.  I remember many of their hardcore fans were so pissed with that album......lol.

though metallicas black album metal was watered down... sad but true was extremely heavy and may have spawned stomp.

its funny my favorite guitar players idol was van halen. its amazing how things change in 10 years let alone 30.

im still thinking its a cycle though between electronic and analog. well see.