The Hair Metal Guru

It's roundtable time, and in honor of the impending Poison 40th Anniversary Tour, we decided that we would to Bret and the boys a favor and pick their setlist for them! That's right, The Guru and the crew pick 15 songs for the anniversary setlist... did we get it right? Come along for the ride and find out!

In this one Ryan and I sit down to chat about Def Leppard, arguably the biggest band of the '80s. We discuss the band, its history, and rank our 12 favorite songs... come along for the ride!

It's roundtable time again, and up this time is... KIX! What a tragically underrated band in the grand scheme of hairmetal. In this one me and the guys discuss the band and rank our Top 10 songs from Baltimore's finest... come along for the ride.

Join Ryan and I as we rank the 10 best songs of BRITNY FOX, an underrated and, dare I say... forgotten band in the history of hair metal! Come along for the ride!

I LOVE Hair Metal. But as the scene was dying in the early '90s, although I still kept up with my favorite 80s bands, I also found new artists to connect to. And that's what this video is about: 5 albums that were not hair metal that grabbed me in the early 1990s--albums from Collective Soul, Soul Asylum, Gin Blossoms, Drivin' N Cryin', and Toad the Wet Sprocket. Check it out!

Join Ryan and I as we discuss possibly the definitive Hair Metal band, Poison. We discuss the band and rank our favorite songs from their catalog! Come along for the ride!

It's time to talk Guns N' Roses. Amazingly, the band can still tour and play to packed houses across the country. But do they deserve their spot on rock's Mt. Rushmore next to bands like AC/DC, Kiss, and Metallica? Or is the band a case of potential that went unfulfilled? To put it bluntly, did they ever live up to Appetite For Destruction? Come along with Metal Mike from the 80s Glam Metalcast an...

Okay, I heard the other day about how controversial Gene Simmons was when he was a judge on Dancing With the Stars. So I looked into it, and... what are we doing people? What a joke. I weep for the future.

You get your entire life to write your first album... and two weeks to write your second. If you're a major music fan you've probably heard this said at some point, and it's often true... and is often the reason why a lot of 2nd albums end up completely failing to reach the heights of the debut. Well, Bryan from the Hair Band Basement and I are here to share some sophomore albums that beat the jin...

Bryan from the Hair Band Basement is here to do a ranking of our top 10 Lillian Axe songs, one of our favorite bands, and one of the reasons I started this channel!

In this special episode, Ryan and I rank our favorite songs from one of our favorite bands of the Hair Metal genre: Warrant. We allowed ourselves only 12 songs from the Jani Lane releases. Wanna know which song is #1? Watch the video and find out!

It's roundtable time again, and this time we are tackling possibly the most successful hard rock band of the 1980s! In this one The Guru and The Gang rank the DL albums from 1980-1992. Wanna find out what album comes in at number 1? Come along for the ride and find out!

I did a video about 5 months ago where I labeled the 1991 Skid Row album "Slave to the Grind" a flop. I got a TON of pushback about the claim. So, today I'm here with the facts to prove my case... Wanna find out how an album that debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts and went double platinum can be a flop? Come along and find out!

FINALLY... in this episode Bryan from the Hair Band Basement and I made the video everyone (or at least a few people) has been waiting for... we count down our favorite Hair Metal Album of ALL TIME. AND, we count em down from 10 to 1. You don't wanna miss this, so come along for the ride!

The Roundtable series is back! This time we're taking on the band RATT, one of the most celebrated bands in hair metal history. Join The Guru, Bryan from the Hair Band Basement, Chad and Bergy from Rock Resurgence Radio, Ryan, and Jay as we discuss Ratt and rank their 7 full-length releases. Come along for the ride!

Think Hair Metal was dead in the 21st Century? Well, Bryan and I are here to tell you that you're wrong! Join us as we discuss 10 albums from hair metal bands that SHOULD have hit in the 2000s... come along for the ride!

Special Edition: Motley Crue Roundtable! In this one we discuss all things Motley Crue, including a ranking of all 9 full length Motley releases. Join myself, Chad and Bergy from Rock Resurgence Radio, Bryan from the Hair Band Basement, Ryan, Jeremy, and Jay in a conversation that goes everywhere it should... and some places it shouldn't! Come along for the ride!

I hear people say all the time that there aren't any new bands making good music these days... but THEY'RE WRONG. It's out there, you just need to find it. Join Trevor from the Krash Kourse Metal Show and I as we talk about 10 Modern bands keeping the 80s sound alive... come along for the ride!

In this one, Bryan and I discuss 1980, the beginning of the greatest decade in music history. We take a deep dive into our 20 favorite albums of the year, and give each other a lot of crap along the way... come along for this hilarious episode!

I've been thinking about Skid Row and Sebastian Bach lately. I've always taken the side of Skid Row in this little scuffle, but lately I've been rethinking my position.

In this one Ryan and I discuss 1981 and 1982, years that are generally agreed upon as the birth years of Hair Metal. We discuss the years and the albums that made it all happen... come along for the ride!

Join Bryan from the Hair Band Basement and I as we discuss... what should a band do when the singer's voice is shot? What about the fans? Do we have an obligation to support a band when they can no longer replicate the sound that we loved? It's an interesting conversation, so come along for the ride!

Join me for a very special interview with Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart. We talk about his new movie, Trust In Love, Steelheart, grunge, upcoming music projects, and the devastating accident that happened in Denver in 1992 that almost ended it all. Come along for the ride!

Join Ryan and I as we discuss AC/DC during the 1980s. We talk about the death of Bon Scott, the transition to Brian Johnson, and we rank the albums from 1980 to 1990. Come along for the ride!

Finally... AC/DC gets their own podcast. Join Ryan and I as we discuss and rank the albums from the Bon Scott years: High Voltage, Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap, Let There Be Rock, Powerage, and Highway to Hell. It's all AC/DC in this one, and remember... It's a long way to the top if you wanna Rock'n'Roll. Check it out!