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No one knows metal better than Lucas Aykroyd, author of 1984: The Ultimate Van Halen Trivia Book and reviewer for the Georgia Straight, Classic Rock, and Exclaim! Here he picks the five best pop-metal LPs from the decade time forgot Click here for Eighties Heavy Metal LPs Overview.
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For fans of pop and rock, 1984 was one of the most upbeat, fun years ever, from "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins to Duran Duran's "The Reflex". But if you want the one pop-metal album that summed up the year's exuberant ambience better than any other, get Van Halen's 1984.
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When the closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics included Bon Jovi playing "You Give Love A Bad Name" many of the 55,000 spectators in Salt Lake City and millions of TV viewers worldwide sang along. It was a perfect indication of how the choruses from the band's 1986 breakthrough album have stood up over time.
For a man whose reclusiveness rivals that of Howard Hughes, Robert John "Mutt" Lange has produced some of the biggest, boldest-sounding albums in rock history. Known now for his relationship with country star Shania Twain, his masterpiece is Def Leppard's Hysteria.
Late-starting concerts, temper tantrums, riots, and substance abuse problems. These have always been part of the baggage Guns N' Roses(GNR) brings. But in 1987, the American hard rock quintet also made some legendary music for their debut album.
AC/DC's Angus Young is famous for quipping that his band simply put out the same album over and over again. Don't believe him. The stunning guitar riffs on Back in Black put this 1980 recording, one of the bestselling albums of all time, way out in a class of its own.