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what is THE hardest opening riff in an 80s hair metal song?

I'm not sure that Ratt "Lay it Down" can be surpas...
fluffy metal ticket booth chad
  04/09/25
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rusted know-it-all old irish cottage
  04/09/25
dokken - kiss of death. all the riffs are pretty hard and 18...
lascivious mentally impaired coffee pot love of her life
  04/09/25
why was dokken so underrated at the time? is it because ...
fluffy metal ticket booth chad
  04/09/25
they didn’t get promoted much. didn’t really fi...
lascivious mentally impaired coffee pot love of her life
  04/09/25
Ive read conflicting stories about Don Dokken and George Lyn...
fluffy metal ticket booth chad
  04/09/25
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light multi-colored pistol
  04/09/25
don was high a lot of the time. lynch is an odd duck, maybe ...
lascivious mentally impaired coffee pot love of her life
  04/10/25
and i only recently read that George Lynch was in Ozzy's ban...
fluffy metal ticket booth chad
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light multi-colored pistol
  04/09/25
lay it down is the song i had in mind before opening this th...
Contagious immigrant weed whacker
  04/09/25
Nothing But A Good Time https://youtu.be/kSzr1koJDIw?si=z...
learning disabled background story
  04/09/25
I was almost certain of op and song. There must be conten...
alcoholic new version field
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twisted senate
  04/10/25
Iron Maiden - The Trooper starts pretty hard. Master of Pupp...
thirsty milk
  04/09/25
A lot of those aren't hair metal but good list anyway
light multi-colored pistol
  04/09/25
idk if any of these are “hair metal” but unch...
lascivious mentally impaired coffee pot love of her life
  04/09/25
I really like the opening of "Edison's Medicine" b...
light multi-colored pistol
  04/09/25
"Too Young to Fall in Love" is actually pretty men...
light multi-colored pistol
  04/09/25
kickstart my heart is fucking great.
internet-worthy mildly autistic puppy affirmative action
  04/09/25
"Wild Side" is my favorite Crue opening riff, that...
fluffy metal ticket booth chad
  04/09/25
Motorhead - Killed by Death has a great opening solo: htt...
Burgundy Shitlib
  04/10/25
for me, it's round and round - ratt https://www.youtube.com/...
Bat shit crazy therapy property
  04/10/25
i can't do it, it's such a blatant van halen rip off.
internet-worthy mildly autistic puppy affirmative action
  04/10/25
really? it's got the vibe of panama or ain't talking bout l...
Bat shit crazy therapy property
  04/10/25
Girl School by Britny Fox has to be in there.
cobalt bawdyhouse gunner
  04/10/25


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Date: April 9th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: fluffy metal ticket booth chad

I'm not sure that Ratt "Lay it Down" can be surpassed, but I'm open for suggestions

Lay it Down is also kinda hard to play due to a five fret reach for part of it - my hands are pretty big and I can't accurately do it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48830999)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 11:21 AM
Author: rusted know-it-all old irish cottage



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Date: April 9th, 2025 11:51 AM
Author: lascivious mentally impaired coffee pot love of her life

dokken - kiss of death. all the riffs are pretty hard and 180

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OLdqxzqGalQ&pp=ygUUZG9ra2VuIGtpc3Mgb2YgZGVhdGg%3D

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831143)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 12:29 PM
Author: fluffy metal ticket booth chad

why was dokken so underrated at the time?

is it because of their kinda shitty production quality? part of their charm to me but their recordings did not sound like motely crue etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831308)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 2:04 PM
Author: lascivious mentally impaired coffee pot love of her life

they didn’t get promoted much. didn’t really fit in with the other “hair metal” bands.

also iirc they weren’t great to work with in the studio. not because they were assholes but george lynch was known for having a hard time writing songs and recording because he never wanted to play the same thing twice.

also sharon osborne didn’t like lynch and got him fired(or not permanently hired depending on you’re interpretation) from ozzy’s band before they went with jake e lee. because he didnt look cool enough or something so maybe that influenced the media/labels/promoters to not give them much of a push

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831695)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 2:29 PM
Author: fluffy metal ticket booth chad

Ive read conflicting stories about Don Dokken and George Lynch being assholes or nice guys. I think they hate each other to this day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831821)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 2:29 PM
Author: light multi-colored pistol



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Date: April 10th, 2025 11:56 AM
Author: lascivious mentally impaired coffee pot love of her life

don was high a lot of the time. lynch is an odd duck, maybe some kind of autist.

both good to their fans though iirc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48834586)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 2:51 PM
Author: fluffy metal ticket booth chad

and i only recently read that George Lynch was in Ozzy's band for just a short time, like days or something

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831905)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 2:05 PM
Author: light multi-colored pistol



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Date: April 9th, 2025 12:31 PM
Author: Contagious immigrant weed whacker

lay it down is the song i had in mind before opening this thread.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831319)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 12:36 PM
Author: learning disabled background story

Nothing But A Good Time

https://youtu.be/kSzr1koJDIw?si=z0wHH1IOlnlzorpv

Dr Feelgood

https://youtu.be/afH9FI5KdfU?si=R_nEXu92uRhowDgT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831332)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 1:19 PM
Author: alcoholic new version field

I was almost certain of op and song.

There must be contenders from VH, Vai, Gilbert, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831499)



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Date: April 10th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: twisted senate



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Date: April 9th, 2025 1:39 PM
Author: thirsty milk

Iron Maiden - The Trooper starts pretty hard. Master of Puppets is similar. Angel of Death by Slayer could be in the running. Also 2 minutes to midnight by Iron Maiden?

VH could be in here too. Running with the Devil? Unchained is one of my faves to play. Jamie’s crying?

Rush - Limelight?

Ted Nugent - Stranglehold is also great but 70s not 80s

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831572)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 2:06 PM
Author: light multi-colored pistol

A lot of those aren't hair metal but good list anyway

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831708)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 2:07 PM
Author: lascivious mentally impaired coffee pot love of her life

idk if any of these are “hair metal”

but unchained has a 180 intro that goes hard. idk which i like more, that or mean street. big fan of fair warning

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831715)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 2:05 PM
Author: light multi-colored pistol

I really like the opening of "Edison's Medicine" by Tesla

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831703)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 2:07 PM
Author: light multi-colored pistol

"Too Young to Fall in Love" is actually pretty menacing and the riff sets the stage well

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831712)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 2:11 PM
Author: internet-worthy mildly autistic puppy affirmative action

kickstart my heart is fucking great.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48831726)



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Date: April 9th, 2025 3:30 PM
Author: fluffy metal ticket booth chad

"Wild Side" is my favorite Crue opening riff, that one hits

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48832111)



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Date: April 10th, 2025 11:18 AM
Author: Burgundy Shitlib

Motorhead - Killed by Death has a great opening solo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ4n1IAZ_lg

And possibly the greatest music video of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ1PjzqA1P8

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48834488)



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Date: April 10th, 2025 12:06 PM
Author: Bat shit crazy therapy property

for me, it's round and round - ratt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8teXR8VE4

and maybe a tip of the cap to 18 and life - slave to the grind ("You can't be king of the world if you're slave to the grind"). it goes hard but doesn't really have the melodic hook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ9dnWoNdLk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48834626)



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Date: April 10th, 2025 12:06 PM
Author: internet-worthy mildly autistic puppy affirmative action

i can't do it, it's such a blatant van halen rip off.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48834629)



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Date: April 10th, 2025 9:24 PM
Author: Bat shit crazy therapy property

really? it's got the vibe of panama or ain't talking bout love but it's a totally different melody, idk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48836095)



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Date: April 10th, 2025 12:08 PM
Author: cobalt bawdyhouse gunner

Girl School by Britny Fox has to be in there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5708005&forum_id=2#48834634)