The song that started it...

[Greeno]

Which song do you think is most responsible for starting the 80's metal explosion? Talking about the mainstream here, the MTv scene.

 

[Hawk]

We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister

It was HUGE!

 

[The saYer]

when I think of this, qr metl health comes to mind, I was about to be born though

 

[Psychonaut]

I went with Metal Health as well.

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

I voted for Metal Health but I think "Looks That Kill" is missing!

 

[Wyvern]

I vote for 'Photograph' because I was hearing that at the end of highschool, so it started a lot of things for me

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Photograph is my fave song on that list by far. LOVE IT!

My vote would still go to Looks That Kill though!

 

[Bryant]

Though Def Leppard was big before QR, I think it was actually "Cum on Feel the Noise" from "Metal Health" that really set off the metal explosion. I voted for MH though.


Bryant

 

[delize]

I don't have any idea, but I'm taking a guess, so I vote for "Photograph - Def Leppard"

 

[Wicked Child]

i dunno...damn you and your questions that make me think, Greeno!

I picked Photograph. I always thought Pyromania was the birth of ACTUAL pop-metal and that's my favorite song of the bunch, too.

 

[montero]

I think it was Cum On Feel The Noize.

 

[JonnyD]

I voted for Metal Health Basiclly because I think Bryant is correct.... but for the rec ord I fucking Hate Def Leppard cept for Hystria I think My Favorite from that small list is Ratts Round and Round ... tho the entire out of the cellar album is classik!

 

[Insania]

I would swear that in my circle-in-the-know in '83, Def Leppard was much more responsible than the others. Vote: Photograph. Interesting, though, I really liked Pyromania but I hated that song...

 

[baldyboy]

had to be photograph for me too.out of all of them its the most accessable poppy metal song imho.
although i much preferred the songs off high n dry and on through the night,pyromania was pretty good.

 

[plan13]

Actually I remember frequently seeing the video for "Running Free" by Maiden on MTV. It was so long ago, and things are kind of foggy, but I feel like this kind of gave way to all the songs listed above... I don't know. Not sure what year these albums came out.