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1	Hysteria (1987) more music like this by Def Leppard Where Pyromania had set the standard for polished, catchy pop-metal, Hysteria only upped the ante. Pyromania's slick, layered Mutt Lange production turned into a painstaking obsession with dense sonic detail on Hysteria, with the result that some critics dismissed the record as a stiff, mechanized pop sell-out (perhaps due in part to Rick Allen's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.28!
2	Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1995) more music like this by Def Leppard Def Leppard was untouchable in the '80s. Over the course of four albums, the band established itself as one of the best and most popular hard rock/heavy metal groups of the decade, scoring a long list of hit singles. Vault compiles the biggest of those hits, as well as selections from their first album of the '90s, Adrenalize, and the outtakes ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $10.50!
3	The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (2007) more music like this by Sixx: A.M. Now, this is an interesting album! Designed as a companion piece to Mötley Crüe bassist/songwriter Nikki Sixx's autobiography, The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack -- based on journals he kept during the peak of his drug abuse in the '80s, now supplemented by commentary by his friends and the man himself -- is a genuinely odd and oddly moving record, a ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $14.00!
4	Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection (2005) more music like this by Def Leppard The 2005 double-disc set Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection is the second Def Leppard compilation to be released in the U.S. The first, Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits, appeared ten years earlier, and while the band was active in the decade separating the two albums, charting fairly consistently, it didn't have any major hits during that ... see all copies from $11.39! new only from $11.39!
5	Cross Road (1994) more music like this by Bon Jovi While Bon Jovi always managed to stick a couple of killer album tracks on their records, their main strength has always been singles. Cross Road collects all of their biggest hits, adding a couple of new songs and Jon Bon Jovi's solo hit, "Blaze of Glory," for good measure. Even the band's detractors may not be able to resist the constant flow of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.31!
6	Animal Magnetism (1980) more music like this by Scorpions Although Animal Magnetism contains such classic songs as "The Zoo" and "Make It Real," the album is somewhat disappointing when compared to its predecessor, Lovedrive. The well-written songs on this album end up saving it from total disaster, and it's obvious the band wasn't sure what to exactly put on this record -- many of the songs sound like ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $7.45!
7	This Left Feels Right (2003) more music like this by Bon Jovi God knows why Bon Jovi felt the need to recut its best songs in an adult alternative style with Patrick Leonard as the producer. In the thorough liner notes -- presented as an interview between Jon Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora -- by the suddenly ubiquitous David Wild, Jon claims that the roots of the album derive from a Japanese show he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
8	Night Songs (1986) more music like this by Cinderella Jon Bon Jovi discovered this Pennsylvania band, whose album is filled with the kind of catchy pop-metal his own band plays. Produced by Andy Johns. John Book, All Music Guide see all copies from $2.98! new only from $8.66!
9	Long Cold Winter (1988) more music like this by Cinderella Long Cold Winter is a transition album for Cinderella, mixing pop-metal tunes with better hooks than those on Night Songs with a newfound penchant for gritty blues-rock à la the Stones or Aerosmith. The ballads -- the grandiose "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)" and the excellent, lower-key "Coming Home" -- are what made the album ... see all copies from $2.05! new only from $8.66!
10	Pump (1989) more music like this by Aerosmith Where Permanent Vacation seemed a little overwhelmed by its pop concessions, Pump revels in them without ever losing sight of Aerosmith's dirty hard rock core. Which doesn't mean the record is a sellout -- "What It Takes" has more emotion and grit than any of their other power ballads; "Janie's Got a Gun" tackles more complex territory than most ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.66!
11 view cover	Have a Nice Day (2005) more music like this by Bon Jovi Have a Nice Day, Bon Jovi's ninth studio album of original material, picks up where 2002's Bounce left off, showcasing a harder, heavier band than either 2000's Crush or Jon Bon Jovi's 1997 solo effort, Destination Anywhere. Not only that, but this 2005 album finds Jon Bon Jovi picking up on the serious undercurrent of Bounce, writing a series of ... see all copies from $2.38! new only from $4.96!
12 view cover	Slippery When Wet (1986) more music like this by Bon Jovi It is probably true that Bon Jovi's breakthrough success with Slippery When Wet, their third album, had more to do with lead singer Jon Bon Jovi's mop of curls and winning smile than with anything in the grooves of the record. Nevertheless, the album contained competent contemporary pop/rock, from its Eddie Van Halen-inspired guitar solos to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.66!
13 view cover	Extreme II: Pornograffitti (1990) more music like this by Extreme Extreme came into its own on the concept album Pornograffitti, with the band's strongest set of songs and an intellectual theme revolving around the struggle for genuine love and romance in a sleazy, decadent society full of greed and corruption. The band shows a strong desire to experiment and push the boundaries of the pop-metal format, adding a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.66!
14 view cover	New Jersey (1988) more music like this by Bon Jovi Bon Jovi had perfected a formula for hard pop/rock by the time of New Jersey, concentrating on singalong choruses sung over and over again, frequently by a rough, extensively overdubbed chorus, producing an effect not unlike what these songs sounded like in the arenas and stadiums where they were most often heard. The lyrics had that typical pop ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
15 view cover	Whitesnake (1987) more music like this by Whitesnake David Coverdale built Whitesnake's commercial breakthrough on a collection of loud, polished hard rockers, plus the band's best set of pop hooks. The Led Zeppelin-ish "Still of the Night" offered headbanger appeal, but it was the big chorus of "Here I Go Again" -- one of the very small number of non-power ballad '80s hard rock singles to actually ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.25!
16 view cover	Keep the Faith (1992) more music like this by Bon Jovi Keep the Faith reintroduces Bon Jovi after almost four years of side projects and hiatuses. The musical climate shifted considerably in that time, and this fact hadn't been lost on the band. Faith blatantly brings to the surface the Bruce Springsteen influence that was always lurking in Bon Jovi's sound and uses it to frame Faith's more serious ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00!
17 view cover	Once Bitten... (1987) more music like this by Great White With their third album, Once Bitten..., Great White finally perfected their blend of bluesy Aerosmith grind and Van Halen hard rock flamboyance. It all comes to a head on "Rock Me," a minor hit single that brought them to a broader audience, but there are a couple of other moments -- such as the sleazy "Lady Red Light" or "Save Your Love" -- ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.38!
18 view cover	Skid Row (1989) more music like this by Skid Row The material on Skid Row is mostly typical pop-metal fluff, but since Skid Row was one of the hardest bands to find commercial success during the hair metal fad, the songs sound angrier and more aggressive than the lyrics and hooks might indicate. Part of this is due simply to the musical talent in the band, and part of it is due to vocalist ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.03!
19 view cover	Twisted Christmas (2006) more music like this by Twisted Sister Holiday-themed albums need to either be pretty good, horrifically terrible, or completely original to cause even the jolliest head to turn. Twisted Christmas, a ten-track collection of yuletide classics from the band that once writhed atop a convertible singing the song "Burn in Hell" near the end of Pee Wee's Big Adventure, manages to achieve all ... see all copies from $10.90! new only from $12.29!
20 view cover	Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989) more music like this by Warrant Other bands were bigger, other bands were better, but no other group embodied the spirit of late-'80s hair metal as much as Warrant. They were slick and tuneful, cheerfully shallow and gussied up to look prettier than they actually are. It was the era in a nutshell -- proud to be all surface and no depth. That aesthetic is what drives their debut, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.47!
21 view cover	Eat 'Em and Smile (1986) more music like this by David Lee Roth Few would argue that David Lee Roth's first solo EP was a complete comedy send-up, albeit a very successful one that gained him enough favor with the MTV peanut gallery to solidify his potential as a solo artist. When threat became fact, however, Roth was smart enough to know that show tunes set to flashy videos weren't going to cut it and wisely ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99!
22 view cover	Slave to the Grind (1991) more music like this by Skid Row Skid Row gets harder and heavier on their sophomore effort, matching Sebastian Bach's gritty, streetwise rants to lean, driving riffs that manage to back up all the attitudinal posturing. Largely missing are the bits of pop-metal fluff that filled out Skid Row; in their place are tales from the dark side about drugs, corruption, and the like, with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.97!
23 view cover	Retro Active (1993) more music like this by Def Leppard Retro Active is a collection of outtakes and leftovers spanning Def Leppard's entire career. Kicking off the disc, "Desert Song" and "Fractured Love" are two of its most distinctive tracks, harkening back to the band's early (pre-success) days with their rough power chords. After paying homage to some of their heroes with a set of covers (Sweet's ... see all copies from $2.92! new only from $13.34!
24 view cover	Bust a Nut (1994) more music like this by Tesla When it came to honest-to-goodness hard-hitting rock and roll, Tesla were always miles ahead of their late-'80s and early-'90s brethren because they never relied on image or hype as much as, say, Guns N’ Roses and Mötley Crüe. These guys could really write great songs and really play them, but in the end their fate was no different from the above ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.59!
25 view cover	Rock Star (2001) more music like this by Original Soundtrack The movie Rock Star is based on the Cinderella (not the band) story of Tim "Ripper" Owens, the lead singer of a Judas Priest cover band who actually joined Priest when the storied Rob Halford exited. This scenario is reenacted through two fictional bands: Blood Pollution, the proletariat tribute band, and Steel Dragon, the professional stadium ... see all copies from $8.64! new only from $13.70!

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