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’80s Rock Gods Then and Now

July 13, 2021 By the80sruled Leave a Comment


Nostalgia Hit on YouTube put together the two videos below featuring then and now photos of some of the ’80s greatest rock stars! This definitely brought back great memories of some of my favorite ’80s rock bands.

Rock stars featured in the first video:

  1. Taime Downe | Faster Pussycat
  2. Tom Keifer | Cinderella
  3. Janet Gardner | Vixen
  4. Steve Perry | Journey
  5. James Hetfield | Metallica
  6. Don Dokken | Dokken
  7. Michael Monroe | Hanoi Rocks
  8. Jon Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi
  9. Sebastian Bach | Skid Row
  10. Bruce Dickinson | Iron Maiden
  11. Brian Johnson | AC/DC
  12. Gene Simmons | KISS
  13. Joe Elliott | Def Leppard
  14. Vince Neil | Mötley Crüe
  15. Tom Araya | Slayer
  16. Phil Lewis | L.A. Guns
  17. Billy Gibbons | ZZ Top
  18. Spike (Jonathan Gray) | The Quireboys
  19. Dee Snider | Twisted Sister
  20. David Coverdale | Whitesnake
  21. Blackie Lawless | W.A.S.P.
  22. Steven Tyler | Aerosmith
  23. Jack Blades | Night Ranger
  24. David Lee Roth | Van Halen
  25. Rob Halford | Judas Priest
  26. Ozzy Osbourne
  27. Alice Cooper | Lead Singer of Alice Cooper
  28. Joan Jett | Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
  29. Axl Rose | Guns N’ Roses
  30. Bret Michaels | Poison


Rock stars featured in the second video:

  1. Dave Meniketti | Y&T
  2. Klaus Meine | Scorpions
  3. Robert Plant
  4. Ian Gillan | Deep Purple
  5. Lemmy | Motörhead
  6. Charlie Dominici | Dream Theater
  7. Geddy Lee | Rush
  8. Paul Stanley | KISS
  9. Joey Tempest | Europe
  10. Randy Jackson | Zebra
  11. David Paich | Toto
  12. Kip Winger | Winger
  13. Jaime St. James | Black ‘N Blue
  14. Jani Lane | Warrant
  15. George Lynch | Dokken
  16. Dave Mustaine | Megadeth
  17. Ronnie James Dio | Dio
  18. Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits
  19. Fish | Marillion
  20. Ann Wilson | Heart
  21. Nancy Wilson | Heart
  22. Jizzy Pearl | Love/Hate
  23. Joey Belladonna | Anthrax
  24. Biff Byford | Saxon
  25. Eddie Van Halen | Van Halen
  26. Wagner Lamounier | Sarcófago
  27. Mike Reno | Loverboy
  28. Eric Adams | Manowar
  29. Mike Tramp | White Lion
  30. Stephen Pearcy | Ratt


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