Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal

This isn't going to blow the mind of anyone who is familiar with the 80s Heavy Rock scene, or Glam Metal as they call it here. Most of the stories have been told before, this time it's just told by the lesser known stars or the stars who are trying to hold on to their glory days (like Bret Michaels).

There is a lot of focus on Motley Crue yet most of it is on their song "Shout At The Devil" and overlooks the later albums that actually took them into the mainstream. All their stories are about how crazy and wild they were, which was told better in the movie "The Dirt", and just seem to want to keep them sounding like they are constant mayhem on and off stage.

Guns n Roses story is just all about drugs, drugs and drugs. In fact the stories of most bands are about them going crazy on drugs The most interesting stories were from Trixter and how they dealt with fame and success at a young age, and the death of Randy Rhoads.

If you are a fan of this type of music you'll love the flashbacks in your mind and the memories of how awesome the music is but if this music is new to you this series won't make a mark on your life.

Defenitely the best decade of music history in my 53 yrs. That in and of itself made it a fun watch. Seemed disjointed and all over the place at times. Some bands got more focus than others and that felt misplaced. Motley, Ratt, Dokken, W. A. S. P, Ozzy, were my favorites growing up. Riki Rachtman telling his story, he seemed alot cooler than I remembered.

Could've done without all the Jack Russell stuff. Vince vs Axl is a great flashback. Would've been really cool if the Hear N Aid project had been mentioned. Again a fun watch and at some point I'm sure itll be worth arewatch but I've seen better docs about the era.

Ok, I really liked the documentary, all three parts. The interviews were done well, though it was obvious that some of the main musicians were not part of it (guys from mötley, blacky lawless and the only guns n' roses member was Adler).

But the story and the depelopment of the scene was shown pretty well including the ups and the back then not so obvious downs. Not glorifying everything like the drug abuse or the sexism but talking bout it from a nowadays point of view.

But I think the opinion that in there was only new wave in the early 80ies is crap. Dio was there, Slayer and Metallica started. And in the UK you had Maiden, Venom, Priest... Of course there was a lot of hardrock and metal still going on. Ozzy and his first albums are even mentioned in the documentary as well as Randy Rhoads and Rudy Sarzo who was also interviewed.

And another thing: Since the excess was a big part of the documentary it would have been nice to mention Stryper. They were quiet big back then, the first releases came 1984, they were complete outsiders regarding their lifestyle and lyrics. Now their singer Michael Sweet had projects and bands over the last years with guys like Tracii Guns, George Lynch from Dokken and guys from Whitesnake. So looks like he's been taken serious by some of the biggest names of that scene.

"Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal" is a documentary that is currently posted on Paramount +. I enjoyed watching its three episodes but throughout I also noticed that much of the history of hair bands music was missing. I think my daughter summed it up best when she said "I think they only included bands who had members who would talk to the filmmakers"...and I think that's right on target. Many great and important bands are barely mentioned at all (Def Leppard) or are never mentioned at all (Cinderella, Bon Jovi, Metallica and too many others to count).

So despite being woefully incomplete, is it worth seeing? Yes. First, what they do tell you is often interesting or funny. Second, I really liked hearing Alan Niven's interviews. His bitterness and cynicism were a welcome change from most of the other interviews. Third, I actually liked the cute cartoons they made for the film. So, worth seeing...but not great. I lived the era and was so disappointed the film didn't give a fuller picture of the era.

Thoroughly enjoyed this documentary. There are a lot of interviews with Rock stars that are still alive, and a few clips of some that have already died. It's interesting hearing their stories as they look back on their Rock lives. Some Rock careers had the lifespan of a Mayfly. Even their stories are fascinating.

I've heard so many times that Nirvana releasing Nevermind was the dagger to the heart of Hard Rock/Metal. This documentary partially confirmed that, although there were others factors at play as well, including Beavis and Butthead of all things.

Drugs, drugs, and more drugs were at the center of many bands doing their worst to undermine their own lives and careers. Really sad and stupid. It was also interesting to hear how flat broke a lot of artists were just trying to make it in the business.

Sometimes, a documentary will make you feel more love or compassion for the subject after having watched the film. This documentary is NOT one of those! There really wasn't one band or artist I felt better about after having watched this documentary. I love all the music, but their lives were an absolute mess. An interesting look behind the curtain, or backstage if you will.