I'd like everyone to add to this list of albums that you would consider "must have." And this goes for anything that you like, even if it's not your favorite. The ones you consider "meh, not great", those ones can be left off the list. Talking about Filestube on SR reminded that it might be a perfect opportunity to download Sweet F.A.'s Stick To Your Guns. I've been looking for that to download for ages and I finally found it! Always loved that album. It would be in my top 15 or 20 all time albums for me.

Sweet F.A. - Stick To Your Guns
Kik Tracee - No Rules
Enuff Z'Nuff - Strength
Killer Dwarfs - Dirty Weapons
Kix - Blow My Fuse
Spread Eagle - Spread Eagle
Wildside - Under The Influence
Sven Gali - Sven Gali
Savatage - Gutter Ballet

By the way, even though I've downloaded those albums.....I also own them on cassette or CD.

Ratt - Dancin' Undercover
L.A. Guns - Cocked And Loaded
Arcade - Arcade (Ratt's Stephen Pearcy and Cinderella's Freddy Coury)
Pretty Boy Floyd - Leather Boys With Electric Toys
Harem Scarem - Mood Swings

Here's my "must-haves" that I love listening to, anyways. We'll see if you like 'em:

All of Ratt's main albums (s/t '83 EP, Out of the Cellar, Invasion..., Dancing..., Reach For the Sky, Detonator)
Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In, Open Up..., Flesh & Blood
PBF - Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz
Anything from Rush
Aerosmith - Toys In the Attic, Rocks, Permanent Vacation, Pump, Get A Grip, Nine Lives
Any of Kiss' classic 70's albums, plus Lick It Up, Animalize, Asylum, Crazy Nights, Hot In the Shade
Fastway - Waiting For the Roar, On Target, Bad Bad Girls
Winger - s/t, In the Heart of the Young
Warrant - D.R.F.S.R., Cherry Pie
Autograph - Sign In Please, That's the Stuff, Loud and Clear
Any of Van Halen's classic Roth-era albums
Any of AC/DC's classic albums
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

On the boldface ones, I could not agree with either Olds or Dmb more! As I recall Seb (Axe-to-the-Wax) is also a pretty big fan of Wildside Under the Influence.

So here's my own list with the ones Dmb and Olds mentioned added as well (so I will piggy-back off their lists if that's okay.)

*Bon Jovi-s/t, Slippery, New Jersey, Keep the Faith, and JBJ's Blaze of Glory (I also love 7800 Fahrenheit, These Days, and The Circle, but know these aren't to everyone's taste--but I pretty much do enjoy all Bon Jovi)
*Motley Crue-GGG, Dr. Feelgood, TOP, and SATD
*Cinderella-Long Cold Winter (I like Heartbreak Station a bit better but LCW is more "mandatory"?)
*Warrant-Cherry Pie, not as much but DRFSR also because it's got so many of their biggest hits
*Poison-Open Up and Say Ah
*Def Leppard-Hysteria
*Ratt-Out of the Cellar, Invasion of Your Privacy, Detonator
*Great White-...Twice Shy, Hooked
*L.A.Guns-Cocked and Loaded
*Skid Row-s/t
*Kix-Blow My Fuse and Hot Wire
*Guns n' Roses-Appetite
*Dangerous Toys-s/t, Hellacious Acres
*Vince Neil-Exposed
*Babylon A.D.-s/t, Nothing Sacred
*Baton Rouge-Shake Your Soul
*Hardline-Double Eclipse
*Sleeze Beez-Screwed Blued and Tattooed
*Trixter-s/t
*Savatage-Edge of Thorns
*Bang Tango-Psycho Cafe (not everyone love, loves this...)
*Wildside-Under the Influence
*XYZ-s/t
*Jesse Strange-s/t
*Wildstreet-s/t

I am sorry, it is really hard for me to separate out what I think are some of the best vs. what's on my "favorites" list. Some that remind me of some of the best times of my life are going to seem incredibly weak to others. You know? And I know that's a long list that will likely get edited a bit. I've probably forgotten at least 7-8.

Totally agree with the Baton Rouge, Sleeze Beez, and Bang Tango picks! Good call. The others like Skid Row, Ratt, Poison, and Kix kinda go without saying...

I'm only posting them as I think of the album. There are some marginal albums that I might post, but bands like Wild Boyz won't be added.

And Baton Rouge was a very nice choice.

I also think Seb will have a huge list when he finds this thread. He is another encyclopedia of metal.

haha, well , too many to list ... this is my answer !

Oh, come on Seb!!! Just try. Some of my favorite newer bands I have been listening to have come from your suggestions.

And you like Wildside, so you can back us all up on that one.