Just in Time for Rock of Ages, Snakkle Looks Back at Epic ’80s Hair Band Style—Before the Aqua Net!

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Vince Neil, Mötley Crüe

Young Vincent Wharton grew up to be the frontman of legendary hair band Mötley Crüe—after ditching the wooden choker for some velvet adornment and a sassy layer cut.

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Tommy Lee, Mötley Crüe

Tommy Lee embraced his rocker beginnings at Royal Oak High School in Covina, California, in 1978, but he didn’t get out the teasing comb until well into the '80s.

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Pat Benatar

This pearl-clad all-American young lady at Lindenhurst High School in Lindenhurst, New York, is a far cry from the punk hottie who belted out hits like “We Belong” and “Love Is a Battlefield.”

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Jon Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi

Innocent-looking, dapper Bon Jovi grew up to be New Jersey’s pride and joy after graduating from St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen, New Jersey.

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Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen

Eddie VH was clearly a cute little rocker-in-training back in 1970 at Marshall Junior High in Pasadena, California.

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Dee Snider, Twisted Sister

Okay, maybe he had nail polish on in this 1973 senior portrait from Baldwin High School in Baldwin, New York, but it’s just out of shot.

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David Lee Roth, Van Halen

You’d never know back in 1968 that this well-groomed little eighth grader at Eliot Junior High in Pasadena, California, would grow up to be an '80s hair band legend!

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“Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, Pantera

That was some precocious '80s hair on young Darrell in 1984 at Arlington High School in Arlington, Texas. Unfortunately, Darrell was killed in a tragic shooting in 2004. RIP, Dimebag.