It depends on teh type of music you like I suppose, most if not all my favourite albums where released in a 8 year period 86-94 starting with the release of the holy trinity of Hysteria, Appetite for destruction and Slippery when wet, which was the pinnacle of poodle hair rock.
Throw in Metallica's Black album and Ride the lightning, Rush's Roll the bones, Def leppard's Pyromania, Bon Jovi's New Jersey, Whitesnake's Slip of the tongue, Red Hot Chili Pepper's Mothers milk and Blood Sugar sex magic, Motley Crue's Shout at the devil and Dr Feelgood and smaller less well known bands like Love/hate, Extreme, Mr Big, Skid Row, good albums from the likes of Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Queen, Van Halen and many others.
I also have a soft spot for the second generation of Nu metal bands like Korn, Linkin Park, Marylin Manson, Rage against the machine, Papa Roach, Disturbed and System of a Down of the early 00's and the Power metal bands Nightwish and Lacuna Coil that appeared at the same time.
The only band linking the two is Foo fighters to be honest, although Def leppards latest Album is awesome.
There is a reason Abba rocks 
