Also referred to as Pop Metal and Glam Metal, Hair Metal was an accidental
sub-genre of corporate
bullshit that was force fed to
America by both the masses of
wannabe badasses with teased out hair who apparently thought that the best way into a woman's pants was by dressing like women themselves, and the corporate suck-fest known as MTV.
Those responsible for this heinous crime against rock n' roll and indeed, humanity itself, include such artists as Quiet Riot, Ratt, Motley Crue, Dokken, Bon Jovi, Great White, Whitesnake, Trixter, Kix, and Cinderella. After the whole movement, by the grace of God, fizzled out for a short time in 1987, this wave was replaced by an even cheesier bunch that included the Bulletboys, LA Guns, Poison, White Lion, Winger, Warrant, and Skid Row.
Thankfully there were some glimpses of authenticity during this
dark period like Van Halen, Def Leppard, and Guns N' Roses (who score points not only for authenticity and
talent but also for the unique ability to share the stage with a volitile
gas such as Axl Rose).
guy 1: Dear God... what IS that... that THING? Is that a man or a woman?
guy 2: Neither... its a hair metalist.
guy 1: a "hair metalist?"
guy 2: yeah... they'
re undead creatures trapped in a terrifying demention in which there is no distinction between
men and women.
guy 1: you
mean Anime?
guy 2: no... worse... they stay alive solely by snorting cocaine and fucking groupies
guy 1: Jesus...
guy 2: no. not even Jesus would enter that realm...
