glam metal

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glam metal

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Also known as: hair metal

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alternative rock
…of slick, digitally metallicized “hair rock”—the sound of such million-selling bands as Warrant and Poison—seemed as hopelessly passé as the spandex pants worn by such bands. No matter how loudly some alternative rockers professed to despise the classic rock that preceded them, bands such as Soundgarden and Screaming Trees…
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…of slick, digitally metallicized “hair rock”—the sound of such million-selling bands as Warrant and Poison—seemed as hopelessly passé as the spandex pants worn by such bands. No matter how loudly some alternative rockers professed to despise the classic rock that preceded them, bands such as Soundgarden and Screaming Trees…
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heavy metal
The 1980s metal scene
A wave of “glam” metal, featuring gender-bending bands such as Mötley Crüe and Quiet Riot, emanated from Los Angeles beginning about 1983; Poison, Ratt, and hundreds of other bands then moved to Los Angeles in hopes of getting record deals.
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A wave of “glam” metal, featuring gender-bending bands such as Mötley Crüe and Quiet Riot, emanated from Los Angeles beginning about 1983; Poison, Ratt, and hundreds of other bands then moved to Los Angeles in hopes of getting record deals.
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