Flash Back to the 1980s
The 1980s were a fantastic time for the music industry. It gave birth to so many styles of music that were never around before. However, in this blog we are only going to talk abut the Hair Metal Bands. This category consists of big bands like Poison, Motley Crue, Ratt, Guns and Roses, Bon Jovi, White Snake, Def Leppard, Skid Row, and Dokken. These are just a few of the big Hair Metal Bands in the1980s. They were the rock bands of this decade. They made a big appearance wearing makeup, leather pants, and had big, long, curly hair. Some of the big songs you may have heard of are, “Talk Dirty to Me” form Poison, “Home Sweet Home” from Motley Crue, “Sweet Child of Mine” from Guns and Roses, and “Living on a Prayer", from Bon Jovi. I could go on forever about how many big songs there were, but that would take too much time. They had loud flashy music with electric guitars, drums, bass guitars, and even synthesizers. They always threw in some crazy guitar solos and drum fills to bring the whole song together. The vocals were very powerful and sometimes scratchy and high pitched. It was a mix between heavy metal and the glamor rock from the 70s and really took the key elements from both genres. They had big concerts with flashing lights, fireworks, fire, and just amazing stunts to really get the crowd fired up. Most of these bands began by playing in bars in Las Angeles. There was one bar called “The Whisky”. If your band played there you were almost guaranteed a record deal. These bands were loud, flashy, and ready to rock. Here is a link to a playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=omLgJe9cnCw&list=RDQMojVubJe_qVo&index=21
I was your age in the early 80s, so I remember the big hair bands all too well. Some of those bands are still around though with a lot less hair.
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