Hair metal
02 Iunie 2008 Morrison
Hair metal is a term used to describe a type of heavy metal music,
and its associated fashion, that arose in the late 1970s in the United
States. It was a strong force in popular music throughout the 1980s and very
early 1990s. Such bands are frequently called hair bands. Pejorative
terms for hair metal include poodle rock, due to the teased, bushy hair of
many performers, butt rock, or other derogatory terms, such as cock rock
reflect the fact that many hair metal lyrics focus on womanizing, sexual
deeds and a lack of respect for women
Fans of the genre usually refer to it as glam metal, referencing
the earlier British glam rock movement, and consider hair metal to be
a borderline insult. During its heyday the genre was generally referred to
as heavy metal or simply metal; the fixation on the outrageous
clothing and hairstyles of its most popular bands arose during the 1990s,
after hair metal had been overshadowed by the simpler, back-to-basics appeal
of grunge.
