Hair bands killed Rock. They are the reason we had to suffer through the Grunge period. Hell even now the only decent radio station here in Yuma Az changed it's format from Classic Rock to Pop. We already had a crappy pop station here. Now we have two crappy pop stations!!!! And it's all because of Hair Bands!!!!!!!!!!! This clown should be in prison for the murder of Rock and Roll!!!!
C'mon, nu-metal was what killed Rock. Admittedly, the hair-band phase wore itself out beyond comprehension, but the earlier stuff especially (Dokken, Ratt, early Crue) was good work.
"This clown should be in prison for the murder of Rock and Roll."
I couldn't agree more. In eight short years metal went from Zeppelin, Purple, Sabbath, etc. to Poison, Winger, and Guns and Roses. It became such a farce that we fans no longer could defend the queer-glam monstrosity it had become. I hold the Hollywood moguls responsible for the whole pathetic manipulative trip.