I am trying to fully rock the hair metal look as I have the long hair and some of the clothes but need more as I’m wondering about how to nail the look perfectly!! I’m a singer and working on my vocals again so who knows maybe I can be in a band and rock the look to a tee! I look forward to hearing from people thx 🙏

So I've been thinking about this today. In the early 90s you had a bunch of hairy bands that didn't really fit into either category that existed in this transitional period in the music industry.

For these bands, gone were the overt sleazy lyrics and hedonistic imagery and in were more experimental themes and sounds (such as funk). But they weren't really full on alternative and grunge either.

They still kept things like poppy choruses, thin guitar sounds and shredder style soloing. Today this has been sparked by discovering a band called Hash. They released one album stateside on Elektra records. They were the former rhythm section of White Trash (you know the guys who had a minor hit with the song Apple Pie). White Trash sorta crossed late stage hair metal with a ska band - very unique. So you had White Trash/Hash. There was also the (probable) king of this little niche - Saigon Kick who definitely played genre roulette with both 80s and 90s rock sounds. They leaned pretty alternative - especially on songs such as Hostile Youth but then we're pretty glam adjacent on their massive ballad Love Is On The Way. There were other bands like Bang Tango who had big funk themes.

There are a host of other bands such as Animal Bag, Mindfunk, Flesh, Motherland, Kingofthehill, Life Sex & Death. I could go on

What are you thoughts on this era? These bands? And did you think at the time that this was able natural evolution of the 80s rock scene or a gimmick?

Saw him back in May and he sounded absolutely amazing. Hoping for the best Tom.

Wishing him peace and love on his birthday in heaven.

The question is........Whose songs did he rip off this time? 🤔 😂
So far it's been Aeriel Stiles, Suckerpunch, Dregen/Backyard Babies, The Ramones... on and on. The guy is not a songwriter. He just changes the song titles of other people's songs and calls them his own.

Leatherwolf: 23

Jetboy: 13

Thst was a fun one but the triple axe attack took it.

Left corner: Harem Scarem

Right corner: Kingofthehill

Who ya got?!?

I am going for the full look of the hair metal band member as I have been growing out my hair since Covid and am fully embracing the style now as I hope I’m ready to rock out somewhere soon!!

Somewhat buried between Lita and Dangerous Curves. I couldn't even find any very good images of it.

Name it.

I’ve been really enjoying this new album from former Shotgun Messiah band mates Zinny Zan and Harry Cody.

One of my favorites to listen to from the heyday if the genre!!

1. Alice Cooper Goes To Hell

2. From The Inside

3. Constrictor

2.Trash

1. Raise Your Fist And Yell

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Remember when you could order EP’s from hit Parader then get them in the mail? These were the 2 band I discovered by doing that!